Labour Collection (#5)

Taming the fire
Lucian Constantin

New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown
New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Dockyard extension comprising...a fitting and a repairing basin...a deep graving-dock...locks...[and] an extensive coal-store...when [the works] are completed

Hercules Resting from His Labors, 1567. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
Hercules Resting from His Labors, 1567

Polly in the peanut patch, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Polly in the peanut patch, between 1900 and 1905

Cutting sugar cane, Baton Rouge, La. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Cutting sugar cane, Baton Rouge, La. between 1900 and 1920

The Maternity Ward, Act III, Scene 6; Holberg Gallery, 1810. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
The Maternity Ward, Act III, Scene 6; Holberg Gallery. Scenes from Ludvig Holberg's comedies, 1810

The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield
The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920
Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Group of men and women

British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920
British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Government officials in Washington, D.C. British Labor leaders who were sent to the United States on the invitation of the American Federation of Labor

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 15e arrondissement : Le travail, 1884. Allegorical figures: Labour

Esquisse pour l'escalier d'honneur de la mairie de Pantin : Le Travail sous l'égide... 1886
Esquisse pour l'escalier d'honneur de la mairie de Pantin : Le Travail sous l'egide de la Republique amene l'abondance et la prosperite (plafond), 1886

Souvenir de fête à Paris, c.1881. Creator: Jean-Charles Cazin
Souvenir de fete a Paris, c.1881. Festival in Paris. Allegorical figures on top of a building in course of construction. Labour hands an olive branch to Virtue as Science looks on

Sketch for the chapel of the Sorbonne: Christ in the tomb, between 1870 and 1875. Creator: Louis Charles Timbal
Sketch for the chapel of the Sorbonne: Christ in the tomb, between 1870 and 1875. (Esquisse pour la chapelle de la Sorbonne : Le Christ au tombeau)

8 hour day signs, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. 8 hour day signs, between 1910 and 1917
8 hour day signs, between 1910 and 1917. New York, USA. Stamps promoting realistic working hours. Eight Hour Day - Work; Sleep; Free Time; Nearer to Justice; "Labor Center" N.Y.C

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Canada - Labor Delegations, British Labor Com. Garrod, H.W.; Robertson, G.D. Canadian... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Canada - Labor Delegations, British Labor Com. Garrod, H.W.; Robertson, G.D. Canadian Labor Del.; Gibson, Hugh, of State Dept.; Bowerman, Charles W, M.P.; Gompers, Samuel, President, A.F. of L. 1917

British Labor Committees At Union Station, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. British Labor Committees At Union Station
British Labor Committees At Union Station, 1917

British Labor Committees At Union Station, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. British Labor Committees At Union Station
British Labor Committees At Union Station, 1917

Sketch for the town hall in Pantin: Allegories of the Canal de l'Ourcq, Labour and Navigat... 1886
Sketch for the town hall in Pantin: Allegories of the Canal de l'Ourcq, Labour and Navigation - Rural festival (ceiling and wall panel) , 1886

The War Prison, near Toy-Royal, Dartmoor, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The War Prison, near Toy-Royal, Dartmoor, [Devon], 1850. The Government, in making Prince Town a convict station, might take the initiative with great advantage to the country...The situation

Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Digging, 1863

Autumn, 1905. Creator: Anton Hans Karlinsky
Autumn, 1905

Early summer
Carlo Tonti

George Galloway, British left-wing politician, at his desk
George Galloway (b 1954), British left-wing politician, formerly a Labour MP, before founding the Respect Party. Seen here working at his desk. From 2001 Vice President of the Stop The War Coalition

CHILD LABOUR IN MINES
Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts showing children working down the mines, with a small boy acting as a "trapper" opening an air door for a truck to 1841

c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man

Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning. Workers blowing molten glass into bottles and goblets in a Newcastle factory 67

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44

Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax and Suffolk horses. Woman spinning wool on a wheel outside a cottage in Lavenham 28, boy harvesting hemp for sailcloth in Suffolk 29

The Winding Stream of Politics - elections since 1832
An ingenious drawing showing at a glance the alternating results of General Elections from 1832 to 1924, with the ebb and flow of dominance by the main two political parties usefully illustrated by a

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John Smith MP at home in Edinburgh with his family. 20th September 1991

John Stonehouse MP for Walsall North held his first constituency surgery since he disappeared 14 months ago at Bloxwich Public Library, today, Saturday 29th November 1975

John Smith, the new leader of the Labour Party, in his office at Parliament. 20th July 1992

New Leader of the Labour Party John Smith takes a post-election walk through Londons St Jamess Park with his wife Elizabeth and daughters Sarah, Jane and Catherine. 20th July 1992

Labour Leader John Smith with his wife Elizabeth. 25th October 1993

New Leader of the Labour Party John Smith. 20th July 1992

Home Secretary James Callaghan having a drink with the some members of a climbing team, Lord John Hunt, Chris Bonington, Mike Thompson and Don Whillans

New Prime Minister Tony Blair outside 10 Downing Street after the Labour Party had won the General Election. 2nd May 1997

New Prime Minister Tony Blair with his wife Cherie outside 10 Downing Street after the Labour Party had won the General Election. 2nd May 1997

Mr Ernest Bevan the Foreign Secretary seen here leaving 10 Downing Street following the Prime Minister broadcast to the country on VJ Day. 15th August 1945

Prime Minister Clement Attlee seen here on the steps of 10 Downing Street after his broadcast to the nation on VJ Day. 15th August 1945

Norman Willis, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress with Neil Kinnock, Labour Leader, TUC Conference, Bournemouth, Tuesday 6th September 1988

Maisy Nicholas helps fit a wireless aerial to a Thorneycroft whaleback boat at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works, Platts Eyotduring the Second World War. 8th November 1943

Australian troops land at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain, Papua New Guinea during the battle in the Far East in the Second World War

Women at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works, Platts Eyot have just put the finishing touches to a Whaleback boat. 25th April 1943

Birmingham factory worker Mrs Ann Cottrell of Theodore Street, Birmingham, aged 83, at work at a munitions factory in the West Midlands during the Second World War. 11th September 1941

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"Labour: A Journey of Struggle, Solidarity, and Strength" Labour has been the driving force behind societal progress throughout history. From the visionary Aneurin Bevan who championed universal healthcare to the dedicated coopers crafting wooden barrels, their tireless efforts have shaped our world. In 1936, the resolute marchers embarked on the iconic Jarrow March, a symbol of working-class unity and resilience in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, deep underground in South Wales' coal mines, brave miners descended into shaft lifts with unwavering determination to fuel industrial growth. Transporting us back to England's coal mines in the 1850s reveals an era where labourers endured unimaginable hardships for meager wages. Yet amidst these struggles emerged a collective spirit that birthed movements like the Labour Party - its election posters and television speakers amplifying voices long suppressed. Artistic depictions such as Harold Harvey's "The Clay Pit" capture both beauty and hardship within British factories. Blow by blow, glassmakers in nineteenth-century Britain transformed molten material into exquisite creations while enduring harsh conditions. Witnessing a miner riding drams at Tirpentwys Colliery or Welsh women road builders constructing pathways through South Wales showcases how diverse roles within labour contribute to community development. Even further west lies Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall; here workers tirelessly extracted China clay from Leswidden pit under challenging circumstances. Throughout time and across industries, one common thread remains - labour embodies strength born out of necessity, and is this indomitable spirit that propels humanity forward against all odds. So let us honor those who have labored before us and continue striving for a future where every worker is valued for their contribution towards building a more just society.