Indian River, Florida grannys green steps The plight of the poor

The plight of the poor was regularly highlighted in the press and there were many charities endeavouring to help poor families

an alderman's wife reclines on a sofa whilst her lover adds cuckold's horns to her husband's portrait

was caught in the sea off Berkeley in Gloucestershire [presumably in the Severn Estuary]

carrying two pails of water

Mousehole is a village and fishing port in Cornwall

Indian River, Florida grannys green steps The plight of the poorIndian River, Florida, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).