Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Album Contents
Wigan Album
Mining
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National Miners Strike Feb 1912
Photo: artful
Photo: artful
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Item #: 14515
Item #: 14515
Title "Off duty Miners"
Caption "A miner takes great interest in his pigeon during the miners' strike in Wigan"
Caption "A miner takes great interest in his pigeon during the miners' strike in Wigan"
Comment by: artful on 18th April 2010 at 13:54
Miners demanded a minimum wage in 1912. As a result a strike lasted for six weeks and the minimum wage was adopted
Comment by: Al on 11th November 2022 at 02:24
The first selfie ever taken?
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