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Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster
John Thomson1877
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The sergeants, who held these posts for many years, were paid by the recruit, receiving a little over £1 for each person who ended up serving in the army. Out of that, the recruiters had to pay expenses, including giving each enlistee a shilling (1/20th of a pound) and paying “bringers” who supplied them with likely prospects. In 1875, 3,605 approved recruits were enlisted from London.
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- Title: Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster
- Creator: John Thomson (Scottish, 1837-1921)
- Date Created: 1877
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.); Paper: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.); Mounted: 27 x 20.7 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Antiquariat Dr. Jens Mattow, Berlin, Germany), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.50
- Medium: woodburytype
- Series: Street Life in London
- Inscriptions: Stamped in red ink on recto of mount: “RECRUITING SERGEANTS AT WESTMINSTER.”
- Fun Fact: The hub of army recruitment in London in the late 19th century was this street corner, the site of the Mitre and Dove, a pub with a name that ironically invoked the church and peace.
- Department: Photography
- Culture: England, 19th century
- Credit Line: Photography Discretionary Fund
- Collection: PH - British 19th Century
- Accession Number: 2019.50
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