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The tar pits at Walkers Tannery, Bolton. William Blackburn, who deposited this photogrpah, is slightly forward in the centre. He described the routine of the work and its hazards. Each pit was filled with tanning liquor of varying strengths. These man had to transfer the hides, which were attached to the poles, from one pit to another. The gangways between the pits were very narrow, and it was not unknown for workers to fall in. Tubs of water were on hand in case of such accidents. This is one of a series of 50 photographs which document every department within the tannery. |
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Doris Jenkins doing war work at I.C.I. Blackley, early in 1943, shovelling salt for photographic process to make hydroquinone. She worked in AZO shed with 7 or 8 other women for Dr Waddington.
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