Boys of The Gorbals

PART OF:
The Andor Kraszna-Krausz Collection of over 6000 books and photographs
Made:
31 January 1948 in Liverpool and Glasgow
maker:
Bert Hardy

Vintage silver gelatin print by Bert Hardy. Iconic photograph of two boys playing in The Gorbals slums of Glasgow, in 1948. Photographer's stamp on verso.

31st January 1948: The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers. Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate. The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room, 30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap. By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920. Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Andor Kraszna Krausz Collection
Object Number:
1990-5131/10005
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 243 mm x 193 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Focal Press Collection, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford