‘The Jumble Sale,’ 1885. Wood engraving by Edward Hooper. An illustration in The Graphic (November 19, 1892), 619. This image typifies the newspaper’s hard-hitting journalism. The busyness of the sale suggests the extent of contemporary poverty as purchasers jostle for items.
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Bibliography
The Graphic (1892).
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