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Background imageWorks Collection: A physician, his patient, a coffin and two skeletons

A physician, his patient, a coffin and two skeletons
Frontispiece of Robert Poole's A physical vade mecum (1741). Depicting a physician, his patient acoffin and two skeletons

Background imageWorks Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cibeles Square

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cibeles Square and Puerta de Alcala (Alcala Gate, 1939). FRANCE. Paris. Library of the National Conservatory of Arts and Works

Background imageWorks Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer, drawing by Victorio Macho published in the magazine Madrid (1937). Drawing

Background imageWorks Collection: Harnessing the atom by G. H. Davis

Harnessing the atom by G. H. Davis
The force which can move mountains: harnessing the atom to vast projects for the benefit of mankind. Showing how the use of atomic explosives could be used on ambitious engineering works

Background imageWorks Collection: Young Uzbeks reading about Stalin

Young Uzbeks reading about Stalin
Two young Uzbek women reading the first volume of the collected works of Stalin. Date: 1950s

Background imageWorks Collection: Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic

Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic soap in Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Soap Works at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1907

Background imageWorks Collection: Political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher

Political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher
A political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher, with photographs of her on display bearing the words Not Wanted, and another one saying Stop Thatcher Now

Background imageWorks Collection: John Miller campaigning against Dunlop closures

John Miller campaigning against Dunlop closures
John Miller, British journalist and author, with others, campaigning against closures and redundancies at the Dunlop works in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Date: circa 1982

Background imageWorks Collection: Demolition works underway on a site in Oxford Street, London

Demolition works underway on a site in Oxford Street, London. The old building was being torn down to make way for a new department store. Date: 1920

Background imageWorks Collection: Pears Soap Works 1882

Pears Soap Works 1882
Exterior of Pears Soap Works at at Lanadron, Isleworth. Date: 1882

Background imageWorks Collection: Elkington & Co. Manufacture, Royal Visit 1874

Elkington & Co. Manufacture, Royal Visit 1874
Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Elkington factory in Birmingham, where electro and silver plating where made. Date: 1874

Background imageWorks Collection: Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra)

Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Elkington factory in Birmingham, where electro and silver plating where made. Date: 1874

Background imageWorks Collection: Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886

Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886
Various scenes of the packing and distribution of Crosfield's Soap, Bank, Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1886

Background imageWorks Collection: ITALIAN PREACHER

ITALIAN PREACHER
An excited Italian preacher works up the congregation in a Holy Week imprecation, while hooded members of an order of Death stand behind him Date: circa 1840

Background imageWorks Collection: ST ELISABETH FLAGELLATED

ST ELISABETH FLAGELLATED
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, after death of husband, devotes herself to pious works and penance, is regularly flagellated by her confessor circa 1230

Background imageWorks Collection: London Life - A Shoeblack works outside a Station Entrance on The City and South London Railway

London Life - A Shoeblack works outside a Station Entrance on The City and South London Railway (C&SLR), the tunnels and lines of which now form the Bank Branch of the Northern line, Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorks Collection: Comic postcard, Woman and council official Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman and council official Date: 20th century

Background imageWorks Collection: Water Storage Tank at Vauxhall Motors Plant, Dunstable

Water Storage Tank at Vauxhall Motors Plant, Dunstable
A Horton Ellipsoidal Steel water storage tank (which can hold 500, 000 gallons), built by Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company Limited of Motherwell

Background imageWorks Collection: Salt Works at Bad Nauheim, Germany

Salt Works at Bad Nauheim, Germany
The Salt Works at Bad Nauheim, a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany. Date: circa 1904

Background imageWorks Collection: Advert, Locomotive Train Victoria

Advert, Locomotive Train Victoria manufactured by Bagnall, Castle Engine Works, Stafford Date: 19th century

Background imageWorks Collection: Anglo-French forces looting the Emperors Palace, Beijing, August 1860, Second Opium War

Anglo-French forces looting the Emperors Palace, Beijing, August 1860, Second Opium War, China Date: 1860

Background imageWorks Collection: A man turning-out a falstaff: an artist modelling a figure. Date: 1913

A man turning-out a falstaff: an artist modelling a figure. Date: 1913

Background imageWorks Collection: The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913

The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913

Background imageWorks Collection: Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913

Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913

Background imageWorks Collection: Decoration of ware: an artist painting a vase. Date: 1913

