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Photograph of the racks and looms of the textile factory of Cal Xiquet de Prats de Lluçanès

Date
1940
Archive
Prats de Lluçanès Municipal Archive
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
AMPratsdeLluçanès
Link to the online document
Description

This photograph of a textile factory in Prats de Lluçanès is witness to the transformative impact of industrialization on the towns of the interior of Catalonia. Textiles were an economic and social engine, generating employment, changing the landscape and introducing new ways of life and working relationships. Unlike big cities, these factories often coexisted with rural environments, creating a symbiosis between tradition and modernity. The document reflects how industry structured the territory and contributed to the construction of a modern Catalonia connected to European economic currents. It is also an example of the value of photographic heritage to understand the processes of social change.