Extraction Collection (page 3)

Chimney Stack 35082_002
Redruth, Cornwall, 2021. Pedn-an-drea Chimney Stack, built for a pumping engine at a tin and copper mine

Reshaping the land JLP01_08_008795
Whitley Bay Golf Course, Whitley Bay, NORTH TYNESIDE. A view of scrapers at work during the restoration of Whitley Bay Golf Course, following the completion of opencast mining on the site

Reshaping the land JLP01_08_008791
Whitley Bay Golf Course, Whitley Bay, NORTH TYNESIDE. A view of scrapers at work on a spoil heap during the restoration of Whitley Bay Golf Course

Reclaiming the course JLP01_08_08779
Whitley Bay Golf Course, Whitley Bay, NORTH TYNESIDE. A view of the restoration of Whitley Bay Golf Course following the completion of opencast mining on the site

Bentley Grange shaft mounds 20721_047
Bentley Grange, Denby Dale, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Shaft mounds formed as the spoil heaps of a series of pits used for iron ore mining

Ironstone mining 28657_015
Tankersley Park, Barnsley. Ironstone mining shaft mounds, 2015. SK3498

Ironstone mining 28657_011
Tankersley Park, Barnsley. Ironstone mining shaft mounds, 2015. SK3598

South America, Peru, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Maras. A Quechua woman extracting salt from the Pre-Hispanic Inca Maras salt pans (Salinas/Salineras de Maras)

A quaint street view in the village of Chipstead
Chipstead is near Sevenoaks in Kent. Nearby is a large lake created by gravel extraction. It is now used for swimming and sailing. Date: circa 1920

Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson
A suggested method of tooth-extraction with a primitive contraption. Date: 1924

Diamond mining near Kimberley in 1880, South Africa, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, asset, assets, australian, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, commercial circles, contemporary, copy, currencies, depiction

Page 170. A curious antique map of Dublin for the year 1610 copy of map published by John Speed;antient Irish
5670068 Page 170. A curious antique map of Dublin for the year 1610 copy of map published by John Speed; antient Irish instrument for drawing teeth, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

Many are at this day Dukes on the earth whose extraction is from some porters and pardon-pedlars (litho)
5224695 Many are at this day Dukes on the earth whose extraction is from some porters and pardon-pedlars (litho) by Robinson

Extraction du petrole, Puits Woodford et Philipp, Pensylvanie (engraving)
3645583 Extraction du petrole, Puits Woodford et Philipp, Pensylvanie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extraction du petrole, Puits Woodford et Philipp)

Removing the Rocks in the Head, c. 1550-1600 (oil on panel)
3704072 Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-1600 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) (after); 41.3x30.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A china clay pit (colour litho)
6014590 A china clay pit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A china clay pit)

Gold mining and extraction (b / w photo)
6013726 Gold mining and extraction (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold mining and extraction)

Postcard depicting the flagstone quarry workers in Le Meygal, Balayes, Haute-Loire, c
REV382794 Postcard depicting the flagstone quarry workers in Le Meygal, Balayes, Haute-Loire, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

At the Dentist (oil on canvas)
STC96385 At the Dentist (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

The Steel Balm, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) c. 1826 (colour litho)
CHT235304 The Steel Balm, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) c.1826 (colour litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A Quack Dentist extracting a Tooth, while a Group of Onlookers watch nearby
CH401905 A Quack Dentist extracting a Tooth, while a Group of Onlookers watch nearby (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656) (after)

Soap manufacture (litho)
6013628 Soap manufacture (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soap manufacture. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, hydraulic presses for extracting cocoa butter. 1893

Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as dentist
Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as a dentist who has just extracted an eleven million pound tooth - And this is what you call painless dentistry, is it, William? 1885

At the Dentist, 1625-38 (oil on panel)
3956034 At the Dentist, 1625-38 (oil on panel) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); 23.9 x 31.2 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Flemish, out of copyright

Laughter and Experiment, from The Passions Humourously Delineated
CHL201294 Laughter and Experiment, from The Passions Humourously Delineated, published 1810 (coloured engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Chethams Library, Manchester

