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Pulling a loaded cart down 7th Avenue,
viewed from West 31st Street, looking north
Photographed by Joseph Byron,
collection of the Museum of the City of New York
Been Here Since The 1920s..Sadly About To Close Down 26 May..Here In Happier Times In 2017....It Was A Family Business Feeding Generations Of Eastenders However Changing Local Population And With West Ham Football Club Just Around The Corner Having Moved Away...Sadly Its Time To Close....
street photography in London - read my daily blog at flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/london-2/
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Tenure of Villains explores the changing social landscape of my home-town, a historically working class suburb of London. I examine the relationship between image capture and transience, with a purpose of preservation of culture. The inhabitants have a common sense of identity, originating from traditional villagers way of life. They are often eccentric, and always proud. But, as developers creep in and build on what is left inside the greenbelt and a commuter station for Chessington on the Cross Rail 2 project is proposed, residents fear the community will become unsustainable and the character of the town will be destroyed.
The title of the project refers to the status of the manor of Cisendune, the land on which Chessington now sits on, recorded in the Domesday book of 1086. During this time the term 'villain' was described as a serf, rustic or peasant.
Shot on Pentax 645N, 75mm f/2.8, 120 Kodak Portra 400, scanned on Hassleblad Flextight X5
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This early row of cottages were originally built as low-cost housing for BHP miners and their families. The two-room cottages were built of timber and corrugated iron. The rooms were small; a living room on one side and a bedroom on the other. There was originally no bathroom or kitchen, so residents shared a communal facility.
This part of Broken Hill has been redeveloped, but its heritage buildings, like these cottages, have been preserved.
Source: Visit Broken Hill (www.visitbrokenhill.com/Discover/Silver-Trail/54.-Iodide-...)
Lee, Russell,, 1903-1986,, photographer.
Canning plant where peas are principal project, Milton-Freewater, Oregon
1941 July
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Photograph shows Rogers Canning Co. on building.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Food industry
United States--Oregon--Milton-Freewater
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 11671-16 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
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Call Number: LC-USF35-211
Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers (Les raboteurs de parquet), 1875, oil on canvas, 102 x 146.5 cm (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
friendly stranger
You get such a range of reactions when you are on the street. The moment that they see you or when and if you ask if you can take your picture. Sometimes it's a smile sometimes a fist ( nearly). This guy was really friendly and chatted about his old cameras. I suppose above all else I try and capture character. This guy has it.
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Bandarbans, Bangladesh, 2010.
A country is not about the land, it's about the people.
The map of a country is not the geographical boundary set by us.
The contours of the contorted faces of the working, yet honest people delineate the true map...
A day laborer from the Ruma bazar of Bandarbans district.
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Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Peggy Woodruffe stands in front of a portrait of her by the photographer Justin Partyka, which was taken for the new edition of Mary Chamberlain's 1975 classic Fenwomen, an account of the lives of working class women in the village of Isleham, east of Ely, originally published by Virago Press.
Black Fen, they call it... - opening words of Fenwomen, Mary Chamberlain, 1975
Peggy is the sister of my Aunt Audrey, who is the wife of my dad's brother Brian. She has lived in Isleham all her life, and remembers Mary Chamberlain visiting in the early Seventies to gather material for the book. "People weren't very happy when it first come out", she told me, "she made it seem ever so much saucier than it really were. She give people hidden names, but we knew who she were talking about."
The photographs were shown at Ely's excellent Babylon Gallery as part of the exhibition Black Fen They Call It. The exhibition finishes this week, and is then moving on to Aldeburgh in Suffolk.
By coincidence, a couple of Peggy's neighbours had brought her to see the exhibition on the same afternoon that Jacqueline and I were there. I'd never met Peggy before, but I overheard her talking to gallery staff, and I knew straight away that it must be her, because Brian had told me about her being in the photograph. I asked her if I could photograph her in front of her portrait. It shows her standing outside her husband's shed - he was the village blacksmith.
One thing that gave me pause for thought was the way that Justin Partyka's undeniably excellent photograph seems to confer on Peggy a kind of victim status, and I think the narrative does the same - but she is not like that at all - she is a very forthright, warm and perceptive person, as sharp as a blade.
To be fair to Fenwomen, it is very much part of the rich tradition of middle class explorations of working class experience of life, sex and death, a tradition which stretches back via Ronald Blythe and Jeremy Sandford through George Orwell into the 19th century to the likes of Henry Mayhew. Blythe's Akenfield is the exemplar cum laude for me, simply because it is so unpatronising.
Hollem, Howard R.,, photographer.
Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run
[between 1941 and 1945]
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Photo shows the Willow Run manufacturing plant, run by the Ford Motor Company near Ypsilanti, Michigan, which made the B-24 Liberator bombers during World War II. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945
Airplane industry
Transport planes
United States--Michigan--Willow Run
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection Lot 12002 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a55003
Call Number: LC-USW36-472 A
Part 2 of the series, the local Wetherspoons on a Saturday afternoon, full of the locals having a sneaky half-pint (or usually more). Some falling asleep in their chairs, some drunk by 3pm. I often refer to this pub as "the place where people go to die..."
Thankfully, sometimes it's just a place where my dad and I sometimes go to talk :)
Situated along Parramatta Road, New South Wales is a wholesaler called China Fair. This was not its original name, and wholesaling was not its original use. It was in fact a clothing factory; the Jantzen Clothing Factory.
Jantzen is a brand of swimwear established in 1916 and first appeared in the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The brand featured a logo image of a young woman, dressed in a red one-piece swimsuit and bathing hat, assuming a diving posture with outstretched arms and an arched back. Known as the Jantzen "Diving Girl", the image in various forms became famous throughout the world during the early twentieth century.
The construction of the Jantzen Clothing Factory along Parramatta Road, Lidcome, started in 1938. The building was deisnged by architects William R. Laurie and Eric F. Heath. The building was to be air conditioned, using subsidiary heating. The layout relied on natural ventilation as much as possible. The tower contained a self reliant water tank for fire emergencies. Subcontractors for the factory were; The Sydney Steel Co. Pty. Ltd; James Connolly Pty. Ltd.; James Hardie & Co. Pty. Ltd; Wunderlich Ltd.
In recent years it was used by a wholesaler company and continued to fall into a state of neglect, but nonetheless remains an iconic contributor to the alienesque streetscape of Parramatta Road from Homebush to Auburn and a turning point for M4 commuters when coming/going to/from town.
Source: Trove; Jantzen.
Explore Jul 13, 2007 #474
Burj Al Arab Hotel on Jumeirah beach, the perspective is a little bit wrong but I am very happy with this picture made from Peter.
Temperature was 45° Celcius about 113° Fahrenheit and I forgot my sunglasses in the car, look also to my shadow the sun is right on my head.
No 23 of 100 Strangers
I met up with Bill Scott among the protestors at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration. It transpires that he is a Professor of English at Pittsburgh University. One of his areas of special interest is how working class people have been depicted in American literature. However, I formed the opinion that his presence on the protest was not about satisfying any academic interest he might have. I feel he was there because he believes in what the protesters are trying to achieve in terms of bringing about real change in American society.
As it happens he has his first book published later this week. It is called “Troublemakers: Power, Representation, and the Fiction of the Mass Worker” and is available on Amazon. I suspect the OWS protests will create some trouble for part of the US establishment, but the irony is that I cannot imagine meeting a more mild-mannered protester, troublemaker if you prefer, than Bill.
For having the courage of his convictions Bill Scott becomes No.23 in my 100 Strangers portfolio
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two of many daily labors are taking rest at night. Sleeping under full-lit neon light to avoid mosquito bite. From the dawn till night, they work as porter in this biggest wholesale bazaar in Dhaka, Bangladesh. These baskets are their one & only tool for doing their daily job. And, secondarily for their nightly rest.
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Vaitarna is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
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Miss Tulip Von Wunderbaum has ordered a very expensive with flashy pillow fabric tapestry in woven silk from Easterling silk-worms...
She has hired three of the Local strongmen to carry it to her home...
- Hello Madam here is your sitting-thing, it was quite a biggun to drag around the town, all the way from the carpenters workshop to the eh, rose-bud-smelly part of town, shall we carry it inside and get paid?
- Oh No, I mean not yet, set it down here in front of my house, I thought you big strong men, must be thirsty after all that dragging?
Did you guys remember to tell all those asking you where this deluxe piece was going?
- Yes, Ma´am! we said it was going to that posh lady at the posh side of town who is named Lady Van Tannenbaum or something...
- Oh, You mean Von Wunderbaum, Well I hope they understood that it was to my place it was going... I am well known around this quarters you know...
Oh here is Daisy-belle with your refreshments exclusive herb-brew from leaves and petals picked somewhere far far aways... sit down my friends, sit down, eh, but not in the sofa, your behinds might be a bit dirty...
- Eh, Madam, Have you got some hop-brew instead, I don´t feel comfortable drinking expensive and exclusive stuff...
eh madam where shall we sit?
- on your behinds of cause, eh no,we don´t have any alcoholic beverages, I get so giggly when I drink alcohol...