Decoration of ware: an artist painting a vase. Date: 1913

Background imageWorks Collection: Building Panama canal, Works train

Building Panama canal, Works train
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageWorks Collection: Building Panama canal, Works at Emperador

Building Panama canal, Works at Emperador
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Works at Emperador

Background imageWorks Collection: sugar works and windmill Barbados, West indies

sugar works and windmill Barbados, West indies
Vintage 19th century photograph: sugar works and windmill Barbados, West indies

Background imageWorks Collection: Australia - Sydney, Public Works Department

Australia - Sydney, Public Works Department
c.1900 vintage photograph: Australia - Sydney, Public Works Department

Background imageWorks Collection: Tours Cathedral, France

Tours Cathedral, France, undergoing extensive renovations. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWorks Collection: St Pauls Cathedral undergoing renovation, London

St Pauls Cathedral undergoing renovation, London
St Pauls Cathedral, London, undergoing renovation. Date: circa 1966

Background imageWorks Collection: Building progress inspection, Paris

Building progress inspection, Paris
City officials inspect the progress of a building under construction, Paris. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWorks Collection: Christmas Holidays - man and turkey - Sorry

Christmas Holidays - man and turkey - Sorry Date: 20th century

Background imageWorks Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher Course

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher Course
The Caption is Refresher Course They are sitting in a Forces Club. These were run by the NaFI and the WVS among others. Maybe the girl works there. A little dog is feeding at a bowl

Background imageWorks Collection: Work on the tramway in Kingsway, London, connecting the lines in the north and south

Work on the tramway in Kingsway, London, connecting the lines in the north and south. Date: 1905

Background imageWorks Collection: The Great Wheel built for Empire of India Exhibition London

The Great Wheel built for Empire of India Exhibition London
The Great Wheel was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in the United Kingdom. Construction began in March 1894 at the works of Maudslay

Background imageWorks Collection: Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process

Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931

Background imageWorks Collection: Pilot Officer T G W Appleby in a Talbot Ten Sports Tourer

Pilot Officer T G W Appleby in a Talbot Ten Sports Tourer - photographed outside the Clement Talbot Motor Works prior to competing in the Monte Carlo Rally (he finished 64th)

Background imageWorks Collection: Joanna Baillie

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798-1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Date: 1875

Background imageWorks Collection: Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters

Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters spa in Regency England. Brewers stirring vats of beer mash in a Reading brewery 4, women buying gloves in Woodstock 5

Background imageWorks Collection: Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat

Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat
The earliest settlement in this area is thought to have been near Langemarck in about AD960 and gradually a cluster of villages grew up around the Yperlee

Background imageWorks Collection: Front cover of a bound volume of The British Workman, an improving magazine for

Front cover of a bound volume of The British Workman, an improving magazine for the working classes founded by Thomas Bywater Smithies in 1855, committed to encouraging temperance, protestantism

Background imageWorks Collection: IMechE visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil

IMechE visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil
IMechE Bristol Summer Meeting: visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil; group positioned in front of an aeroplane. Date: 2nd July 1930

Background imageWorks Collection: IMechE visit to the works of RA Lister & Co Ltd, Dursle

IMechE visit to the works of RA Lister & Co Ltd, Dursle
IMechE Bristol Summer Meeting: visit to the works of RA Lister & Company Ltd, Dursle. Date: 3rd July 1930

Background imageWorks Collection: Canadian Pacific - Loco number 21C5 with modified front

Canadian Pacific - Loco number 21C5 with modified front
Canadian Pacific. Loco number 21C5 with modified front end and casing, at Eastleigh Works Yard during experiements in smoke deflection. Date: 1943

Background imageWorks Collection: Workshop for engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway

Workshop for engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway, Member of IMechE, at his Trinity Pumps Company, Gobowen. The company produced floating pumps which were first used in fire engines

Background imageWorks Collection: Engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway

Engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway, Member of IMechE, at his Trinity Pumps Company, Gobowen. The company produced floating pumps which were first used in fire engines and then cars

Background imageWorks Collection: Black Prince - Crewe Works

Black Prince - Crewe Works
Black Prince, 7ft 0ins 4 wheels coupled compound passenger engine, side elevation, Crewe Works. Scale 1.5 inches: 1 foot. Signed FW Webb 1/5/97. Date: 1897



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