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Background imageWorkman Collection: Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south London

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

Background imageWorkman Collection: Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London

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

Background imageWorkman Collection: 1882 / LANDOWNER / WORKERS

1882 / LANDOWNER / WORKERS
A workman walking in the street with his wife doffs his cap when his boss rides past Date: 1882

Background imageWorkman Collection: IRONING TOP HAT 1860

IRONING TOP HAT 1860
A workman watches with astonishment while a hatter irons a top hat with a heated iron Date: 1860

Background imageWorkman Collection: Family mealtime 1858

Family mealtime 1858
A working man sits down to a meal at home with his family. Date: 1858

Background imageWorkman Collection: The Bottle, 1 -- Cruikshank

The Bottle, 1 -- Cruikshank
A workmans home, with father and mother at the table, a little maid serving them, and their two young children at a tiny table in front of the hearth. Ominously, the father is holding a bottle

Background imageWorkman Collection: The New Compensation Act - 1906 - Butler takes a tumble

The New Compensation Act - 1906 - Butler takes a tumble
The New Compensation Act - Butler " Heres a go. I m goin to break me leg" - a Butler is not unduly concerned at his tumble down the stairs to the wine cellar

Background imageWorkman Collection: St Michaels Fireworks Factory, Lija, Malta

St Michaels Fireworks Factory, Lija, Malta -- close-up of a workman. Lija is well known for its firework displays, especially during the early August festival period. Date: 1966

Background imageWorkman Collection: Man with two dogs in a field, Switzerland

Man with two dogs in a field, Switzerland
Man with two St Bernard dogs in a field, photo by Hofmann, Geneva, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorkman Collection: 1930s German workers

1930s German workers
German workers off to work in Werbellinsee in Germany in the 1930s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Sandwich board men on a Christmas and New Year card

Sandwich board men on a Christmas and New Year card
Sandwich board men in the snow on a Christmas and New Year card -- Birds of a feather flock together. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Workmen sweeping snow on a Christmas card

Workmen sweeping snow on a Christmas card -- New brooms sweep clean. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Industrial Revolution. London. Interior of an English factor

Industrial Revolution. London. Interior of an English factory. Late 18th century. Nineteenth-century

Background imageWorkman Collection: WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help

WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help! Airman shaking hands with airfield workman, photographic poster printed for HMSO by Henry Hildesley. Date: circa 1942

Background imageWorkman Collection: The Workmans Train

The Workmans Train. Interior of a third class carriage running workers from the suburbs of London into the city centre. The illustration related to a feature in the same issue of The Illustrated

Background imageWorkman Collection: Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night

Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night
Illustration to The Cotters Saturday Night, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageWorkman Collection: Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London

Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One has a bicycle, another has a toy car, and others are sitting in the remains of an old suitcase

Background imageWorkman Collection: New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall

Background imageWorkman Collection: Buy British - Empire Marketing Board Poster

Buy British - Empire Marketing Board Poster encouraging the purchase of home-grown produce, products and services. Striking design by Tom Purvis. circa 1930s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Union Workhouse, Howden, East Yorkshire

Union Workhouse, Howden, East Yorkshire
The Howden Union workhouse, erected in 1839 on Knedlington Road, Howden, East Yorkshire. A man, perhaps the master, stands on the doorstep while a workman stands on a ladder to clean windows

Background imageWorkman Collection: Jack Point in Yeoman

Jack Point in Yeoman
C Herbert Workman in the role of Jack Point, the jester, in Yeoman of the Guard

Background imageWorkman Collection: Bethnal Green / Slum / 1863

Bethnal Green / Slum / 1863
Bethnal Green, London : interior of a garret at No 10, Hollybush- Place; a workman describes conditions to a visiting inspector

Background imageWorkman Collection: Men at work on bomb-damaged house

Men at work on bomb-damaged house
Men at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946

Background imageWorkman Collection: Sleeping workmen in a cart

Sleeping workmen in a cart
Two exhausted workmen sleeping in the back of a cart. circa 1900

