Digging a reservoir at Laindon Labour Colony, Essex
Men at work with spades and wheelbarrows digging a reservoir at Laindon Labour Colony, near Dunton, Essex. The colony was established in 1904 by the Poplar Poor Law Union as an alternative to the workhouse for able-bodied men
Picture No
10529952
Media ID
47535361
Size
4335px x 3185px
(5.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed printed photograph
Date
1904
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