Working Collection

Laying cement. Fathers newly laid cement path is ruined by the pet dog

WW2 Poster -- Join the ATS
Fill his place in jobs like these Join the ATS. Colour photolithograph recruitment poster, artist unknown, published by HMSO. Showing a cook, a clerk, a typist and a driver. 1940

British Information Poster, WW1
Its worth while! Thats why. Buy War Savings Certificates. Chromolithograph poster after J P Beadle, published as Poster No. 36, by the National War Savings Committee, 1917

British Peace Poster, WW1
Labour Fights Wars and then Pays for them -- Disarm! Chromolithograph poster, by Grafton Art Limited, Peace Poster No 2. 1918

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, farming
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people farming -- Within a year, very few were still working on the land. 1940-1945

Nursery Rhymes -- Jolly Miller, Tom Thumb

Business card design, man carrying bottles
Business card design, depicting a smiling man carrying several bottles of wine in two baskets. 20th century

Silhouette Calendar -- July

State elephant, Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India. circa 1890s

Washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta, India
People washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Farmer and pack ox, Japan

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

Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland
A little boy shovelling coal on a street in Krakow, Poland. Date: 1959

Repairs on a VW Beetle car
A motor mechanic carrying out repairs on a VW Beetle car, whose engine is, of course, in the boot! Date: 1963

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

Man at work in a clothing factory, Hemel Hempstead
Man at work in a clothing factory in Hemel Hempstead, cutting multiple pieces of cloth. Date: 1963

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

Sketch of working people -- a man carrying a basket on his head, and a woman carrying a jar. 1922

Fisherman making and repairing lobster pots
A fisherman making and repairing lobster pots. Date: circa 1930

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

Motor mechanic at work under a car
A motor mechanic at work under a car. Date: 1956

Students at work in Bodleian Library, Oxford
Students at work in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Date: 1958

Furniture delivery in the snow, London
Delivery of office furniture in the snow on a London street. Date: 1963

Boy drawing a picture at Corsham Art School

Girl and boy in a play area, Holland Park
A girl and a boy in a play area in Holland Park, West London. They have been using long sticks as swords -- the girl has got the better of the boy

Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street
Two boys tying a length of rope round a lamppost in Southam Street, North Kensington, West London, so that they can swing round it (see 10061196). Date: 1956

Idealised garden scene with two ladies watching people gardening. 20th century

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Granpop Gets Down to Brass Tacks by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood featuring his orang utan character, Granpop, descending a ladder only to stand painfully on some brass tacks. His porcine companion seems to find this hilarious

Man carrying an eel trap
A man carrying a wickerwork eel trap on his back. More traps can be seen in the background

Sheep shearer at work, Burrawang Station, Australia
Sheep shearer at work, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Man and dog with milk cart
Man (possibly Belgian) and dog with a milk cart, in a studio photo with a painted backdrop. late 19th century

People picking tea, Japan. circa 1890s

Men with rice bales on cart, Japan. circa 1890s

Women sorting silk worms, Japan. circa 1890s

Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. late 19th century

Workers threshing grain, Japan. circa 1890s

Bank of England and Royal Exchange, London
Bank of England and Royal Exchange, City of London, on a busy day. circa 1900

Barrel makers, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. circa 1890s

Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland. late 19th century

Shearing sheep, Burrawang, Australia
Shearing sheep, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Young woman spinning thread, Japan. circa 1890s

High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex
View along the High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex

Bank of England, London
Bank of England, City of London, on a busy day. circa 1890s

Coolie in grass coat, Japan
Coolie (manual labourer) in grass coat, Japan. circa 1890s

Boys working at a sandal store, Japan. circa 1890s

Wool sorting and classing, Burrawang, Australia
Wool sorting and classing in a shearing shed, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Japanese carpenters at work

Farm scene, Japan. circa 1890s

Rice harvest, Japan. circa 1890s

Potters at work, Japan
Potters at work in a yard, Japan. circa 1890s

View along Cheapside, City of London
View along Cheapside in the City of London. circa 1898

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

Street barbers, Egypt
Street barbers at work, Egypt. circa 1870

Indian weaver

Elephants moving timber, India. circa 1890s

Street scene with Turkish porter. circa 1870

River scene with cargo boats. 20th century

Saw Mills, Woolwich Arsenal
View of the saw mills at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, with tree trunks about to be cut into planks. circa 1905

Loggers at work in France, Western Front, WW1
Loggers at work on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Main factory interior, Woolwich Arsenal
View of the main factory interior at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, showing the metal turnery branch for the manufacture of fuses. circa 1905

Wreck lighter, tug and two boats, London
Wreck lighter, a tug and two boats, Port of London Authority. 20th century

Cobblers shop, India
Scene from outside a cobblers shop, India. circa 1890s

Wreck lighter and two boats, London
Wreck lighter and two boats, Port of London Authority. 20th century

Flower sellers outside St Pauls Cathedral, London. 1936

Street barber at work, India

Wheelers Shop, Woolwich Arsenal
Interior of the Wheelers Shop, Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, where ammunition wagons, water and tank carts, ambulance wagons, etc, are manufactured. circa 1905

Dhobis washing clothes, India. The Dhobi is a caste group whose members specialise in washing clothes. circa 1890s

Women sorting coffee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Working elephant with rider, India. circa 1890s

Bullock-driven water pump, Egypt. circa 1870

Two men at work with sweeping brushes. 20th century

Cleaning and sorting coffee, India
Workers cleaning and sorting coffee, India. circa 1890s

Man and boy sifting tea, China. circa 1890

Operating the Velox Plate-Graining Machine at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: late 1950s

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

Painting student at Central School of Art
A student works at her easel in a classroom at the Central School of Art and Design (now Central St Martins College of Art and Design), London

Sculpture student at Central School of Art
A sculpture student works on a clay model of a human figure at the Central School of Art and Design (now Central St Martins College of Art and Design), London

Man tending garden in Princes Place, London
An elderly man tending a front garden in Princes Place, North Kensington, West London. Date: 1963

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