'Sewing boot uppers at Manfield & Son's Works, Northampton': colour illustration of women workers in aprons, sat at benches & using sewing machines to produce boot uppers for one of Northampton's largest boot & shoemakers. A man is standing, overseeing the workroom & examples of the machined product are shown on a table in the foreground. The image was sold as a postcard in the early 20th century

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Size: 3235px × 2044px
Photo credit: © SocialHistoryImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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