These are contemporary with Mayhew's great book, London Labor and the London Poor, and I'm almost certain they illustrated one edition, because I've seen all of these before.
A macabre sidelight to the picture of the Roma in their caravan - the woman on the left was murdered a few weeks later.
2 posted on 04/01/2012 5:06:02 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))