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The Home of the Rick-Burner': Cartoon by John Leech from 'Punch', London, February 1844, showing the poverty-stricken living conditions of the agricultural labourer. Low wages and fear of unemployment due to introduction of farm machinery forced men to turn to rick burning and machine breaking.
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The Home of the Rick-Burner': Cartoon by John Leech from 'Punch', London, February 1844, showing the poverty-stricken living conditions of the agricultural labourer. Low wages and fear of unemployment due to introduction of farm machinery forced men to turn to rick burning and machine breaking.
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Album / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
3545 x 4928 px | 50.0 MB
Print size:
30.0 x 41.7 cm | 11.8 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1844 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • AGRICOLA • AGRICOLTURE • AGRICULTURAL • AGRICULTURE • ARABLE FARMING • BAJA • BREAKING • BRITAIN • BURNING • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARTOON • CITY OF LONDON • CONDITIONS • DUE • DWELLING • ENGLAND'S • ENGLAND • FARM HOUSE • FARM • FARMING • FEAR • FEBRUARY • FORCED • FRIGHT • GREAT BRITAIN • GREAT-BRITAIN • HOME • HORROR • HOUSE • INDUSTRIAL • INTRODUCTION • JOHN • LABOURER • LEECH • LIVING • LONDON • LONDON. • LOW • LUDDITE • MACHINE • MACHINERY • MALES • MAN MEN • MEN • MOOD: FEAR • MOOD: FRIGHT • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PAY • POVERTY • POVERTY-STRICKEN • PROTEST • PUNCH • REVOLUTION • RICK • RICK-BURNER • RIOT • RURAL • SALARY • SCARE • TURN • U. K. • UNEMPLOYMENT • UNITED KINGDOM • UPROAR • WAGES • XIX CENTURY
