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Street Life in London

Covent Garden Labourers

1877
(Scottish, 1837–1921)
England, 19th century
woodburytype
Image: 11.4 x 8.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); Paper: 11.4 x 8.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); Mounted: 27 x 20.7 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Photography Discretionary Fund 2019.53
Location: not on view
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The wholesale flower market at Covent Garden contained over 500 stands that employed around 4,000 men as growers and deliverymen.

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Covent Garden workers, whose day started before 5 a.m., were divided into job-workers or odd-men—who were paid for each parcel they delivered and thus received little income in the off-seasons—and a much smaller group of salaried workers who were paid year-round to create arrangements and stock and help run the stalls.
Covent Garden Labourers

Covent Garden Labourers

1877

John Thomson

(Scottish, 1837–1921)
England, 19th century

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