Conditions Collection (page 11)

Elderly workman in a yard
An elderly workman standing in a yard

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

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

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

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

Women workers in a factory - WW1 era
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a factory - WW1 era. Date: circa 1915

Two women in a factory operating machinery. A barrel of green paint is part of the process. The Factoru produced (among other things) lead shrapnel for use in explosive artillery shells (WW1)

WW1 - Group of manual workers in a factory - Shrapnel
WW1 - A large group of female manual workers in a factory producing lead shrapnel for use in high explosive artillery shells. Date: circa 1915

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

Workman in a factory - lead works - ww1
A workman in a factory, having a break from his work. The factory produced lead shrapnel for us in artillery shells - WW1 era Date: circa 1915

WW1 - Manufacture of artillery shell shrapnel
A group of female manual workers in a factory, standing close to vats containing molten lead, using in the manufacturing of shrapnel for WW1 artillery shells. Date: circa 1915

Lead Shrapnel manufacturing - Women - WW1
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a factory producing lead shrapnel for artllery shells - WW1. Date: circa 1915

Four fishery workers surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s

Three women fishery workers, carrying large containers of fish

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

Two men repairing motorcycles
Two men in a garage, repairing motorcycles

Two women working in a garage, repairing vehicles

Temporary homes of Britain 1945
Government-approved homes, many houses were destroyed during the Second World War, so prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, for homeless familes, these were erected quickly and cheaply

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

In the appalling, muddy conditions of Serbia, German motoris
Men and horses struggle to move heavy equipment through the mud, using ropes. A German staff car is stuck up to its axles. Date: 1916

Winter in the British Lines on the Somme 1917
In February 1917, when the ground was sodden with slush and snow everywhere, work had to be still done, making or capturing trenches

French Architect on Site
A French architect with his plans on a construction site, directing the workers. Date: circa 1845

Unemployed French Men
Unemployed French men sitting around a fire, Paris, France. Date: 1930s

THE STOKER
A stoker uses a long stick to stoke up the fire in a factory. Date: early 1930s

Donald Mackinnon
DONALD MACKINNON Scottish scholar and linguist, noted for his studies of Gaelic and indigenous Scottish speech : involved with social conditions of crofters. Date: 1839 - 1914

Ship Covered in Icicles
A ship covered in ice and icicles due to freezing weather conditions. Date: early 1930s

Snow Mail Van
An ingenious mail van, fitted with skis to cope with winter snow and adverse weather conditions! Date: early 1930s

Election propaganda postcard for the Liberal Party, featuring a quote from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (and future Prime Minister) David Lloyd George on 30th July 1909

Police in Chinese Compound, South Africa - contracted miners
Police in a Chinese Compound, South Africa. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand

WW1 - Advertisenent for French Byrrh Tonic Wine - Artillery moved to the front through difficult muddy conditions. Date: 1915

Diamond Mine - Kimberley, South Africa Date: 1877

Young waif posing for an artist has no knowledge of lunch
A Fact (mores the pity) Artist - " Oh, by the way, have you had your lunch?" Little Waif (posing for the first time) - " Whats that?" Date: 1895

A Hawker Siddeley Trident lands automatically in low visability conditions during development trials of the automatic landing system

Oolitic limestone
An oolitic limstone originating from Rutland, U.K showing the perfectly rounded ooliths of which it is composed. Formed in shallow, agitated marine conditions, and only in warm climates

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

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

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

London fire officer dies at Covent Garden fire
Station Officer Charles Fisher died fighting the blaze at the Covent Garden Market fire. The plan shows the extent of the fire but cannot show the extreme heat

Slums near the Capitol, Washington, DC With the Capitol clearly in view, these houses exist under the most unsanitary conditions; outside privies, no inside water supply and overcrowded conditions

A British prisoner-of-war writing home about his conditions
" The Language of Diplomacy" Caption: Tommy (writing home from a prison camp): " Dear Maria, everythink ere is luvvly: cumfurtable quarters; fine clothes; a ome from ome

Making a new road, Palestine
Men and boys employed in making a new road in Palestine. Date: early 20th century

School of carpet making, Algiers
Children employed at Madame Delfaus school of carpet making at 84 Boulevard Valee, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 20th century

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Smoke rises from two smouldering bundles on the ground, to familiarise the men and horses with smoky conditions

Unloading illegal catch of fish, Boulogne, France
A fisherman unloading an illegal catch of fish at Boulogne, France. Date: circa 1970s

Young fisherman handline fishing for mackerel
A young fisherman on a fishing boat, handline fishing for mackerel. Date: circa 1970s

Two young men thatching a cottage
Two young men at work, thatching a cottage, somewhere in the West Country. Date: 1970s

Crew of a modern purse seiner, Cornwall
The crew of a modern purse seiner, relaxing in a Cornish harbour. A seine net is usually a long flat net like a fence, with weights on it, which catches the fish by encircling them. Date: circa 1970s

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