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Industrial Collection (#11)

"Unveiling the Beauty in Industrial Landscapes

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Scenic, coastal overview, Slea Head, Slea Head Drive, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland

Scenic, coastal overview, Slea Head, Slea Head Drive, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Workers At The Saltaire Woollen Mill, Bradford, North Yorkshire, England In The Late 19Th Century

Workers At The Saltaire Woollen Mill, Bradford, North Yorkshire, England In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist

Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Nottingham market place, c1880

Nottingham market place, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Hereford Industrial School Tailors Shop

Hereford Industrial School Tailors Shop
Boys with their teacher in the tailors workshop at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Hereford Industrial School Dining Room

Hereford Industrial School Dining Room
Boys in the dining hall at Hereford Industrial School sit at tables each with a mug and piece of bread. Date: 1899

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Hereford Industrial School Wood-chopping

Hereford Industrial School Wood-chopping
Boys chopping firewood in a shed at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: 1899

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Hereford Industrial School Dormitory

Hereford Industrial School Dormitory
Beds packed in to a dormitory at the Hereford Industrial School for Boys. Date: 1899

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Hereford Industrial School Bakery

Hereford Industrial School Bakery
A pile of loaves fresh from the oven baked by the boys at the Hereford Industrial School, Date: 1899

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Railway alongside Cranberry lake, NY State, USA

Railway alongside Cranberry lake, NY State, USA
Men at work on the new railway at the side of Cranberry Lake, near Childwold, New York State, USA, constructed for the Emporium Lumber Company. Date: circa 1913

Background imageIndustrial Collection: United States (1880). Oil wells in Triumph Mountain

United States (1880). Oil wells in Triumph Mountain, Pennsylvania. Engraving

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Regents Park Industrial School

Regents Park Industrial School
A view of the Regents Park Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Strike action, with London trams at a standstill

Strike action, with London trams at a standstill
The scene near the Elephant and Castle, London, with a continuous line of double-decker trams all heading in the direction of London Bridge during the 1911 strike. 1911

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Gasometer Pattern

Gasometer Pattern
The pattern formed by a gasometer. Date: 1950s

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Front Page of The Engineer

Front Page of The Engineer
Front page of The Engineer, a mid-19th century British periodical devoted to reporting on inventions and industrial and scientific advancements. Date: 1856

Background imageIndustrial Collection: C12 Weaving

C12 Weaving
Weaving in 12th century England, while a flock of sheep are there to provide the wool Date: circa 1160

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Safety glasses

Safety glasses. Safety glasses are usually made with shatter-resistant plastic lenses to protect the eye from flying debris. The sort seen here are often used in science laboratories

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Dnieper hydroelectric plant construction

Dnieper hydroelectric plant construction
Dniprohes (Dnieper hydroelectric station) under construction on the river Dnieper in Ukraine, USSR. The dam was constructed between 1927 and 1932

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Ship testing tank

Ship testing tank, being filled with water from a hose pipe (bottom). This tank was used to test models of ships being developed by engineers

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Container ship lifeboat

Container ship lifeboat. This emergency lifeboat (orange) is aboard the Kyoto Express, a container ship owned by the German transportation company Hapag-Lloyd

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Gas compressor servicing

Gas compressor servicing. Engineers checking a compressor at a petrochemical factory. Compressors are usually used to compress gases, such as natural gas for transportation

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Chemical plant storage tanks

Chemical plant storage tanks. The industrial-scale manufacture of chemicals requires specialised engineering to meet a wide range of storage requirements

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Yarn twisting

Yarn twisting. Yarn is a general term for a long continuous bundle of fibres. Here, fibres are being spun together to produce yarn

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Steelworks

Steelworks. Open hearth furnace inside Azvostal steelworks in Zhadanov, Russia. The manufacture of steel requires that pig iron, a high-carbon crude form of iron

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Oil refinery worker

Oil refinery worker
MODEL RELEASED. Oil refinery worker checking the feed pre-heater in the hydrofining area of an oil refinery. The hydrofining area is where crude oil products are processed to remove impurities such

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Mannheim, satellite image

Mannheim, satellite image
Mannheim, Germany, satellite image. Mannheim is situated in the state of Baden-Wuttemburg. The city has a population of around 320

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Oxy-acetylene welding

Oxy-acetylene welding
MODEL RELEASED. Oxy-acetylene welding. Worker in heavy heat-resistant protective clothing holding oxy-acetylene welding equipment

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Vinegar production, 19th century

Vinegar production, 19th century cutaway artwork. This is a trickling method developed in 1823 by the German chemist Schutzenbach. The barrel is divided into three sections

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Cooling towers, thermogram

Cooling towers, thermogram
Cooling towers. Thermogram of water vapour rising out of cooling towers at a power station. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Napier Deltic compressor set

