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EDOUX LIFT 1887He sits, she stands, as they make their vertical journey together in the EDOUX ascenseur Date: 1887
TEAGLEA teagle used in the cotton mills of Lancashire to facilitate passage from one level to another Date: circa 1850
Bianchi MCycle FactoryThe Bianchi motorcycle factory in Italy Date: 1917
RIBBON WEAVING LOOMRibbon weaving loom Date: circa 1730
FRENCH CHIMNEYSWEEPA French chimneysweep walks through the streets calling his trade : the caption calls him a type that is disappearing Date: 1907
FABLE / TWO ASSES / DOREOne of the asses and his owner collapse
Iron Age SpinningEarly spinning and weaving, probably during the Iron Age Date: circa 500 BC
ANTISS SPINNING WHEELAntisss improved spinning wheel Date: 1797
HEATH / TAVERN CLIENTELETavern clientele returning from a tavern the old way and the new way - a satirical perspective Date: 1830
Gold in California 1852A saloon scene in Sacramento Date: 1852
GOLD PROSPECTORSGold prospectors in California Date: 1849
Gold in California, Sutters Mill. Date: circa 1848
MACHINES / EXCAVATOREXCAVATOR Date: 1901
Nubian women making pottery
International Electric Exhibition 1882Interior of International Electric Exhibition at Crystal Palace, showing Edison Exhibit and Siemens chandeliers. Date: 1882
TRISTRAM SHANDYFrontispiece of Tristram Shandy. Date: First published: 1760
TIN MINERS RESTING / 1880Cornish tin miners take a rest Date: 1880
ART / COLLECTING / LADY 1901A young woman browses through her collection of engravings A Good Impression Date: 1901
Omnibus driver or cabman 1857Joseph Powell, a well known six-day London cabman, driving a horse-drawn bus through the streets in Paddington, London. Date: 1857
GLASSMAKING / SKIMMINGThe Ecremeur (= skimmer) Date: circa 1760
GERAINT & YNIOL / CASTLE GERAINT & YNIOL / CASTLEYniol shows Geraint his ruined castle
GERAINT CHARGES BANDITSGeraint charges the bandits
ARTHUR / ELAINES LETTERArthur reads Elaines letter
TOURISTS AT THE TOWERHoliday time at the Tower - an influx of eager tourists Date: 1871
LANCELOT LEAVES ELAINELancelot parts from Elaine
GOLD MINING / HYDRAULIC / USHydraulic mining for gold in Colorado Date: circa 1870
GOLD PROSPECTOR / COLORADOGold prospectors at Leadville, Colorado Date: 1881
GOLD MINING / COLORADOMules loaded with winter supplies in the mining districts of Colorado Date: 1880
Custom House, LondonPayment of the customs, the Long Room, Custom House. Date: 1841
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 15GLACES Polishing glass plates Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 14GLACES SOUFFLEES Blown glass : furnaces for reheating the glass while shaping the object Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 13GLACES SOUFFLEES Blown glass : the furnaces Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 12GLACES Rolling plate glass into the carcaise Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 11GLACES The operation of skimming (ecremer) plate glass Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 10GLACES Placing the raw material in the furnace Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 9GLACES Preparing the furnace (four a fritte) in a French glassworks Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 8GLACES Washing the sand and calcin Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 7GLACES Preparing the wooden moulds Date: 1765
GLASS BLOWING, BROOKLYNGlass blowing at a Brooklyn (New York) glassworks - note the number of small boys employed on the minor tasks Date: circa 1876
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 6GLACES The marchoir where the earth is prepared Date: 1765
16TH CENTURY GLASSWORKSA 16th century glassworks, with workpeople engaged in various tasks, including minding the baby... Date: 16th century
CUTTING A GLASS GLOBELens manufacture : cutting the globe Date: 1896
GLASS WORKS, 1830An old English glassworks - blowing and spinning glass around the furnace Date: circa 1830
LONDON / CUSTOM HOUSE / 1800Barrels unloaded near the entrance to the Custom House. Date: 1800
COMPRESSED AIR BLOWINGThe introduction of compressed air for blowing glass put an end to the occupational ailment of glassblowers whose lungs were destroyed by their work Date: 1883
ANCIENT BRITISH CORACLESAncient British coracles, used for fishing
Botanical Gardens at OxfordGate of Botanical Gardens at Oxford. Date: circa 1850s
Glasgow CathedralGeneral view of the exterior of Glasgow Cathedral. Date: circa 1850s