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7.
The Docks in the Twentieth Century
Research
Find out about the main industries that existed in your local area.
Most libraries will have books or guides which give information
on this.
You could then move on to examine original records to make a more
detailed study. You could use:
- trade directories
- lists of manufacturers like the one above
- old maps and photographs
- census returns which will tell you about the occupations of people
in the nineteenth century
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the records of individual companies.
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