1865 photograph of 13 of the original 28 Rochdale Pioneers. In 1844 they established the highly influential Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, a successful consumer co-operative that established a model replicated by other co-operatives nationally and internationally.
Back row left to right: James Manock, John Collier, Samuel Ashworth (1825-1871), William Cooper (1822-1868), James Tweedale, Joseph Smith.
Front row left to right: James Standring, John Bent, James Smithies (1819–1869), Charles Howarth (1814–1868), David Brooks (1802/3–1882), Benjamin Rudman, John Scowcroft.
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