Industrialisation Collection

Slum in Victorian London (b / w photo)
XJF142413 Slum in Victorian London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Orator of the Strike, 1890-1891. Found in the Collection of Banca di Credito Cooperativo, Barlassina

The Beardmore News - a publication of the Beardmore Transport Group

Map of industrial Britain in 1881, 1906. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

The railway (or gare Saint Lazare), 1873 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4569967 The railway (or gare Saint Lazare), 1873 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 93x111 cm; (add.info.: The Railway or Gare Saint Lazare)

Zinc production at the Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
CHT247152 Zinc production at the Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w / c on paper)
CHT169966 Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; (add.info.: mines de Blanzy)

Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w / c)
CHT157379 Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c.1860 (w/c) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311)
CHT164036 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c
CHT157398 Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) (detail of 157397) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036)
CHT157311 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris
XYC208282 Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris (1811-65) 1852 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Alken

Europe at night, 1993-2003 changes
Europe at night, showing the change in illumination from 1993-2003. This data is based on satellite observations. Lights are colour-coded. Red lights appeared during that period

Russian agitprop poster of 1930
Agitprop poster. A poster printed in 1930, urging the population toward the industrialisation of the Soviet Union. In this

Bazalgette, The Thames Embankment, 1867 (litho)
GHL293398 Bazalgette, The Thames Embankment, 1867 (litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving)
731627 Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card)

Industrial polltion, Sheffield, Yorkshire, c1925. Factory chimneys pouring out polluted smoke

Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the
XYC205262 Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851... published by Dickinson Brothers

Baron Shibusawa, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Baron Shibusawa, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Shibusawa Eiichi 1840-1931), a Japanese industrialist.

The home of Josiah Wedgwood
3585811 The home of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the home of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The work room of Josiah Wedgwood
3585809 The work room of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the work room of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur

The home of Josiah Wedgwood
3585810 The home of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the home of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, 1870
3478850 Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, 1870; (add.info.: Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, Paris. (c)

Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo)
LSE746616 Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Sections through one of Jedediah Strutt's water-powered cotton mills at Belper, Derbyshire, 18th century
FLO4592052 Sections through one of Jedediah Strutt's water-powered cotton mills at Belper, Derbyshire, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, 1850
3585524 Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, 1850; (add.info.: Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (Ruhmkorff) (1803 in Hanover - 1877) was a German instrument maker.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884
3478851 Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884; (add.info.: Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, Bristol, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape
531697 Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape. Hand-coloured engraving 1792.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) at the Building of the Hydroelectric Power Plant DnieproGES, 1951 (oil on canvas)
BAL266328 Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) at the Building of the Hydroelectric Power Plant DnieproGES, 1951 (oil on canvas) by Kotov, Pyotr Ivanovich (1889-1953); 72x126 cm; State Central Literary Museum

Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape
531696 Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape. Copper was mined in Angelsey (Mona)

Defend the USSR, c.1930 (poster)
2069342 Defend the USSR, c.1930 (poster); (add.info.: History. USSR (Russia). Let's defend USSR, replace the tractor by tanks and guns. Poster, USSR, ca 1930.); Photo © CCI

Drawing of Francis Picabia, c1930. Creator: Francis Picabia
Drawing of Francis Picabia, c1930. Francis Picabia's early works were in the Impressionist style. After 1912 he developed a style of abstract cubism with orphic elements which contibuted to

Railway Encroachment, 1864. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Railway Encroachment, 1864

L Aciérie (The Steelworks), 1895. Creator: Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941)
L Acierie (The Steelworks), 1895. Found in the collection of the Musee du Petit Palais, Geneva

Kuzbass Coal, 1938. Creator: Lukin, Wilhelm Ivanovich (1871-1943)
Kuzbass Coal, 1938. Found in the collection of the State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

View of Zlatoust, 1890s. Creator: Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey Mikhaylovich (1863-1944)
View of Zlatoust, 1890s. Private Collection

Double page, 1930. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Double page, 1930. Private Collection

Un Patron (The lesson of the Apprentice), 1888. Creator: Buland, Jean-Eugène (1852-1926)
Un Patron (The lesson of the Apprentice), 1888. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum Stockholm

W.G. Taylors Patent Power Loom Calico Machine, . Creator: Anonymous
W.G. Taylors Patent Power Loom Calico Machine. Private Collection

Power Loom (System Schönherr), c. 1900. Creator: Anonymous
Power Loom (System Schonherr), c. 1900. Private Collection

Power Loom, 1900s. Creator: Anonymous
Power Loom, 1900s. Private Collection

Lenin and socialist reconstruction, 1920. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Lenin and socialist reconstruction, 1920. Private Collection

R. Köhler & Co. Factory and Trade Company, Moscow, 1890s. Creator: Anonymous. R. Köhler & Co
R. Kohler & Co. Factory and Trade Company, Moscow, 1890s. Private Collection

Without Heavy Industry We Cannot Build Any Industry, 1930. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Without Heavy Industry We Cannot Build Any Industry, 1930. Private Collection

Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country, 1930. Private Collection

Tractors on Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tractors on Lake Dick project, Arkansas

Tractor on Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tractor on Lake Dick project, Arkansas

Texas tenant farmers who have been displaced from their land by tractor farming, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texas tenant farmers who have been displaced from their land by tractor farming

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"Industrialisation: A Journey Through Time and Progress" Step into the canvas of history as we explore the transformative era of industrialisation. The railway, depicted in "Gare Saint Lazare, 1873, " stands tall as a symbol of progress and connectivity. Its iron tracks pave the way for a new world. Witness the birth of an empire at Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, circa 1860. In "Zinc Production, " watercolors on paper capture the vibrant energy emanating from this hub of innovation. Open-cast mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 reveal nature's sacrifice to fuel mankind's ambition. Delve deeper into this industrial tapestry with "Coal Riddling Workshop. " Herein lies the heart and soul of laborious efforts that extract black gold from beneath our feet. Factories at Le Creusot in 1848 and 1855 showcase oil on paper masterpieces that immortalize these beacons of productivity. The Blanzy coal field emerges once again in a watercolor masterpiece depicting its vastness - an industrial landscape that stretches beyond horizons. But amidst progress lies struggle; "The Orator of the Strike" reminds us that change comes with sacrifices made by those who dare to demand better conditions. A map unveils Britain's industrial might in 1881 and later in 1906 - a testament to their dominance during this period. However, not all is rosy; Sheffield's pollution serves as a stark reminder that progress often leaves traces behind. Finally, witness Europe illuminated under night skies between 1993-2003 through captivating changes captured from space above. This visual symphony showcases how industry has shaped our continent over time. As we reflect upon these glimpses into history through artistry and documentation alike, let us remember both triumphs and tribulations brought forth by industrialisation - a force that propelled humanity into the modern age.