Work Collection (#4)

Woad production, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire NMR02_01_00009
Algarkirk, Lincolnshire. A group of man and women cropping woad and collecting it in large wicker baskets. The earliest woad production in Britain dates from the Iron Age

Farm worker fiddling trifolium [clover] seed, September 1933 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N7878

Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316
LOWER CADSDEN, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. View of people in a field, including farm workers taking a break from harvesting, with a smart lady and gentleman

Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818
ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London

Canal workers N070949
STOURPORT, Worcestershire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, showing workers building a canal c.1770

ITVs World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies with five women who work with him. Pictured with Dickie, Dinah Quinnen (Dickies secretary), Linda King, Sue Turner, Carole Chessun and Carolyne Astbury

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Ramming sand in preparation for the special welding operation used to repair the broken lever at the Works of the Steel Co. of Wales, 23rd January 1958

Port Talbot Steelworks. Circa 1958

Nick Davies foreign editor of the Daily Mirror talks to Nick Fullagar. 28th October 1991

The switchboard at the Newcastle Telephone Exchange. 24th Januaray 1931

Miners coming off shift at the end of a hard day at the coal face. Circa 1960s

Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. Around 1900
A view of the quarry face showing workers holding the tools of their trade while dressing stones. Blocks of granite are ready to be moved using the cranes based at the edge of the quarry

Mousehole harbour looking landward, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Harbour full of fishing boats and fishing gear, with the boats drawn up at low tide. Working boats with PZ numbers can be seen, some with sails hoisted

Kentish Town, 1960s FF003351
A man on stepladders re-painting the exterior of a business premises in Kentish Town, London. 1960s. Photographer, John Gay

Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06816
Rotherhithe Tunnel, Shadwell, London. A view of the bulkhead from inside during construction

Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch

Young man in a suit and without shirt kneeling on a couch

BLACKSMITHS, c1903. Two blacksmiths making a metal hoop, possibly for a wagon wheel. Photograph, c1903

BARBER SHOP, 1920. American barber shop

Shoreham harbour BB060001
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

Woods Restaurant a97_05220
Woods Restaurant, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. Interior with group seated at a table and waiting staff. Photographed by Alfred Newton & Son, 1902

Kings Cross Station - cleaning the roof August 1932

St Giles Cripplegate FF003274
The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative

Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122
Mr Richard Harvey and workers harvesting at Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900-'1. Alfred Newton & Son. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Cider press, Hillgrove, West Sussex, November 1933 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8163

Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread! : Russian Soviet poster
RUSSIA: COLLECTIVE FARM. " Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread!" : Russian Soviet poster, 1947, by Mikhail Solovyov

FEATHERS, 18th CENTURY. A French plumassier. Line engraving, French, 18th century

Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroad
Chinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839
This woman, working as a post lady, is emptying a post box at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall

Mattress delivery vans BL14021
HEAL AND SON LIMITED, 195-199 Tottenham Court Road, London. Staff and horse-drawn wagons loaded with mattresses and bedding made at the site, posing in the courtyard

Sandwich board men 1910 BL21037b
WARDOUR STREET, London. A line of men standing outside Mitchell Motors Company (114 Wardour Street), wearing sandwich boards advertising United International Motors Ltd

Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001
CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, Greater London. Two women filling a Sirocco roaster with coffee beans at the factory of J Lyons and Company

Lazaretto Creek Fishing Port, Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America, North America

Thatching a church, Suffolk BB98_14595
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatchers at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church view from the south east. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949

Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatcher at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949

An old Kikuyu lady picks coffee Taken in the 1960 s, this photograph depicts a traditional form of dress and ear ornaments among Kikuyu women, which has completely disappeared

Sea Otter - Using tool cracking clam on rock. California, USA Mo82
TOM-788 Sea Otter - Using tool to crack clam on rock California

Silchester Roman City Walls J950066
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS, Hampshire. Building the wall. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper

Lambeth Suspension Bridge CC73_00496
LAMBETH SUSPENSION BRIDGE, London. The bridge was constructed across the River Thames in 1861-2. In the foreground a crane unloads bricks from a barge onto a horse drawn cart

Great Northern Central Hospital 1888 BL08708
GREAT NORTHERN CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Holloway Road, London. Interior view of the number 2 Male Ward showing nursing staff and patients. Photographed by Bedford Lemere, 11th June 1888

Hammering Man sculpture, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09
CUNARD SHELL WORKS, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside. Women manufacturing shell casings, 1917. Bedford Lemere

Dining Al Fresco DD88_00551
Le Cafe Des Amis Du Vin, Hanover Place, Covent Garden, City Of Westminster, Greater London. Dining al fresco

Rover factory JLP01_01_045_32
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An interior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, showing workers polishing Rover P4 series cars

Engraving glass JLP01_08_061032a
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. John Hutton engraving a panel of glass on the West Screen at Coventry Cathedral

Potter Bridget Appleby and the staff of the Briglin Pottery Crawford Street, Marylebone, London, showing of their Harold Wilson commemoration mugs

