The Factory Children' from George Walker 'The Costume of Yorkshire', Leeds, 1814. Boy and girl employees walk to work carrying day's food in baskets. In background typical West Riding mill for wool or cotton In field, cloth put out to dry on tenterhooks. Aquatint

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The Factory Children' from George Walker 'The Costume of Yorkshire', Leeds, 1814. Boy and girl employees walk to work carrying day's food in baskets. In background typical West Riding mill for wool or cotton In field, cloth put out to dry on tenterhooks. Aquatint

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