File:London Shoeblacks (16227701891).jpg
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| Description | This is a painting by the French artist H.H. Flère and was one of a series depicting London types. In this case the 1905 painting depicts shoeblacks, Bootblacks or shoeshine boys. The shoeblack brigades or societies, nine in all which covered the whole of London were the idea of three Ragged school teachers, J. MacGregor, J.R. Fowler and R.J. Snape who saw the need for an occupation for their pupils other than criminality. The Ragged school pupils attended school on a part time basis usually the evening and had the rest of the day to get into trouble. The first shoeblack brigade started work at the end of March 1851 just in time to take advantage of the influx of visitors to the Great Exhibition. The Central London brigade wore red jerseys which later became jackets. They were Licensed by the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Commissioner. |
| Source | London Shoeblacks |
| Author | Henri H. Flère 1872-1919 |
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The author died in 1919, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Leonard Bentley at https://flickr.com/photos/31363949@N02/16227701891. It was reviewed on 12 November 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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