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Description: | British civilian in east London: schoolchild and shoe maker 1902-1939
REEL 1 Wartime life in Hackney, east London 1914-1919: feelings on outbreak of First World War; pressures to enlist on men and boys of all ages; treatment of conscientious objectors; hostility shown towards Austrian and German community in east London; air raids and anti aircraft measures; shortages and food queues; coal and jam supplies; knowledge of front line actions; demonstration in Victoria Park about front line stalemate.
REEL 2 Life and employment in east London 1916-1939: career in shoe trade at Turners' shoe making factory 1918-1939; poor pay as boy; piece work; shoe making techniques; father's job doing outwork on shoes; rate of shoe making; design of ladies' shoes; shoe styles and changing fashions after war; ineffectiveness of trade union and incident illustrating workers' reluctance to support unions. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Hackney Archives Department T20 A | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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