Illustration
An illustration of Luddites smashing textile machines. The Luddite movement (from 1812) included skilled textile workers who had lost their jobs in the increasingly mechanized textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
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Original image by Unknown Artist. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 28 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Artist, U. (2023, February 28). Luddites Smashing Textile Machines. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17132/luddites-smashing-textile-machines/
Chicago Style
Artist, Unknown. "Luddites Smashing Textile Machines." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 28, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17132/luddites-smashing-textile-machines/.
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Artist, Unknown. "Luddites Smashing Textile Machines." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Feb 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17132/luddites-smashing-textile-machines/. Web. 21 Apr 2025.
