Picture No | 12094569 |
Date | 1858 |
Description | Hop-picking resting 1858 |
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Hop picking season in Kent, men, women and children from many distant villages and towns of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East End of London, Southwark and Lambeth travelled along the roads leading to the scene of action in hope of two or three weeks of agreeable and profitable employment.
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Source | Drawn by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz) 'The Illustrated London News', 2 October 1858, page 310 and also in 'English Hops', page 11 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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