Cartoon depicting garbage and slime covered bather entreating a young boy to join him in the polluted waters of the Thames River re sanitation and personal hygiene problems of the era.
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Date: 1859-06
Location: London, United Kingdom
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Cleanliness, Thames, Great Britain, Water Pollution, Rivers, 1850s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_1181084
Credits: MANSELL COLLECTION
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