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Backpack manufacturing workshop for the republican army during the Civil War.

Date
1937
Archive
Anoia County Archive
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
0010010020000385
Link to the online document
Description

This photographic document shows a backpack manufacturing workshop for the republican army in Igualada during the Spanish Civil War. The image reflects the mobilization of local industry at the service of the war effort, taking advantage of the experience accumulated during the First World War, when Igualada was already exporting leather products for military use. In this context, the city put its knowledge of textiles and leather goods at the service of the Republic, demonstrating the capacity for adaptation and commitment of the Catalan productive fabric.