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| Picture No | 10999389 |
| Date | C.1849 |
| Description | Emigrant ship at the time of the Irish Famine |
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On board an emigrant ship to America at the time of the Irish Potato Famine. Poor conditions and overcrowding often led to mortality rates of 30% aboard these 'coffin ships'. One man has his pulse felt. Is he still alive?
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| Source | Engraving by W H Overend in Cassell's History of England, c.1880 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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