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New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 25 July 1868
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1860s Child Labour Factory Worker Factory Workers Harpers Harpers Magazine Harpers Weekly Homer Winslow New England Winslow Homer Women At Work
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New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868
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is an evocative and poignant wood engraving depicting the daily routine of factory workers and children in New England during the mid-19th century. The image, published in Harper's Weekly on July 25, 1868, captures the bustling scene outside a factory building as the workday comes to an end and the workers and children prepare to go home. The engraving shows a diverse crowd of men, women, and children, some dressed in their work clothes, others in their Sunday best, all making their way out of the factory gates. The factory itself looms large in the background, its smokestacks belching out plumes of smoke against the gray sky. The scene is one of industry and labor, but also of community and the end of another day. The title "Bell-Time" refers to the factory bell that signaled the end of the workday. The image captures the sense of relief and anticipation that must have accompanied the sound of the bell for the workers and children, who could finally go home to their families and communities. The wood engraving is a powerful reminder of the role that factories played in the lives of working-class Americans during this period. It also highlights the importance of the illustrations that appeared in magazines like Harper's Weekly, which helped to document and shape public opinion about the social and economic conditions of the time. Today, "New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868" is a valuable historical artifact, preserved in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). It offers a glimpse into the past, providing insight into the lives of the men, women, and children who labored in New England's factories during the 19th century.
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