4000 Miles to Home

An online photography and essay series celebrating 1950s Punjabi migration to Bradford. Curated by Gurj Kang, in partnership with Bradford Civic Society and Leeds Civic Trust.
4000 Miles to Home
Like the workers in this photo, the new Punjabi arrivals would also have informally clubbed together and also been wary of how they would be measured in their work. New worker appointments through recommendations, and a recognition of the work ethic, meant that the mills and the machinery became familiar quickly.
Like the workers in this photo, the new Punjabi arrivals would also have informally clubbed together and also been wary of how they would be measured in their work. New worker appointments through recommendations, and a recognition of the work ethic, meant that the mills and the machinery became familiar quickly.
16 May 2015

4000 Miles to Home: Mill Life

Part IV: Mill Life  Introduced by Gurj Kang "The scenes here from Troydale depict the environments and tasks those working…