Background imageWorkman Collection: Busy scene in a wheelwrights workshop

Busy scene in a wheelwrights workshop. 19th century

Background imageWorkman Collection: Scene in a saddlery workshop

Scene in a saddlery workshop, with four workmen and a client. 19th century

Background imageWorkman Collection: WW1 poster, US Shipping Board

WW1 poster, US Shipping Board
Poster, Rivets are Bayonets, Drive Them Home! US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. circa 1918

Background imageWorkman Collection: Builders of the Wesleyan Chapel, Milford Haven, Wales

Builders of the Wesleyan Chapel, Milford Haven, Wales
Group photo, builders of the Wesleyan Chapel (Priory Road Methodist Church), Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The building was officially opened on 5 June 1902 by Mrs J A Turner. Date: circa 1902

Background imageWorkman Collection: Removal of horse trough in Eastbourne, Sussex

Removal of horse trough in Eastbourne, Sussex
Removal of a horse trough on a street in Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1962

Background imageWorkman Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Working demonstration. Engraving. Colored

Spain. Barcelona. Working demonstration. Engraving. Colored
Spain. Barcelona. Working demonstration. The Tivoli Theatre, a meeting point of the protesters. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored

Background imageWorkman Collection: United States. Kensington Fire Brick Works. Engraving. Color

United States. Kensington Fire Brick Works. Engraving. Color
United States. Philadelphia. Kensington Fire Brick Works, 1884. Engraving. Colored

Background imageWorkman Collection: Workshop. Handcrafting the paperboard. Encyclopedie by D

Workshop. Handcrafting the paperboard. Encyclopedie by D
Workshop dedicated to handcrafting the paperboard. Pulping and pressing. 18th Century. Encyclopedie. Edited by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d Alembert (1717-1783). Engraving

Background imageWorkman Collection: Steel Industry. 19th century. Oven. Modeling a steel block

Steel Industry. 19th century. Oven. Modeling a steel block. Colored engraving, 1874

Background imageWorkman Collection: Workshop handmade candles

Workshop handmade candles. Engraving of the eighteenth century in the Encyclopedie Diderot et d Alembert. Colored

Background imageWorkman Collection: Valley of the Artisans. Temple of Hathor and Maat. Outside v

Valley of the Artisans. Temple of Hathor and Maat. Outside v
Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maats settlement, home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties

Background imageWorkman Collection: Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat. Deir el-Medina. E

Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat. Deir el-Medina. E
Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maats settlement, home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties. New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina. Egypt

Background imageWorkman Collection: Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat. Tombs in the necr

Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat. Tombs in the necr
Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maats settlement, home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties

Background imageWorkman Collection: The Old Shoemaker

The Old Shoemaker. circa early 20th century

Background imageWorkman Collection: Advertisement for Rawlplugs

Advertisement for Rawlplugs. 20th century

Background imageWorkman Collection: Book of Trades, The Basket Maker

Book of Trades, The Basket Maker. 1841

Background imageWorkman Collection: Two garage mechanics

Two garage mechanics. Date: 1970s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Painting Chinmeystack

Painting Chinmeystack
Painting a chimney stack which has been pebbledashed and rendered earlier. Date: 1930s

Background imageWorkman Collection: Finishing Poppy Wreaths

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

Background imageWorkman Collection: Cutting Glass Bowl

Cutting Glass Bowl
A craftsman cutting the facets of a glass bowl at a British glass factory Date: 1933

Background imageWorkman Collection: Wallace Fountain, Paris

Wallace Fountain, Paris
A French workman drinks water at a Wallace fountain in Paris. Date: 1889

Background imageWorkman Collection: French Glazier-Decorator

French Glazier-Decorator
A French decorator wearing a paint-splashed apron Date: 1850

Background imageWorkman Collection: Steam Roller, Work Break

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

Background imageWorkman Collection: Albert L ouvrier - 2

Albert L ouvrier - 2
Martin Alexandre Albert, known as ALBERT L OUVRIER French workman and politician Date: 1815 - 1895



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