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Source 4A is a photograph of the inside of a miner's house at East End, Redding, Stirlingshire. It was taken about 1930 to record slum housing in the area.

Study the photograph and answer the following questions.

Question


1. Describe the living conditions in this miner's house.

2. How reliable is Source 4A as evidence of living conditions for miners in the 1930s?

Photograph of miner's house, Falkirk Museums - P24859

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