Conditions Collection

Fishwives at work, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Fishwives at work on the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: circa 1930

Ploughing with oxen, Crete, Greece
A man ploughing with oxen on the island of Crete, Greece. Date: 1965

Man at work, Walker & Hall Cutlers, Sheffield, Yorkshire. His workbench is full of tools and silver (or silver plated) teapots. Date: 1961

Three people at work in an office
Two men and a woman at work in a rather shabby looking office. Date: 1966

Docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
View of the docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with fish barrels stacked up and boats in the harbour. A group of fishwives can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1930

Workman at slate mill, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A workman expertly splitting a slate at slate mill, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. Date: 1962

Men at work in an office
Two men at work in a rather shabby looking office. Date: 1966

Workmen at slate mill, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
Men at work in a slate mill, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, splitting the slate into usable pieces. Date: 1962

Man at work in Harris Tweed mill
Man at work in a Harris Tweed mill. Date: 1920s

Scottish fisher woman mending fishing nets
A Scottish fisher woman mending fishing nets outside her cottage. 20th century

Scottish fish girls
A group of Scottish fish girls pose for their photo, with a large pile of barrels behind them. It is their job to gut the fish. early 20th century

Fishermen with a catch of sprats at Deal, Kent
Fishermen with a catch of sprats on the beach at Deal, Kent. 20th century

Street scene with striking men
A street scene with striking men demanding more pay

Four cleaning ladies having a rest and a chat

Advertisement for Cafe Hag, a superior coffee without caffeine -- recommended for those who suffer from nerves or heart conditions

British vehicle stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
A British vehicle stuck in the mud after a thaw on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Women textile workers, Scotland
Women working in the rural textile industry, Scotland

Man in textile industry operating machine, Scotland

Man with pony on country lane, Scotland
A man with a pony carrying bales of hay on a country lane in Scotland

Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, Scotland
On the Isle of Harris, Scotland, a woman uses an elegant old spinning wheel to make Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her. 1920s

Peat carts, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Two young men with horse on a farm
Two young men with a horse outside some farm buildings

Man ploughing with two horses
A man ploughing with two horses in a field

Group of manual workers in a factory
A large group of female manual workers in a factory

Two women in a factory

Men and boys in a workshop, most of them looking towards the camera

Workman in a factory
A workman in a factory, having a break from his work

Group of manual workers in a building
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a building

Four fishery workers surrounded by barrels on a quayside

Three women fishery workers, carrying large containers of fish

Farming with steam-powered tractor
People farming with the aid of a steam-powered tractor

Workman in apron with barrels
A workman in a dirty apron stands smiling, surrounded by barrels

Workman standing in a yard
A workman in waistcoat and trousers, standing in a yard with a sack on a trolley behind him. Two other men look out from a doorway

Elderly workman in a yard

Workman standing outside a building
A middle-aged workman in dirty clothes, standing outside a building with his glasses on his forehead

Workman with spade
A middle-aged workman standing in a yard with a large spade

Workman in overalls with barrel
A middle-aged workman in overalls, standing next to a barrel

Men with crates of fish on quayside
Men working on a quayside with crates of fish labelled William Carnie and David Dow, Newhaven

Two men sawing wood in a workshop

Two men repairing motorcycles

People repairing a vehicle
Two women and a man repairing a large vehicle

Two women working in a garage, repairing vehicles

Coal delivery men in Portobello Road
Two coal delivery men chat to a woman in Portobello Road, West London. Date: 1956

Poster depicting Malayan pineapples
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the market garden of the tropics -- Malayan pineapples. C.1930

Poster depicting a cocoa estate in Trinidad
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting a cocoa estate in Trinidad. C.1930

Poster depicting an Indian rice field
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting an Indian rice field. C.1930

Poster depicting a paddy field in Burma
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting a paddy field in Burma. C.1930

Local men mixing cement in Kashgar, western China. One of the men is standing on top of the mixture and pouring water into it from a jar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Cutlers working in a Sheffield workshop
Two men employed by Mortons the Cutlers working in a Sheffield workshop. Date: 1961

Fishermen on the beach at Almunecar
Fishermen on the beach with their catch at Almunecar, Costa del Sol, Spain. Date: 1962

Poster depicting the port of Rangoon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the port of Rangoon, Burma. C.1930

German poster campaign for the release of prisoners

Reaping sugar canes in the West Indies
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the reaping of sugar cane in the West Indies. C.1930

Gordon Russell factory, Worcestershire
Two men in discussion at the Gordon Russell factory, Broadway, Worcestershire. Sir Gordon Russell set up the business to make furniture in the William Morris arts and crafts style. 1959

Poster depicting Colombo, Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). C.1930

Two miners at Dudley Port, near Birmingham
Miners at Dudley Port, near Birmingham, sharing a joke at the end of their shift. Date: 1955

Slum kids in Naples

Poster depicting sisal in East Africa
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the harvesting of sisal in East Africa. C.1930

Raleigh bicycle factory, Nottingham
A man in a clean white shirt working at machinery in the Raleigh bicycle factory, Nottingham

Poster depicting tea picking in Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting women picking tea in Ceylon. C.1930

Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica. C.1930

Japanese Peasant Girl
A young Japanese peasant girl working in the (rice?) fields. Date: early 1930s

Women Factory Workers
Women factory workers at J Feaver Ltd in South London. Date: 1966

Wills Cigarette Factory
Women factory worker taking cigarette samples for checking at Wills Factory, Bristol. Date: 1961

Women Leaving Factory
Women factory workers leaving Wills (cigarette) Factory, Bristol. Date: 1961

Women Cutler / Sheffield
A woman cutler at work sharpening scissor blades in Sheffield factory Date: 1961

Women Cutlers / Sheffield
A woman cutler at work in Sheffield, sharpening scissor blades Date: 1961

Label design for Rom Corriente (Ordinary Rum), marketed by Aparici Sanz y Ortiz. Showing child versions of a plantation owner, a sailor and two natives. Late 19th century

Label design for Swiss Gruyere Cheese, showing a Swiss farmer ploughing a field with two oxen, with mountains in the background. 20th century

Striking Beauty Workers
Four women workers from The Beauty Shop, on strike for decent living wages and decent working hours. Date: early 1930s

Farming scene, Kashgar, China
A farming scene in Kashgar, western China, at harvest time. Date: 1932

Men painting the side of a large boat

Farmer with oxen and cart, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A farmer with his oxen and cart on a country lane in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Japanese Silk Worker
A young female Japanese silk worker in a factory. Date: early 1930s

Ploughing with oxen, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man ploughing with oxen in a field in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Farming scene in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A farming scene with oxen in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Farming activities in Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Poster of Niger steamers loading groundnuts
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing Niger steamers loading groundnuts. C.1930

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, China

Poster depicting the Empires copra
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing natives gathering copra, the dried kernel of the coconut. C.1930

Poster depicting Timber Stacking
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting an elephant stacking timber. C.1930

Poster depicting cocoa pod gathering
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board depicting the gathering of cocoa pods. C.1930

Construction workers in Kashgar, western China
Construction workers with a lorry in a street in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Ox cart and driver, Madhya Pradesh, India
A cart drawn by two oxen, and its young driver, in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

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