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• The Library of Congress 10 photos
• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections 6 photos
• North East Museums 6 photos
• Mennonite Church USA Archives 3 photos
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 2 photos
• National Library of Medicine 1 photo
• U.S. National Archives 1 photo
• LSE Library 1 photo

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Beggar's dog - Hoboken (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 10 older comments, and then…
• porkfork6 said:

  Can't tell if the dog is sitting in the remnants of some old rolltop desk by the name of "PHENIX"

• The Library of Congress said:

  You can have a closer look if you go to a higher resolution version that is available at the persistent URL listed in the description. Click on the thumbnail photo and then open the TIFF file.

• porkfork6 said:

  That made a difference. In the TIFF the dog looks like he is missing an eye, the upright pencils on the front of the desk, and that there is a wooden-handled umbrella leaning on the fence behind them. It may also be shoelaces hanging in front of the dog.

• Yaronimus said:

  i wish the entire LOC liberary was designed in web 2.0, like getty images or flickr. but altogether - thanks very much for your donations and sharing.

• quizzical swim said:

  I don't believe the dog is missing an eye, at least I don't see evidence of that.

The Crawlers

from LSE Library

• vigorous linen said:

  A haunting image with an equally haunting narrative. Sad as it was then, these deplorable conditions can still be found in many countries today.

• latriviata said:

  Interesting, here in Sydney Australia, "to doss" is still in common usage, as in "can I doss here for the moment". Wonderful insight into this slice of history.

Homeless San Franciscans facing fate hopefully in spite of earthquake and conflagration (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• aware health said:

  Incredible how people back then could suck up their misfortune and keep on. But I guess they didn't have a lot of choice...