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"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets

Background imageDirty Collection: Vie quotidienne en Serbie au 19eme siecle, le service de la poste dans les campagnes

Vie quotidienne en Serbie au 19eme siecle, le service de la poste dans les campagnes
ELD4951355 Vie quotidienne en Serbie au 19eme siecle, le service de la poste dans les campagnes (Daily life in Serbia in the 19th century)

Background imageDirty Collection: Pets, pigs breeds. Lithography based on 19th century illustration

Pets, pigs breeds. Lithography based on 19th century illustration
NWI4956001 Pets, pigs breeds. Lithography based on 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Pets, pigs breeds. Lithography based on 19th century illustration.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageDirty Collection: Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA

Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4880809 Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup)

Background imageDirty Collection: Cartoon by President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) trying to regulate industrial trusts

Cartoon by President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) trying to regulate industrial trusts, pork decrits
NWI4935822 Cartoon by President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) trying to regulate industrial trusts, pork decrits, stuck between the barriers of the Constitution - Colorisee engraving 20th century

Background imageDirty Collection: The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus

The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus
ICA4928584 The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus, President of the Republic, Dance, Elysee - Zola Emile, Monkey, Pork Pig, Loubet Emile

Background imageDirty Collection: History of England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama selling pineapples

History of England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama selling pineapples. English colony in New Providence Island
CUL4855793 History of England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama selling pineapples. English colony in New Providence Island

Background imageDirty Collection: Celtic banquet in Ireland of Antiquity. 19th century coloring engraving

Celtic banquet in Ireland of Antiquity. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4863139 Celtic banquet in Ireland of Antiquity. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Celtic banquet in Ireland of Antiquity)

Background imageDirty Collection: A ragamuffins, 1850

A ragamuffins, 1850
3478275 A ragamuffins, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a ragamuffins, a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDirty Collection: New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts

New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts
FLO4618879 New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts, a Freshman taking possession of his Rooms

Background imageDirty Collection: Union soldier chases a pig to eat it in the wild countryside of Virginia, United States, 1864

Union soldier chases a pig to eat it in the wild countryside of Virginia, United States, 1864
NWI4830229 Union soldier chases a pig to eat it in the wild countryside of Virginia, United States, 1864. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageDirty Collection: The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)

The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4839945 The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: The world upside down, an imaginary land: a couple of pigs dancing graciously - Epinal print)

Background imageDirty Collection: Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilization

Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilization, Cartoon Circulation - Pork, Soldiers
ICA4837218 Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilization, Cartoon Circulation - Pork, Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography)

Background imageDirty Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: Ballan Mire's butcher killed the pig, 1905

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: Ballan Mire's butcher killed the pig, 1905
LUX4757314 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: Ballan Mire's butcher killed the pig, 1905; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageDirty Collection: France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B), Piedicorte-di-Gaggio: old stone house with women in windows

France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B), Piedicorte-di-Gaggio: old stone house with women in windows, pig on the road, 1890
LUX4762292 France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B), Piedicorte-di-Gaggio: old stone house with women in windows, pig on the road, 1890; (add.info.: France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B)

Background imageDirty Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 160, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875212 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_4_19: Projet d'poster electoral - Anticlericalisme - Eg antirepublican - Pork

Background imageDirty Collection: Common pork (Sus domestica) in a pigsty. Copper engraving by William Lizars

Common pork (Sus domestica) in a pigsty. Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart
FLO4651226 Common pork (Sus domestica) in a pigsty. Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart, published in the Naturalist Library: mammals

Background imageDirty Collection: The pig hunt. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in ' Oriental field sports' by Thomas

The pig hunt. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson
XEE4124005 The pig hunt. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century) in 1807; (add.info)

Background imageDirty Collection: Cartoon commenting on the state of the living conditions of London's poor, 19th century

Cartoon commenting on the state of the living conditions of London's poor, 19th century
5309117 Cartoon commenting on the state of the living conditions of London's poor, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the state of the living conditions of London's poor)

Background imageDirty Collection: Citizens in Sherman City Park, Texas, United States, 1870 years

Citizens in Sherman City Park, Texas, United States, 1870 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4967494 Citizens in Sherman City Park, Texas, United States, 1870 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Citizens in Sherman City Park, Texas, United States, 1870 years)

Background imageDirty Collection: Pets, dogs, cows, horses, sheep and goats, pigs and rabbits. Lithograph from 19th century

Pets, dogs, cows, horses, sheep and goats, pigs and rabbits. Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4955876 Pets, dogs, cows, horses, sheep and goats, pigs and rabbits. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Pets, dogs, cows, horses, sheep and goats, pigs and rabbits)

Background imageDirty Collection: Pigs des Indes femelle (Sus Scropha) mammifere pachyderm - in 'Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire

Pigs des Indes femelle (Sus Scropha) mammifere pachyderm - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036034 Pigs des Indes femelle (Sus Scropha) mammifere pachyderm - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Background imageDirty Collection: War of one hundred years, war of succession of Brittany (siege of Rennes 1356-1357)

War of one hundred years, war of succession of Brittany (siege of Rennes 1356-1357)
ELD4891444 War of one hundred years, war of succession of Brittany (siege of Rennes 1356-1357): stratageme of William II of Penhoet called the lame (1325 - 1404) (and Duguesclin or Du Guesclin)

Background imageDirty Collection: To the victor belong the spoils, a satire on the body system

To the victor belong the spoils, a satire on the body system, represented by the statue of Andrew Jackson riding a pig
NWI4914033 To the victor belong the spoils, a satire on the body system, represented by the statue of Andrew Jackson riding a pig, 1877

Background imageDirty Collection: First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian

First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by
LUX4736554 First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by the allies and nicknamed "the last tango"

