MAKE A MEME View Large Image London Shoeblacks (16227701891).jpg This is a painting by the French artist H H Flère and was one of a series depicting London types In this case the 1905 painting depicts shoeblacks Bootblacks or shoeshine boys The shoeblack brigades or ...
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Keywords: London Shoeblacks (16227701891).jpg This is a painting by the French artist H H Flère and was one of a series depicting London types In this case the 1905 painting depicts shoeblacks Bootblacks or shoeshine boys The shoeblack brigades or societies nine in all which covered the whole of London were the idea of three Ragged school teachers J MacGregor J R Fowler and R J Snape who saw the need for an occupation for their pupils other than criminality The Ragged school pupils attended school on a part time basis usually the evening and had the rest of the day to get into trouble The first shoeblack brigade started work at the end of March 1851 just in time to take advantage of the influx of visitors to the Great Exhibition The Central London brigade wore red jerseys which later became jackets They were Licensed by the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Commissioner https //www flickr com/photos/31363949 N02/16227701891/ London Shoeblacks Henri H Flère 1872-1919 1919 Leonard Bentley https //flickr com/photos/31363949 N02/16227701891 2015-11-12 21 52 30 cc-by-sa-2 0 1905 in art Educators Mattbuck's temporary category 1905 in London Shoeshiners in art Files from Leonard Bentley Flickr stream
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