The most primitive method of separating gold from other material (chromolitho)
2788841 The most primitive method of separating gold from other material (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Appareil Triger pour le foncage des puits (engraving)
2781391 Appareil Triger pour le foncage des puits (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appareil Triger pour le foncage des puits)

L Arracheur de dents (engraving)
3646048 L Arracheur de dents (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Arracheur de dents. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1881)

Harvesting cork (colour litho)
982606 Harvesting cork (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvesting cork.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Moulin pour ecraser les graines oleagineuses (engraving)
2787570 Moulin pour ecraser les graines oleagineuses (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moulin pour ecraser les graines oleagineuses)

Magnetite mine (chromolitho)
2788761 Magnetite mine (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnetite mine. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

The Dentist, 17th century (pen & ink and wash on paper)
AMO110712 The Dentist, 17th century (pen & ink and wash on paper) by Doomer, Lambert (c.1622-1700); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

The Tooth-Puller, 1651 (oil on canvas)
5863949 The Tooth-Puller, 1651 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 32.5x26 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien (engraving)
2789138 Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien)

A hell of smoke and flames (colour litho)
2809347 A hell of smoke and flames (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A hell of smoke and flame. The fire at the oil springs in Signal Hill, California)

A Dentist Pulling a Tooth, 1857 (colour litho)
CHT235305 A Dentist Pulling a Tooth, 1857 (colour litho) by Russian School (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

Salt: brine coming out of a saline spring, Nauheim, Germany (chromolitho)
1093262 Salt: brine coming out of a saline spring, Nauheim, Germany (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salt: brine coming out of a saline spring)

Extraction du petrole, Puits Van-Slyke, Pensylvanie (engraving)
3645582 Extraction du petrole, Puits Van-Slyke, Pensylvanie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extraction du petrole, Puits Van-Slyke, Pensylvanie)

La Resine, Resiniers et resinieres a l ouvrage (engraving)
2795295 La Resine, Resiniers et resinieres a l ouvrage (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Resine, Resiniers et resinieres a l ouvrage)

Separating gold (chromolitho)
2788839 Separating gold (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separating gold. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c. 1890-1900 (b / w photo)
ALI234801 Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c.1890-1900 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Carrara, Tuscany, Italy; Alinari

Position de la lancette dans la saignee du bras (colour litho)
5210342 Position de la lancette dans la saignee du bras (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Position de la lancette dans la saignee du bras)

Illustration of a late 15th century distillery to extract the essential oils of plants
985882 Illustration of a late 15th century distillery to extract the essential oils of plants, 1500 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Brunschwig

Dubuques Grave, Upper Mississippi, 1835-1836. Creator: George Catlin
Dubuques Grave, Upper Mississippi, 1835-1836

The Tooth-Puller. Creator: Peeter van der Borcht
The Tooth-Puller

OJ Concentrate Plant Date: 1950

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"Unearthing History: A Glimpse into the World of Extraction" Step back in time to Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall in 1903-1904 as workers toiled tirelessly amidst rugged landscapes. Witness the sheer magnitude of Titterstone Quarry EAW020122 and Dhustone EAW020127, where men harnessed their strength to extract precious resources from deep within the earth. Transport yourself to September 1902 at Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall captured beautifully in Picture No. 11050092. Feel the energy and determination radiating from those who shaped this industry. Explore Seaham Colliery CCX_14349_02 and delve into the depths of coal extraction. Marvel at the bravery displayed by miners who risked their lives daily for a livelihood. Journey further into history with Tresahor Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall in 1903-1904 - witness skilled craftsmen shaping stone with precision and artistry. Discover another quarry nestled between Mabe or Constantine, Cornwall during that same period; observe how human ingenuity transformed raw materials into structures that still stand today. Immerse yourself once more in Polkanuggo Quarry's rich past around 1900. Experience firsthand how generations before us extracted valuable resources while leaving an indelible mark on our landscape. Finally, visit Elsecar Low Pit Colliery through captivating images like 28940_055 and 28940_052. Gain insight into a world where sweat-soaked brows were rewarded with black gold – coal that fueled nations. These glimpses into extraction's history remind us of humanity's ceaseless quest for progress. Let us honor those who labored relentlessly beneath unforgiving terrains so we may enjoy modern comforts today.