Checking fabric in a textile mill: interwar photograph of women (burlers or menders) sat in the workroom of a mill. They are doing a visual check of rolls of fabric to check for defects as part of the quality control process. On the left of the image two girls are heaving a large bundle of cloth into place

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Photo credit: © SocialHistoryImages / Alamy / Afripics
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