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The Victorians and Edwardians at Work

by John Hannavy
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Take a step back between 1840 and 1910 and explore the working conditions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britons, through the rich variety of photographs and vintage postcards in this beautiful album.
A world we usually see in monochrome or sepia is presented here in vivid colour, bringing the Victorian and Edwardian people a little closer to us. 128 pages are packed with images of shipyards, factories, bakeries, and life in the forces.
We see the men and women who made cutlery in Sheffield, the women who gutted and packed the herring in the east coast fishing ports, and the women who worked the coal screens in Lancashire's many collieries, as well as some 'tongue in cheek' Victorian images of domestic life, visiting the dentist, and many other themes and subjects, all of which tell the story of working life 100 to 160 years ago.
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  • English