- just one question Miss Madam!
why did you hire us, it would have been mush quicker and cheaper to hire the wagon and horse, he charges half our prize, Miss lady!
- Yes, but you know how horses smell, you guys only smell half as much...
Now let us have a small conversation while you ingest your refreshments... did you guy see the eh, happening when the queen punished the Town Mage?
- Yes, that was quite a blast, he went, kaboom, that geezer, do you believe what he says that the moon is a great ball-shaped spinning around out world which is another Ball-shaped thingie!
- well,I think the punishment was a bit harsh, I mean he was only gonna experiment with one of those small-humans with a tail and hands for feet... when it comes to the moon, I think he is wrong, our once wise mage, if it
is a sphere and it wouldn´t look so flat and another thing why does it look the same every night, I mean if it was an orb it would have got more sides...
- Madam, excuse me, butI keep my head on to more daily things, the only thing I know about ball-shaped thingies is that they are hard to get a grip on since they have no corners...
....and on this conversation went, when ever the strong-men wanted to carry the furniture inside and get their pay, Von Wunderbaum saw someone on the street that she knew, and showed of her new sofa to them and presented her crew of strongmen to them...
when it started being dark, the men managed to sneak away without their pay, they just had to collect the money some other day... now they needed to clean out their systems of all this herb-brew with some proper mead, ale and cheap whine...
This isn't one of my best but art is a great antidepressant. "El héroe" #art #paddle8 #artgallery #painting #spanishart #mexico #fineart #popart #NewImageArt #new contemporary #newyorkartgallery #LAArtDistrict #streetart #streetpoetry #stolenspacegallery #phxff #phxart #contemporaryart #NewWhitney #Popsurrealism #modernamuseet #artcollector #StreetArtAndGraffiti #mexicanart #hero #workingclass #urbanart
Master Ramezan Rezaie uses a loom to weave traditional cloth. Photo taken on August 17, 2015 in Yazd, Iran.
This isn't the postcard view of San Francisco; it's the working, breathing, and mysterious side of the waterfront, captured at the quiet cusp of night. The photograph plunges you into a dramatic, low-light scene along the Embarcadero, likely near one of the old working piers or warehouse areas. The atmosphere is immediately captivating—a mix of deep shadows and harsh, focused electric light that carves the space into sharp planes. The overall mood is definitely moody, almost cinematic, feeling less like a simple snapshot and more like a carefully set scene from a crime thriller or a neo-noir film.
The composition uses the long, straight road as a stark leading line, pulling the eye from the foreground, where the wet asphalt gleams and reflects the scattered light, all the way back into the darkness. On the left, a long, low-slung building complex is the main source of illumination. Its brightly lit facade contrasts dramatically with the heavy, industrial architecture of the overhead trusses and metal framing, which are barely visible, blending into the darkness above. The light catches the subtle details: the texture of the pavement, the faint lines of parking spaces, and the wet sheen left by earlier rain or coastal moisture.
On the right side, the scene shifts to raw infrastructure. Here, the shadows are deepest, concealing large utility boxes, industrial machinery, and pipes that climb the side of the building. This contrast between the modern, glass-and-steel facade on the left and the raw, grimy utility area on the right is what defines the character of the image—it’s where commerce meets the gritty reality of a working port. Even a small detail like the solitary car receding into the distance adds to the narrative, suggesting movement and perhaps a shift change, emphasizing the late hour. The lighting is key; it’s an artificial warmth, almost amber, that fights against the deep, cold blue of the night, giving the entire streetscape a palpable sense of isolation and high contrast. This photo is a quiet, powerful moment of urban solitude, capturing the industrial beauty of the city's underbelly after the day's traffic has subsided and the structures are left alone with their shadows and secrets. It’s a compelling look at the architecture of utility and the loneliness of the urban edge.
"He doesn't know it's a damn show! He thinks it's a damn fight !"
('Rocky Balboa' and 'Apollo Creed' by NECA)
Diorama by RK
Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: [Korean woman wrapped in cloak]
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: South Korea
Type: Photographs
Description: Korean women from the lower class of old Korea wore cloaks over their heads for outing. The cloak is called essugae chimae or changot, which is a coat-style veil. Originally changot was the everyday wear for both kings and commoners. Since the time of King 'Sejo' (1417-1468), however, women began to wear the robe, and it then evolved as a veil for women. The inner and outer collars were symmetrical in shape, while the neckline and sleeve-ends were trimmed with a wide, white bias. The collar, ties and armpits were purple. Source: Kwon, O-chang. Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 124.
Identifier: 1260.57.12.03
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5xk8
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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