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Background imageJobs Collection: Police Recruitment Sign

Police Recruitment Sign
Metropolitan Police recruitment poster for more police, offering a job or career in the police force

Background imageJobs Collection: Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA
The 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings

Background imageJobs Collection: Wartime poster, Comrades in Arms

Wartime poster, Comrades in Arms! Britain and the USSR. Showing the British and Soviet Russian flags flying side by side. A message below says: British Women! You can win this war

Background imageJobs Collection: World War Two recruitment poster

World War Two recruitment poster
Poster from the Second World War encouraging women to join the Royal Observer Corps

Background imageJobs Collection: National Service Wwi

National Service Wwi
Poster recruiting women to work as clerks and administrative support to the British Army in France during World War One

Background imageJobs Collection: Good jobs. Good money. Good times

Good jobs. Good money. Good times. Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1973. Printed by Impress Limited, 1973

Background imageJobs Collection: Women workers, World War I

Women workers, World War I
British women aeroplane workers in the Midlands, acetylene welding frame lugs for planes during World War I

Background imageJobs Collection: WW1 - Home Front - The Queens Work for Women Fund

WW1 - Home Front - The Queens Work for Women Fund
After the outbreak of WW1, many women in the textile and clothing industry had lost their jobs as export markets closed, posing a direct threat to their job prospects

Background imageJobs Collection: London Life front cover, March 1966 - The Things London Girl

London Life front cover, March 1966 - The Things London Girl
Front cover of London Life magazine with the provocative headline, " The Things London Girls Do for Money" and a photograph of a flirtatious woman called Marilyn Rugg with impressively

Background imageJobs Collection: Women workers, World War I

Women workers, World War I
Women workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I

Background imageJobs Collection: The Cricketer

The Cricketer. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1964. Date: 1964

Background imageJobs Collection: WW2 Poster -- Join the ATS

WW2 Poster -- Join the ATS
Fill his place in jobs like these Join the ATS. Colour photolithograph recruitment poster, artist unknown, published by HMSO. Showing a cook, a clerk, a typist and a driver. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: Lloyd Georges Munition Girls

Lloyd Georges Munition Girls
Front cover of a book describing womens experiences in a munitions factory during the First World War with a detailed account by an anonymous female shell-maker

Background imageJobs Collection: West Midlands Pepper Street Staffordshire May

West Midlands Pepper Street Staffordshire May
west, midlands, pepper, street, staffordshire, may, peoples, march, jobs, 1983, protest, demonstration, marchers, history, historical, 10609794

Background imageJobs Collection: The old city bellman, Norwich

The old city bellman, Norwich
Photograph of an old city bellman in Norwich, UK 1905

Background imageJobs Collection: Poster: Simple jobs boys can do themselves

Poster: Simple jobs boys can do themselves, and so help win the war. 1940s

Background imageJobs Collection: French parcel delivery man at Christmas, 1913

French parcel delivery man at Christmas, 1913
A busy parcel delivery man in Paris seen hard at work during the Christmas season. Attched to one of the big magasins or department stores, he is loaded with parcels and packages up to his chin

Background imageJobs Collection: Ministry of Labour poster

Ministry of Labour poster
Poster for the Ministry of Labour, encouraging people to use the Employment Exchange Service for all agricultural jobs

Background imageJobs Collection: The Lifeboat Men

The Lifeboat Men. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageJobs Collection: The Cross Country Runner

The Cross Country Runner. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageJobs Collection: Cartoon, Waitress, WW1

Cartoon, Waitress, WW1
Cartoon, Waitress, showing a pretty young woman in a white apron serving a beer to a French soldier in uniform. Date: 1915

Background imageJobs Collection: Women as electricians WWI

Women as electricians WWI
Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men

Background imageJobs Collection: NUPE members protesting against cuts, Coventry

NUPE members protesting against cuts, Coventry
Striking NUPE (National Union of Public Employees) members protesting against proposed council cuts outside Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School, Coventry, 10 November 1981. Date: 1981

Background imageJobs Collection: Norah Blaney working on a dust-cart in WWII

Norah Blaney working on a dust-cart in WWII
Actress, singer and variety star, Norah Blaney (Mrs Basil Hughes), driving on a dust-cart and collecting refuse for Basildon Council as part of the war effort during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: The Newsagent

The Newsagent. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899

Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899
Standing for Hire, Stratford-upon-Avon, said to be the largest fair in England, regarded by the agricultural class in the district as the chief holiday of the year

