Shovels Collection (#2)

Ballast-heavers 1850s
Ballast-heavers or also named as mudlarks at work, labourers dredging the River Thames for the opportunity of finding something valuable amongst the mud

Saint Fiacre (chromolitho)
964274 Saint Fiacre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Fiacre, Irish saint; France, 15t century. Drawn by Ciappori, lithography by Thurwanger)

Agriculture lesson (chromolitho)
964242 Agriculture lesson (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agriculture lesson (La Lecon d agriculture), 15th-century France

The Road Sweeper. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Chimney Sweeps, Thomas Tattenham, trade card (engraving)
984064 Chimney Sweeps, Thomas Tattenham, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chimney Sweeps, Thomas Tattenham)

An aged man standing on the brink of a grave (engraving)
979832 An aged man standing on the brink of a grave (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An aged man standing on the brink of a grave)

Kelp Burning (oil on canvas)
6198539 Kelp Burning (oil on canvas) by Henderson, Joseph (1832-1908); 119.4x180.3 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English

Studies of Men at Work (pencil & w / c on brown paper)
1214644 Studies of Men at Work (pencil & w/c on brown paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 16.5x17.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

The dramas of mining, a wagon that crashes into a coal mine, near Birmingham (colour litho)
2815391 The dramas of mining, a wagon that crashes into a coal mine, near Birmingham (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of mining)

Men digging trenches (b / w photo)
NAM280946 Men digging trenches (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from an album of 168 photographs and ephemera)

Educational poster for a school showing bakers at work and tools of the bakery trade
CHT404273 Educational poster for a school showing bakers at work and tools of the bakery trade (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Equipe De Terrassiers (colour photo)
2817455 Equipe De Terrassiers (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Equipe De Terrassiers)

Sugar-Making at the Counterslip Refinery, Bristol (engraving)
1621085 Sugar-Making at the Counterslip Refinery, Bristol (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sugar-Making at the Counterslip Refinery, Bristol)

The Worker (pencil & w / c on paper)
1213877 The Worker (pencil & w/c on paper) by Marsh, Arthur Hardwick (1842-1909); 18.1x28.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

A gardener leaning on his shovel, c. 1600 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874291 A gardener leaning on his shovel, c.1600 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Aqa Riza (fl.1580-1620); 15.8 x8.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Gardener Harvesting, pub. Erfurt in Thuringia, 1753-55 (engraving)
1123824 Gardener Harvesting, pub. Erfurt in Thuringia, 1753-55 (engraving) by Reicharts, Christian (fl.1753-55); Private Collection; (add.info)

With a Great Army (litho)
1599581 With a Great Army (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: With a Great Army, a Novel Frying-Pan, a New Use for the Spade)

Clear Your Doorstep, Mum? (engraving)
1604468 Clear Your Doorstep, Mum? (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clear Your Doorstep, Mum)

The Gold-Seekers Christmas, His Dream of Her (litho)
1600637 The Gold-Seekers Christmas, His Dream of Her (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold-Seekers Christmas, His Dream of Her)

Rat hunters (engraving)
820064 Rat hunters (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rat hunters, to the president and members of the Royal Academy)

Italian Harvesters Travelling, c. 1924 (pencil & chalk on paper)
3082107 Italian Harvesters Travelling, c.1924 (pencil & chalk on paper) by Nixon, Job (1891-1938); 49.5x72.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Adam and Eve forced to work, panel from the Porta Magna, c. 1430 (marble)
778374 Adam and Eve forced to work, panel from the Porta Magna, c.1430 (marble) by Quercia, Jacopo della (c.1372-1438); San Petronio, Bologna, Italy; Alinari

Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia
867768 Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia, summer 1864 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho)
2783542 The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The ways of Civilization (colour litho)
2778402 The ways of Civilization (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ways of Civilization)

