House of Commons bootblack
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The Bootblack of the House of Commons, 1897.
The House of Commons has been called, as everyone knows, "The best club in London"... In the cellars of the House there is, for one thing, "the Valantia vat", which holds 1000 gallons of Scotch whiskey. There are also bath-rooms. A hairdresser is kept on the premises. In the Cloisters the services of George Warner, bootblack, are always available. What more can members require?
Michael MacDonagh, Sir Benjamin Stone's Pictures, Parliamentary Scenes and Portraits, 1903.
Location: The Benjamin Stone Photographic Collection, n4881-001
