Work Collection (#87)

Au Pair Agency
The receptionist of an Au Pair agency answers a telephone enquiry and makes a booking in the office diary. Date: 1960s

Young Archaeologists
Archaeology students on a dig at the site of a Roman amphitheatre at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Tiberius Cavallo
TIBERIUS CAVALLO Italian scientist in England, noted for his work on electricity and magnetism, and for his superb instruments. Fellow of the Royal Society. Date: 1749 - 1809

Thos. Willeb. Bosschaert
THOMAS WILLEBORTS BOSSCHAERT (or Bossaert) Flemish artist reputed for the exactitude of his portraiture : he did much work for the House of Orange. Date: 1813 - 1656

Matthew Baillie
MATTHEW BAILLIE Scottish medical researcher, known especially for his pioneering work in morbid anatomy. Date: 1761 - 1823

Matthew Baillie (Head)
MATTHEW BAILLIE Scottish medical researcher, known especially for his pioneering work in morbid anatomy. Date: 1761 - 1823

Edward Backhouse
EDWARD BACKHOUSE Quaker historian, whose otherwise excellent work glosses over the early and somewhat disreputable history of the Society of Friends. Date: 1808 - 1879

Benoit Audran
BENOIT AUDRAN French engraver (this is a specimen of his work) Date: 1661 - 1721

Bechuanaland Builders
People of Bechuanaland (since 1966, Botswana) building a hut. A man sits smoking while his womenfolk do the heavy work. Date: 1870

King of the Sandcastle
I m the King of the Castle! A group of children building sand castles on Cooden Sands, near Bexhill, Sussex, England. Date: circa 1930

Using a Mangle
Two women putting wet clothes through a mangle to wring them out before hanging them out to dry in the garden. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Work on a Country House
A prospective owner inspects work in progress on his stately home. Date: 18th century

Garage in a Church
Motorcycle and other motor maintenance work being carried out in this garage inside a church. Date: early 1930s

Radioactivity / Plants 60S
Isotope Research Division of the Wantage Research Laboratory. Testing uptake of radioactive elements by plants. Date: 1961

Accounts Department
A mature accountant wearing spectacles goes through her ledger, pinpointing any discrepancies. Date: 1960s

Window Cleaning Girls
A team of " Georginas", demonstrate the proper way to clean window panes from the inside of an office block while the male window cleaners are away in the army. Date: early 1940s

Finishing Poppy Wreaths
An ex-service man at work putting the finishing touches to some of the poppy wreaths for Armistice Day; the words Be Prepared are written on one Date: 1929

Girls Dorm / Land Army
Girls in the Land Army tidy up their dormitory Date: early 1940s

Wood Engraver C1850
Wood engraver at work on a block. Date: circa 1850

Visscher at Work
The great Flemish engraver Jakob Visscher at work : he made one of the finest panoramas of early London. Date: 17th century

Sketching in Egypt
Sketching antiquities under the portico of Payr-el- Medeeneh, Thebes, Egypt. Date: 1848

Sketching Club Outing
An outing of the Leeds (Kent) Sketching Club set up their easels in a picturesque farmyard. Date: late 19th century

A Watch-Maker
A watch maker concentrating on his work; various clocks decorate his workshop Date: 1827

Couturier at Work 1927
An overweight couturier in a smoking jacket depicted in the throws of creating a fashion masterpiece. His assistant holds some fringing up against a model for his approval. Date: 1927

Melly Drinking Fountain
Charles P. Melly stands beside his first drinking fountain in Liverpool, supervising the work of a bricklayer. Date: 1861

A Hole through the Earth
The immense works at the drilling site as the engineers work their way to the Antipodes. Date: circa 1900

Road Workers Pakistan
Men at work in one of the main streets at Sukkur, West Pakistan. Date: 1984

Stonemasons at Work
Stonemasons at work on a construction site Date: circa 1920

Painters & Plasterers
Painters and plasterers at work Date: 1803

Barber at Work C1840
A barber at work on a young boys unruly hair. Date: circa 1840

Cairo Street / Hairdresser
A hairdresser at work on a street in Cairo. Date: 1912

French Pastry Cook
A boy watches a French pastry cook at work. Date: 1850

FATHERs RETURN 1913
Father returns home in the dark after a long days work. Date: 1913

French Lifeboat at Work
The French lifeboat Amiral Barrera sets out in heavy seas to the aid of a sailing boat in distress. Date: 1905

Kyosti Kallio
KYOSTI (GUSTAF) KALLIO President of Finland from 1937 to 1940. Seen here at work in his study with his adjutant. Date: 1873 - 1940

Suez Construction 2
The great work commences : great numbers of fellaheen (native Egyptians) are recruited to dig a pathway through the desert sands. Date: 1862

Two Men in Office C19
Two smart gentlemen discuss a point in an office. Date: 19th century

Tram Conductor
Women work as conductors on the busses & trams. Date: 1917

Bar-Lock Typewriter Ad
Advertisement implying that one Royal Bar-Lock typewriter will do the work of six pen- pushing clerks Date: 1890s

Ancient Arab Library
Arab scholars at work in a library; probably in Istanbul Date: circa 16th century

Smoking Painter
A rather well-dressed artist smokes from a long cigarette holder while she paints at her easel, palette in one hand, brush in the other Date: 1921

FRENCH CARRIER BEARN
The Bearn of the French navy spent World War Two at Martinique to keep her out of German hands : by that time she was too slow for front line work, but did ferrying Date: launched 1920

Midinettes Strike, Paris
The midinettes who work for the Paris couturiers go on strike for better pay, singing the International in the streets, to the applause of sympathetic passers-by Date: September 1910

Steam Roller, Work Break
A workman has a break from driving his steam roller to enjoy a cup of tea and a listen to the radio Date: circa 1920

Building Swimming Pool
Clifton Bathing Pool. Men at work under sea level working day and night to have a fresh supply of sea water for the baths over Easter. Date: 1932

Wwi / Womens Work
The contrast between womens work before and during the war. Date: 1916

Women in Glass Factory
Two women working in a glass factory. They are mixing something with a pestle in a mortar; a Bunsen burner with a large flame sits on the work surface. Date: circa 1930

Ww1 Land Girl
A WW1 LAND GIRL ploughs a field. " Out for Victory. The Farm Girl who is doing her bit to feed us all". Date: First World War

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