Labourers Collection (#4)

Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a correspondent, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a correspondent, 1850. The California Gold Rush brought a flood of "forty-niners" to San Francisco

The Owner of the Vineyard Paying his Labourers... 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Owner of the Vineyard Paying his Labourers - painted by Rembrandt - from the Gallery of the late King of Holland, at the Hague, 1850

The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend [in Kent], on Monday, 1850. Settlers bound for New Zealand. A dinner was given...in the fields adjoining Wate's Hotel...the hotel itself not being

Laborers, January 1, 1789. Creator: George Stubbs
Laborers, January 1, 1789

Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Digging, 1863

Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). A family rest by the side of the road. The fathers tools, tied in a bundle, indicate that he is looking for manual labour

Rubber Plantation - Malaysia - Overseer and Coolies. Date: circa 1910s

Maen Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall. 1903-1904
A general view of the quarry with the crane used for moving the granite blocks. A number men can be seen with cut blocks at the foot of the quarry face. Part of the Freeman & Sons, Penryn Collection

Bosahan Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall. 1903-1904
General view of the quarry with men standing by cut granite blocks and the crane used for moving the blocks. Two men are standing either side of a horse and cart

Maen Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall. Around 1900
A view of the quarry face showing workers holding the tools of their trade while dressing stones. Blocks of granite are ready to be moved using the crane. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Victorian satire on capitalism and labour
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on capitalism and labour. A greed capitalist boss carried on the backs of his workers. 1890

Loading copper, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Loading copper, between c1900 and c1930

Japanese cavalry troops watching over their supplies on the beach at Chemulpo, 1904. Creator: Robert Lee Dunn
Japanese cavalry troops watching over their supplies on the beach at Chemulpo, 1904

Russian wheat warehouse, Chemulpo, c1904. Creator: Robert Lee Dunn
Russian wheat warehouse, Chemulpo, c1904. Koreans and Japanese laborers filling bags with wheat(?) at a warehouse

Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, [London], 1862. Our View is taken from the lower end of Villiers-street

Dock in course of construction at Boulogne, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dock in course of construction at Boulogne, [France], 1862. The entire dock, including the sluice-entrance, will cover nearly seventy English acres...the total cost...is estimated at something like

The Metropolitan Railway and the Fleet Ditch, 1862. Creator: JM Williams
The Metropolitan Railway and the Fleet Ditch, [London], 1862. In a few months Paddington will be joined to the City by a new thoroughfare...This line has a width of nearly thirty feet

Laborers awaiting work at the Hill of Idleness Types of Russian working... between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Laborers awaiting work at the Hill of Idleness Types of Russian working people at Tumen [ie, T i umen]?, between 1885 and 1886

Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens of Burlington House, Piccadilly, clearing the ground for a drill-shed, 1862

The Panama Canal: Locks near Paraiso
3787581 The Panama Canal: Locks near Paraiso; (add.info.: The Panama Canal: Locks near Paraiso. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Le Canal de Panama')

Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914
3785281 Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914; (add.info.: Magnetite mining in the Ural Mountains, 1914 ('Mine de fer magnetique'). Showing Visocaya Gora mountain

Postcard depicting an old Hotel known as Puits de Rome Hotel in Paris, c.1900 (b/w photo)
CHT163891 Postcard depicting an old Hotel known as Puits de Rome Hotel in Paris, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Paris Metro - construction of underground
3785016 Paris Metro - construction of underground; (add.info.: Paris Metro - construction of underground track for line no.4 (Porte Clignancourt - Porte d'Orleans)

"Women hold up half of heaven, and, cutting through rivers and mountains, change to a new attitude"
RDA78548 "Women hold up half of heaven, and, cutting through rivers and mountains, change to a new attitude", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Driving the Golden Spike on 10th May, 1869 (colour litho)
PNP246765 Driving the Golden Spike on 10th May, 1869 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women working at Smedleys canning factory, Evesham, Worcestershire. Women cleaning and cutting vegetables, possibly leaks, at Smedleys canning factory in Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

White squares being painted on curb stone edges along the main Birmingham Coventry Road. Birmingham, Midlands, England Britain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939 Picture taken 3rd

Women at work in the St George Street Wash house, Birmingham, Midlands, England. Picture taken 29th January 1932

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Vietnam, Painting of Vietnamese agricultural workers planting rice plants in a paddy field

Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers) in the Upper Mekong region
Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers - derogatory term) in the Upper Mekong region of the Khas Kouenes tribe. Date: circa 1908

Compacting the runway JLP01_08_022162a
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A workman operating a Holman compactor during concreting of a runway or aircraft apron at Gaydon Airfield

Teamwork JLP01_08_080287
Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, Barbican, City of London. The team of Laing workers who worked on dismantling a tower crane posed for a photo on the roof of a tower, possibly Cromwell Tower

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_096
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. Two men working on a girder during the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge. The Waterloo Bridge, which is shown during its demolition

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_095
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. Two men working beneath a girder during the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_094
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. Two men working beneath a girder during the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_093
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. Two men working beneath a girder during the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_103
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. A view of men working on the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge, with cranes and the shot tower at the Lambeth Lead Works visible in the background

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge CXP01_01_102
WATERLOO BRIDGE, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. A view of men working on the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge with buildings on the north side of the river in the background

1st of May Labour Day Parade, Plaza de la Revolucion, Revolution Square, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

1st of May Labour Day Banner, Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, Cuba

In the Fields of June, 1914 (oil on canvas)
NGW184214 In the Fields of June, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Clausen, George (1852-1944); 183x213.7 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Mass for the Reapers, 1858 (oil on canvas)
NGW405346 Mass for the Reapers, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Williams, Henry Penry (1798-1885); 92.2x169 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311349 Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

The Hay Wagon (w/c)
SPI52437 The Hay Wagon (w/c) by Cave, Peter Le (fl.1780-1820); John Spink Fine Watercolours, London, UK; (add.info.: by Peter Le Cave)

Workmen on the Street, 1838-40 (oil on board)
NGW185753 Workmen on the Street, 1838-40 (oil on board) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 12.4x17 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Labouring colons, 12th century, illustration
3781877 Labouring colons, 12th century, illustration; (add.info.: Labouring colons, 12th century Manners, Customs, & Dress during the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance Period by Paul Lacroix, p)

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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.