Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London

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Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London

Group of men working on the Festival of Britain building site, London. Seen here taking a break to read their favourite newspapers: the Daily Herald, the Daily Worker and the Daily Mirror. The news story behind the picture was the fact that men in the armed forces had just been awarded a large pay increase, whereas the men here had received an increase of only sixpence an hour after a two-year campaign. Date: circa 1950

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© Mary Evans / Marx Memorial Libra

1950 Break Bricks Builder Cigarette Daily Employment Festival Flat Herald Hour Increase Journalism Media Mirror Navvies Navvy News Newspaper Newspapers Press Read Relaxing Sixpence Worker Workman Workmen

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