One Who Prefers Them to Stick Around

Silver gelatin print by Bert Hardy, printed in 1985, titled "One Who Prefers Them to Stick Around". Originally published in Picture Post Vol. 42, No. 2, January 8, 1949. Story titled "Life in the Elephant", about everyday life in London's Elephant and Castle neighbourhood. Caption in magazine reads: "King of street-traders is Jim Rumble. His art: a genial compound of oaths and insult. His science: to sell £100-worth of stuff in a morning."

Photographer's stamp on verso.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1991-5065/39
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 202 mm x 241 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
National Science and Media Museum, Bradford