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Background imageWorks Collection: WPA. concerts of unusual music Pre-Bach to moderns : 8 conse

WPA. concerts of unusual music Pre-Bach to moderns : 8 consecutive wednesday evenings. Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of concert series free to the public

Background imageWorks Collection: Volpone by Ben Jonson Volpone by Ben Jonson

Volpone by Ben Jonson Volpone by Ben Jonson
Volpone by Ben Jonson. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Volpone at the Mayan Theatre, showing a skull with gold coins. Date between 1936 and 1941

Background imageWorks Collection: Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service. Poster shows Old Faithful erupting at Yellowstone National Park. Date ca. 1938

Background imageWorks Collection: Grand Canyon National Park, a free government service

Grand Canyon National Park, a free government service. Poster shows view of the Grand Canyon. Date ca. 1938

Background imageWorks Collection: Operators of small boats enlist now! US Coast Guard

Operators of small boats enlist now! US Coast Guard. Poster encouraging boat owners to enlist in the US Coast Guard at the Recruiting Station, 146 Baronne St. New Orleans, La

Background imageWorks Collection: Builders at work

Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background

Background imageWorks Collection: Factory at Paisley

Factory at Paisley
Bird s-eye view of Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread works at Paisley, 11 km west of Glasgow, Scotland. They are still Britains leading threadmakers

Background imageWorks Collection: Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century

Background imageWorks Collection: LCC-MFB Hackney fire station, E9

LCC-MFB Hackney fire station, E9
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) for the MFB, Hackney fire station was located at 2-2A Bodney Road, East London

Background imageWorks Collection: Visit the aquarium

Visit the aquarium. Poster promoting aquariums as places to visit, showing jellyfish. Date 1936 or 1937

Background imageWorks Collection: Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance Alisons h

Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance Alisons h
Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Alisons House at the Mayan Theatre, showing quill pen in ink well. Date 1938

Background imageWorks Collection: Noah Webster, the schoolmaster of the Republic

Noah Webster, the schoolmaster of the Republic. Date c1886 April 18

Background imageWorks Collection: A red cross working dog during WWI

A red cross working dog during WWI
A wounded German soldier is found by a Red Cross dog. Date: 1915

Background imageWorks Collection: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Dog. 1819 - 1823. Mural painting mounted on canvas. This painting with the other 13 works decorated two rooms of the Quinta del Sordo

Background imageWorks Collection: January - A year of good reading ahead

January - A year of good reading ahead. Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Date between 1936 and 1941

Background imageWorks Collection: Enjoy - don t destroy

Enjoy - don t destroy. Poster showing two children picking flowers. Date 1936 or 1937

Background imageWorks Collection: September. Back to work - back to school, back to books

September. Back to work - back to school, back to books. Poster for WPA Statewide Library Project, showing a boy holding a book in his raised hand. Date between 1936 and 1940

Background imageWorks Collection: Zion National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

Zion National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service. Poster shows view of a cliff at Zion Naitonal Park. Date ca. 1938

Background imageWorks Collection: Longwy Steelworks, France

Longwy Steelworks, France
An overhead view of the rolling mills at Longwy Steelworks in France

Background imageWorks Collection: Morris Works Cowley 1908

Morris Works Cowley 1908
The Morris works at Cowley, Oxford

Background imageWorks Collection: Pumping Engine

Pumping Engine
Kempton Park, Surrey : the triple expansion pumping engine in the waterworks. Note the size of the men

Background imageWorks Collection: Workers Going Home

Workers Going Home
Workers going home for their dinner (at mid-day) from the Great Western Railways works at Wolverton

Background imageWorks Collection: Saltaire / Exterior View

Saltaire / Exterior View
SALTAIRE WORKS - exterior view

Background imageWorks Collection: Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company - Building

Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company - Building a Warship Victorian period

Background imageWorks Collection: Great Eastern Railways Locomotive works at Stratford

Great Eastern Railways Locomotive works at Stratford
A view along the north side of the Great Eastern Railway?s Locomotive works at Stratford (East London) May 1864 with William Henry Maw, then Head of the Drawing office

