Printed Ephemera
Our printed ephemera collection offer a distinctive interpretation of London’s social and cultural history through 150,000 ‘throw-away’ items.
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Politics & Society
Politics & Society
How Charles Booth mapped London poverty
And showed the complexity of social class in the late 19th century
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Great Plague of 1665
An estimated 100,000 people died in London’s last major plague epidemic
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
Quirky Victorian Valentine’s Day cards
A stuffed canary on a card? A lobster in love? The Victorians had curious ways of showing romance
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Green's Characters in The Life of a Soldier (character sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1854-04-15