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Salvation Army elevator
Men at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working

Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers) in the Upper Mekong region
Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers - derogatory term) in the Upper Mekong region of the Khas Kouenes tribe. Date: circa 1908

Cartoon, The Tailors War! Being a New System of Cutting in the Trade! - When Snip meets Snip then comes the Tug of War. A satirical comment on unionism in the clothing trade

Salvation Army elevator dormitory
A dormitory in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working there

Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock
Illustration by A. Forestier showing unemployed men being engaged as dock labourers at West India Dock, London. Many aspects of dock work were relatively unskilled

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