Slums in Birmingham. 19th-century artwork of insanitary slum housing in Birmingham, UK. These houses in John Street are about to be removed under the

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Slums in Birmingham. 19th-century artwork of insanitary slum housing in Birmingham, UK. These houses in John Street are about to be removed under the Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875. Artwork from 'Old and New Birmingham' (1879) by Robert Kirkup Dent.

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Size: 3389px × 3651px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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