Napier Deltic compressor set

Background imageIndustrial Collection: James Winstone, South Wales Miners Federation

James Winstone, South Wales Miners Federation
James Winstone, Vice President of the South Wales Miners Federation (1912-14), and President in 1915

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Miner working at the coalface, South Wales

Miner working at the coalface, South Wales
A miner, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a mine in South Wales

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Training Ship Mars, Woodhaven, Fife, Scotland

Training Ship Mars, Woodhaven, Fife, Scotland
The Training Ship Mars, moored off Woodhaven on the River Tay at Fife, Scotland, was founded in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment

Background imageIndustrial Collection: A factory worker cuts a block of wood

A factory worker cuts a block of wood
A young apprentice carpenter uses a large industrial jigsaw to cut a block of wood, while an older employee supervises his work. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Manufacture of circuit boards

Manufacture of circuit boards
A complicated multi-component electronic device for manufacturing circuit boards. It consists of a number of miniature soldering irons to attach the electrical components and a magnifying camera

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Thames Gold Fields, Grahamstown, New Zealand

Thames Gold Fields, Grahamstown, New Zealand
Engraving of small town with wooden framed houses, towers and industrial chimneys. Scene of the New Zealand gold rush

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Factories and Railway

Factories and Railway
An industrial landscape, showing factories and railway lines at Southampton, Hampshire, England

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Open cut coal mines south of Blackwater, Queensland, Australia JPF52266

Open cut coal mines south of Blackwater, Queensland, Australia JPF52266
JPF-13964 Open cut coal mines south of Blackwater, Queensland, Australia Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageIndustrial Collection: LIGHTING AT L OPERA 1887

LIGHTING AT L OPERA 1887
The illumination of the new stage lighting and gas and electric lights at l Opera, Paris

Background imageIndustrial Collection: British Industries Fair

British Industries Fair
A striking red and black poster for the British Industries Fair which was held in the Empire Hall, Olympia, which was built for this event & opened in 1929

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Industrial Robots

Industrial Robots at Work in a Factory

Background imageIndustrial Collection: British factory exterior

British factory exterior, as depicted on the cover of The Ironmonger magazine

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny'aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921

Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921
Curtiss JN-4 " Jenny" aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921. Active aircraft biplane, NACA 29-38131, with model wing suspended during flight

Background imageIndustrial Collection: NEWBURN, Newburn is a semi rural village, parish, electoral ward and former urban

NEWBURN, Newburn is a semi rural village, parish, electoral ward and former urban district in western Tyne and Wear, North East England

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Facade of building covered in Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for sustainable power

Facade of building covered in Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for sustainable power generation, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown

Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Furniture designs from a book of sketches made for Gillow s, (Gillow & Co, furniture making firm)

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Stewartby Brickworks 24082_026

Stewartby Brickworks 24082_026
Stewartby Brick Works, Bedfordshire. The first brickworks hers was founded in 1897, and it went on to have the largest output in the world

Background imageIndustrial Collection: Jacksons Warehouse, Manchester IC295_001

Jacksons Warehouse, Manchester IC295_001
Cut-away reconstruction illustration, by Allan T Adams, of Jacksons Warehouse, Piccadilly Basin, Manchester, being used by the Rochdale Canal Company




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"Unveiling the Beauty in Industrial Landscapes: From Battersea Power Station to Consett Steel Works" The iconic silhouette of Battersea Power Station stands tall against the London skyline, a testament to the city's industrial heritage. (Battersea Power Station a077607) Step back in time with an enchanting glimpse of Butlers Wharf circa 1910, where bustling activity and maritime trade defined this historic industrial hotspot. (Butlers Wharf c. 1910 BB87_09668) Didcot Power Station dominates the horizon, its towering chimneys billowing smoke as it generates electricity for countless homes and businesses. (Didcot Power Station 27604_016) Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the visionary engineer himself, stands proudly before the launching chains of his masterpiece - the Great Eastern ship that revolutionized transatlantic travel forever. Explore Australia's vast landscapes through this intricate map, showcasing not only its natural wonders but also its thriving industries that fuel its economy and progress. A display of JCB Extradig diggers in a sprawling field highlights modern machinery at work, exemplifying how industry continues to shape our world today. Journey back to Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in 1920; witness skilled craftsmen constructing mighty vessels that would navigate oceans and connect nations worldwide. (Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064) Consett Steel Works emerges from clouds of steam and sparks fly as molten metal is transformed into beams that will support bridges and buildings across Britain. (Consett Steel Works a98_06557) A pylon line stretches across Norfolk's countryside like silent sentinels carrying power from generation plants to homes – connecting communities along their path. (Pylon line Norfolk UK)