19th Century Summer Vacation?
For Most People There Was No Such Thing.
Summer is underway. For many people summer vacation plans are in place.
Yet, vacations are something we take for granted and are a relatively modern notion.
What was leisure like in the late 1870s?
Your family lives in the city. Your job as a shipping clerk; pressman; dressmaker; bookkeeper; engineer; blacksmith; engraver or iron worker pays the bills, and you may be able to put a little money aside each month.
Your work schedule: 10 hours a day, six days a week.
Days off?
One. Sunday. The Lord’s day of rest. Continue reading