The Wall Worker c.1877 20th Century One of a portfolio of

One of a portfolio of nine lithographs of Bedford Park

the roofs of Westminster Hall

The photgraph was taken by an amateur photographer with an interest in London street life and immigrant districts

but in the event

both from its confined space and bad ventilation

The Wall Worker c.1877 20th Century One of a portfolio ofMr Cannon, seated on the right, a displayer of cheap advertising boards on walls or fences, known as a 'wall worker', c. 1877. The boards had to be removed each night and replaced again in the morning. Mr Cannon had been a prosperous shoe maker whose business had been ruined by the Crimean War, causing him to fall on hard times.