A rustic duel in the depths of a coal mine took place in Saint Etienne (colour litho)
2778021 A rustic duel in the depths of a coal mine took place in Saint Etienne (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Work at the Bakalskii mine: a family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts
698954 Work at the Bakalskii mine: a family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts, working at the iron mines in the Bakaly hills, Ural Mountains, Russian Empire, 1910 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

The Preston Guild Festival (engraving)
1622050 The Preston Guild Festival (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Preston Guild Festival)

Labourers and carpenters (chromolitho)
964101 Labourers and carpenters (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Labourers and carpenters (Laboureurs et Charpentiers), an 11th century depiction

Peasants and gardeners (chromolitho)
964200 Peasants and gardeners (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants and gardeners, 14th-century Belgian depiction)

A Winter-Morning, - Shovelling Out, published 1871. Creator: George A. Avery
A Winter-Morning, - Shovelling Out, published 1871

building africa
Lorenzo Grifantini

StillLife
Mingwen Dong

Couple
Shahabeddin Montazeri AFIAP

Working time
Kajol Dey

Icy pavements in Middlesbrough. 1971

A band of caring schoolboys from Sacred Heart RC Secondary School in Redcar are helping old folk beat the big freeze. The youngsters bent their backs to clear the pathways for pensioners living near

Pupils of Marsden Junior School lead the tree-planting army, they planted trees near the Tunnel End Marsden under the guidance of countryside warden Michael O Rourke. 19th January 1988

Battle of Albert the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme. Our Picture Shows: British troops in a communication trench before an attack. Circa 1st July 1916

Housing slums in the Gorbals district of Glasgow where the children have grouped together to build themselves a playground August 1970

A snowy countryside lane near Coventry. Two men try to clear away the snow. 3rd January 1963

Trimmers on board the Camberwell levelling a hatch off at the Tyne Improvement Commissioners Staithes, Tyne Dock. The cargo is for the Metropolitan Gas Company

Everybody is helping to win the vital battle for fuel and power. Coal trimmers work overtime to load a collier at the Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Staithes, Sunderland

Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852. Creators: Charles Christian Nahl, August Wenderoth
Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852

Casey Jones on Board Date: 1948

Preparing for the Snow-Ball Fight by Charles Robinson
Illustration titled Preparing for the Snow-Ball Fight. This image shows a group of children making a pile of snow balls in preparation for a fight

Placer Mining By Oldtimers
An example of placer mining for gold, with three men, named Spriggs, Lamb, and Dillon, working alongside a sluice box, Rockerville, South Dakota, 1889. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Beach Pail And Shovel, Humberside, England

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"Shovels: Unearthing Stories of Digging, Building, and Resilience" Digging Golf Bunker: From fairways to sand traps, shovels shape the challenges of golf courses worldwide. WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, London: Shovels become tools for patriotism as communities unite to recycle cans during wartime. Pyne - Coal Heavers: The unsung heroes wielding shovels in coal mines fueling the Industrial Revolution. The Gravediggers: Silent witnesses of life's end, shovels honorably lay loved ones to rest with dignity and respect. On The Plage: Sun-soaked beaches witness playful hands digging into golden sands with trusty shovels by our side. Gang of men with shovels planting tomatoes, Evesham: A fruitful harvest begins as a united force wields their trusted shovels for bountiful gardens. Hardy Patent Pick Co. , mining tools 1890s: In the depths of darkness and danger underground, sturdy shovels pave the way for progress and prosperity. 8, and is too Late to Fill in the Well After the Calf has Drowned, c. 1594 (oil on panel): A timeless reminder that preparedness is key; shovel before it's too late. Spring (oil on panel): As nature awakens from its slumber each year, eager gardeners embrace their beloved shovels to bring forth new life and beauty. A major construction disaster in Milan. . search for twelve workers buried under ruins (colour litho): Amidst tragedy's aftermath, brave souls dig through rubble using their trusty companions – saving lives against all odds. Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue. . 1942 Creator Gordon Parks): Shovel-wielding heroes clear away destruction after calamity strikes, rebuilding hope and resilience. Shovels.