Spade Collection (#2)

British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures
FLO4974651 British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures. As desrcibed by Sir William Hamilton

Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas of Russia, 1910s (b/w photo)
5669290 Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas of Russia, 1910s (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wooden butter spade
3732518 Wooden butter spade; (add.info.: Engraving depicting wooden butter spade. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Trades: Navvy (colour litho)
8641505 Trades: Navvy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Navvy. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All Trades)

New Zealand, 1890s: Prospectors trying a Dish (b/w photo)
8662635 New Zealand, 1890s: Prospectors trying a Dish (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospectors trying a Dish)

A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634925 A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s)

Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park
FLO4616286 Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Flora, crowned with a garden of flowers, offering floral tributes to three figures - Botany (shown holding an alembic)
FLO4563185 Flora, crowned with a garden of flowers, offering floral tributes to three figures - Botany (shown holding an alembic)

Miner's Tools (engraving)
8637292 Miner's Tools (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miner's Tools)

First World War 1914-1918: Belgian King Albert I and his General Staff work on the trenches on the Yser River
XEE4170280 First World War 1914-1918: Belgian King Albert I and his General Staff work on the trenches on the Yser River, 1914 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War 1914-1918)

Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration
FLO4611575 Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. British soldiers laying a light railway line near Boesinghe, Belgium, July 28, 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres)

British women tending fat boilers at front, 24 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British women tending fat boilers at front, 24 Jul 1917. Members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps tending fat boilers situated outdoors in an infantry camp in Rouen, France on July 24

Mabel Garrison, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Garrison, 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963), digging a spade into the ground at a demonstration garden next to the U.S.S

German soldiers in the Aisne District, 26 Dec 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German soldiers in the Aisne District, 26 Dec 1914 (date created or published later). German soldiers with a shelter in the Aisne District, France during World War I

"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. "Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864
"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. The sun is sinking-in the wintry sky, And all the landscape lies enwrapp'd in snow; The day is dying, and to see it die Come youth and age

The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Chaudiere Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudiere, 1864. Forty-eight years ago a woman, engaged in washing, found a large nugget of gold

Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Probably shows a project to dig demonstration trenches in Central Park, New York City

Belg.[i.e. Belgium], burying horses after battle, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Belg.[i.e. Belgium], burying horses after battle, 1914. People looking at a dead horse in the road after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12

Apostle of Prosperity, engraved by Gustav Fuchs, published 1903 (colour litho)
NYH185435 Apostle of Prosperity, engraved by Gustav Fuchs, published 1903 (colour litho); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne des Environs de Triste, en Istrie, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne des Environs de Triste, en Istrie, c1797

Gardener with pipe and spade, garden figure. Creator: Anon
Gardener with pipe and spade, garden figure

"What's O'Clock? What's O'Clock?" - drawn by Godwin, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
"What's O'Clock? What's O'Clock?" - drawn by Godwin, 1860. In this little Sketch, so unpretending in character, yet so charming for its very simplicity, Mr

The Sower, 19th century. Creator: Franz Kellerhoven
The Sower, 19th century

Portraits, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Portraits, 1857. From periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 23, 5 July 1857

Farmer and wife of South Beveland, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar
Farmer and wife of South Beveland, 1803-c.1899. In traditional costume of the Zeeland island of Zuid-Beveland. The farmer holds a spade in his hand

Soldiers dig a trench, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Soldiers dig a trench, 1832, (1833). Ouverture de la troisieme paralelle'. Opening of the third parallel. Explosion displacing the gabions of the palisade

Church Interior, 1844. Creator: Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove
Church Interior, 1844

La hauteur de Douaumont vue du la Chaume, 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
La hauteur de Douaumont vue du la Chaume, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

C'est bien agréable de jardiner, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
C'est bien agreable de jardiner, 19th century. The Pleasures of the Countryside by Daumier - It is pleasant to garden

Woman (Aeltien?) standing next to death in St Michael's Church, Zwolle, c.1671. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Woman (Aeltien?) standing next to death in St Michael's Church, Zwolle, c.1671. Woman standing in the choir of the Sint-Michaelskerk, possibly the artist's sister Aleida or Aeltien ter Borch

Les peperes de la route, 1916. Creator: Georges Leroux
Les peperes de la route, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Commencement of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, 1856. Notwithstanding the heavy rain, which began at an early hour and continued without the slightest intermission all day

Scheveningen women digging in a potato field, 1874. Creator: Philip Lodewijk Jacob Frederik Sadee
Scheveningen women digging in a potato field, 1874

Owen, F.D. Public Buildings And Grounds Custodian of The Flags, Left, Planting Tree, Presid
F.D. Owen, Public Buildings And Grounds Custodian of The Flags, left, Planting Tree, President [Woodrow] Wilson, 1913. Wilson is holding the spade

Russia War Pictures - Women, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Russia War Pictures - Women, 1917. Russian women working on the railway - the woman in the centre has bare feet

Vous n'avez pas besoin de me rappeler ses titres... 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous n'avez pas besoin de me rappeler ses titres... 1871. You don't need to remind me of his titles

Vous n'avez pas besoin de me rappeler ses titres... 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous n'avez pas besoin de me rappeler ses titres... 1871. You don't need to remind me of his titles

Leonard D.Mahon with Steel Helmet He Invented That Could Be Used As Shovel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Leonard D.Mahon with Steel Helmet He Invented That Could Be Used As Shovel, 1917

Leonard D. Mahon with steel helmet he invented that could be used as shovel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Leonard D
Leonard D. Mahon with steel helmet he invented that could be used as shovel, 1917

People by a Road, 1893. Creator: H. A. Brendekilde
People by a Road, 1893

The Gallant Gardener, c. 1711-1712. Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Gallant Gardener, c. 1711-1712

The Lifeboat is Taken through the Dunes, 1883. Creator: Michael Peter Ancher
The Lifeboat is Taken through the Dunes, 1883

Burying the Dead. Creator: Conrad Meyer
Burying the Dead

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

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"From Welsh Women Road Builders to Royal Engineers: The Spade's Enduring Legacy" In the heart of South Wales, the spade has long been a symbol of resilience and hard work. It witnessed the determination of Welsh women road builders as they paved their way through challenging terrains, leaving behind a lasting mark on their communities. During World War I, it became an indispensable tool for the Rifle Brigade in their strategic positions along the Western Front. With each dig, these brave soldiers fortified their defenses and protected countless lives amidst the chaos of war. Meanwhile, in literature, it found its place in Sense and Sensibility as a gardener's trusted companion. Just like Elinor Dashwood's beloved Edward Ferrars, this humble implement proved essential for nurturing life and tending to nature's beauty. The it also played a vital role during times of social unrest. In 1921, amidst strikes that shook South Wales' coal industry to its core, it was wielded by determined miners who tirelessly picked coal from waste tips – an act of defiance against adversity. When World War II erupted, it took center stage once again with the iconic "Dig for Victory" poster urging citizens to cultivate victory gardens using this very tool. Its handle became a symbol of hope and self-sufficiency during dark times. Over time, technology evolved but never replaced its significance. A man with a mechanical digger in a muddy field reminded us that progress may change our methods but not our reliance on this timeless instrument. Even our furry friends recognize its importance. Picture No. 11992900 captures a golden retriever proudly holding onto his spade while building sandcastles at the beach – reminding us that even playtime can be enriched by embracing tradition. Beyond physical labor or leisurely pursuits lies another facet tied to paper money itself – French Alarmists saw John Bull clutching banknotes tightly with one hand while gripping his trusty spade with the other.