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Sorting a dust heap at a County Council Depot, London, c1850 (1903). Artist: Unknown.

Sorting a dust heap at a County Council Depot, London, c1850 (1903). Artist: Unknown.

2-634-939 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Sorting a dust heap at a County Council Depot, London, c1850 (1903). Dust-yards were privately run waste sorting centres, sifting and sorting varying grades of rubbish. The employment of dust-yards declined after 1850 due to the influence of the Sanitation Movement. From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

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  1. George Robert Sims: British: journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist
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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
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  1. 2-634-939
  1. 2634939
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