Kaskazi wrote:
Here's my grandpa's school photo (late 70s - that's 1870s!), near Manchester, UK. He's the second row fellow with his hand tucked into his jacket. His Dad was a blacksmith, but Albert was highly motivated to advance himself, one of the early beneficiaries of the Elementary Education Act of 1870 which ushered in state education. He later went to night school and finally qualified as a millwright. He also went to dance classes, which strikes me as a bit unusual.
With his brother, who handled sales, he took over his Dad's business and built it to the point that by WWl they had over 50 employees. Under government direction, he produced gun barrels (artillery, tank) during the war (repeated in WWll).
Here's my grandpa's school photo (late 70s - that'... (
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Thank you for sharing...wow this photo is a true part of history and has past the test of time...