Mill Collection (#8)

New England cotton mill
2602545 New England cotton mill; (add.info.: New England cotton mill, USA. Woodcut, Chicago, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman working in an elastic mill
2602733 Woman working in an elastic mill; (add.info.: Woman working in an elastic mill, Leicester, England. Winding silk onto bobbins in a warping frame prior to using it to cover rubber strand)

Manchester at night
527931 Manchester at night: Blackfriars Bridge and a view of cotton mills from the river Irwell showing the mill windows lit up as a night shift was at work

Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood
536965 Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood

Aunt Clegg, one of Mrs Tulliver's sisters
536961 Aunt Clegg, one of Mrs Tulliver's sisters, looking over the goods in Bob Jakin's pack

Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870
865480 Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870; (add.info.: Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England)

Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century (engraving)
538570 Harrington Pit Mill Colliery

Windmills: common vertical windmill and Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill in Margate
FLO4593127 Windmills: common vertical windmill and Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill in Margate, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

A curd mill used in the manufacturing Cheshire cheese
3732607 A curd mill used in the manufacturing Cheshire cheese; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a curd mill for grinding the curd before placing it with salt in a cheese vat)

Sugar cane mill in India. Engraving 1867
JAB4121883 Sugar cane mill in India. Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Sugar cane mill in India. Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)
LUX4755713 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), La Suze sur Sarthe (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): the mill and the bridge of La Suze sur la Sarthe, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique
DUV4219835 The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education houses and families. Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897

Plan and elevation of a sugar mill
FLO4592869 Plan and elevation of a sugar mill, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Mill for grinding colour paints
FLO4591452 Mill for grinding colour paints. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Robert Salmon's portable thrashing mill
FLO4591426 Robert Salmon's portable thrashing mill. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

The 16th century Rossett Mill, Wrexham, Wales
7243374 The 16th century Rossett Mill, Wrexham, Wales; Private Collection; (add.info.: The 16th century Rossett Mill, Wrexham, Wales, seen here in the 19th century)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)
LUX4777422 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Veigne: angling fishermen near the bridge and the mill, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Don Quichotte, Don Quixote, 1605 (colour engraving)
3434402 Don Quichotte, Don Quixote, 1605 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature. Don Quixote and the boat)

Food and Beverage. Brewery. Mill used for grinding the malt
3434918 Food and Beverage. Brewery. Mill used for grinding the malt. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing
3434759 Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

A water wheel by a mill
2628600 A water wheel by a mill.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a water wheel by a mill, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Guipry: watermill, granite, on the Vilaine, 1900
LUX4775094 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Guipry: watermill, granite, on the Vilaine, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Guipry: watermill, granite, on the Vilaine

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): watermill, granite, on the Vilaine, 1900
LUX4775082 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): watermill, granite, on the Vilaine, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): watermill, granite, on the Vilaine

Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene
LUX4764664 Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene

Tunisia, Medjerda: Military maneuvers of 1910
LUX4768130 Tunisia, Medjerda: Military maneuvers of 1910, Medjerda dams, Tunisian riders wash their clothes at the edge of the derivation dam of a mill. At the bottom, a bridge and a mill

Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving)
2604084 Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving); (add.info.: Hero of Alexandria's (lst century AD) mechanical blacksmiths

Bessbrook Mills and village
2602609 Bessbrook Mills and village; (add.info.: Bessbrook Mills and village, County Armach, Ireland, developed in mid-nineteenth century by the Quaker, John Grubb Richardson)

Cotton mill on the bank of the Merrimack
2602543 Cotton mill on the bank of the Merrimack; (add.info.: Cotton mill built on the bank of the Merrimack at Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Woodcut, Boston, 1833.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)
LUX4809903 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Ponts-de-Ce: Banks of the Loire with Chateau and mill, flood, 1905; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

France, Brittany: a quarry of granite with windmill, 1880
LUX4806711 France, Brittany: a quarry of granite with windmill, 1880; (add.info.: France, Brittany: a quarry of granite with windmill, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

La Caricature Politique (1830)
ICA4930659 La Caricature Politique (1830), Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_6: Le moulin a paroles - Justice Proces, Moulin, Expressions - Donkey; (add.info.: La Caricature Politique (1830)

Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4920428 Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Germany, Hamburg, original text : the Zeughausmarkt (market place) and the new Millerntor (town gate) in the year 1700

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)
LUX4800688 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), La Suze-sur-Sarthe: Moulin et usine sur Sarthe, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)
LUX4800686 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Suze-sur-Sarthe: Works on the mill of la Suze sur Sarthe, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)
LUX4797466 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Savonniere: the mill of Savonniere seen from the old bridge, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

A boat along a Dutch canal
3561052 A boat along a Dutch canal by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Holland 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478861 Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women making up sewing thread onto bobbins in a textile silk mill, Derby, England)

