Sujet

Gang system of child labour, c1885. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

Gang system of child labour, c1885. Teams of children were formed by a contractor or 'ganger' and hired out to farmers as agricultural labour for tasks such as sowing and hoeing. They would be made to worked for 8 or 9 hours a day and often had to walk 3 or 4 miles to and from work. The practice was particularly widespread in East Anglia. In this wood engraving a girl tries to revive a boy who has collapsed, probably from exhaustion, while the rest of the gang continue hoeing around them. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1885

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D08_151

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (8,5Mo) / 30,4cm x 41,3cm / 3591 x 4878 (300dpi)

Mots clés

agriculture champ femelle personnes gens mâle garçon garçons enfant enfants fille filles travail affermage outil couleur couleur pauvre pauvreté champs Victorian siècle épuisement épuisé inconsciente souci concept compassion exploitation effondrement effondré houe houement compatissant colourised 19e siècle main de ferme ouvrier de ferme dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector wood engraving Unknown colorised wood engraving