A very rare photograph from the studio of C.Plews, late 1800s, showing an unidentified black gentleman.
Copyright © Books of the North 2000 - 2009.Historically there has been an absence of ethnic minorities in Houghton, and this gentleman would have been conspicuous in the town when making his way up Sunderland Street to C.Plew's studio.
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UPDATED: 01/02/09