Labourers Collection (#2)

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400466 Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850
3480189 A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850; (add.info)

Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving)
3478379 Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting market garden labourers enjoying a drink and a smoke after work)

Group of agricultural labourers at the time of the passing of the first Reform Act in 1832. Engraving
527937 Group of agricultural labourers at the time of the passing of the first Reform Act in 1832. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Facsimile of a letter from the wives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs to Lord John Russell thanking him for his part in
5614432 Facsimile of a letter from the wives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs to Lord John Russell thanking him for his part in bringing about the pardons for their husbands; (add.info)

Map showing the placings in Canada of The Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of 19th-century Dorset agricultural labourers who
5614436 Map showing the placings in Canada of The Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of 19th-century Dorset agricultural labourers who were arrested for

Public notice advising caution to people thinking of joining illegal societies or unions, early 19th century
5614415 Public notice advising caution to people thinking of joining illegal societies or unions, early 19th century; (add.info)

Navvies working
5308306 Navvies working.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway line across the Chat Moss Bog. Navvies were the men who actually built railways)

Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay
FLO4688702 Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay, and another boy arranging bricks on a barrow

Testing the strength of rope, 1755
3479066 Testing the strength of rope, 1755; (add.info.: Testing the strength of rope. The labourers turn the capstan while the (natural) philosophers adjust the steelyard (left)

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing
529968 Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404018 Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404009 In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404006 Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo)
LSE746616 Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
5614439 Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs)

Serving a rope, 1841
3479065 Serving a rope, 1841; (add.info.: Serving a rope. This was the binding of a thick rope with a thin one in order to lengthen its life. Dated 1841, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers
530390 Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers, including Chinese labourers. Wood engraving c1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig
529967 Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Harvesting at Tolpuddle, Dorset, England in the 19th century
5614409 Harvesting at Tolpuddle, Dorset, England in the 19th century; (add.info.: Harvesting at Tolpuddle, Dorset, England in the 19th century)

An employer shows visitors the hard working labourers in his steel mill. 1890 (french engraving)
5617231 An employer shows visitors the hard working labourers in his steel mill. 1890 (french engraving); (add.info.: 02/02/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)
FLO5000393 Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London

Warwickshire farm labourers strike meeting of 1872 at Whitnash near Wellesbourne, led by Joseph Arch. Engraving c1880
527658 Warwickshire farm labourers strike meeting of 1872 at Whitnash near Wellesbourne, led by Joseph Arch. Engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The night shift working on a big gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400472 The night shift working on a big gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The gun pit: the great clutches of the crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400448 The gun pit: the great clutches of the crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The workshop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404014 The workshop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

On the stocks, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404011 On the stocks, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

On the deck of a big ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404003 On the deck of a big ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against
5614428 Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info)

A letter received by James Loveless from his brother George Loveless dated September 10, 1834
5614424 A letter received by James Loveless from his brother George Loveless dated September 10, 1834; (add.info.: A letter received by James Loveless from his brother George Loveless dated September)

Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
3119342 Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs a group of 19th century English agricultural labourers)

An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400468 An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The gun pit: a gun jacket entering the oil tank, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400447 The gun pit: a gun jacket entering the oil tank, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Building a standard ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404013 Building a standard ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Building a liner, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404004 Building a liner, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Some great guns, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400473 Some great guns, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Hand-powered threshing machine by Barrett, Exall & Andrews. These machines were more efficient than the traditional
527927 Hand-powered threshing machine by Barrett, Exall & Andrews. These machines were more efficient than the traditional threshing with flails

Horse-drawn self-binding reaping machine by Walter A Woods, 1877 (engraving)
527909 Horse-drawn self-binding reaping machine by Walter A Woods, 1877 (engraving); (add.info.: An advance on McCormick's reaper of the 1830s which left the cut corn lying in swathes for)

Panama Canal: cutting a channel to divert the river Chagres during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal
529966 Panama Canal: cutting a channel to divert the river Chagres during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. West Indian labourers filling trolleys with spoil

The Cottage': Mr Punch urging a country landowner to raise the standard of housing for his labourers at least to
527859 The Cottage': Mr Punch urging a country landowner to raise the standard of housing for his labourers at least to that of his horses. John Leech cartoon from Punch, London, 1861

Agricultural labourers at the time of the Poor Law Reform Act in England, 1834
3083159 Agricultural labourers at the time of the Poor Law Reform Act in England, 1834.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c)

George Loveless, 1797-1874
5614435 George Loveless, 1797-1874; (add.info.: George Loveless, 1797-1874. Dorchester labourer and Tolpuddle martyr. The Tolpuddle Martyrs)

Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery
527874 Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery, particularly threshing machines

The HMS York, a British prison hulk used to house the Tolpuddle Martyrs
5614417 The HMS York, a British prison hulk used to house the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: The HMS York, a British prison hulk used to house the Tolpuddle Martyrs)

On the Way to Work, 1895 (oil on canvas)
BAL200971 On the Way to Work, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Vinogradov, Sergei Arsenevich (1869-1938); 58x46 cm; Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov, Russia

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

Transportation of lumber for the smelting of iron ore, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Transportation of lumber for the smelting of iron ore, 1910. Group of laborers sitting in front of a pile of logs

Topographer and Laborers Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Topographer and Laborers Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

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"Unsung Heroes: The Grit and Resilience Through Time" Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904: In the heart of Cornwall's rugged landscape, labourers toiled tirelessly at Polkanuggo Quarry, shaping the region's stone heritage with their unwavering determination. Stithians, Cornwall. September 1902: Amidst the picturesque beauty of Stithians in Cornwall stood a group at Polkanuggo Quarry, exemplifying strength and unity as they harnessed nature's resources for progress. The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham: Within the bustling streets of Birmingham's historic Stafford Street lay an indomitable spirit embodied by hardworking labourers who built foundations for a thriving industrial city. Farmers Ploughing a field on Lealholm Hall Farm, Whitby. C. 1889 (photo): Captured in time through an old photograph from Whitby's Lealholm Hall Farm stands a testament to agricultural labourers whose sweat and dedication nurtured fertile fields that sustained communities. Wallingford Castle in 1810 During Bridge Repairs engraved by Robert Havell the Younger: As Wallingford Castle underwent bridge repairs in 1810 under skilled hands guided by Robert Havell the Younger’s engraving prowess; it was ordinary labourers who laid each brick with precision and craftsmanship. Brunel's Thames Tunnel: Beneath London’s bustling streets lies Brunel’s Thames Tunnel - an engineering marvel brought to life by countless unsung heroes who risked their lives digging deep into darkness to connect two worlds above ground. Raleigh / Potatoes / Ireland: From Sir Walter Raleigh introducing potatoes to Ireland centuries ago till today – generations of tireless Irish they have cultivated this humble crop, nourishing nations and shaping the island's agricultural landscape.