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An 1877 photograph by John Thomson of a child shoe black, usually a job for a pauper boy who did this to avoid the workhouse.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Thomson, J. (2023, April 05). Child Shoe Black. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17270/child-shoe-black/
Chicago Style
Thomson, John. "Child Shoe Black." World History Encyclopedia, April 05, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17270/child-shoe-black/.
MLA Style
Thomson, John. "Child Shoe Black." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Apr 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17270/child-shoe-black/.
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