A mill for fulling cloth
3479657 A mill for fulling cloth; (add.info.: Line engraving depicting a mill for fulling cloth to remove oil and re-size. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An undershot waterwheel powering a falling mill
3479655 An undershot waterwheel powering a falling mill; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an undershot waterwheel powering a fulling mill. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850
3480172 Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Bottomley's Shelf Mills; near Halifax; Yorkshire. Alpaca and worsted were produced)

Ships Passing a Windmill, c.1690 (oil on canvas)
7342717 Ships Passing a Windmill, c.1690 (oil on canvas) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); 55.9x68.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse
7342491 To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse, 1793 (aquatint & etching, hand-coloured) by Dodd

A post mill
5310147 A post mill; (add.info.: Sectional view of a post mill. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)
7341611 Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured) by Timms, W. (19th century); 18.3x25 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W. H)

French greeting card with windmill and holly decorative elements
3665766 French greeting card with windmill and holly decorative elements; (add.info.: French greeting card with windmill and holly decorative elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Young girl in Holland, 1909 (print)
2248483 Young girl in Holland, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Girl at Vespers time, wearing lace cap and leave pattern coat)

Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho)
8674122 Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill, Shermanbury)

English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo)
8628765 English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smarden Bell)

English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo)
8628757 English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frittenden)

English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo)
8628750 English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimbledon Common Mill)

English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo)
8628745 English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ockley Mill)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628743 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628742 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

English Windmills: Oldland Mill, Ditchling (b/w photo)
8628737 English Windmills: Oldland Mill, Ditchling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oldland Mill, Ditchling)

English Windmills: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill (b/w photo)
8628731 English Windmills: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill)

English Windmills: Clymping (b/w photo)
8628730 English Windmills: Clymping (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clymping)

English Windmills: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill (b/w photo)
8628726 English Windmills: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill)

English Windmills: Rye Mill after the fire (b/w photo)
8628721 English Windmills: Rye Mill after the fire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rye Mill after the fire)

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Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving)
8663928 Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving) by German School

Ore processing in the first half of the 16th century (engraving)
8663922 Ore processing in the first half of the 16th century (engraving) by German School

English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo)
8628835 English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moreton Mill, Essex)

English windmills: Stock Mill, Essex (b/w photo)
8628825 English windmills: Stock Mill, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stock Mill, Essex)

English windmills: Stock (b/w photo)
8628814 English windmills: Stock (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stock)

English windmills: Plumstead Common (b/w photo)
8628813 English windmills: Plumstead Common (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plumstead Common)

English windmills: Arkley (b/w photo)
8628812 English windmills: Arkley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkley)

English windmills: Great Bardfield (b/w photo)
8628810 English windmills: Great Bardfield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Bardfield)

English windmills: Stanstead (b/w photo)
8628807 English windmills: Stanstead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanstead)

English windmills: Little Hadham (b/w photo)
8628802 English windmills: Little Hadham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Hadham)

English windmills: Much Hadham (b/w photo)
8628800 English windmills: Much Hadham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Hadham)

English Windmills: Ash Mill, Kent (b/w photo)
8628788 English Windmills: Ash Mill, Kent (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ash Mill, Kent)

English Windmills: Keston (b/w photo)
8628777 English Windmills: Keston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keston)

English Windmills: Herne Mill (b/w photo)
8628773 English Windmills: Herne Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herne Mill)

English Windmills: Kingsdown (b/w photo)
8628771 English Windmills: Kingsdown (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingsdown)

English Windmills: Ringwold, Ripple Mill (b/w photo)
8628770 English Windmills: Ringwold, Ripple Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ringwold, Ripple Mill)

English Windmills: Smarden (b/w photo)
8628768 English Windmills: Smarden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smarden)

English Windmills: Delce Mill, Rochester (b/w photo)
8628767 English Windmills: Delce Mill, Rochester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delce Mill, Rochester)

The old mill (engraving)
8652569 The old mill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old mill. Illustration for Home Words (1885).); © Look and Learn

Hambledon Weir and Mills (b/w photo)
8650645 Hambledon Weir and Mills (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hambledon Weir and Mills)

Switzerland, 1900s: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho)
8662851 Switzerland, 1900s: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne)

Promenades Aeriennes, 1817 (engraving on paper)
7485279 Promenades Aeriennes, 1817 (engraving on paper) by Garneray, Louis (1783-1857); 26x43 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Windmill (Zandwegemolen). 1860
7142344 Windmill (Zandwegemolen). 1860.; (add.info.: Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Landscape in the Lueneburg Heath with heather and a mill, Lower Saxony, Germany
7280158 Landscape in the Lueneburg Heath with heather and a mill, Lower Saxony, Germany; Private Collection; (add.info.: Landscape in the Lueneburg Heath with heather and a mill, Lower Saxony)

An engraving depicting a smock mill with fantail, used for grinding corn, 19th century
5310766 An engraving depicting a smock mill with fantail, used for grinding corn, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1860); Universal History Archive/UIG

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