Cargo Fleet Works, British Steel Corporation, 23rd February 1981

Teenage girl from Toxteth in Liverpool, Merseyside, delivering newspapers on a paper round. December 1969 Z12115

Samuel John Goviers photographic van by an unidentified cottage
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall

Samuel John Goviers father, Samuel Govier
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall

Samuel John Govier posed in fancy dress on his bicycle
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall

Tresahor Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall. 1903-1904
A general view of the quarry with the crane used for moving the granite blocks. Part of the Freeman & Sons, Penryn Collection. Photographer: Unknown

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 1931. Steelworkers on girders of the Empire State Building, New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1931

CHIMNEY SWEEP, 1890. American advertisement for Pears Soap, 1890

McCORMICK HARVESTER. Demonstration of the horse-drawn harvester and binder invented by Cyrus Hall McCormick. Undated photograph

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Dog Siberian Husky Date:

Picture No. 11092442
Dog Bernese Mountain Dog Date:

Picture No. 11092433
Dog Bernese Mountain Dog Date:

At Messrs James Burns Book Binding works at Esher. Gilding the edge. 15 May 1923

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Dog - Siberian Husky three puppies lying on blanket Date:

Picture No. 10867100
Dog - Siberian Husky Musher with Sled dog team racing on trail, swiss alps Date:

Honda Fireblade with custom paint job
Honda AP Fireblade 2008 Blue

Acfords Ltd printers, Industrial Estate, Sussex - interiors
Men working at Acfords Ltd printers, Industrial Estate, Sussex. Showing the interior of the workshop Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS0752-3

Give first priority to gathering the Soviet harvest! : Russian Soviet poster
RUSSIA: COLLECTIVE FARM. " Give first priority to gathering the Soviet harvest!" : Russian Soviet poster, 1934, by Maria Voron

Russian World War I war loan poster, 1916, depicting a woman factory worker
WORLD WAR I: LOAN POSTER. Russian World War I war loan poster, 1916, depicting a woman factory worker

Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy
RUSSIA: ANTI-CAPITALIST POSTER, 1920. Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. Line engraving, American, 1862, after a painting by Richard Elmore

PREHISTORIC MAN: TOOLS. Prehistoric men making tools and weapons from flint. Wood engraving, 19th century, after a drawing by Emile Bayard

ALLEGORY OF MERCURY, 1496. Personification of Mercury, the planet of science and the arts. Woodcut from Nicolas Le Rouges Le grand kalendrier des bergieres, Troyes, 1496

BOUDIN: LAUNDRESSES. Laundresses by a Stream. Oil on wood by Eugene Boudin

TENOCHTITLAN (MEXICO CITY). Great Tenochtitlan/The Market: detail from Diego Riveras mural of market day in the Aztec capital. The Great Temple is seen in background

TEXAS: COWBOY, c1910. A cowboy holding a rope around the neck of a bucking bronco on a ranch in Texas. Photograph by Erwin Evans Smith, c1910

Harwoods Factory, Pulborough, July 1942
Staff in shell making factory in Pulborough. Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N21660

Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River
Erie Canal grain-boats towed down the Hudson River to New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from California
Snowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Typesetter at work, 1800s
Setting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Building the railroad to Bismarck, North Dakota, 1870s
Laying railroad track in winter across the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800s
Seeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jacquard loom, 1880s
Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

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"Work: A Tapestry of Time and Struggle" In the spring of 1972, Ms. Magazine graced the shelves with its first issue, marking a pivotal moment in the feminist movement. As women fought for their rightful place in the workforce, this cover served as a powerful symbol of empowerment. Across the Atlantic, in Derbyshire, England, shire horses ploughed through fields with unwavering determination. Their labor spoke volumes about the resilience and dedication required to make ends meet. Meanwhile, an American Socialist poster from 1911 depicted a capitalist pyramid—a stark reminder of societal inequalities that plagued workers during that era. The struggle for fair wages and better working conditions echoed throughout history. Diego Rivera's mural at The Detroit Institute of Arts captured the essence within the automobile industry during the Great Depression. This masterpiece showcased both pride and hardship experienced by countless individuals who relied on this sector for their livelihoods. Gustave Caillebotte's painting "The Floor Planers" transported us back to 1875 Paris where manual labor was essential for progress. It highlighted how every stroke had purpose—each worker contributing to society's advancement. The Oseberg replica Viking ship reminded us that work has evolved over centuries; it represented exploration and trade routes carved out by brave sailors who risked everything for prosperity. Fast forward to more recent times—the iconic Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic became synonymous with hard work paying off—an emblematic vehicle representing success achieved through perseverance and dedication. At Butler's Wharf on pay day, workers eagerly awaited their well-earned wages—a momentary respite from daily struggles but also a reminder that financial stability remained elusive for many even then. Diego Rivera once again left his mark with a mural depicting pre-Columbian life in Mexico City—a testament to indigenous civilizations' industriousness long before modern notions emerged.