Labourers Collection (#3)

A Laborer Returning From a Land-Management Expedition on a Raft After His Dismissal...1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Laborer Returning From a Land-ManFrom a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Unloading coal
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street...1876. Creator: Unknown
Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, [London]: Delegates signing Petition, 1876. About a thousand persons from different parts of the country were present

Navvy, 1920. Creator: Helmer Osslund
Navvy, 1920

Ploughing in Turkestan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Ploughing in Turkestan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Street Paver, before 1927, 1956 publication. Creator: Eugene Atget
Street Paver, before 1927, 1956 publication

Bridge & Workers (Pont De La Mulatiere), Printed 1856 circa. Creator: Edouard Baldus
Bridge & Workers (Pont De La Mulatiere), Printed 1856 circa

The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. View of...the heavy works to carry the railway across the valley of Paripe

Workers breaking up rails, 1871-1906. Creator: Pieter de Josselin de Jong
Workers breaking up rails, 1871-1906

Workmen in line with a client, 1860-1865. Creator: Anon
Workmen in line with a client to carry out work on a house, 1860-1865

Building Site in Amsterdam, 1891. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
Building Site in Amsterdam, 1891

Building site in the west of old Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building site in the west of old Amsterdam, 1900

Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Les peperes de la route, 1916. Creator: Georges Leroux
Les peperes de la route, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

The quarry village of El Abra, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
The quarry village of El Abra, between 1880 and 1897

Return of the Army Works Corps from the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Return of the Army Works Corps from the Crimea, 1856. Mechanics and labourers at Waterloo Station in London. The Army Works Corps...originated in a suggestion made by Sir Joseph Paxton

Group of laborers, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of laborers, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

People by a Road, 1893. Creator: H. A. Brendekilde
People by a Road, 1893

Une riziere a Madagascar; Iles Africaines de la mer des Indes, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Une riziere a Madagascar; Iles Africaines de la mer des Indes, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

At work in the school's brick-yard, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
At work in the school's brick-yard, 1904

America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. America First poster, between 1911 and 1920
America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Uncle Sam shaking a European immigrant by the hand, with text in multiple languages including Italian, Polish, Hebrew, Czech

Convicts returning from work, Richmond penitentiary, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Convicts returning from work, Richmond penitentiary, 1882

To Bombay and China on a P&O Steamship, 1886. Creator: Unknown. To Bombay and China on a P&O Steamship, 1886
To Bombay and China on a P&O Steamship, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Manual labourers leaving Britain for the seat of war in the Crimea....the ranks of the nomadic army of shovellers are continually recruited from

Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

The Manchester Ship Canal, lock gates at Eastham, 1891, 1891. Creator: Charles William Wyllie
The Manchester Ship Canal, lock gates at Eastham, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Works to establish a square, c1890

Building the avenue de l'Opera, in 1878, 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Paris, 1878. Creator: Unknown
Building the avenue de l'Opera, in 1878, 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Paris, 1878

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. After the British government requests a Civil Engineering Corps to build the Grand Crimean Central Railway, the London offices of Peto

La Marché Conclu, ca. 1834. Creator: Anon
La Marche Conclu, ca. 1834

Men thrashing, 1800-1900. Creator: Anon
Men thrashing, 1800-1900

Work: Sketch for the courtyard of the boys school on Avenue Simon-Bolivar, 19th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Manual labourers leaving London for the seat of war in the Crimea....there are instances of men who have risen from the pick

Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Philippines, 1912. [Barefoot labourers]

Metro works at the Quai Saint-Michel, c1906. Creator: Henri Dabadie
Metro works at the Quai Saint-Michel, c1906

Covent Garden Labourers, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Covent Garden Labourers, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 3 in the book "street incidents" (1881). (Colorised black and white print)

Tatekawa River Lumberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six... c. 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Tatekawa River Lumberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, c. 1830/33

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Sotoku Taishi (?) Disguised as a Young Building Worker, in... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Sotoku Taishi (?) Disguised as a Young Building Worker, in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuyo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers, n.d

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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.