In 1976, George Plemper took a position teaching science at a school in Thamesmead, London. Plemper taught there for 2 years, all the while shooting prolifically and accumulating hundreds of images of the student body at work, play, and rest. Plemper showed a portion of work in a 1979 exhibition, “Lost at School,” but left most of the material untouched in the back of his garage for 30 years until discovering Flickr.
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Thamesmead Biology Lesson 1. 1977.
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Thamesmead Group Scene #8. 1977.
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Thamesmead Portrait #84. 1977.
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Portrait #2 Sam Uba. 1978.
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Portrait 12. 1977.
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After school portrait. 1977.
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Riverside School Portrait #39. 1977.
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Boy’s school football team. 1977.
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Portrait #4. 1977.
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See more images at George Plemper’s Flickr.