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Cutting Collection (page 5)

Background imageCutting Collection: Postcard booklet, workers cutting sugar cane, USA

Postcard booklet, workers cutting sugar cane, USA
Postcard booklet, workers cutting, shocking and stocking in the sugar cane fields, Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Background imageCutting Collection: Victorian Card - Little Tailors

Victorian Card - Little Tailors. 19th century

Background imageCutting Collection: Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson

Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson
Engraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain

Background imageCutting Collection: Little girl doing some DIY

Little girl doing some DIY -- If you just can t get them to get it done, then do it yourself ole dear! Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCutting Collection: Chritmas pudding 1849

Chritmas pudding 1849
Well to do victorian family with lots of children waiting to be served their Christmas pudding. 1849

Background imageCutting Collection: CUTTING CANE, LOUISIANA

CUTTING CANE, LOUISIANA
Black workers cut sugar cane on a plantation in Louisiana, USA. Date: 1886

Background imageCutting Collection: SPANISH SACRIFICED

SPANISH SACRIFICED
Spanish conquistadors captured by the Aztecs are sacrificed in their customary way, cutting the heart out of the living body, to the glory of the gods Date: 1519

Background imageCutting Collection: Forty men and twelve horses would cut and stow away 400 tons a day

Forty men and twelve horses would cut and stow away 400 tons a day. In favorite weather 100 men were sometimes employed at once

Background imageCutting Collection: Kitchen Utensils Date: 1954

Kitchen Utensils Date: 1954

Background imageCutting Collection: Horticulturist Burbank Date: 1950

Horticulturist Burbank Date: 1950

Background imageCutting Collection: H. L. Oakley cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer

H. L. Oakley cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer
Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley, the famous silhouette artist, pictured cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer in what looks like a dug-out during World War One. Date: 1920s

Background imageCutting Collection: Building a Cofferdam, Thames Embankment Improvements 1866

Building a Cofferdam, Thames Embankment Improvements 1866
Cutting of piles which formed a cofferdam, during the Thames Embankment improvements of 1866. Date: 1866

Background imageCutting Collection: Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871

Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871
A group of Communards cutting through the base of the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. The Communards decided to remove the column, a symbol of imperial splendour

Background imageCutting Collection: Crewe Steelworks 1866

Crewe Steelworks 1866
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Crewe Steelworks, in Cheshire. Date: 1866

Background imageCutting Collection: A BRIDE AND GROOM

A BRIDE AND GROOM
Newlyweds pose for the camera as they make the first cut into their wedding cake. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCutting Collection: Raw cod as cooking ingredient

Raw cod as cooking ingredient
Raw cod on a cutting board, ready to be garnished with parsley and beetroot. Date: 1930s

Background imageCutting Collection: FELLING GIANT EUCALYPTUS

FELLING GIANT EUCALYPTUS
Two men use axes to fell a giant eucalyptus tree Date: circa 1910

Background imageCutting Collection: CUTTING CUBAN SUGAR CANE

CUTTING CUBAN SUGAR CANE
Cutting sugar cane by hand in Cuba. Date: 1922

Background imageCutting Collection: Donating hair to pope 1870

Donating hair to pope 1870
French country women allow their hair to be cut off, thinking it will be used to make a cloak for the Pope. Date: 1870

Background imageCutting Collection: Batignolles Tunnel and railway, Paris, France

Batignolles Tunnel and railway, Paris, France
Batignolles Tunnel, railway line and cutting, Chemin de Fer de lOuest, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCutting Collection: CRYSTAL PALACE / BUILDING

CRYSTAL PALACE / BUILDING
Cutting down of trees in the north transept Date: 1851

Background imageCutting Collection: AFRICA / EXPLORATION / CONGO

AFRICA / EXPLORATION / CONGO
Cutting through the jungle with a machete in the swamps of the Lobaye, the French and Germans establish frontiers in the Congo. Date: 1913

Background imageCutting Collection: MANDAN HANGING CUSTOM

MANDAN HANGING CUSTOM
NATIVE AMERICANS The cutting of young warriors of the Mandan people, hanging from strips of flesh which slowly and painfully tear... Date: 1830s

Background imageCutting Collection: Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass cutter at work. Date: 1841

Background imageCutting Collection: CUTTING A GLASS GLOBE

CUTTING A GLASS GLOBE
Lens manufacture : cutting the globe Date: 1896

Background imageCutting Collection: Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China

Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China
At Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising the new spirit of China. Date: 1911

Background imageCutting Collection: Railway Cutting, Roade, Northampton, Collingtree, Northamptonshire, Britain

Railway Cutting, Roade, Northampton, Collingtree, Northamptonshire, Britain. Date: 1965

Background imageCutting Collection: WW2 - Home Front - Girl Guide Rangers and Guiders doing forestry work in the West

WW2 - Home Front - Girl Guide Rangers and Guiders doing forestry work in the West Country - pictured here cutting down bracken and foliage to promote the straight growth of young saplings. Date: 1941

Background imageCutting Collection: A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling

A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling opertations in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

Background imageCutting Collection: A steelworker makes a shower of sparks in his workshop

A steelworker makes a shower of sparks in his workshop
A steelworker sends a shower of sparks flying as he uses an angle grinder to finish a metal structure in his workshop in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Date: 2004

Background imageCutting Collection: A barber squats in the street in Chandni Chouk, Old Delhi

A barber squats in the street in Chandni Chouk, Old Delhi, and cuts the hair of a male customer. The barber uses a cut-thoat razor to trim beind the mans ears. Date: 1990

Background imageCutting Collection: Throwing peat into trailer during peat cutting, County Clare

Throwing peat into trailer during peat cutting, County Clare
Throwing peat into a trailer during peat cutting, County Clare, Ireland Date: 1992

Background imageCutting Collection: Beneath one of the the sheer stone faces ofs Hostal quarry

Beneath one of the the sheer stone faces ofs Hostal quarry
A woman photographer looks very small beneath one of the the sheer stone faces ofs Hostal stone quarry, Ciutedella, Menorca Date: 2008

Background imageCutting Collection: Wood sawyer with old double-handled saw

Wood sawyer with old double-handled saw
Portrait of sawyer with an old double-handled saw. His beard is dusted with sawdust and he wears a cloth cap. He looks straight at the camera Date: 1989

Background imageCutting Collection: Diamond polishing, Jaipur, India

Diamond polishing, Jaipur, India
A man squats on the floor by the window of his Jaipur workshop and polishes diamonds with a hand powered cutting machine Date: 1987

Background imageCutting Collection: Halal butcher, Kashmir

Halal butcher, Kashmir
Halal Muslim butcher cuts pieces of meat in his butchers shop in Srinagar, Kashmir. He squats beside his butchers block, holds a large cleaver and looks directly at the camera Date: 1986

Background imageCutting Collection: Sadler, Walsall

Sadler, Walsall
A skilled saddle maker at work on his bench in Walsall, West Midlands Date: 1987

Background imageCutting Collection: Peat cutting shoe - 2

Peat cutting shoe - 2
Mr Albert Allmark, cutting peat by traditional, sustainable methods, Wixhall Moss, Shropshire. Mr Allmark demonstrates a home-made peat cutting shoe

Background imageCutting Collection: Industrial peat cutting

Industrial peat cutting, Wixhall Moss, Shropshire Date: 1990

Background imageCutting Collection: Peat cutting shoe - 1

Peat cutting shoe - 1
Albert Allmark, cutting peat by traditional, sustainable methods, Wixhall Moss, Shropshire. Mr Allmark demonstrates a home-made peat cutting shoe. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageCutting Collection: Peat cutter, Shropshire

Peat cutter, Shropshire
Mr Albert Allmark, cutting peat by traditional, sustainable methods, Wixhall Moss, Shropshire. He stands by a stack of cut peat with his pet dog. His old tractor is behind him

Background imageCutting Collection: Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal - 2 Date: 1989

Background imageCutting Collection: Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal. First published The Sunday Times - 1 Date: 1989

Background imageCutting Collection: Farm worker with scythe - 2

Farm worker with scythe - 2
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Head and shoulders portrait Date: circa 1975

Background imageCutting Collection: Farm worker with scythe - 1

Farm worker with scythe - 1
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975

Background imageCutting Collection: Cutting a Ribbon which barred the way of a warship

Cutting a Ribbon which barred the way of a warship
Lady Aberdeen cutting a Ribbon which barred the way of a warship - the opening of the enlarged naval dockyard at Haulbowline, an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. Date: 1911

Background imageCutting Collection: Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop

Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCutting Collection: The Royal Mint - The Cutting Room

The Royal Mint - The Cutting Room. Date: circa 1908



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