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London Trade Card - Thomas Pickett, Brasier (late servant to Mr Hancock in Pall Mall), at the sign of the Frying Pan in Compton Street, corner of Frith Street, Soho
Parasol in point of lace 1868This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868
Picking orange flowers for making perfumePeople picking orange flowers for the manufacture of perfume on the Cote d Azur, France. Date: circa 1905
Kelp makers huts, South Uist, ScotlandKelp makers huts, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: late 19th century
Women making parasols, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Millinery ClassSchoolgirls at a London County Council School learning hat- making in a millinery class. Date: early 1930s
Ragged School Union - Cobbling ClassBoys at work in the shoe-making workshop at a home run by the Ragged School Union Date: circa 1907
Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. D8:00 PM January 29, 1912. Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. Does not work. (See report on schedule.) Boy, 11 years old, helps some, even at night. 43 Carmine St
Candle Factory
Wardrobe DepartmentLadies in the Wardrobe Department of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s
Children building a snowmanFive children building a snowman. 20th century
Making Jam C19Making jam Date: mid 19th century
Helping Daddy by Muriel DawsonA little girl in an apron and a Victorian style sun bonnet helps her father rake hay on a farm
Wine bottles and casks, D Oliveiras Lda, Madeira, PortugalA display of wine bottles and casks at the firm of D Oliveiras Lda in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Team of Carpenters making a cartThree carpenters make a cart under the watchful gaze of an elder craftsman or the intended recipent of the cart. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Moroccan Pouf MakersMoroccan Pouf makers
Making a posy of summer bloomsA mother and daughter make a posy of summer blooms in a meadow. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Molding Lead SoldiersIn a toy factory, workers mold lead soldiers
Robert BlairROBERT BLAIR Edinburgh advocate, depicted making a point in court
Last Supper / MiniatureJesus dines with his twelve disciples, making a special fuss of John
Matchmakers / London / 1871Female matchmakers working in the East-End of London
FIREWORKS 1747 - 7Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : various types of whirling and spinning devices
Making a Crossbow 1555Making a crossbow
Nurse Making a BedA cadet-nurse making a bed at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup
Priestleys ApparatusJoseph Priestley, English clergyman and chemist. Priestleys gas-making apparatus
British Postman in SnowSnow does not deter this country postman making his deliveries with a horse- carriage
Amundsen in a DornierOslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat
Battle of BouvinesAt the battle of BOUVINES, Philippe-Auguste of France defeats an army of Germans, Flemish and English, making his position in France secure
Making a Pie 1912A young woman trims the excess pastry from a pie, prior to baking it
Little Boy with a KiteA young boy experiences the joy of making his kite fly
Bravery at WattigniesAt WATTIGNIES, a drummer-boy named Sthrau beats his drum, making the Austrians think they are surrounded. When they realise their mistake, they kill the juvenile hero
Student Nurses 1940SFour young British student nurses making notes together from medical textbooks
Greenwich Park 1802Fun and games in Greenwich Park on a Whitmonday - a bank holiday : picnicking, dancing to a barrel organ, playing games and generally making the most of the day Date: 1802
Jewelers Shop RaidedTwo thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out
Filey Fisherman making nets early 1900s
Primitive Stone Age people, Kazakhstan areaPrimitive Stone Age people using ancient fire lighting methods. In the background are foragers harvesting. 8700-2000 BCE
Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of EnglandEleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century
Clay pipes from Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, ShropshireA selection of clay pipes found in the workshops of Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire - now The Broseley Pipe Museum Date: 1987
Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe worksMr Ivor Southorn, whose great, great grandfather William Southorn started clay pipemaking on an industrial scale in Broseley, Shropshire
HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo DestroyerRoyal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros
Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax and Suffolk horses. Woman spinning wool on a wheel outside a cottage in Lavenham 28, boy harvesting hemp for sailcloth in Suffolk 29
Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910In construction the Cunard companys steamer RMS Franconia, covered in girders and scaffolding. Franconia, was intended for the lines Boston service, between Liverpool and Boston, USA. Date: 1910
Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of GazellesMen of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal (" Sea of Gazelles" ) region of South Sudan, Africa
A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, London, 1923. Making her third apearance at the London Hippodrome in Julian Wylies Brighter London. Date: 1923
Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197
Kazakh man cutting hay with a scytheA Kazakh man wearing a chapan (Kazakh quilted dressing gown) and kalpak, working in a field with a scythe, cutting hay. 20th century
The Royal Mint - Press RoomThe Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London - Press Room Date: circa 1908
A Basotho woman making mats - South Africa. Date: circa 1930s