| The original Daguerreotypes by Richard Beard on which the woodcuts for Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor (London: Charles Griffin, and Company, 1861) have not been located. In a posting to the Yahoo Photo-History group (11 March 2012) Roger Taylor wrote that the original woodblocks may be in the St Bride Library, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EE, Tel: 020 7353 4660.
Further details and photographs of the original woodblocks requested. |
