Mary Ann Nichols
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Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly Nichols, was the first canonical victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who is believed to have murdered and mutilated at least five women
Mortuary photograph of Mary Ann Nichols
Buck's Row, site of the murder of Mary Ann Nichols
Contemporary newspaper illustration depicting the discovery of Nichols's body
The body of Mary Ann Nichols was discovered at this gated stable entrance in Buck's Row.
Whitechapel murders
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Eleven women were murdered in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London between 3 April 1888 and 13 February 1891. At various points, some or all of these unsolved murder
The "Nemesis of Neglect", an image of social destitution manifested as Jack the Ripper, stalks Whitechapel in a Punch cartoon of 1888 by John Tenniel.
Dorset Street, Spitalfields, seen here in 1902
Martha Tabram, 39, lived in a lodging-house at 19 George Street.
Mary Ann Nichols, 43, lived in a lodging-house at 18 Thrawl Street.