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Description: | 1926.
Group photograph showing Morley Miners during the General Strike of 1926. Many of these miners worked at the pit at Topcliffe. They are wearing their best suits, neckties, cloth caps and polished shoes. Some have watch chains. They carry collection boxes and a child holds a sign which reads "Central Ward Miners' Distress Fund. We are feeding from 4 to 500 kiddies every day. Unless further help is forthcoming we must stop!! Please Help". Photograph from the David Atkinson Library. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | miner Topcliffe General Strike | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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