Picture No | 10219443 |
Date | 1853 |
Description | The Female Emigrant's Home, Hatton Garden, 1853. |
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Engraving showing the main room of the Female Emigrant's Home, Hatton Garden, London, 1853. A fund was set up in 1849 to send distressed needlewomen to Australia, where they could earn far more money and live a healthier life. This engraving shows the headquarters of the organisation, where the women live before embarcation.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 1853. p 204, top. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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