Background imageJobs Collection: Lady Alexandra Haig

Lady Alexandra Haig (1907-1997), daughter of Field Marshal Earl Haig, on duty with the Voluntary Aid Detatchment (VAD). Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: Lady Olein Wyndham-Quin

Lady Olein Wyndham-Quin (1892-1969) working as an administrator for the Red Cross. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: Red Cross enquirers

Red Cross enquirers
Enquirers being interviewed in the Red Cross reception room. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: Red Cross records room

Red Cross records room
Workers in the Red Cross records room. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: Auxiliary firewoman

Auxiliary firewoman
Mrs Aird, on duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) which was founded in 1938. Date: 1939

Background imageJobs Collection: War work for women

War work for women
Miss Kay Charles, member of the Mechanised Transport Training Corps, who are on the look out for more female motor cyclists

Background imageJobs Collection: An illustrated checklist of home maintenance tasks for the summer months. Date: 1954

An illustrated checklist of home maintenance tasks for the summer months. Date: 1954

Background imageJobs Collection: People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, Essex

People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, Essex
People campaigning against cuts in education and social services, Ilford, Essex, 28 May 1976. Date: 1976

Background imageJobs Collection: Employment protest, Liverpool

Employment protest, Liverpool
Employment protest in Liverpool, 17 March 1979. Those taking part include Dunlop workers, Tate & Lyle workers, and members of the National Union of Seamen. Date: 1979

Background imageJobs Collection: LSO musicians supporting BBC musicians, London

LSO musicians supporting BBC musicians, London
London Symphony Orchestra musicians supporting BBC musicians outside Broadcasting House, London, 27 June 1980. The strike by BBC musicians began when the BBC put forward plans to discontinue five

Background imageJobs Collection: Dispute Disputes Protest Protesting Industrial

Dispute Disputes Protest Protesting Industrial
dispute, disputes, protest, protesting, industrial, unrest, members, employment, campaigning, campaign, jobs, 1985, 1980s, 80s, eighties, placard, placards, british, rail, brel, worker, workers

Background imageJobs Collection: Babcock and Wilcox workers, Renfrew plant, Scotland

Babcock and Wilcox workers, Renfrew plant, Scotland
Babcock and Wilcox workers at the Renfrew plant, Scotland, during a mass meeting as part of an employment dispute. Date: circa 1970

Background imageJobs Collection: Members of NUTGW campaigning

Members of NUTGW campaigning
Members of NUTGW (National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers), NATSOPA (National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants)

Background imageJobs Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer, drawing by Victorio Macho published in the magazine Madrid (1937). Drawing

Background imageJobs Collection: Peoples March for Jobs 1983

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, reaches London in early June 1983. It had set off from Glasgow on 23 April Date: 3 June 1983

Background imageJobs Collection: People's March for Jobs 1981 Petition

People's March for Jobs 1981 Petition
At 10 Downing Street, thousands of petition forms are handed in to Ian Gow, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's parliamentary private secretary, by Eric Varley, Labour MP for Chesterfield

Background imageJobs Collection: People's March for Jobs 1981

People's March for Jobs 1981
The People's March for Jobs, which set off from Liverpool on 1st May 1981 to highlight the plight of the unemployed. The core group of 500 was joined each day by many more

Background imageJobs Collection: American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park March

American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park March
american, folk, singer, concert, brockwell, park, march, jobs, may, 1981, richie, havens, guitar, guitarist, history, historical, 10587439

Background imageJobs Collection: George Melly

George Melly
Jazz and blues singer George Melly (1926 - 2007) performs at the free concert held in Brockwell Park, south east London, in support of the 500 marchers who had walked from Liverpool to London

Background imageJobs Collection: Norman Tebbit -- satirical comment

Norman Tebbit -- satirical comment
A group of people on a Right to Work demonstration, with a satirical comment on the words of the Conservative politician Norman Tebbit to the unemployed to "Get on yer bike

Background imageJobs Collection: Ken Livingstone with The Flying Pickets

Ken Livingstone with The Flying Pickets
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician. Seen here in front of the GLC premises at County Hall, London, with the Flying Pickets

Background imageJobs Collection: Comic postcard, Two men and a dog Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men and a dog Date: 20th century

Background imageJobs Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans Job

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans Job
The Caption is A Mans job. Women filled so many jobs while the men were away. There is a series of photos showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a balloon site

Background imageJobs Collection: Helen Mayo, well-known female dentist. Date: 1929

Helen Mayo, well-known female dentist. Date: 1929

Background imageJobs Collection: Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl

Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s

Background imageJobs Collection: Londons first female railway porter, April 1915

Londons first female railway porter, April 1915
Londons first female railway porter photographed as she carries milk churn at Marylebone Station. Date: 1915

Background imageJobs Collection: First professional female chauffeur 1909

First professional female chauffeur 1909
Sheila O Neill, the first professional female chauffeur in London, photographed in her car, with a medical accident emergency case on the seat next to her that reads " Miss Sheilah O

Background imageJobs Collection: Female Parisian barristers 1910

Female Parisian barristers 1910
Twelve individual photographs of female Parisian barristers, with the Palais de Justice in the background. The caption comments on how the new admissions to the Paris Bar has resulted in a ratio of

Background imageJobs Collection: Female bus conductor

Female bus conductor in full uniform stepping out of her bus on a snowy London street. circa 1916

Background imageJobs Collection: Women training to become motor-bus conductresses 1917

Women training to become motor-bus conductresses 1917
Women on a trial trip on a motor-bus as part of their training to become conductresses. The Illustrated London News comments on the war

Background imageJobs Collection: Female postal workers in London, c. 1915

Female postal workers in London, c. 1915
Three female postal workers walking through a London street in full uniform and with satchels to carry their post. During the war, the Post Office lost 75

Background imageJobs Collection: Line of female ambulance drivers 1918

Line of female ambulance drivers 1918
Female Red Cross ambulance drivers standing in a line in front of their vehicles with their mascot, a great Dane. The Sphere describes Queen Marys specific interest in the role of women in the war

Background imageJobs Collection: Female royal flying corps driver 1918

Female royal flying corps driver 1918
Female royal flying corps driver from a painting by Harrington Mann. Date: 1918

Background imageJobs Collection: Women doing wartime work at a factory, WW1

Women doing wartime work at a factory, WW1
Women doing wartime work at a factory where margarine is being made to save on butter, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageJobs Collection: Buy British and speed up the wheels of employment

Buy British and speed up the wheels of employment - Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Background imageJobs Collection: Patriotic poster Buy British - I want the kind my Daddy Made

Patriotic poster Buy British - I want the kind my Daddy Made
" I want the kind my Daddy Made" - make Buy British the watchword of every family and create employment. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Background imageJobs Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British - Watch Unemployment dwindle

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Watch Unemployment dwindle
Buy British and watch unemployment dwindle. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Background imageJobs Collection: Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary Service

Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary Service: Mrs G. Patterson, Miss Rosemary Rees and Mrs Marion Wilberforce. Date: 1940

Background imageJobs Collection: The parliamentary female

The parliamentary female
Father of the family: " Come, dear; we so seldom go out together now- can t you take us all to the play tonight!" Mistress of the House, and MP: " How you talk, Charles

Background imageJobs Collection: Automata newsboy and flower girl 1887

Automata newsboy and flower girl 1887
Aut-omata aut nullus, erected by the anti-street Brawling association, to replace newsboys and flower girls. Date: 1887

Background imageJobs Collection: Crossing-sweepers 1849

Crossing-sweepers 1849
Poor couple sweeping the streets of London. Date: 1849

Background imageJobs Collection: Able-bodied street-sweeper

Able-bodied street-sweeper
Sweeping the streets of London

Background imageJobs Collection: Crossing-sweeper that has been a maid servant

Crossing-sweeper that has been a maid servant
Woman sweeping the streets of London

Background imageJobs Collection: The Traffic Policeman

The Traffic Policeman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageJobs Collection: School Nurse

School Nurse - People You See. From Teddy Bear (15 January 1966). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1966

Background imageJobs Collection: The Police Dog Handler

The Police Dog Handler. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageJobs Collection: The Railway Fireman

The Railway Fireman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: The Cowboy

The Cowboy. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageJobs Collection: The Road Sweeper

The Road Sweeper. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageJobs Collection: The Lady Who Sells Easter Eggs

The Lady Who Sells Easter Eggs. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: The Bridesmaid

The Bridesmaid. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageJobs Collection: People You See: The Baker

People You See: The Baker. From Teddy Bear (18 January 1964). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1964

Background imageJobs Collection: The Ballet Dancer

The Ballet Dancer. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageJobs Collection: The Newspaper Seller

The Newspaper Seller. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: The Vicar

The Vicar. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageJobs Collection: Market Trader

Market Trader - People You See. From Teddy Bear (date unknown). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1960s

Background imageJobs Collection: The Shop Window Lady

The Shop Window Lady. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968



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