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Men sitting on long benches in a large room untangling bundles of twine, "picking oakum": a guard raises his hand. Wood engraving.
Wellcome Collection

Men sitting on long benches in a large room untangling bundles of twine, "picking oakum": a guard raises his hand. Wood engraving.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Sketches in the Clerkenwell House of Correction. The Oakum-shed.

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