Labourers Collection (#9)

Tommorrow!, 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Tommorrow!, 1894

Four Heads, Types of the Labouring Class, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Four Heads, Types of the Labouring Class, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xi from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Foochow Coolies; A Foochow Detective; The Chief of Thieves; Beggars Living in a Tour, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl

Black Jack, 1877. Creator: John Thomson
Black Jack, 1877. A work made of woodburytype, from the album " street life in london"

Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Hookey Alf, of White Chapel, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 14 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Black Jack, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Black Jack, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 5 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

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

Laborers, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
Laborers, late 18th-early 19th century

Miners at a Colorado mining camp (b / w photo)
AQS254840 Miners at a Colorado mining camp (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

Derrick man, Empire State Building, 1930-31 (gelatin silver print)
492495 Derrick man, Empire State Building, 1930-31 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Going to Work, 1863 (etching)
CH441542 Going to Work, 1863 (etching) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 41.9x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Depart pour le Travail; see also 224004; ); Photo eChristies Images; French

View of the east end of the Guildhall and the Old Library, City of London, 1870 (litho)
5226793 View of the east end of the Guildhall and the Old Library, City of London, 1870 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052059 National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: God speed the plough and the woman who drives it); British

La Collation (chalk on paper)
3964251 La Collation (chalk on paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 42.3x31.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on wood)
3932096 Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on wood) by Momper, Joos or Josse de, The Younger (1564-1635); 154 x 173 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In classical mythology)

Stone Quarry, Normanton (coloured photo)
3643230 Stone Quarry, Normanton (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stone Quarry, Normanton. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Road resurfacing work in Cornhill (b / w photo)
3637340 Road resurfacing work in Cornhill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Road resurfacing work in Cornhill)

The Labourers of the Vineyard Paid (engraving)
5224147 The Labourers of the Vineyard Paid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Labourers of the Vineyard Paid)

A Frugal Meal (w / c)
6199879 A Frugal Meal (w/c) by Blommers or Bloomers, Bernardus Johannes (1845-1914); 51.4x41.3 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Dutch, out of copyright

The Mid-day Meal, 19th century (w / c)
6199872 The Mid-day Meal, 19th century (w/c) by Artz, David Adolph Constant (1837-90); 47x65.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Dutch, out of copyright

Lime Kilns, 19th century (w / c)
6199587 Lime Kilns, 19th century (w/c) by Clennell, Luke (1781-1840); 35.9x49.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English, out of copyright

Yui, 1840-42 (woodblock print)
6198581 Yui, 1840-42 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 16.5x23 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Lifting Potatoes, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6198161 Lifting Potatoes, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Cameron, Hugh (1835-1918); 19.1x37.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish

Goyu, 1833-34 (woodblock print)
6198489 Goyu, 1833-34 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 17x22.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Compositional study of a milking scene at Eragny-sur-Epte
1217676 Compositional study of a milking scene at Eragny-sur-Epte, 1884 (watercolour over black chalk) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 15.7x19.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Two Peasants digging with Pickaxes, c. 1844 - 1846 (pen
1217631 Two Peasants digging with Pickaxes, c. 1844 - 1846 (pen and brown ink on slightly discoloured white paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 22.8x30.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Work (oil on canvas)
1212553 Work (oil on canvas) by Atkin, Gabriel (1897-1937); 61.0x48.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Winter Scenes in Newfoundland (engraving)
1626809 Winter Scenes in Newfoundland (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter Scenes in Newfoundland)

The Premier Distributing the Loaves and Fishes to the Labourers in his Vineyard, 9 May 1772 (engraving)
611345 The Premier Distributing the Loaves and Fishes to the Labourers in his Vineyard, 9 May 1772 (engraving) by English School

The convicts returning to the hulks from their labour in the Arsenal
STC386212 The convicts returning to the hulks from their labour in the Arsenal, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Building a house on the Ile de la Reunion, c. 1810-15 (w / c on paper)
CHT386047 Building a house on the Ile de la Reunion, c.1810-15 (w/c on paper) by Patu de Rosemont, Jean-Joseph (1766-1818); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster depicting women making munitions (colour litho)
PNP385583 Poster depicting women making munitions (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b. 1819) 1889 (colour litho)
CHT383158 Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b.1819) 1889 (colour litho) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Dock Builders, 1925 (oil on canvas)
NUL374151 Dock Builders, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 76.7x97.3 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

A Corinthian plaque depicting workers in a Clay Pit, from Penteskophia near Corinth
619896 A Corinthian plaque depicting workers in a Clay Pit, from Penteskophia near Corinth, 575-550 BC (clay) by Greek, (6th century BC); Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany; Greek, out of copyright

Three generations: A. P. Kalganov with son and granddaughter posed outdoors at
698960 Three generations: A.P. Kalganov with son and granddaughter posed outdoors at the Zlatoust arms plant; the last two work in the shops of the plant, Russian Empire

Northern border of New York City at Broadway at 263rd Street, looking south, June 8
1078897 Northern border of New York City at Broadway at 263rd Street, looking south, June 8, 1914 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The wheelbarrow (chromolitho)
977648 The wheelbarrow (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wheelbarrow. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Planing, 1907 (etching & drypoint)
1067344 Planing, 1907 (etching & drypoint) by Chandler, George Walter (1866-1928); 14x19.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr.; American, out of copyright

Unidentified sewer workers pose above ground, New York, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078798 Unidentified sewer workers pose above ground, New York, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Worker inside the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078797 Worker inside the W. 129th Street sewer, New York, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Frederick the Great of Prussia inspecting civil engineering works (colour litho)
964571 Frederick the Great of Prussia inspecting civil engineering works (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three workmen. Photograph showing three African American labourers at work. (ca
529785 Three workmen. Photograph showing three African American labourers at work. (ca. 1900) By Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer

A Italian Farmyard (pen & brown ink on paper)
449389 A Italian Farmyard (pen & brown ink on paper) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; French

Interior of the Mint, from a drawing of about 1820 (engraving)
489350 Interior of the Mint, from a drawing of about 1820 (engraving) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

People working at the Terni metalworks factory in Nera Montorio, Terni, Italy, c. 1935 (acetate film)
494307 People working at the Terni metalworks factory in Nera Montorio, Terni, Italy, c.1935 (acetate film) by Bruni, Armando (fl.1930); Alinari; Bruni Archive / Alinari Archives Management, Florence

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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.