Manual Collection (page 6)

Leaving the Munitions Works, by Winifred Knights, WW1
Leaving the Munitions Works, watercolour by Winifred Knights, First World War. 1919

American poster, Join the land army, WW1
American poster, design by Lambert Guenther, Get behind the Girl he left behind him, Join the land army, First World War. circa 1918

Toorak sheep station, Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Toorak sheep station at Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia -- men and women on a truck loaded with wool bales. Date: mid-1910s

Washerwomen at Pernes, Santarem district, Portugal
Washerwomen at work by the River Alviela at Pernes, Santarem district, Portugal. Date: circa 1908

Porcelain manufacturers 1843
Workers carefully place seggars or saggars for firing in the biscuit kiln at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. 1843

Miners at Schemnitz, Slovakia
Miners at Schemnitz (Banska Stiavnica), Slovakia. 1832

Workers descending, diamond mine, Kimberley
How the workers go down to the open diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa. circa 1900

Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon, with a horse having a hoof inspected. Date: circa 1910s

Postcard booklet, ploughing a field, Dixieland, USA
Postcard booklet, man and horses taking a rest from ploughing a field, Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Typical Victorian manual parish fire pump
A typical Victorian manual parish fire pump of the type used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer

Typical Victorian manual parish water supply on wheels
A typical Victorian manual parish water supply consisting of a barrel on wheels of the type used before the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer

Croydon Fire Brigade, South Norwood station
The firefighters of the Croydon Fire Brigade serving at South Norwood station, South Norwood High Street, together with their horse drawn manual fire engine. Date: 1870

Scene in a carpenters workshop. circa 1865

In a Kimberley Diamond Mine by John H F Bacon
In a Kimberley Diamond Mine (Northern Cape, South Africa), by John Henry Frederick Bacon. circa late 19th century

Cartoon - The True Kings Bench - a carpenter. early 19th century

Cartoon - Wanted, An Assistant. early 19th century

Carte de Visite - Fruit Picking in an orchard. circa 1890

Wheat Harvest Steam Traction Engine Threshing Machine
A Wheat Harvest Steam Traction Engine Threshing Machine. circa 1865

Advert for Carters, rotary or lever wheelchair 1906
Hand tricycle wheelchair, with rotary or lever. Date: 1906

Advert for Carters, self propelling wheelchair 1906
Self propelling wheelchair, with single-arm drive. Date: 1906

Poster, He risked an accident just to clean a machine
Poster, Ministry of Labour and National Service, ROSPA, He risked an accident just to clean a machine. Designed by H M Bateman. 1931

Meat porter working at Les Halles, Paris, France
Meat porter working at the market, Les Halles, Paris, France. Date: 1960s

WW1 Training Manual Date: circa 1916

Kitchener Camp WWII
Refugees labouring at the Kitchener Camp Date: 1939-1945

Boy with a spade, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. He was working on a river project. Date: 1963

Boy with a wheelbarrow, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. He was working on a river project. Date: 1963

Boys and girls, supervised by a man, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. They were working on a river project. Date: 1963

Boys taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. They were working on a river project. Date: 1963

Hand-Cranked Grinder Date: 1880

Tangier, Morocco - A Road Sweeper Date: circa 1905

Advert for Carters, self propelling wheelchair 1906
Self-propelling chair with patent mechanism for persons with use of one arm only. Date: 1906

Silk-doublers at work 1843
Female silk doublers at their wheels at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843

ROYAL TYPEWRITER
A typist using a Royal manual typewriter. Date: 1930s

POLLING A WILLOW 1873
Workmen polling (pruning) a willow tree on a riverbank. Date: 1873

Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842
Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south London
Workman staking tawed leather (stretching, smoothing and softening) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Drawing goatskins at a leather factory, south London
Two men drawing goatskins at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. The process involves repeatedly soaking the skins in a solution of lime and water over a number of weeks

Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London
Man operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass cutter at work. Date: 1841

Cartoon, Mr Briggss Pleasures of Housekeeping -- Irish labourers employed to build a house. Date: circa 1850

PARANORMAL / MAGIC / WIZARDS
LE QUADRUPLE ORACLE DES DAMES ET DES DEMOISELLES A French manual of popular magic Date: circa 1900

A fantasy farm labourer, dressed in a costume made up of the tools of his trade. Date: circa 1700

Throwing peat into trailer during peat cutting, County Clare
Throwing peat into a trailer during peat cutting, County Clare, Ireland Date: 1992

Wood sawyer with old double-handled saw
Portrait of sawyer with an old double-handled saw. His beard is dusted with sawdust and he wears a cloth cap. He looks straight at the camera Date: 1989

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal - 2 Date: 1989

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal. First published The Sunday Times - 1 Date: 1989

Fisherman Eyemouth
a fisherman hauls his nets from his boat onto the quayside at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1988

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