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Workman Collection (#3)

"Building Empires, State by State: A Tribute to the Workman" In this captivating illustration from "Railway Ribaldry" by W Heath Robinson

Background imageWorkman Collection: Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Creator: Johns Johnston

Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Creator: Johns Johnston
Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American yacht Defender

Background imageWorkman Collection: Visit of the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred to Messrs. Day and Son's Lithographic Establishment

Visit of the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred to Messrs. Day and Son's Lithographic Establishment, [London], 1856. Royal visit to the printing workshop of the lithographers to the Queen

Background imageWorkman Collection: Roman Workmen Transporting an Antique Imperial Statue from the Colosseum through the... 1866-1867

Roman Workmen Transporting an Antique Imperial Statue from the Colosseum through the... 1866-1867
Roman Workmen Transporting an Antique Imperial Statue from the Colosseum through the Arch of Titus to the Capitoline Museums, 1866-1867

Background imageWorkman Collection: District of Columbia Supreme Court Being Remodeled, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

District of Columbia Supreme Court Being Remodeled, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
District of Columbia Supreme Court Being Remodeled, 1917

Background imageWorkman Collection: Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917

Background imageWorkman Collection: Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917

Background imageWorkman Collection: Scottish Rite Temple - Stone For Sphinx, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Scottish Rite Temple - Stone For Sphinx, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Scottish Rite Temple - Stone For Sphinx, 1913
Scottish Rite Temple - Stone For Sphinx, 1913. Sphinx Stone - Scottish Rite Temple - Washington D.C. - 15.10 x 6.8 x 8.8 = 914.10 cu. ft. Quarried at P-M-B Quarry of the Indiana Quarries Co

Background imageWorkman Collection: Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Creator: Unknown

Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Built in 1917, For The [First World] War, Washington Monument in Background

Background imageWorkman Collection: Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Creator: Unknown

Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Temporary Building, Under Construction...Washington, D.C. 1917. Built in 1917, For The [First World] War, Washington Monument in Background

Background imageWorkman Collection: Two Workmen at Tables (recto), early 1770s. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Two Workmen at Tables (recto), early 1770s. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Two Workmen at Tables (recto), early 1770s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Greeks Working in the ruins of the Acropolis, 1835. Creator: Martinus Rorbye

Greeks Working in the ruins of the Acropolis, 1835. Creator: Martinus Rorbye
Greeks Working in the ruins of the Acropolis, 1835

Background imageWorkman Collection: Drain Diggers, 1885. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring

Drain Diggers, 1885. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
Drain Diggers, 1885

Background imageWorkman Collection: Residence of Mr. And Mrs. William F. Hitt, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Residence of Mr

Residence of Mr. And Mrs. William F. Hitt, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Residence of Mr. And Mrs. William F
Residence of Mr. And Mrs. William F. Hitt, 1914

Background imageWorkman Collection: Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917

Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Preparations for the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President - temporary wooden stands

Background imageWorkman Collection: Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913

Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Preparations for the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President - temporary wooden stands

Background imageWorkman Collection: A Wounded Workman, 1895. Creator: Erik Henningsen

A Wounded Workman, 1895. Creator: Erik Henningsen
A Wounded Workman, 1895

Background imageWorkman Collection: Student shipbuilders at Newport News, Virginia, 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Student shipbuilders at Newport News, Virginia, 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Student shipbuilders at Newport News, Virginia, 1899 or 1900

Background imageWorkman Collection: Construction of the Pont de l'Archeveche, around 1828, current 4th arrondissement, c1823-1833

Construction of the Pont de l'Archeveche, around 1828, current 4th arrondissement, c1823-1833. Creator: Unknown
Construction of the Pont de l'Archeveche, around 1828, current 4th arrondissement, between 1823 and 1833

Background imageWorkman Collection: Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis

Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis
Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendome) de la statue de Louis XIV de Girardon, before 1697

Background imageWorkman Collection: Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis XIV...1699

Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis XIV...1699
Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendome) de la statue de Louis XIV de Girardon, le 16 juillet 1699

Background imageWorkman Collection: Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge, c. 1850. Creator: Hippolyte Lalaisse

Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge, c. 1850. Creator: Hippolyte Lalaisse
Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge, c. 1850

Background imageWorkman Collection: Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902

Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902. Creator: Gaston Brun
Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902

Background imageWorkman Collection: Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Manual labourers leaving Britain for the seat of war in the Crimea....the ranks of the nomadic army of shovellers are continually recruited from

Background imageWorkman Collection: Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield

Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageWorkman Collection: Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield

Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageWorkman Collection: Courcelles gas plant, 1884. Creator: Ernest Jean Delahaye

Courcelles gas plant, 1884. Creator: Ernest Jean Delahaye
Courcelles gas plant, 1884

Background imageWorkman Collection: Long Live the Third International!, 1921. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor

Long Live the Third International!, 1921. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Long Live the Third International!, 1921. [Publisher: Lit. Otdela Politupravleniia Revvoensoveta Respubliki; Place: Moscow] Additional Title(s): Da zdravstvuet III Internatsional!

