Repair Collection (page 9)

Dancing Roadmenders
A group of men, roadmenders, one of them playing a fiddle while the others dance and fool around in their lunch hour!

The Sphinx / Circa 1970
The Sphinx, believed to have been built by the Pharoah Chephren around 2650 BC. Extensive weathering has eroded the monument which is undergoing extensive repair

Shoe Maker & Repairer
The front window of H.J. Foremans shoe repair shop features replacement heels and polish

Building the M1 Motorway. Our photograph shows a section under construction at Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, England. The Southern stretch opened 2 November 1959

Ww1 / 1915 / Battered Navies
The British and French try to repair their battered navies

Ww1 Steam Roller
The French and English look on in despair as the Russian Steam-Roller runs out of steam and ceases to roll

Pneumatic Drill
A man with curly dark hair using a pneumatic drill to dig up an old pavement

Tractors to Tanks
Kirovsky Tractor Factory converted to tank production and repair

Housemaid sewing (Saturday)
Saturday: The housemaid does some sewing repairs

Pots and Kettles to Mend
Pots and kettles to mend? : a rather coarse woman brings a pan to the repair man to be mended

Repairing Fishing Boat
Two fishermen repair their boat on the beach

Mid-Air Repair
American aviator Blackmore realises, while over Wellington, that his under- -carriage is malfunctioning, so he gets out and repairs it in mid-air !

Cycle Repair 1909
A French cycle repair shop

Gnr Repair Shops
The Great Northern Railways repair shops at Doncaster

Navvy (Petherick)
London characters : if the streets of London were paved with gold, the navigator ( NAVVY ) would find it, for he spends his life digging them up and filling them in again

Laying Wood Paving, Paris
Laying wooden paving blocks in the avenue de l Opera, Paris, France

Laying Pave, Paris
Laying pave en gres (sandstone) near the Trocadero, Paris, France

Laying Tarmac, Paris
Laying tarmac in the place de l Etoile, near the arc de Triomphe, Paris, France

Paving Stones, Paris
Laying paving stones near the cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France

Bitumen in Paris Street
Laying bitumen near the Grand Palais, Paris, France

Asphalt in Paris Street
Laying asphalt near the Hotel de ville, Paris, France

Paving a London Street
A passer-by holds her hand- kerchief to her delicate nose as she passes roadmenders laying wooden blocks with bitumen

Building a By-Pass
The sign reads By-Pass work suspended, owing to National Economy requirements, presumably due to the British Depression. Curiously, these men are still at work

Wimbledon Tarpaulin
In preparation for the annual All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon, sailmakers repair the tarpaulin used to cover Centre Court, should rain stop play

Wwi Repairing Railways
British army engineers repair light railways near Hangard, damaged by shell-fire during the struggle for Amiens

Roads / Navvies
Navvies working in a trench

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