Quarrying Collection (#3)

Advert, Nicol Esplin, Aerial Cableways, Arbroath, Scotland
Advert for Nicol Esplin, Aerial Cableways, Leysmill, Arbroath, Scotland. 1905

The Marble Quarry, Iona (oil on canvas)
1128194 The Marble Quarry, Iona (oil on canvas) by Cameron, David Young (1865-1945); 102.5x128 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; Scottish

Slate quarries, Bethesda, North Wales (engraving)
6030685 Slate quarries, Bethesda, North Wales (engraving) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slate quarries, Bethesda)

Quarry near Montmartre, 1865 (etching with drypoint on laid paper)
4073460 Quarry near Montmartre, 1865 (etching with drypoint on laid paper) by Chifflart, Francois Nicolas (1825-1901); 23.9x31.9 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Channeling, a New England granite quarry, c. 1908 (b / w photo)
5053968 Channeling, a New England granite quarry, c.1908 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concord, New Hampshire); American, out of copyright

Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien (engraving)
2789138 Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tour De France D Un Petit Parisien)

Penrhyn Slate Quarries, near Bethesda, North Wales (engraving)
3100195 Penrhyn Slate Quarries, near Bethesda, North Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penrhyn Slate Quarries, near Bethesda, North Wales)

Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and industrialis who invented dynamite (chromolitho)
1094321 Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and industrialis who invented dynamite (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)

Basque quarrymen at work (chromolitho)
2788878 Basque quarrymen at work (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basque quarrymen at work. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Carrara marble (chromolitho)
2782524 Carrara marble (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrara marble. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Basalt (chromolitho)
2782520 Basalt (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basalt. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c. 1890-1900 (b / w photo)
ALI234801 Group of quarriers at work in one of the quarries of Ravaccione, c.1890-1900 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Carrara, Tuscany, Italy; Alinari

Extracting Sainte-Anne Marble from a Quarry (oil on canvas)
MMT207043 Extracting Sainte-Anne Marble from a Quarry (oil on canvas) by Defrance, Leonard (1735-1805); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Broughton Moor Green Slate Quarry blasted; Coniston; ICI experiment slate is forced out by the explosion at the tunnel entrance; the roof goes up, and then drops. September 1951 P005351

A limestone quarry in Derbyshire, England. Limestone is used extensively for making fertiliser and tarmac. Date: 1950s

One of the chief industries of Derbyshire is the quarrying of limestone, for many and varied purposes. This busy quarry, at Worksworth, is one of the oldest established in Britain. Date: 1950s

General view of the limestone quarry near Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Date: 1950s

Carrara, from the City Flags series (N6) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen 1909
Rubislaw Quarry, located at the Hill of Rubislaw in the west end of the Scottish city of Aberdeen. Date: 1909

CARBONATE OF LIME QUARRY
Working in a carbonate of lime quarry, Norfolk. Date: 1930s

Quarring in Paris
Men working with pick-axes in a quarry near Paris. Date: 1870

PORTLAND QUARRY: STRATA
PORTLAND Diagram showing rock strata at the quarries Date: circa 1830s

QUARRY TRAM, PORTLAND
PORTLAND Large stones transported by rail on trolleys winched from the quarry Date: circa 1850

QUARRYING AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Dorset. Large stones quarried and transported by rail Date: 1830s

The world-famed marble quarries at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The world-famed marble quarries at Carrara, Italy, c1909. Carrara on the Carrione River in Tuscany is notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there

Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874....the furnace on Hunlocks Creek, Nanticoke ferry, Danville, the hemlock-gatherers, the stone-quarry, etc

Marble Quarry in Vermont, near Proctor - Largest Single Quarry Opening, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Marble Quarry in Vermont, near Proctor - Largest Single Quarry Opening, c1930s. In the early 19th century, small high-quality marble deposits were discovered in the area

Beneath one of the the sheer stone faces ofs Hostal quarry
A woman photographer looks very small beneath one of the the sheer stone faces ofs Hostal stone quarry, Ciutedella, Menorca Date: 2008

