Portrait of London

Wandsworth Museum has opened Portrait of London, an exhibition of more than 60 historic photos from both the Museum of London and Wandsworth Museum, never before seen together (title link). Some of the photos show the grinding poverty of denizens of the Victorian East End. Others capture more picturesque views. The photo above was taken by Christina Broom, the first British female press photographer, and shows A suffragette stand at the Women's Exhibition of 1909. I had no idea that Britain had a female press photographer before women won the vote. (I've cropped and tweaked the image.) The exhibition runs till 12 August. CLICK for a Telegraph slide show.