Apart from traditional portraits, William Carrick was one of the first Russian photographers to feature the life of ordinary people as subject matter. In the 1860s he created a series of 'street types', including hawkers, beggars, yard keepers, milkmaids, floor polishers, chimney sweeps, post-boys, policemen, cabmen, etc. / Beggar on the street, 1880 – 1870s.
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