Background imageWorkman Collection: Sketch for the town hall of Vincennes: the chapel, keep, obelisk, the manoeuvring area... 1898

Sketch for the town hall of Vincennes: the chapel, keep, obelisk, the manoeuvring area... 1898. Creator: Maurice Chabas
Sketch for the town hall of Vincennes: the chapel, keep, obelisk, the manoeuvring area, the fort, the plateau of Gravelles, 1898

Background imageWorkman Collection: Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Works to establish a square, c1890

Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Works to establish a square, c1890

Background imageWorkman Collection: U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Installing Apotheosis of Democracy marble relief sculpture by Paul Wayland Bartlett, Washington DC

Background imageWorkman Collection: U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Capitol - Pediment On House Front; Sculpture By Paul Bartlett, 1916. Installing Apotheosis of Democracy marble relief sculpture by Paul Wayland Bartlett, Washington DC

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageWorkman Collection: Hotel de Salm under construction, around 1786, between 1781 and 1791. Creator: Unknown

Hotel de Salm under construction, around 1786, between 1781 and 1791. Creator: Unknown
Hotel de Salm under construction, around 1786, between 1781 and 1791

Background imageWorkman Collection: Council of National Defense Headquarters Under Construction, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Council of National Defense Headquarters Under Construction, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Council of National Defense Headquarters Under Construction, Washington DC, 1917

Background imageWorkman Collection: Building the avenue de l'Opera, in 1878, 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Paris, 1878. Creator: Unknown

Building the avenue de l'Opera, in 1878, 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Paris, 1878. Creator: Unknown
Building the avenue de l'Opera, in 1878, 1st and 2nd arrondissements, Paris, 1878

Background imageWorkman Collection: Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Background imageWorkman Collection: Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Background imageWorkman Collection: Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933. Creator: Jean Alfred Adler
Mans work: Sketch for the boy's school in rue Kuss, 13th arrondissement of Paris, 1933

Background imageWorkman Collection: Porteurs de farine, scène parisienne, 1885. Creator: Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse

Porteurs de farine, scène parisienne, 1885. Creator: Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse
Porteurs de farine, scene parisienne, 1885

Background imageWorkman Collection: Fitting out 'The Caesar', between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War




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"Building Empires, State by State: A Tribute to the Workman" In this captivating illustration from "Railway Ribaldry" by W Heath Robinson, we witness the ingenuity and dedication of a workman. With his tools in hand, he embodies the spirit of craftsmanship that has shaped our world. Displayed proudly alongside is a trades union membership certificate, symbolizing solidarity and protection for workers' rights. It serves as a reminder of the collective strength that empowers individuals like our workman to strive for better conditions and fair treatment. A snapshot captures another remarkable moment in history - a man diligently working at Dinorwig Slate Quarry in North Wales. His unwavering commitment echoes through time, reminding us that hard work knows no boundaries or limitations. "No Fear" resonates boldly across an inspiring poster advertising Pollards Storefitters. This motto encapsulates the fearless attitude required to tackle any challenge head-on; it reminds us that with determination and resilience, success is within reach. The image of workers splitting slates during World War II evokes memories of unity and sacrifice. These men understood the importance of recycling cans to aid the war effort in East Ham, London – their contribution played an integral role in protecting their nation's freedom. Moving forward in time, construction workers on the foreshore near Workington install power cables for Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. Their tireless efforts ensure sustainable energy sources for generations to come – proof that every they are make a lasting impact on our planet's future. Locomotive maintenance unveils yet another facet of skilled labor – these unsung heroes keep our railways running smoothly day after day. Their expertise ensures safe travels for countless passengers who rely on efficient transportation systems worldwide. Delving deeper into history reveals railway cutting works where fossilized trees were discovered. The diligent excavation carried out by these dedicated workmen unraveled secrets hidden beneath layers of earth - connecting us with our prehistoric past.