Industry Collection (page 99)

Sheriff William Watson
William Watson, Sheriff of Aberdeen, established several schools of industry in the city - fore-runners of the national Industrial School system

Docks and mills, Puerto Galvan, Argentina, South America
Docks and flour mills and a railway terminal at Puerto Galvan, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1910

Fisherman with lobsters and cat, St Ives, Cornwall
Fisherman with his catch of lobsters, and a cat on his shoulders, St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1970s

View at Wheal Jane tin mine, West Cornwall
View at Wheal Jane disused tin mine, near Baldhu and Chacewater, West Cornwall. Some of the equipment can be seen here in silhouette against a cloudy orange sky. Date: circa 1980s

View at Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
View of Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, where tin and copper were mined between 1820 and 1930. Date: circa 1980s

Fisherman with lobster pots, Brixham Harbour, Devon. circa 1950s

Man and boy, seed drill, field near Plymouth, Devon
Man and boy with horse and seed drill in a field near Plymouth, Devon. circa 1960s

Scene in a timber yard, Devon
Scene in a timber yard in Devon, with a man standing on a pile of tree trunks, and another tree trunk being lifted above him. In the foreground are piles of cut planks. Date: circa 1960s

Two men repairing fishing nets, Bideford, Devon
Two men standing in a rowing boat, repairing fishing nets at Bideford, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach, Devon
Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Man in timber yard, sawing tree trunk, Devon
Man in a timber yard, sawing a tree trunk, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Handful of brewers hops, Cornwall
A handful of brewers hops taken from a sack, Cornwall. circa 1970s

Man serving in fish and chip shop, Cornwall
Man serving in a fish and chip shop, Cornwall. circa 1970s

Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagon
Narrow gauge railway with men, tipper skip wagon loaded with rocks, and quarry buildings. Date: circa 1920

Fishermen at work on a Christmas card
Fishermen at work on Lake Maggiore, Italy, on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Falls of Genesee River, Rochester, New York State, USA
Upper Falls of the Genesee River, Rochester, New York State, USA, with the Williams Hoyt shoe factory on the right and a train crossing the bridge. Date: circa 1905

Genesee River, Rochester, New York State, USA, with South Avenue on the left and the John Hofman factory in the foreground. Date: 1914

Timber depot near Quebec, Canada. Date: circa 1840

Fishermen landing mackerel, Newlyn, Cornwall
Three fishermen landing mackerel at Newlyn, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Fisherman with pollock, Lands End, Cornwall
Fisherman landing a four pound eight ounce pollock near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Mules hauling props, Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA
A six-mule team hauling props for use in coal mining, Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1908

Glove cutters at work, Gloversville, New York State, USA
Glove cutters at work in Gloversville, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1913

Electricity bill for resident of Lima, New York State, USA
Electricity bill for Mrs William Vary, a resident of Lima, New York State, USA. The power supplier is the Lima Honeoye Electric Light & Railroad Company, six kilowatts were consumed in May 1918

General view, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
General view of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. circa 1905

New Wood Mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
The New Wood Mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. At the time it was claimed to be the largest worsted mill in the world, with over five thousand employees. Date: circa 1905

Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Pepperell Mills (textile) in Biddeford, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1910

Harbour entrance, Buffalo, New York State, USA, with the USS Hawk (the converted civilian yacht Hermione) in the middle distance. Date: circa 1904-1908

Inner Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1904-1908

WW2 poster, steelworkers in action
WW2 poster (before lettering added), showing steelworkers in action in a factory. Date: circa 1940

Browns Foundry. Stockton on Tees 1970s 1970s

Grimsby Harbour
A view of deep-sea fishing boats lined up alongside Grimsby Quay Date: 1949

Loading cotton, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Men loading cotton on board a steamer for export, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Date: 1912

View of McGill, Nevada, USA, with the Nevada Northern Railway on the right. It was a location for copper mining and smelting. Date: circa 1913

Can House, Tonopah, Nevada, USA
The Can House (constructed out of metal cans), Tonopah, Nevada, USA, with a man standing outside. Date: circa 1910

Mizpah Shaft, Tonopah Mining Company, Nevada, USA
Mizpah Shaft of the Tonopah Mining Company, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1910

View of Tonopah, Nevada, USA
View of Tonopah, a mining town in Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1940

Gold Hill, Nevada, USA
General view of Gold Hill, Nevada, USA, a mining town with a predominantly Cornish population. 1875

Four delivery men with Foden steam lorry
Four delivery men with a Foden steam lorry, owned by the Isleworth Brewery, west London, with the company building visible on the left. Date: circa 1920

Gushing oil well near Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA. Date: circa 1920

Oil tank farm near Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA. Date: circa 1920

Rock salt mine, Lyons, Kansas, USA
Rock salt mine at Lyons, Kansas, USA Date: circa 1910

Gold bricks on display, Lead, South Dakota, USA
Gold bricks on display at Lead, South Dakota, USA. The large Homestake Gold Mine was discovered in 1876. The gold bricks seen here were worth $125, 000 at the time

Hawkeye Elevator Co, Randolph, South Dakota, USA
Premises of the Hawkeye Elevator Co, at the side of the Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad in Randolph, South Dakota, USA. Date: circa 1910

Bindery, National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Women at work in the Bindery of the National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910

Gruen Watch Makers Guild, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Workshops of the Gruen Watch Makers Guild (east view), Time Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: 1935

Pennsylvania Coal Docks, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
View of the Pennsylvania Coal Docks, Sandusky, Ohio, USA, with an electrically operated coal loader Date: 1939

Greetings card from Lima, Ohio, USA, whose locomotives produced by the Lima Locomotive Works from the 1870s to the 1950s were world famous. Date: circa 1940

Carnegie Mills, Niles, Ohio, USA
View of the Carnegie Mills, Niles, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

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