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Foundry with statue of Duke of Wellington
The bronze-casting foundry of Matthew Cotes Wyatt, the sculptor who created the huge equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington riding his horse Copenhagen

Street music: French fiddler and wife
A one legged beggar playing the fiddle in the street, while his wife plays the bones. Date: 17th century

Rowton House, Vauxhall
Entrance to the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Making a shell, 1939
A munitions worker performing of the many operations that go to the making of a shell. The projectiles he is working on are still noseless - without the pointed cap which will be fitted later

Rowton House Reading Room, Vauxhall
The reading room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Street music: Accordian player in London
An old blind lady plays a hurdy-gurdy on the street, while an accompanying young woman holds out her begging bowl

Helen Allingham RWS
Pencil drawing of Helen Allingham RWS at work (English watercolour painter and illustrator 1848-1926), by (William) Walker Hodgson - dated 3rd December 1891

Watchdog at Westminster Cathedral, London
A rather shaggy watchdog outside Westminster Cathedral, London. After a series of thefts from the Cathedral, London the church authorities added a watchdog to the staff

Street music: cheerful Londoners having fun
A cheery line of Londoners march together up a street on market day, one playing an squeeze box. Date: 1900

Queen Marys Coronation gift, Barn House, Whitstable, Kent

Making a new road, Palestine
Men and boys employed in making a new road in Palestine. Date: early 20th century

Rowton House Shop and Bar in Dining Room, Vauxhall
The shop/bar in the dining room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

The Town Hard, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Scene at the Town Hard (the only place in the town where small boats can be launched into the river free of charge), Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Street music: Paris balladeer
Two fashionably dressed young women laugh at a ballad singer as he sings in a Paris street. Perhaps he is singing a comic song. Date: 1912

School of carpet making, Algiers
Children employed at Madame Delfaus school of carpet making at 84 Boulevard Valee, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 20th century

Resounding message of Allied female solidarity
" Vanities of Valdes: The Munitioneers" This resounding message of Allied female solidarity shows " Mary" of Britain and " Marianne" of France, who

Shepherd with lamb and sheep, Devon
An elderly Devon shepherd with a black-faced lamb and sheep. Yes Tor can be seen in the background. Date: 1960s

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Unloading illegal catch of fish, Boulogne, France
A fisherman unloading an illegal catch of fish at Boulogne, France. Date: circa 1970s

Poster: You can help to build me a ship
Poster: a British sailor says You can help to build me a ship. You can learn quickly and you will be working to win. Ask at any Employment Exchange for advice and full details

Silhouettes of horses and men in wartime. From the top: staff officers on horseback, horses helping to pull heavy guns up a slope, men and horses in a cavalry charge, and on the march

New York Telephone Company Exchange Date: 1896

Maiolica Plate - A Maiolica painter at work. Italian (Caffaggiolo) c.1515. Date: circa 1515

Everybody works but Father - Unemployment
Father enjoys his paper and pipe in front of the fire, whilst Mother does the washing, Sister Ann also helps and the young narrator of this social comment carries a paint pot. Date: 1906

Silhouette of John Hassall by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette portrait of the artist and illustrator, John Hassall (1868-1948), by Harry Lawrence Oakley. 1926

Metropolitan Police vehicle database, London
View of the Metropolitan Police vehicle database at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers working at computer terminals, checking the details of stolen vehicles. (2 of 3) Date: 1974

Metropolitan Police Information Room, London
General view of the Metropolitan Police Information Room at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers busy taking calls. In the foreground are the Inspectors and Sergeants positions. Date: May 1974

Woman of the Italian Lakes with straw backpack
A woman of the Northern Italian lakes region carrying a large wicker backpack containing what apears to be hay. This traditional mode of transporting such goods is often depicted in the postcards

Rural scene on the banks of Lake Maggiore. An Italian woman of the region pauses to chat to a man working metal outside his stone house

Metropolitan Police communications room, London
View of a Metropolitan Police communications room, showing three officers sitting at desks on the right. There are several push button telephones

Silhouette, Straws Show Which Way the Wind Blows
Straws Show Which Way the Wind Blows -- silhouette showing a farm labourer loading straw onto a cart on a windy day

Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment

Three Chimneysweeps
Three very young chimneysweeps in the United States of America Date: 1904

Labor by Charles Sprague Pearce
Labor - from the Family and Education series by Charles Sprague Pearce. Found in the North Corridor, Great Hall, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C

Young fisherman handline fishing for mackerel
A young fisherman on a fishing boat, handline fishing for mackerel. Date: circa 1970s

Two young men thatching a cottage
Two young men at work, thatching a cottage, somewhere in the West Country. Date: 1970s

Crew of a modern purse seiner, Cornwall
The crew of a modern purse seiner, relaxing in a Cornish harbour. A seine net is usually a long flat net like a fence, with weights on it, which catches the fish by encircling them. Date: circa 1970s

Young fisherman with crawfish, St Ives, Cornwall
A young fisherman on a fishing boat in St Ives harbour, Cornwall, surrounded by his catch of crawfish. Date: circa 1970s

England / Luddenham
Luddenham village, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England. It was the Lord Nelson public house that Branwell Bronte frequented while working as a railway clerk Date: 1950s

Refine Sugar / 18th C
SUGAR PRODUCTION Two men at work in a sugar factory in 18th century France. Sugar is being refined in large boilers. Date: circa 1760

Chows Pulling a Cart
Two chows pulling a girl and two puppies on a cart! Date: early 1930s

Clogmakers France 18th C
Five men at work in a workshop in 18th century France, making clogs out of wood. Date: Circa 1760

Pair of Working Horses
Pair of Heavy Working Horses with large collars Date: circa 1910s

Dunderpate speaks to the pastrycook about marrying his daughter, but the pastrycook doesn t like the idea of making him free food for the rest of his life. Date: 1938

Working the paddy fields - Japan Date: circa 1910

Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII. Women took the place of 100, 000 men working in heavy industry during the war, many in highly skilled engineering roles. Date: circa 1944

Cartoon - Two lads having a joke about their Fathers
Two young lads trade insults, each one trying to belittle each others Father. " Your Father couldn t pass the Doctor!" " Garn, yours can t pass a pub." Date: circa 1915

Cartoon on Laziness
" Whats that! You ve got the sack at the Munition Works! - What for?" " I Dunno - I never done nothing!" Date: circa 1915

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