Suffragettes dressed in replica prison clothing 1908 J. Bluck The Great Exhibition: India No

The Great Exhibition: India No

with men working on a casual basis and often fighting other men for the few jobs available in the docks

All of the characters in the foreground have been identified by the artist and were socialites of the time

is Cannon Street Station (completed in 1866)

Manufactured goods included sleighs and a powerful fire engine

Suffragettes dressed in replica prison clothing 1908 J. Bluck The Great Exhibition: India NoEx Suffragette prisoners in replica prison clothing campaigning at the Chelmsford, Essex by election, December 1908. The campaign was organised by Flora Drummond. During by elections WSPU policy was to campaign against the Liberal candidate. On this occasion their campaign appeared successful when the Conservative candidate defeated the Liberal MP by over 2,500 votes.