Harry Harris recounts his life as a dockworker, beginning with his childhood and continuing through his career as a waterman and, later, a lighterman on the River Thames. He started his apprenticeship at age thirteen, despite the dangers of his ideal jobs. Harris fondly remembers finding employment in the difficult times while highlighting the importance of dock workers.
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Trades Union Congress Library Collections, FWWCP Collection, Region 8 London, Box 12
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