Quarry in Alt-Matzleinsdorf, with the parish church of St Florian in Vienna, 1814-1815, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Austria

Bakewell, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Bakewell, c1910. Many Mines and Quarries in the neighbourhood. Population, 3, 070. Industrial scene near Bakewell in Derbyshire

Bringing Down Marble from the Quarries to Carrara, 1911 (oil on canvas)
3471228 Bringing Down Marble from the Quarries to Carrara, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 71.4x91.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1896. Artist: John Wickens
Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Ruston-Bucyrus 110-RB face shovel loading a Euclid dumper, Steetley quarry, Nottinghamshire, 1967. Euclid trucks originated in the USA

Dressing slate at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Dressing slate at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. The photograph shows a quarry worker cleaving the slate to reduce the slate to the desired width

Quarrying slate by hand at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. Two quarry workers use traditional methods to split the slate into sections

Steetley limestone quarry, Kadeby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. Limestone was quarried at the Steetley site in Kadeby

The Quarry, 1923. Artist: Henri Rousseau
The Quarry, 1923. From Modern French Painters, by Jan Gordon. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1923]

Allihies, Co Cork, Ireland; Old Mine Building

Quarry workers, Boma, Belgian Congo, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Book of Trades, The Quarry Man. 1841

Quarry in countryside, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, September

Conveyor belt at cement works
Cement production. View of a conveyor belt carrying partly crushed limestone at a cement works. The limestone is fired in a furnace before being used as a base for making cement

Railway tunnel, Oakeley Slate Quarry, North Wales
Entrance to a railway tunnel, built in 1879, which goes right under the main workings of Oakeley Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales

Dorothea Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
View of the Dorothea Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales, with the engine house at the centre

The Stone Quarries, Craigleith, near Edinburgh: From Which the New Town was Built, 1829. Artist: W Wallis
The Stone Quarries, Craigleith, near Edinburgh: From Which the New Town was Built, 1829. Located two miles north-west of Edinburgh city centre, Craigleith Quarry was active for over 300 years

Quarrymen, c1900 (1902). Artist: Robert Hermann Sterl
Quarrymen, c1900 (1902). From The Studio Volume 25 [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1902.]

Ralph Allen, 18th century British entrepreneur and philanthropist, 19th or early 20th century. Allen (1693-1764) made two fortunes

Quarry, Naperville, Illinois, USA. Artist: The Universal Photo Art Company
Quarry, Naperville, Illinois, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

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Quarrying, a timeless practice that has shaped landscapes and fueled industries for centuries. From the rugged Polkanuggo Quarry in Stithians, Cornwall to the picturesque Buddon Wood in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, these locations hold stories of labor and perseverance. In September 1902, at Polkanuggo Quarry in Stithians, Cornwall, the air was filled with anticipation as workers prepared to extract precious materials from deep within the earth. The echoes of their tools reverberated through time, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very fabric of this historic site. Meanwhile, in Dinorwig Slate Quarry nestled amidst North Wales' majestic scenery, a lone figure tirelessly toiled against nature's might. With each strike of his pickaxe and every load he carried on his back, he contributed to an industry that built nations. Venturing further south along England's coast lies Pulpit Rock - Portland Bill. Here stands a testament to man's ingenuity as quarrying techniques were employed to shape nature itself into magnificent structures that defy gravity. Moving westward towards Bethesda in Snowdonia lies Penrhyn quarry - an awe-inspiring sight that stretches as far as the eye can see. This colossal slate quarry holds its place among giants and remains one of Wales' most iconic landmarks. General view of Dinorwig Slate Quarry showcases not only its sheer magnitude but also highlights how human determination can conquer even the harshest terrains. It serves as a reminder that our quest for resources knows no bounds when it comes to shaping our world. Wheal Coates Mine in St Agnes tells tales of Cornish miners who delved deep underground searching for tin treasures beneath their feet. Their bravery and resilience are forever etched into this coastal landscape where history meets natural beauty. Across borders we find ourselves transported to Apuan Alps in Tuscany where blocks were meticulously cut from marble quarries, destined to be transformed by the hands of masters like Michelangelo.