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Worker Collection (page 9)

The worker, a central figure in the capitalist pyramid, has been depicted throughout history in various forms of art and propaganda

Background imageWorker Collection: 52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div., between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div., between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div., between 1917 and c1920. The warehouse of the Army Quartermaster's Effects Bureau which managed the personal effects of soldiers who died in World War I

Background imageWorker Collection: Storage, between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Storage, between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Storage, between 1917 and c1920. The warehouse of the Army Quartermaster's Effects Bureau which managed the personal effects of soldiers who died in World War I

Background imageWorker Collection: A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a paddle shaft for a steam-ship

A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a paddle shaft for a steam-ship, 1865. Illustration representing '...the enormous shaft for the paddles of a steam-ship

Background imageWorker Collection: A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Creator: Unknown

A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Creator: Unknown
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Illustration representing '...the operation of turning a crank-axle in a mighty lathe...The various fitting

Background imageWorker Collection: Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865

Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K

Background imageWorker Collection: Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K

Background imageWorker Collection: H.M.S. Leopard in dock at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown

H.M.S. Leopard in dock at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. Leopard in dock at Shanghai, 1865. 'An officer of H.M.S. Leopard has sent us a sketch of the position of that ship in Muirhead's Dock, Shanghai

Background imageWorker Collection: Landing foreign cattle at the British and Foreign Wharf, near the London Docks, 1865

Landing foreign cattle at the British and Foreign Wharf, near the London Docks, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Landing foreign cattle at the British and Foreign Wharf, near the London Docks, 1865. Illustration of '...the process of unloading a mixed cargo of sheep and cattle from the Magnet

Background imageWorker Collection: The Election Riot in the Great Market-Place at Nottingham, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Election Riot in the Great Market-Place at Nottingham, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Election Riot in the Great Market-Place at Nottingham, 1865. View of the '...disgraceful riot and conflict which took place...when an open-air meeting of the electors

Background imageWorker Collection: London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864

London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Creator: Unknown
London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Illustration of works on '...the great northern outfall on the Essex side of the Thames

Background imageWorker Collection: The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, [Bexley], 1864. View of '...the works at this important outlet for the whole of the sewage drained from the area on the south side of

Background imageWorker Collection: The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill...from the temporary bridge, 1864

The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill...from the temporary bridge, 1864
The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill, viewed from the temporary bridge, [London], 1864. View '...overlooking, on its eastern side

Background imageWorker Collection: The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth,'...designed by Messrs

Background imageWorker Collection: Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama...by our special artist in Japan

Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama...by our special artist in Japan, 1864 Creator: Unknown
Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist in Japan, 1864. 'We engrave...[a] sketch taken by Mr

Background imageWorker Collection: Interior of the Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon - interior, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth,'...designed by Messrs

Background imageWorker Collection: 8:59 AM

8:59 AM
Jurij Bizjak

Background imageWorker Collection: Abstract Above the mountain

Abstract Above the mountain
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: Irregular Pattern

Irregular Pattern
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: Dancing Lines

Dancing Lines
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: Interlacing

Interlacing
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: Abstract From the road

Abstract From the road
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: Abstract Irregular Lines

Abstract Irregular Lines
Lucrecia Caporale

Background imageWorker Collection: tinsmith

tinsmith
Ali Can

Background imageWorker Collection: Fishing (thai binh vietnam)

Fishing (thai binh vietnam)
Sarawut Intarob

Background imageWorker Collection: unrevealed

unrevealed
Asako Naruto

Background imageWorker Collection: Prepare for Fishing

Prepare for Fishing
Muljati Hidajat

Background imageWorker Collection: Rickshaw puller with two clients in the streets of Bangladesh

Rickshaw puller with two clients in the streets of Bangladesh
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Background imageWorker Collection: Hard Winter

Hard Winter
Grigore Roibu

Background imageWorker Collection: Quote Work

Quote Work
Orara Studio

Background imageWorker Collection: The mechanical of Teheran

The mechanical of Teheran
Marco Tagliarino

Background imageWorker Collection: Vietnamese monk picking tea leaves

Vietnamese monk picking tea leaves
Sarawut Intarob

Background imageWorker Collection: Vietnam Fishing Thái Bình

Vietnam Fishing Thái Bình
Sarawut Intarob

Background imageWorker Collection: Quote Awesome Colleague Friend

Quote Awesome Colleague Friend
Orara Studio

Background imageWorker Collection: Quote Awesome Colleague Friday

Quote Awesome Colleague Friday
Orara Studio

Background imageWorker Collection: Quote Accountant

Quote Accountant
Orara Studio

Background imageWorker Collection: Blue

Blue
Racho

Background imageWorker Collection: Men at work #4

Men at work #4
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imageWorker Collection: Men at work #3

Men at work #3
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imageWorker Collection: Dismantling

Dismantling
Haruyo Sakamoto

Background imageWorker Collection: The cyclist

The cyclist
Jan Scheunders

Background imageWorker Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that

Background imageWorker Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject

Background imageWorker Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864....night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

Background imageWorker Collection: B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Shows women railroad workers in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops during World War I in Lorain, Ohio

Background imageWorker Collection: The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, [London], 1864. View from the bottom of Cow-cross and St. John-street towards the south-west

Background imageWorker Collection: Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Men and vehicle repairing a road in Belgium during World War I

Background imageWorker Collection: Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A worker camouflaging a lattice mast on the the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageWorker Collection: The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864. Preparations for...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames




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The worker, a central figure in the capitalist pyramid, has been depicted throughout history in various forms of art and propaganda. From American socialist posters to Diego Rivera's murals at The Detroit Institute of Arts, these artworks shed light on the struggles and triumphs of workers. In 1911, an American Socialist poster showcased the harsh reality faced by workers within the capitalist system. It emphasized the unequal distribution of wealth and power, with a small elite benefiting from the labor of many. Diego Rivera's mural depicting the automobile industry in Detroit during the 1930s captured both the grandeur and hardships experienced by workers. It showcased their tireless efforts amidst towering machinery, highlighting their crucial role in driving industrial progress. During China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao became an iconic symbol for workers' empowerment. A cultural revolution poster portrayed him as a guiding force leading them towards a brighter future. Labour Party posters from 1910 challenged societal inequalities such as House of Lords' rejection of budget reforms. These visuals aimed to rally support for fairer treatment and representation for working-class individuals. From Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall to coal mines in South Wales and England during different time periods, images depict miners enduring grueling conditions underground while contributing to fueling industries above ground. Gustave Caillebotte's painting "The Floor Planers" immortalized manual laborers engaged in mundane yet essential tasks. Their stoic expressions reveal their dedication despite monotonous work environments. Artists like El Lissitzky used powerful imagery such as "Beat the Whites with Red Wedge" to promote communist ideals after World War I. This poster conveyed unity among workers against oppressive forces through its bold design elements. Soviet propaganda posters further highlighted worker mobilization during Stalin's Five-Year Plan era. Vladimir Lyushin's artwork celebrated young communists as shock troops driving economic growth through industrialization efforts. These diverse artworks remind us that workers have played a pivotal role in shaping societies and economies.