Cramped Collection (#3)

A street of flower boats, Canton, China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A street of flower boats, Canton, China, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Coal miner working a narrow seam, c1864. The miner is crouching on the floor and, with a pickaxe, is holing out or scuffling out the coal

Early 19th century coal miner working a narrow seam, c1868. The miner, stripped to the waist, is lying on his side and, with a pickaxe, is holing out or scuffling coal

Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London, c1820. Edward Cross kept his menagerie here until Exeter Change was demolished in 1829 and he moved it to the Surrey Gardens, Walworth c1830

Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. The woman wears a harness around her waist, passing between her legs and attached to a sledge by a chain

Boy putter drawing a truck containing coal along a 24 inch high seam, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1848
Boy putter drawing a truck containing 2 1/4 cwt of coal along a 24 inch high seam, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1848. This illustrates the hardship of conditions underground in the British coal industry in

Boy putters moving coal in a narrow seam, Lancashire, England, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

Woman putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, c1848

Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft, c1848. On the right of the picture squats a smaller boy, the trapper

Over London by Rail, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
Over London by Rail, 1872. Men and women in the back yards of tenements in the East End of London, with a steam locomotive passing over a bridge in the background

Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

British emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the St Vincent. Through HM Colonial Emigration Commissioners

The Cottage. The man warming his hands at the fire is a rural worker. This one room has to provide living and sleeping accommodation for his wife and large family

Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s

Waterfront, Genoa, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Bonzo Wants His Money Back by George Studdy
Bonzo Wants His Money Back. Travelling in the underground at rush hour, hemmed in by peoples feet and umbrellas, is definitely not worth the cost of a ticket! 1923

Harbour, Genoa, Italy
View of the harbour, Genoa, Italy. Date: late 19th century

A century of housing in Manchester. Four examples of domestic building, dating from 1820, 1845, 1870 and 1922. Date: 1820-1922

Lane at night, Evora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Impressions et Compressions de voyage, plate no 9 from the series Railways
XJF996549 Impressions et Compressions de voyage, plate no 9 from the series Railways illustration from Le Charivari, 1843 (lithograph) by Daumier

The Madhouse, 1812-15 (oil on canvas)
XIR533 The Madhouse, 1812-15 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 45x72 cm; Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Caged prisoners on route to Botany Bay (litho)
XTD348403 Caged prisoners on route to Botany Bay (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lecture, from The Works of William Hogarth, published 1833 (litho)
KW281831 The Lecture, from The Works of William Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Interior of third-class carriage, 1862-64 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127652 Interior of third-class carriage, 1862-64 (oil on canvas) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 65.4x90.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Dwarf, from the front, leaning on a crutch, a hood or large collar on the head, right arm raised cramped, with grotesques, almost all these figures are dwarfs, many are hunchbacked, Jacques Callot

Jimmie Chinquanana below grade category, at home in New York behind the family shop
XOS1765563 Jimmie Chinquanana below grade category, at home in New York behind the family shop, 1913 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buckskin Gulch, Utah, USA, America

Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Bazaar in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Spooky Canyon, Utah, USA

Scuba diver leaving a cave, Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Buchdruckergasse alley, old town Memmingen, Unterallgaeu, Allgaeu region, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Casares, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Transport boats lined up at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

View of Urbino, UNESCO World Heritage Site, at sunset, Le Marche, Italy, Europe

Man walking along Via Aquilante, Gubbio, Umbria, Italy, Europe

View of Gubbio, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Tenement museum kitchen display C016 / 2551
Tenement museum kitchen display. The stove, irons, and gas light (far left) are typical of a late 19th-century to early 20th-century kitchen before the advent of electrical lighting and appliances

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the London Underground following an incident on 28 February 1975. An underground train had failed to stop at Moorgate station

Overcrowded housing
A family of seven in their cramped single-room accommodation, location unknown. Date: circa 1936

Torpedo Room of a U-boat, pre-Second World War
Photograph showing the crew of a German submarine (U-boat) relaxing in their bunks in the bow torpedo chamber, c.1938. This photograph shows the cramped conditions typically of the submarines that

3rd Class Carriages
A popular and packed train on the route between Paris and Orleans. The rear four carriages are open and contain the third class passengers, exposed to all elements

Working Class Housing
Back-to-back housing showing the cramped back yards and dazzling white washing on the line

Steerage Pasengers / 1850
Steerage passengers in cramped conditions below decks on board an Atlantic liner

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In the depths of London's Underground, firefighters battle against the flames, their movements restricted in the cramped tunnels. The echoes of their footsteps bounce off the walls as they work tirelessly to save lives and protect this historic transport system. A peculiar sight awaits inside a small home greenhouse, where a gentleman gardener sits proudly amidst his flourishing plants. Despite the limited space, he has transformed this tiny sanctuary into a green oasis, showcasing his passion for nature within these cramped quarters. During the dark days of World War II, Londoners sought refuge from relentless bombings by seeking solace in the Underground stations. Cramped together like sardines in a can, they found comfort and safety amidst these subterranean chambers that became makeshift bedrooms during those terrifying nights. An advertisement catches one's eye - Hartland and Hyde promote their innovative storage solution: an unusual bed cupboard. In compact living spaces where every inch matters, this clever design allows homeowners to maximize their cramped rooms by seamlessly transforming beds into hidden storage units. Traveling back in time to 18th June 1756 at Old Fort William brings us face-to-face with "The Black Hole. " This infamous incident depicts British prisoners crammed into an impossibly tight space within the fort's dungeon. The illustration captures their despair and suffering as they endure unimaginable conditions. Deep beneath Great Harwood Colliery lies a miner hard at work. Squeezed between narrow passageways underground, he navigates through darkness and dust to extract precious resources from Mother Earth herself – all while enduring cramped surroundings that test both body and mind. Paddington reveals another tale of shared spaces; three families find themselves cohabiting within a single terrace house. With only two bedrooms available for everyone involved, compromise becomes essential as each family adapts to life in such close quarters – finding unity despite being confined within these cramped confines. On front steps outside their flat in New Cross stands the O'Brien family, their faces filled with resilience and determination.