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Making a shell, 1939A munitions worker performing of the many operations that go to the making of a shell. The projectiles he is working on are still noseless - without the pointed cap which will be fitted later
Cuban Cigar Factory interior - Havana, Cuba. Interestingly, this postcard shows a lector (or reader) who was always employed to entertain cigar factory workers by reading books
Advertisement for paper manufacturersAn advertisement for Spalding & Hodge, paper manufacturers of South Darenth, Kent, depicting their factory, Horton Kirby Paper Works
Boy Scouts car washing during Scout Job WeekBoy Scouts washing a British Leyland Marina at the Cowley works during Scout Job Week. Including a promotion for Rally Car Shampoo. 1974
Fleet of Standard cars for King and Queen in India
Spitfires under construction, 1939Spitfire fighter aircraft being manufactured in an undisclosed location in England. Each powered with a supercharged Rolls Royce engine, they were the fastest fighting aeroplanes in service in 1939
Kolossi Castle, CyprusKolossi Castle, near Limassol, Cyprus: the sugar-making factory of the Knights of St John Date: 2011
The flower farmers of Britain 1938Picking the blooms at Rosenvale, Penzance, where the early spring flowers are grown extensively in greenhouses. Most of the Scilly Isles are employed in the flower industry
Iron foundry in the Ural Region of Russia Date: 1905
Jacquard Card Making, HalifaxJacquard Card Making at Akroyds Worsted Factory, Halifax. An operative punches Jacquard cards assisted by a boy cutting out blank cards. Date: 1844
Finished shells in a munitions factory, 1939Men arranging finished shells in a great stack ready for dispatch to the ammunition convoys. These shells are designed for use by the 3.7 inch guns. Date: 1939
Fulling Stocks at Gotts Woollen Factory, Leeds, YorkshireFulling Stocks at Gotts Woollen Factory, Leeds, where newly woven material is being cleaned and thickened. Date: 1844
Resounding message of Allied female solidarity" Vanities of Valdes: The Munitioneers" This resounding message of Allied female solidarity shows " Mary" of Britain and " Marianne" of France, who
Siemens Works, Stafford, England Date: c. 1916
The Rainbow Factory by Charles RobinsonSublime illustration by Charles Robinson showing a multitude of small people manufacturing rainbows in a lush fantasy setting. Date: 1926
Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (2 / 2)Lille, France - After the liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. A Factory missing all of its machinery - carried off by the invading German army to use for their own ends
Valencia, Spain - Tobacco Factory Date: 1902
Arsenal at Sidi-Abdallah, AlgeriaAlgeria - Sidi-Abdallah - General view of the Arsenal buildings. Date: circa 1910s
Making ice lollies during the heat wave, , Stockholm, Sweden 24/7 1943 Date: 24th July 1943
Brass factoryThe brass works on Holmen, Norrkoping, Sweden. 1790s. Date: 1790s
Stonecutters working with granite. In the background a limeworks.Landskrona, Sweden, 1930 Date: 1930
Romania - AzugaAzuga, Romania - a small resort town nestled in a valley in Prahova county (in the Wallachian region) at the foot of the Bucegi mountains The town has a famous brewery (pictured on this card)
The Gambia - Gambia River - KoussounA French Company Factory at Koussoun on the Gambia River, The Gambia, Africa Date: circa 1910s
Royal wedding 1893 - weaving the wedding dressThe weaving of the wedding dress for the marriage of Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) to George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936)
Siemens Staff Dinner, 1910 Date: 11th March 1910
A butter factory in Canada. The card states that the butter produced was in high favour on the British market. Date: circa 1930s
Romania - Bucharest - Ice Factory Date: 1905
Doullens, France - GasworksDoullens, France - The Gasworks Date: circa 1910s
Metal recycling 1950Recycling of metal, Landskrona, Sweden, 1950 Date: 1950
Five year plan in RussiaThe first five-year plan Soviet Union, 1930. A tractor on the terminus. Date: 1930
Albert Visits FactoryALBERT I was a keen promoter of Belgian industry and commerce : here he visits a steelworks circa 1930. Date: 1875 - 1934
Smoking ChimneysSmoking factory chimneys... Date: 1930s
Refine Sugar / 18th CSUGAR PRODUCTION Two men at work in a sugar factory in 18th century France. Sugar is being refined in large boilers. Date: circa 1760
Danish PorcelainRoyal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, 1875 The model room. Date: 1875
Primus stove factory
Ambulance factoryBuicks 1939 rebuilt to make ambulances, Landskrona, Sweden 1939. Date: 1939
Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII. Women took the place of 100, 000 men working in heavy industry during the war, many in highly skilled engineering roles. Date: circa 1944
Swiss Textile Industry - BernA card celebration the Swiss Textile Industry. An interesting historical addition, this card was posted 6 days prior to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo
Cartoon on Laziness" Whats that! You ve got the sack at the Munition Works! - What for?" " I Dunno - I never done nothing!" Date: circa 1915
The Netherlands - Enschede - Textile Factory and workers Date: circa 1910s
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (5 / 9)Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923
Lead FactoryLead works and industrial scene beside the canal at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s
The epic of BournvilleBournville Factory in Birmingham, England, with women packing half-pound packets of famous Bournville chocolates. Bull Street, with original Cadbury shop in the Eighteen-twenties
Riley Racing CarThe Riley two-litre racing car has had several successes, both with the factory team and independent racing driver Freddie Dixon. Date: 1936
Female factory workers and their male bossA group of female factory workers pose for a photo with their male boss at Burroughs & Sturgess, Frederick Street, Derby. Date: 1930s
Paper Mill, Corner Brook - NewfoundlandPaper and Pulp Mill, Corner Brook - Newfoundland and Labrador Date: circa 1910s
Pottery Kilns - Staffordshire Date: 1910s
GlassworksWorkers at Trelleborg glassworks, 1934. Date: 1934
