Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, France
Boys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small family groups. This model was later widely adopted in England for many workhouse children
Picture No
10472674
Media ID
47528586
Size
5000px x 4790px
(7.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Illustration by F de Haenen
Date
1896
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