Young girl tending the fire holes of a brick kiln. It was estimated that at this time there were between 20,000 & 30,000 children aged 5 to 16 at work in British brickyards. Wood engraving 1871

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Young girl tending the fire holes of a brick kiln. It was estimated that at this time there were between 20,000 & 30,000 children aged 5 to 16 at work in British brickyards. Wood engraving 1871

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