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Textile Mill in Lancashire, England

Textile Mill in Lancashire, England
The textile industry was one of the first industries to be mechanized in 18th-century Britain. These women worked in a textile mill in Lancashire, in northwestern England.
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United Kingdom; Lancashire; Factory System; Industrial Revolution; Industrialization
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