Profession Collection (page 6)

Miners working in the gypsum mine, Mountfield, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676051 Miners working in the gypsum mine, Mountfield, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miners working in the gypsum mine, Mountfield)

Furnace in a Sussex brickworks (b/w photo)
8676026 Furnace in a Sussex brickworks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnace in a Sussex brickworks)

Sussex moss collectors (b/w photo)
8676024 Sussex moss collectors (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sussex moss collectors)

District nurse doing duty on a houseboat in Chichester harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676016 District nurse doing duty on a houseboat in Chichester harbour, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

London's nightly wash (b/w photo)
8676180 London's nightly wash (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London's nightly wash: street cleaning outside the Law Courts, Strand)

Horse-driven pug-mill at the Mark Cross brickyard, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676133 Horse-driven pug-mill at the Mark Cross brickyard, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald (b/w photo)
8676097 Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald)

Remaking the Great North Road (b/w photo)
8675901 Remaking the Great North Road (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remaking the Great North Road)

How films are made (litho)
8675850 How films are made (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How films are made. Illustration from How it is Made, by Ellison Hawks (Odhams Press Limited)

The making of a sound film (litho)
8675790 The making of a sound film (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The making of a sound film)

Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa, 1872 (litho)
8663727 Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa, 1872 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of the Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa, 1872)

Trevithick's traction engine driving a threshing machine (litho)
8663708 Trevithick's traction engine driving a threshing machine (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany (colour litho)
8663649 Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany (colour litho) by Saltzmann, Carl (1847-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany)

Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo)
8663595 Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sardine industry in Brittany, France)

Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece (litho)
8663782 Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith's workshop in ancient Greece)

Prospecting (woodcut)
8663778 Prospecting (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospecting. From De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola, 1556)

Mining (woodcut)
8663753 Mining (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mining. From De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola, 1557)

Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663905 Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg)

Embossing press, 18th Century (engraving)
8663700 Embossing press, 18th Century (engraving) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embossing press, 18th Century. From Denis Diderot's Encyclopedie, 1771)

Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho)
8663511 Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest, Germany)

A corner of a taxidermist's shop in Camden Town (b/w photo)
8664256 A corner of a taxidermist's shop in Camden Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The animals went in one by one)

Woodman, spare that tree! (litho)
8655911 Woodman, spare that tree! (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodman, spare that tree! Lovers mourning their special tree as it is felled by a woodman)

Group of working class men (b/w photo)
8655824 Group of working class men (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of working class men)

Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655524 Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry)

Lever-operated bellows (woodcut)
8655513 Lever-operated bellows (woodcut) by Italian School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lever-operated bellows)

Office rules. Clerks are requested not to overwork themselves (colour litho)
8656615 Office rules. Clerks are requested not to overwork themselves (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Office rules)

Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho)
8656465 Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreaming the happy hours away. Woman at work in a factory)

Medieval steelworks (woodcut)
8655509 Medieval steelworks (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval steelworks)

What the butler heard (colour litho)
8656611 What the butler heard (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What the butler heard)

Trades: Soldier (colour litho)
8641507 Trades: Soldier (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All Trades)

Trades: Signalman (colour litho)
8641504 Trades: Signalman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signalman. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

Trades: Engineer (colour litho)
8641502 Trades: Engineer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engineer. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

Trades: Bricklayer (colour litho)
8641499 Trades: Bricklayer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bricklayer. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

Employment of a Carguero (engraving)
8667601 Employment of a Carguero (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Employment of a Carguero)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8713000 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

A post office, sorting the mail, 1904 (print)
7422839 A post office, sorting the mail, 1904 (print); (add.info.: Science. Communication. A post office, sorting the mail. Calendar, France, 1904.); © Archives Charmet

Shark Fishing, Nassau Bar, publ. 1887 (print)
2603567 Shark Fishing, Nassau Bar, publ. 1887 (print) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: After a sketch by Winslow Homer. From The Century Magazine, published 1887)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293402 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cooks in the kitchen. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Windsor union workhouse, 1841
3480133 Windsor union workhouse, 1841; (add.info.: Windsor union workhouse, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Poor house, 1833
3480143 Poor house, 1833; (add.info.: Poor house (workhouses) in England, 1833.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith
3480134 Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith; (add.info.: Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith)

Workhouse inmates, 1884
3479644 Workhouse inmates, 1884; (add.info.: Workhouse inmates, England, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850
3478062 A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a creche set up by the East London Mission. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850
3478041 A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a creche set up by the East London Mission. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets
3473164 The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets, from L'Univers Illustre, pub

Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884
3478851 Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884; (add.info.: Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, Bristol, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869
3478849 Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869; (add.info.: Northampton Shoe Making: Middleman's factory. 1869. Middleman took work in from larger factories)

A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench, 19th century (engraving)
FLO4577862 A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Turner using a tour a pedale - A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle)

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"Unveiling the Professions: A Glimpse into Victorian Occupations and Beyond" Step back in time as we explore the diverse world of professions through intriguing hints from history. From a daring dentist pulling a tooth, to a meticulous Victorian gardener tending Chelmsford's greenery with his trusty watering can, each image reveals a unique facet of professional life. In the bustling kitchen of "Too Many Cooks, " culinary experts orchestrate an exquisite symphony of flavors, while Gracie Fields' Home and Orphanage in Peacehaven, Sussex showcases the compassionate work done by caregivers who nurture young hearts. The striking portrait of Rosemary Kennedy by Angus McBean reminds us that artists too have their own profession – capturing emotions on canvas for eternity. Meanwhile, the wheelwright engraving transports us to an era when skilled craftsmen meticulously crafted wheels with precision and care. Journeying across borders, we find ourselves in Square du Petit Sablon, Brussels where ceramic artist works her magic at her workshop in Geisenhausen, Bavaria. With deft hands on a potter's wheel, she shapes clay into stunning vases that will grace homes far and wide. Witnessing signwriters at work brings forth appreciation for those who transform words into artistry through skillful brushstrokes. And as surveyors gather in a circle during meetings depicted in miniature form or within Ms. Lat 209 fol. 11r The Professions from De Sphaera (vellum), we glimpse their dedication towards mapping out our ever-changing landscapes. Finally, let us not forget the old city bellman of Norwich whose melodic chimes once guided townsfolk through their daily routines – reminding us that even seemingly simple occupations hold great significance within communities. Through these captivating glimpses into various professions spanning different eras and locations around Europe and beyond; we celebrate the diversity and importance of every occupation - past and present.