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title: Child Working in a Factory
author: Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17269/child-working-in-a-factory/
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updated: 2023-04-05
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# Child Working in a Factory

_Authored by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe_

## Image File

[![Child Working in a Factory](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17269.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17269.png)

## Image Caption

An early-20th-century photograph by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe of a child working in a factory alongside adults. Child labour was used extensively during the [Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Industrial_Revolution/) and after. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sutcliffe, F. M. (2023, April 05). Child Working in a Factory. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17269/child-working-in-a-factory/>
### Chicago
Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow. "Child Working in a Factory." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 05, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17269/child-working-in-a-factory/>.
### MLA
Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow. "Child Working in a Factory." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Apr 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17269/child-working-in-a-factory/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arbeiders_aan_een_werkbank_in_een_fabriek,_RP-F-F03787.jpg) by [**Frank Meadow Sutcliffe**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arbeiders_aan_een_werkbank_in_een_fabriek,_RP-F-F03787.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 April 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.