John Clark Collection
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John Clark 130
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Perhaps the main cause of emigration in the period of 1849-52 was economic distress that prevailed throughout Britian. Bad Harvests, High rents, unemployment bank failures, the collapse of the railway boom in 1847, etc., Threw artisans and farmworkers alike out of their jobs. This Punch cartoon with its miserable family standing against a background of shut-down factories and posters dealing with Chartist lectures and illegal meetings show the feeling of the time. The contrast when they have emigrated is perhaps too hopefully illustrated but the message is clear-emigration is the remedy for unemployment and over-population.
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On: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 08:52