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RE: Chimney Sweep [eng/срп] Оџачар

in #portraitphotography7 years ago (edited)

Great shot!
A happy chimney sweep

It was not always so

000 Victorian-Children-Chimney-Sweeps.jpg
Source - Victorian Children

This kid in Victorian England might be smiling. But he could have died the next hour choking to death trapped in a chimney.
Prematurely aged lucky to see 20 anyway, coughing his lungs out filled with soot.

000 bbc.jpg
Source - Wikipedia

You think your life is tough
You don't know how lucky you are

https://victorianchildren.org/victorian-child-labor/

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That is really good addition to the story @mishegas, albeit not a merry one. Thank you very much for your support.

Thank you for your light eye on our world!