Cardboard box making, 1906

1906 1880-1914 "Cardboard box making, 1906" [EP0193b], 1906 This photograph of box makers working at home is from 'Sweated industries, being a handbook of the Daily News exhibition' by Richard Mudie-Smith, 1906. Sweated workers were known as 'white slaves' because of th...

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Institution:TUC - Trade Union Congress Library
Language:English
Published: 1906
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/6472EAA0-EE3D-49C0-AE19-8EAE7DC9FBC4
http://hdl.handle.net/10796/FFF3A848-25A4-47B0-B066-D7B6D184F1CC
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Summary:1906 1880-1914 "Cardboard box making, 1906" [EP0193b], 1906 This photograph of box makers working at home is from 'Sweated industries, being a handbook of the Daily News exhibition' by Richard Mudie-Smith, 1906. Sweated workers were known as 'white slaves' because of their low wages and long hours. The Sweated Home Industries exhibition was visited by hundreds of people and contributed to the passing of the Trade Boards Act.
Physical Description:Photograph
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