Dirty Collection (#34)

A truffle just dug out of the ground, but unfortunately this truffle is rotten since
A truffle just dug out of the ground, it is rotten since it has been in the ground since last season. Truffiere de la Bergerie (Truffiere) farm Ste Foy de Longas, Dordogne, France

Hugues Martin, the owner of the truffles farm A truffle just dug out of the ground
Hugues Martin, the owner of the truffles farm, rotten truffle just dug out of the ground, Truffiere de la Bergerie (Truffiere), Ste Foy de Longas, Dordogne, France

The mornings truffle harvest at La Truffe de Ventoux truffle farm, Vaucluse, Rhone, Provence, France

South Taranaki Coastline, North Island, New Zealand - aerial

Fen Grove road complaint. A young boy enjoys the mud. 1937

Toddlers & small chidren playing in the street by the docks in London. 1933

Men working on the new sewer system in Crayford, Kent. 1937

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen digging by the shield. 1938

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workmen clay stopping. 1938

Mr and Mrs Pope with their daughter Dorothy Pope, the lost child who has been found following a police search. The family are from Northcray, Kent. 1939

The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. A miner works around a tunneling shield with a pneumatic drill. 11 October 1938

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Dirty and dangerous work for the workmen. 1938

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen cutting by the shield. 1938

Willie Miller of Eddlewood leads a nine year old pony Bessie up the mine shaft

Pigs in the barn at Hales Pig Farm in Footscray, Kent. 21 June 1937

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. An engineer takes readings with his theodolite. 1938

Mrs Pope with her daughter Dorothy Pope, the lost child who has been found following a police search. The family are from Northcray, Kent. 1939

Rusted vintage car

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African ELEPHANT - two, dust bathing (Loxodonta africana) Date:

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Australian White Ibis - typically with stained and dirty plumage from feeding in swamps (Threskiornis molucca) Date:

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Australian White Ibis - typically with stained and dirty plumage from feeding in swamps (Threskiornis molucca) Date:

Large pile of rubbish and collection baskets in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Rubbish floating on river in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Large pile of rubbish in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Essence of Parliament: Cartoon by Harry Furniss marking the opening of the first session of Parliament for 1883, showing the politicians as microbes in a drop of water

Base of the Yoho Glacier, B. C. Postcard. 1902, Base of the Yoho Glacier, B. C. Postcard
Base of the Yoho Glacier, B.C. Postcard. 1902, Base of the Yoho Glacier, B.C. Postcard

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 crushing

London Nightmen. These men who are carrying the contents of a cess pool in a wooden tub, carried out their smelly, dirty job at night. Their candle lanterns are on the ground

Boy crossing sweepers. Both adults and children of the poorest classes tended particular road crossings and, for payment, would sweep the road of dirt

Look Loike Wan Of Thim Dirty Republicans An If Yer Don t Shout Me Fader And Hancock, I ll Black Eye Of Ye. Engraving 1880, US, USA, America, Politics, Political, Politic, Campaign, Patriotic

Father Thames and his Offspring
Father Thames Introducing his Offspring to the Fair City of London, the offspring being Diphtheria, Scrofula and Cholera. More an open sewer than a river

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

Two beakers, one bottle cut down, showing filtration method for dirty water

Paris, France, The Peasants, Lithograph
England - 18th century. The Peasants. Print

Palaeozoology, Pleistocene period, Extinct mammals, giant marsupials, Diprodoton, illustration by Nick Pike
Palaeozoology - Pleistocene period - Extinct mammals, giant marsupials - Diprodoton - Art work by Nick Pike

Wine stains

Removing dirt from between overlapping panes in greenhouse using a thin, rigid strip of plastic, close-up

Cleaning out a pond, removing fish with net

Woman holding pile of soil in cupped hand, pinching soil between fingers of other hand, close-up

Hand washing soil from freshly harvested organic horseradish roots, close-up

Rats rummaging in rubbish tipped cardboard box, front view

Basket of freshly harvested potatoes

Empty jar of strawberry jam, close-up

Woman wearing hard-hat, gloves and goggles

Female war worker pausing during work

Japan, Hokkaido, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Surroundings of Noboribetsu Onsen, Oyu-numa (Hot water swamp)
Japan - Hokkaido - Shikotsu-Toya National Park - Surroundings of Noboribetsu Onsen - Oyu-numa (Hot water swamp)

Droppings of a horse

Iceland, Latrabjarg, pair of kittiwakes on cliff ledge

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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.