Background imageWorks Collection: Sentinel DG Steam Wagon YD6587

Sentinel DG Steam Wagon YD6587 (msn 8784) at Walford Cross Near Taunton.. (Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) Date: 1958

Background imageWorks Collection: Boy pushes his bicycle up a hill in Ebbw Vale, South Wales

Boy pushes his bicycle up a hill in Ebbw Vale, South Wales
A young boy pushes his bicycle up a steep hill in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. Behind is the Ebbw Vale steel works. This was closed by Corus in 2002

Background imageWorks Collection: A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Manure

A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Manure
A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Special Potato Manure - George Hadfield & Co. Ltd. (Established 1820) - Bone, fertilizer & Vitriol Works, Liverpool. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorks Collection: Compositor at Works

Compositor at Works
An American compositor at work in the days of manual type setting. Date: 1887

Background imageWorks Collection: Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888

Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, Redcliffe Crown, galvanized corrugated iron sheets for roofs. 1888

Background imageWorks Collection: Pisa griffin. 10th-11th c. Work from the Fatimid

Pisa griffin. 10th-11th c. Work from the Fatimid period. Islamic art. Sculpture on bronze. ITALY. Pisa. Cathedral Works Museum

Background imageWorks Collection: Advertisement for various types of steam engine

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Background imageWorks Collection: Toilet / Massage / Japanese

Toilet / Massage / Japanese
A Japanese masseur works on his client, using his elbows to relieve tension in the back

Background imageWorks Collection: Foden Tractor UX 9728

Foden Tractor UX 9728
Foden Tractor, regn. UX 9728, number: 13784. Built in 1932 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 6 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

Background imageWorks Collection: Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

Background imageWorks Collection: Sentinel S4 Steam Wagon DKN380

Sentinel S4 Steam Wagon DKN380 (msn 9276), built in 1936, seen at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally. (Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) Date: 1959

Background imageWorks Collection: Works Picnic of Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Nor

Works Picnic of Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1904

Background imageWorks Collection: Brochure cover, chocolate box designs

Brochure cover, chocolate box designs
Brochure cover in blue, black and gold, chocolate box designs, Statue Series of box tops, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, Leeds, and Sentinel House, Southampton Row, London. Date: 1930

Background imageWorks Collection: Serpentine Lido, 1938

Serpentine Lido, 1938
Bathers and swans enjoying the sunshine at the Serpentine Lido in Londons Hyde Park in 1938. The Lido was set up by George Lansbury, the first Commissioner of Works in 1930. Date: 1938

Background imageWorks Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorks Collection: Pioneer Woman Sculpture

Pioneer Woman Sculpture
English born sculptor Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970), putting the finishing touches to his famous sculpture Pioneer Woman now at Ponca City Museum, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Date: 1930

Background imageWorks Collection: Neath Abbey Woks Railway Locomotive - circa 1840

Neath Abbey Woks Railway Locomotive - circa 1840

Background imageWorks Collection: Sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies

Sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies
Vintage 19th century photograph: sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies, works and man on a horse, stacks of sugar cane

Background imageWorks Collection: Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees

Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees
Railway cutting works on the Manchester to Bolton line, discovery of fossilised trees. Date: 1840s

Background imageWorks Collection: Adverts, five Scottish businesses

Adverts, five Scottish businesses
Adverts for R E Walker, Reid & Co Limited, Albany Works, Dunfermline, Inglis & Co, textile manufacturers, Dunfermline, Andrew Reid & Co, Pilmuir Works, Dunfermline, Hay and Robertson

Background imageWorks Collection: Sentinel Wagon 8393, HMS Sultan

Sentinel Wagon 8393, HMS Sultan at the 1969 Stourpaine rally:- Maker: Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd Type: Wagon Number: 8393 Built: 1930 Registration: DX 9048 Class: SUP Name: HMS Sultan Date: 1969

Background imageWorks Collection: J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884

J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884
Interior and exterior of British company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and Sons, Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol. Date: 1884

Background imageWorks Collection: Nicholas of Cusa, Nikolaus Krebs, called (1401-1464)

Nicholas of Cusa, Nikolaus Krebs, called (1401-1464). Philosopher, politician and cardinal of the Catholic church. Page of the dialogue De Ludo Globi (the ball game), 1460



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