Background imageDirty Collection: babirousas (babyrousas, babyroussas) (Babyrousa celebensis), wild suide species of Asian origin

babirousas (babyrousas, babyroussas) (Babyrousa celebensis), wild suide species of Asian origin
FLO4687555 babirousas (babyrousas, babyroussas) (Babyrousa celebensis), wild suide species of Asian origin. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des Curiosites et

Background imageDirty Collection: Chinese pork (Sus domestica). Copper engraving by William Lizars

Chinese pork (Sus domestica). Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart
FLO4651233 Chinese pork (Sus domestica). Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart, published in the Naturalist Library: mammals

Background imageDirty Collection: Old-Style Rugby

Old-Style Rugby
Dan Mărășescu

Background imageDirty Collection: Pecari a collier (Dicotyles totquatus) mammals pachyderms - in 'Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire

Pecari a collier (Dicotyles totquatus) mammals pachyderms - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036077 Pecari a collier (Dicotyles totquatus) mammals pachyderms - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire Naturelle" by M

Background imageDirty Collection: Old man spying through keyhole. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur

Old man spying through keyhole. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
1000860 Old man spying through keyhole. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Background imageDirty Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: breeding pigs for the military, 1917

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: breeding pigs for the military, 1917
LUX4798287 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: breeding pigs for the military, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: breeding pigs for the military

Background imageDirty Collection: New Year's greeting card with a young chimney on a snowball with a wooden board (swing or butt tap)

New Year's greeting card with a young chimney on a snowball with a wooden board (swing or butt tap)
IMB4824892 New Year's greeting card with a young chimney on a snowball with a wooden board (swing or butt tap). Chromolithography of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageDirty Collection: Potato harrow and set scoops (Dublin and Slarks), moveable and fixed pig or swine cases

Potato harrow and set scoops (Dublin and Slarks), moveable and fixed pig or swine cases, and pond construction
FLO4593616 Potato harrow and set scoops (Dublin and Slarks), moveable and fixed pig or swine cases, and pond construction. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Background imageDirty Collection: Papua pork (Sus papuensis). Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart

Papua pork (Sus papuensis). Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart
FLO4651219 Papua pork (Sus papuensis). Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart, published in the Naturalist Library: mammals

Background imageDirty Collection: Dirty Father Thames': More an open sewer than a river, the disgusting state of the Thames in

Dirty Father Thames': More an open sewer than a river, the disgusting state of the Thames in London in 1849
527534 Dirty Father Thames': More an open sewer than a river, the disgusting state of the Thames in London in 1849, the year of the Great Stink when Parliament was suspended because of the smell

Background imageDirty Collection: Dudley Street, Seven Dials : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London

Dudley Street, Seven Dials : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532240 Dudley Street, Seven Dials : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Unkempt, dirty children play in the street while cab tries to drive through without

Background imageDirty Collection: B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Shows women railroad workers in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops during World War I in Lorain, Ohio

Background imageDirty Collection: Mercedes car captured by French, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mercedes car captured by French, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mercedes car captured by French, between c1914 and c1915. A Mercedes captured by French forces during World War I

Background imageDirty Collection: fear

fear
Jan Slotboom

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F
Giovanni Cavalli

Background imageDirty Collection: Wrong number

Wrong number
Samanta Krivec

Background imageDirty Collection: Disheveled

Disheveled
Manu Morales

Background imageDirty Collection: Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, hoping for a treat while playing outside on a snowy day. (PR)

Background imageDirty Collection: Anxious Expectation

Anxious Expectation
Jan Slotboom

Background imageDirty Collection: 100 years of life

100 years of life
Pavol Stranak

Background imageDirty Collection: Portrait male model, c1660. Creator: Samuel van Hoogstraten

Portrait male model, c1660. Creator: Samuel van Hoogstraten
Portrait male model, c1660

Background imageDirty Collection: The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield

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]

Background imageDirty Collection: Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City, 1936

Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the rear windows, tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City. The Solomon family are on the accepted list for resettlement at Hightstown, New Jersey

Background imageDirty Collection: Mexican children playing in ditch, near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mexican children playing in ditch, near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican children playing in ditch which runs through company cotton camp near Corcoran, California




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"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets: A Glimpse into Coal Miners' Lives in South Wales and Cornwall" Step back in time to witness the gritty reality of coal miners as they ascend from the depths of shaft lifts, their faces smeared with soot. In South Wales, these brave souls toiled tirelessly, risking their lives daily for a livelihood that sustained communities. Venture further into Folly Ditch at Jacobs Island, circa 1878, where an unknown creator captures a scene shrouded in mystery. The air thick with grime and uncertainty, this image hints at a world hidden beneath layers of dirt. At Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, a lone miner stands amidst rugged terrain. His weathered face tells tales of perseverance and determination against all odds. These men battled darkness and filth to extract precious minerals that fueled industries far and wide. The coalface was their battleground - blackened hands digging deep into the earth's core. In South Wales, miners worked relentlessly under treacherous conditions to meet the insatiable demand for coal during an era when energy needs knew no bounds. Travel across oceans to New Zealand through an antique map from 1873. As explorers navigated uncharted territories on distant shores, they encountered lands untouched by civilization's cleansing touch – raw beauty concealed beneath layers of untamed wilderness. In Sweden's Volvo 240 GL lies another tale entwined with dirt – not just physical but metaphorical too. This iconic vehicle symbolizes resilience; its sturdy frame defying weariness despite traversing rough terrains year after year. A Punch cartoon depicts Faraday offering his card to Father Thames – perhaps suggesting that even great minds recognize the inherent connection between science and nature's dirty secrets flowing within rivers' veins. But cleanliness is also elusive; it slips through our fingers like grains of sand as we strive for godliness.