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Building the M1 Motorway. Our photograph shows a section under construction at Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, England. The Southern stretch opened 2 November 1959
Ww1 / 1915 / Battered NaviesThe British and French try to repair their battered navies
Ww1 Steam RollerThe French and English look on in despair as the Russian Steam-Roller runs out of steam and ceases to roll
Pneumatic DrillA man with curly dark hair using a pneumatic drill to dig up an old pavement
Tractors to TanksKirovsky Tractor Factory converted to tank production and repair
Housemaid sewing (Saturday)Saturday: The housemaid does some sewing repairs
Pots and Kettles to MendPots and kettles to mend? : a rather coarse woman brings a pan to the repair man to be mended
Repairing Fishing BoatTwo fishermen repair their boat on the beach
Mid-Air RepairAmerican aviator Blackmore realises, while over Wellington, that his under- -carriage is malfunctioning, so he gets out and repairs it in mid-air !
Cycle Repair 1909A French cycle repair shop
Gnr Repair ShopsThe Great Northern Railways repair shops at Doncaster
Navvy (Petherick)London characters : if the streets of London were paved with gold, the navigator ( NAVVY ) would find it, for he spends his life digging them up and filling them in again
Laying Wood Paving, ParisLaying wooden paving blocks in the avenue de l Opera, Paris, France
Laying Pave, ParisLaying pave en gres (sandstone) near the Trocadero, Paris, France
Laying Tarmac, ParisLaying tarmac in the place de l Etoile, near the arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Paving Stones, ParisLaying paving stones near the cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France
Bitumen in Paris StreetLaying bitumen near the Grand Palais, Paris, France
Asphalt in Paris StreetLaying asphalt near the Hotel de ville, Paris, France
Paving a London StreetA passer-by holds her hand- kerchief to her delicate nose as she passes roadmenders laying wooden blocks with bitumen
Building a By-PassThe sign reads By-Pass work suspended, owing to National Economy requirements, presumably due to the British Depression. Curiously, these men are still at work
Wimbledon TarpaulinIn preparation for the annual All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon, sailmakers repair the tarpaulin used to cover Centre Court, should rain stop play
Wwi Repairing RailwaysBritish army engineers repair light railways near Hangard, damaged by shell-fire during the struggle for Amiens
Roads / NavviesNavvies working in a trench