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<p>The former Can Sanglas spinning works now houses the Ter Museum, set in spectacular river scenery.</p>

01. The Ter: a working river

<p>Bales of cotton ready to be turned into yarn.</p>

02. Can Sanglas, a river mill

From a Watercourse to an Industrial Canal

03. The industrial canal of Manlleu

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04. The Francis turbine

Before the Factory

05. The pre-industrial manufacturing activity

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06. Cotton

<p>Photo by Júlia del Puerto Peix. Ter Museum. Manlleu.</p>

07. The throstle frame

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08. The line shafts

<p>The factory motor, the Fontaine turbine, installed in 1860 by the company Planas. Ter Museum. Manlleu.</p>

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09. The Fontaine turbine

<p>A Renault fire engine from 1927. Fire-fighting was of paramount importance in textile factories. Ter Museum. Manlleu.</p>

10. The threat of fire

From Mechanics to Machine Builders

11. Mechanics and machinery builders

<p>The scenery of the industrialisation of the Ter River is reflected in two spectacular scale models.</p>

12. Une société industrielle

The Textile Workers of the Ter. An Invisible Majority

13. Women, an invisible majority

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14. The Cos killings

Class Consciousness

15. The awareness of class

The Inevitable Conflict

16. The labour conflict

<p>Aquarium with local species from the Ter River.</p>

17. The Ter, a lively river

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