Mr. Samuel Bateman
Area | Mitcham |
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Picture Reference | Mit_People_10-1 |
Original Format | Sketch |
Notes / History | A cartoon of Samuel Bateman, “the village poet ", by Collinsby or "Mug". Collinsby was a Mitcham resident and his subjects were local people. Bateman's poems were based on local topics and some were published in The Advertiser, a Mitcham newspaper. |