- Dr Arnold
- Jack Black - Her Majesty's Rat Catcher
Jack Black - Her Majesty's Rat Catcher In the sporting world, and among his regular customers, the Queen’s ratcatcher is better known by the name of Jack Black. He enjoys the reputation of being the most fearless handler of rats of any man living, playing with them—as one man expressed it to me—“as if they were so many blind kittens.” - The Bearded Crossing sweeper at the Exchange
The Bearded Crossing sweeper at the Exchange That portion of the London street-folk who earn a scanty living by sweeping crossings constitute a large class of the Metropolitan poor. We can scarcely walk along a street of any extent, or pass through a square of the least pretensions to “gentility,” without meeting one or more of these private scavengers. Crossing-sweeping seems to be one of those occupations which are resorted to as an excuse for begging; and, indeed, as many expressed it to me, “it was the last chance left of obtaining an honest crust.” The advantages of crossing-sweeping as a means of livelihood seem to be: 1st, the smallness of the capital required in order to commence the business; 2ndly, the excuse the apparent occupation it affords for soliciting gratuities without being considered in the light of a street-beggar; And 3rdly, the benefits arising from being constantly seen in the same place, and thus exciting the sympathy of the neighbouring householders, till small weekly allowances or “pensions” are obtained. - Means of Cleaning Cesspools by pump and hose
Means of Cleaning Cesspools by pump and hose - Robert Browning
- The Boy Crossing Sweepers
The Boy Crossing Sweepers - Street Telescope Exhibitor
Street Telescope Exhibitor “It must be about eight years since I first exhibited the telescope. I have three telescopes now, and their powers vary from about 36 to 300. The instruments of the higher power are seldom used in the streets, because the velocity of the planets is so great that they almost escape the eye before it can fix it. The opening is so very small, that though I can pass my eye on a star in a minute, an ordinary observer would have the orb pass away before he could accustom his eye to the instrument. High power is all very well for separating stars, and so forth; but I’m like Dr. Kitchener, I prefer a low power for street purposes. A street-passer likes to see plenty of margin round a star. If it fills up the opening he don’t like it. - Street Conjurer Performing
Street Conjurer Performing - Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus - Woman in hat
Woman in hat - Ethiopan Serenaders
Ethiopan Serenaders The Street Vocalists are almost as large a body as the street musicians. It will be seen that there are 50 Ethiopian serenaders, and above 250 who live by ballad-singing alone. - Street Performers on Stilts
Street Performers on Stilts - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Leigh Hunt
- James Russell Lowell
- Prince Albert as a child
Prince Albert at the age of four - Nathaniel Hawthorn
- Gerald Massey
- John G Saxe
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Prince Albert as a young man
Prince Albert at the age of 20 From a miniature by Sir W Ross - John Gibson Lockhart
- James Gates Percival
- John G Whittier
- Matthew Arnold
- Mary Russell Mitford
- Henry W Longfellow
Henry W Longfellow - Edmund Burke