Spitalfields silk workers winding and reeling
Spitalfields silk workers winding and reeling silk, London, England, late 19th century. This enclave of the silk industry was founded by Huguenot refugees from France after Louis XIV's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Engraving, 1893
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13908693
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48519018
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4500px x 2906px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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