Making Collection (page 42)

Manuscript / Musicmaking
Saxon music-making

Churning Butter
A woman making butter in a churn - from The Boke of Distyllacyon printed by Laurence Andrewe, London

Making Crinolines
Crinoline production

Hunting in Enclosure
Hunting game within a fenced- off enclosure, preventing the quarry from escaping and so making things easier for the hunter

Shoe Factory Interior
The stitching room at the Fine Welt factory of Endicott, Johnson, at Endicott, New York, where more than 4000 persons are engaged in leather working and shoe making

Petard Offensive / 17th C
Diagrams showing the attack offensive on a castle using a petard. A device filled with gunpowder and fastened to the gates, the danger lest the engineer be blown up too

Transylvanian Haytime
Hay-making in Transylvania (which at this time was part of Hungary)

Holy Carpet Returns
The Holy Carpet returns across the desert to Cairo, after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Shoe Shop Satire
Shoeing Asses - The Present Fashion for Making Shoes Everlasting. A shoe shop does a roaring trade in repairing shoes with small horse shoes on the heels

Making Toys at Factory
In a London factory, two women workers attend to the last minute orders for Christmas; here a stack of toy locomotive engines await dispatch

Amphion Builds Thebes
Amphion was so skilful a musician that he was able to build the city of Thebes, making the stones dance into place as he played

Japanese girls making music playing musical instruments

Costume / Men / Capetian Bis
A Capetian bishop (follower of Hugh Capet, King of the Franks) in ceremonial vestments and making the sign of peace

Maximilian I Shown Mint
A mint is shown to the young Emperor Maximilian I

Apache Basketmaker
An Apache woman of the American southeast sits inside the basket she is making, weaving it from inside out : it will be used to store grain or vegetables

Hopi Flute Boy
A flute-player of the Hopi flute society, (Arizona) who plays an important role in tribal life as the central figure in the traditional rain-making ceremonies

Country Winter
A Country Scene in Winter - boys making a snowman and sliding on the ice - breaking the ice for the cattle - a coach struggling through the snow

Lenin Speaking 1919
VLADIMIR LENIN Soviet statesman, making a speech at the Razin Monument, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Samuel Cody / How to Fly
Samuel Franklin Cody, Texan aviator, making his first flights in England

Empire Day Flags
Women at sewing machines making Union Jack flags for Empire Day, (May 24, Queen Victorias birthday), which was celebrated between 1904 and 1958

Making Table Forks 1926
Women making table forks at the Souete Generale de Coutellerie, France

European Makes Treaty
An official of the Royal African Guinea Company making a treaty on the gold coast

Industry / Ice / Refrigerate
A Refrigerator or portable Ice-house with sliding and perforated shelves for preserving wines, fruits and provisions

Ice-Cutting on Hudson
The ice harvest on the River Hudson

Escalading an Obstacle
Advancing troops must overcome every obstacle : this French infantry detachment is making an escalade over a sand dune

Draytons Paper Works
Workers making and sorting paper at Draytons Paper Works, Fulham, London

16C Scandinavian Bakers
Baking in progress in 16th century Scandinavia

Puncturing Tyres
The uses of a hat-pin : she punctures the tyres of the villains car, to prevent him making his getaway

Making Escalators 1930S
The construction of the huge escalators leading out of Tottenham Court Road underground (tube) station, central London

The Mint in 1812
The new building of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill. Sentries guard it from attack - for we are at war with France, and the Irish are making trouble as are radical politicians

Making Party Hats
A jolly group of young women making paper party hats

Ostrich Feather Making
The new feather fashion brought a rush of work to the workshops where they combed, curled, dressed and tinted the feathers ready for the milliners

Making Barrels / Sherry
Making sherry barrels at Jerez, Spain

French Boulangers Bake
French boulangers at work

Toilet / Perfume / Flowers
Exotic flowers used in making perfumes, including Jasmine, Eucalyptus, Vanilla and Mimosa

Clermont Bordeaux Train
A steam train of the Chemin de Fer d Orleans, making its way through the picturesque countryside between Clermont- Ferrand and Bordeaux

Girls Making Stools
Two girls making chairs or stools at the London County Council Handicraft School. Date: early 1930s

Bomber in Searchlight
A German bomber is caught in the beams of three Russian searchlights, making it a fine target for the anti-aicraft guns

Children Wrap Presents
Two little girls and a little boy amuse themselves by making home-made gift boxes. Old cardboard boxes are covered with decorated wrapping paper and a scrap or drawing added

Cultural Activities 16C
Mercury rides over in cockerel-driven chariot as citizens practice arts & sciences: painting, sculpture, music, medicine, astronomy & others

Hunting for Presents
Making a treasure hunt of handing out prsents - children hunt for hidden parcels

Concepts / Reincarnation
Making reparation in this life for sins committed during a previous existence

C17 Lace Making / Woodcut
Two ladies making lace - the older woman instructing the younger

Game / Winter / Playing / Snow
Winter games - building a snowman, making a giant snowball, throwing small ones

Baking Raspberry Pie
A Victorian girl making a gooseberry pie with help from mother

Sleep / The Sandman
The Sandman sprinkles sand on childrens eyes, making them sleepy and ready for bed

Making Model Trains
Two skilled young women making toy locomotives in a British factory. The engines are carefully cut and bent into shape and then hand painted

Bacon Factory 1960S
Women weighing and making packets of Danish bacon in a British factory

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