Factory workers in England 123 YEARS ago!🥹 #colorized #shorts

[LostInTimeVids]

Some additional information:
The people you see here had just finished their morning shift at Alfred Butterworth & Sons, Glebe Mills in Hollinwood just outside Manchester

[MrWhateverfits]

These are the people that had 20 years experience at age 10.

[Sir.T]

Most of these young lads would have fought in the trenches during WW1. What a tough life.

[RedScrolls]

it’s crazy how they all look well dressed and homeless at the same time

[SlimeyDivide]

we're so lucky we grew up after this time. Respect to them for factory working and working as soldiers

[grahammasala]

From factory workers to Frontline Soldiers...
Salute to these men.

[wetbread]

Bro had no idea about what the next 40 years had in store for him.

[lindamerz]

Probably he is not well. Long hours, awful conditions. The boy on the right stands so proud. They were forced to be men, while still boys.

[khalilalhtamme]

كل هولاء الناس الذي نراهم في الفديو جميعهم ماتوا واصبحوا تحت التراب، ،،الحياة قصيرة جدا اعملوا الخير للحياة الاخرة

[frankydog]

Lil dude in the front had massive dignity.

[Melezzor_pm]

These are the generations in their young years who witnessed the greatest horrors of wars, famine & poverty in that era. God bless their souls.

[TheWorldInsider]

Spent their childhood in the factories and then their teenage years on the battlefield of WW1 then came back home to the Great Depression and left for the battlefield again in their adulthood. Let that sink it.

Edit: many concerning comments in here
1) the Great Depression affected the whole world though it started in and because of the US, yes I am aware than the Great Depression did not begin instantaneously upon return but it is spoken in comparison to us where we do not have to face a global catastrophe every 10 years.

2) many world war 1 vets served in WW2 as by this time they would be around 50-60. As by the later stages of the war especially in 1943-44 mandatory conscription extended up to 60 year old for males. This is excluding (pilots, patriotic volunteers, military career soldiers). Even if deemed unfit for service they were forced to perform some form of national service whether it be supply units, medical nurses, auxiliary units (3 of these units were deployed after D-Day in France, so they did leave for the battlefield) or firefighters during the blitz of London. And if you were Russian or German then as a 60 year old you definitely served on the frontline.

This might seem absurd for Americans as they joined the war late and only lost around 416000 souls, small in comparison to the Germans, French, Russians, Japanese or Chinese who stood in the millions and even the UK (if taken into ratio the population of the UK and US, the UK death is actually more considerable). So it’s likely total conscription was not introduced in the US but it was for many parts of the world. As for the UK the age limit was raised to 51 years by 1942 and women aged 20-30

[ztir]

Life was hard for these children. They look and act matured for their age. God bless their souls.

[LCmonman]

Those precious young boys look like old men. What hard lives they led.

[Eehonda_again]

Old enough to work in the factories, old enough to fight in WW1. That’s a hard life

[LeftClickMage]

Still better quality than bank cameras.

[mammandablues]

The confidence of the kid in center is amazing.

[SoFaQueen.humble]

Them kids look 50yrs old and very tired, what an amazing difference than today.

[IamHRS]

Big respect to those kids who made our future

[Searching_for_a_piece_of_peace]

Women wearing veils over their heads. They look so humble in those veils. 🎉