Manpower Collection

Daily Mail War Map, WW1
A fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. The map offers statistics regarding the manpower strength of each of the warring nations

Men pushing and pulling heavily loaded cart along road, Port au Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Ww1 / Moving a Heavy Gun
British soldiers move a heavy gun up to the front by manpower, hauling it through the mud Date: 1914 - 1918

The little boxer
Christine von Diepenbroek

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, dinner menu card (back)
Signed First Class dinner menu card (back) for Titanic?s sister ship RMS Olympic dated September 20th 1911. This is a significant date as Olympic collided with Royal Naval cruiser HMS Hawke

Reichardt Kakaowerk, Wandsbek, shower and swimming pool for female workers, Hamburg, Germany, postcard with text
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A gathering of workers in Vienna, Austria, Viennese Uprising or October Revolution, Historical
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Chinese hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Reapers - old style and new (b / w photo)
6030214 Reapers - old style and new (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reapers - old style and new)

Effects on Britains economy and society of three years of war, World War II, 1942 (litho)
6015324 Effects on Britains economy and society of three years of war, World War II, 1942 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Transfer from Horse to Manpower, 1834 (colour woodblock print)
1069152 Transfer from Horse to Manpower, 1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Prisoners Working on the Treadmill, c1934. Illustration showing the 19th century method of forcing idle prisoners to take exercise

The Normans Building a Cathedral, c1934. Illustration showing prepared stones being lifted by means of a crane worked by man-power

Daily Mail War Map, WW1
Front cover of a fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. On the cover, and inside

Geometric diagram horizon paintings dining room
Geometric diagram horizon paintings for the dining room of A. van Hasselt, Design for a mural. Public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above

Recruits, 1780.Engraving by Watson and Dickinson after W H Bunbury, 1780.This caricature was published during the American War of Independence (1775-1783)

Crowds gathered outside War Office in August 1914, WW1
Scene outside the War Office in Whitehall, London following the declaration of war in August 1914. Note the ubiquity of the straw boater among the men gathered there. Date: 1914

An unfinished mobile phone kiosk is carried on a mkokoteni, a hand-drawn wooden cart. Hand-drawn carts are widely used in Kenya for the transportation of goods within small market towns and centres

Use of manpower on mini railway, Schaedels Farm, WW1
Use of manpower on the mini railway at Schaedels Farm, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers near Lindi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Steel Industry. 19th century. Oven. Modeling a steel block. Colored engraving, 1874

If Only They d Make Old Bill President of those Tribunals
" well, whats your job, me lad?" " Making spots for rocking-horses, sir" " Three months" " Exemption, sir

Loafers in the park - WW1 recruitment cartoon
Wastage! " War? Well, wot abart it?" The stirring carll to arms - " Your King and Country Need You!" - has still failed to reach

British soldier working on the land, WW1
A British soldier driving a plough during the First World War. Owing to the lateness of the years sowing in 1916, due to bad weather and shortage of labour

A Bill to end Bill by H. H. Harris
Cartoon outlining the British manpower crisis of 1918 but which casts Prime Minister Lloyd George in a positive light showing a muscular forearm while the Kaiser quivers in the background. Date: 1918

Porters carrying goods in baskets on their backs, 1886 (colour litho)
KW428149 Porters carrying goods in baskets on their backs, 1886 (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Drawing by Hendrik van der Noot and Petrus van Eupen, 1790, Anonymous, 1787-1790

Prison Ships (Hulks or Tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London: also used to hold men newly press-ganged into the Royal Navy. Hulks were usually old naval (London, 1805). Aquatint

Firefighters pushing a broken down Ford transit van, Kennington Park Road, SE11

Flying by Mechanical Means
Designs for man-powered flight, modelled on birds. 1810

Recruiting his health 1917
The healthy manpower was simply not there, and in 1917 only 36% of men examined were suitable for full military duties. 1917

Leonardos Cannon Foundry
Pen and ink perspective drawing on paper by Leonardo from 1487 of a cannon foundry. It depicts the inside of a factory for casting cannons from bronze

Sketches of labourers at work

Some Guy by Frank Newbould
An American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Resources required for a New Years Ball, Royal Albert Hall
Illustration showing the resources, in both manpower and consumables, required to organise and hold the New Years Ball, Royal Albert Hall, 1925

Digging a Rail Cutting
The construction of the Tring Cutting. Railway navvies dig out the earth and rock by hand with the spoil lifted up to the top of the bank by horse- powered winches

Man with freshly harvested rice on cart in the ricefields of Bac Thai province, north of Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grindly, Iraq, Middle East

Lifting by hand heavy stones for restoration work, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Three women working irrigation mill, near Canton, China, Asia

Ferry at Fung-Lo, rural China, Asia

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"Unleashing the Power: Manpower in the Midst of War and Industry" In the midst of World War I, as depicted on the Daily Mail War Map, men showcased their strength and resilience. Pushing and pulling heavily loaded carts along roads, they epitomized the true essence of manpower. Similarly, in moving a heavy gun during WW1, their determination knew no bounds. Amidst typical backwater scenes, where life seemed untouched by global events, these individuals played a crucial role in shaping history. Even aboard luxurious ships like RMS Olympic of White Star Line fame, dinner menu cards revealed that behind opulence lay an army of workers fueling every voyage. Across borders in Hamburg's Reichardt Kakaowerk factory around 1910s, female workers found solace amidst laborious days with access to showers and swimming pools - a testament to progressive times. A historic postcard from this era captures their environment while reminding us how far we've come. Meanwhile, Vienna witnessed a gathering of workers during the Viennese Uprising or October Revolution - digitally restored images take us back to this pivotal moment without revealing its exact date but emphasizing unity among laborers fighting for change. The Daily Mail War Map resurfaces once more as recruits from 1780 are immortalized through time. These brave souls answered their nation's call when manpower was needed most. And who can forget "The Little Boxer, " symbolizing perseverance against all odds? Finally, Chinese hydraulic machines stand tall as marvels created by skilled hands harnessing immense power for industrial progress - yet another testament to mankind's ingenuity throughout history. From war-torn battlefields to bustling factories and peaceful uprisings demanding justice – these glimpses into our past remind us that it is often through sheer manpower that societies forge ahead towards progress and change.