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Artist
- Name:
- Morin, Edmond
- Dates:
- 1824-1882
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les grandes usines, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Turgan, Julien
- Publisher:
- Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1869
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Three workers at the Arnavon soap factory, Marseille, are moving a barrel of olive oil up an inclined plane made of two planks. The oil contained in the barrels will be poured on lye, before being heated in the cauldron.
The caption reads in the original French: Ouvriers chargeant une cuite, c’est-à-dire versant l’huile dans la chaudière.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, male, working
