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Early postcard printed at bottom is "Wigan Mill girls,slubbing frames", with overseer / foreman standing beside slubbing frames - a machine used to straighten out the fibres in cotton prior to spinning 'Lancashire Lasses', circa 1910, Wigan, Greater Manchester,
Size: 6830px × 4570px
Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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