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Shanty Town Collection

Shanty towns, also known as slums or favelas, are a stark reminder of the inequality and poverty that persist in many parts of the world

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Shanty Town Collection: Shanty town, Nigeria
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Shanty Town Collection: Kigali, Rwanda. An aerial view of the city slums
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Shanty Town Collection: Brazil, Bahia, Salvador, A favela, slum community, in the centre of the Brazilian
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Shanty Town Collection: Bluegate Fields slums, London in the 19th century. (print)
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Shanty Town Collection: A ladys bedroom
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Shanty Town Collection: Veronica At the Door
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Shanty Town Collection: An armed forces member patrols during an operation against drug dealers in Vila Kennedy
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Shanty Town Collection: The Wider Image: In Peru, a soccer field unites shantytown community
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Shanty Town Collection: A woman walks at a hill in the shanty town Nueva Esperanza on the outskirts of Lima
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Shanty Town Collection: View of houses at a hill in the shanty town Nueva Esperanza on the outskirts of Lima
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Shanty Town Collection: Bus is seen on fire in front of Pinheirinho slum where residents try to fight eviction
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Shanty Town Collection: A view of Nueva Union shantytown during a foggy day in Villa Maria del Triunfo district
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Shanty Town Collection: The Rocinha slum is see behind buildings in Rio de Janeiro
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Shanty Town Collection: Woman walks with her daughter down an alley at Caju slum
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Shanty Town Collection: Huts and houses are seen on the hills of Nueva Esperanza ( New Hope
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Shanty Town Collection: The Wider Image: Venezuelan crisis spawns boom in gambling
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Shanty Town Collection: A view of a slum is seen along a seashore in Mumbai
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Shanty Town Collection: Aerial view of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Shanty Town Collection: Brazil, Bahia, Salvador, locals playing football on the beach in a favela (slum community)
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Shanty Town Collection: View of Rocinha favela (slum) (shanty town), Corcovado mountain and the statue of
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Shanty Town Collection: Squatter camp before season opens, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Shanty Town Collection: Families camped on flat before season opens waiting... near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
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Shanty Town Collection: Squatter camp in potato town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Shanty Town Collection: Families camped on flat before season opens... near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon
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Shanty Town Collection: Squatter camp entering potato town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Shanty Town Collection: Camp of migrant potato pickers seen from potato shed... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
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Shanty Town Collection: House in camp of carrot pullers, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939
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Shanty Town Collection: Migrants tents... along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, Near Fresno, California, 1939
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Shanty Town Collection: Farm-reared youth with no opportunity on the farm... Kern County, Calififornia, 1939
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Shanty Town Collection: Camped on the flat, near Holtville, Imperial County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Shanty Town Collection: Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore
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Shanty Town Collection: A Slum in London, 1875 (litho)
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Shanty Town Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch (engraving)
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Shanty Town Collection: Sunshine in Slumland (colour litho)
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Shanty Town Collection: A child begging for money to buy bread (chromolitho)
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Shanty Town Collection: London Cries, 'Buy a rope of onions, buy a rope!'(colour litho)
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Shanty Town Collection: Rue Champlain, a group of huts, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
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Shanty Town Collection: Expulsion of the poor from a shanty town on the edge of the military zone of Gentilly (colour litho)
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Shanty Town Collection: Sketches in Shanty Town, New York (engraving)
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Shanty Town Collection: The British Factory on Hog Lane, Canton, 1838 (w / c on paper)
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Shanty Town Collection: Village by a river, c. 1858 (sepia photo)
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Shanty Town Collection: Shacks, 1899. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
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Shanty Town Collection: I'm Alone
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Shanty Town Collection: Dirrell Moss and his family. Mr Moss is a house painter by trade
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Shanty Town Collection: The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
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Shanty Town Collection: Shack made of barrels and tar paper, St Louis, Missouri, USA, Great Depression, 1931
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Shanty Town Collection: A Hooverville on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933


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Shanty towns, also known as slums or favelas, are a stark reminder of the inequality and poverty that persist in many parts of the world. From Nigeria's Shanty town to Kigali's city slums in Rwanda, these communities are often characterized by overcrowded living conditions and limited access to basic amenities. In Brazil's Bahia, Salvador stands a favela at the heart of the bustling city. Here, armed forces members patrol relentlessly against drug dealers who have taken hold of Vila Kennedy. The struggle for safety and security is an ongoing battle. However, amidst the hardships faced by shantytown residents, there are moments that bring hope and unity. In Peru, a soccer field acts as a unifying force within these marginalized communities. It serves as a symbol of resilience and camaraderie despite their challenging circumstances. Yet tragedy can strike at any moment in these vulnerable settlements. Aerial views capture mudslides engulfing Carapita neighborhood in Caracas or fires raging through Pinheirinho slum in Brazil where residents desperately fight eviction. Nevertheless, life goes on even amidst adversity. Women walk along hillsides in Nueva Esperanza on Lima's outskirts while houses dotting the landscape serve as reminders of both resilience and struggle. In Mumbai's slum areas too, residents salvage what little they can from gutted hutments after devastating fires tear through their homes. These incidents highlight not only their vulnerability but also their determination to rebuild their lives time and time again. From Villa Maria del Triunfo district's foggy day view of Nueva Union shantytown to Cairo's now-demolished Maspero Triangle slum buildings; each image tells its own story - one filled with hardship but also strength and perseverance. Shanty towns may be synonymous with poverty-stricken neighborhoods lacking essential resources; however they are also home to resilient individuals who strive for better lives.