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INDIAN IRONWORKERSMetalworkers in a bazaar in Delhi, India, hammering out fine ironwork, including railings and window grills etc. Date: 1930s
TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVEA Tunisian potter at work in his underground cave workroom at Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: 1930s
COAL MINE IN THE CLOUDSA coal mine in the clouds, where coal has to be sent down a precipitous drop to the plains (probably in the USA), where locomotives take it to the coast. Date: 1930s
PILLOW LACE INDUSTRYLearning from Grannie! A little girl is learning the art of making pillow lace, an industry carried on by cottagers of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s
HAMPSTEAD ART STALLStalls selling art and ceramics at Hampstead, north London, England. Date: 1950s
STOCK ROOM SHELVESThe store manager selects a cardboard box from a shelf, one of many identical boxes in this typical stockroom or factory store. Date: 1960s
FUSHIN COLLIERY, CHINALarge scale oil works at the Fushin coal mines, China. Date: 1930s
GERMAN TIMBER INDUSTRYA lumbering team make their way back from the Black Forest, Germany, the horses pulling a heavy cart full of timber. Date: 1930s
MARBLE QUARRYA marble quarry at Carrarra, Italy, where oxen are used to convey the loads of hewn marble. Date: 1930s
AUSTRALIAN WOOL SCHOOLThe Wool Room at a Technical College in Sydney Australia, where students learn how to shear sheep, etc. Date: early 1930s
INDIAN COTTON HARVESTMen and women gathering up the cotton harvest together in India. Date: 1930s
ROUGH DIAMONDSRough diamonds on a table in South Africa. Date: 1930s
AUSTRALIAN LUMBER WAGONSA convoy of lumber wagons, drawn by cattle, crossing a river in Queensland, Australia. Date: 1930s
JOSEPH WEDS MARYThe wedding of Joseph and Mary
TOOLS FOR MAKING VELVETTHE TOOLS FOR MAKING OF VELVET. Date: circa 1730
MAKING GLOBES 1930SMaking globes: The girl is pasting newspaper over a globe shape. The globe is then baked in an oven until hard. The boy is preparing a half globe for joining. Date: 1930s
MOUNTING THE WARPTHE MANNER OF MOUNTING THE WARP (on a cane roll) Date: circa 1730
DOUBLING AND UNTANGLINGTHE DOUBLING OF THE TWISTS and THE UNTANGLING OF THE SKAINES (skeins) Date: circa 1730
SPINNING WHEEL AND REELTHE GREAT SPINNING-WHEEL AND THE REEL Date: circa 1730
GLASS MAKING 1755 - 3The Grinding Pollishing of PLATE GLASS. Date: 1755
GLASS MAKING 1755 - 2The Casting and Running of PLATE GLASS. The man in the background is breaking up lumps of raw Glass which will be melted in the furnace. Date: 1755
GLASS MAKING 1755 - 1Glass makers at work round their furnace. Date: 1755
ARTIFICIAL MAGNETSThe Method of making Artifical MAGNETS - as you see, its very easy when you know how. Date: 1755
DEMETER / CERESDemeter / Ceres, and Dionysos / Bacchus, depicted on an onyx vase owned by Ferdinand Albrecht, herzog von Braunschweig-Luneberg. (one of two) Date: BCE
PULLEYS Date: 18th century
EMBROIDERED TABLECLOTHA finely embroidered tablecloth with a floral design on it. Date: 1930s
ENGRAVERS WORKSHOPTeams of engravers were employed by illustrated magazines like the Illustrated London News, transforming the artists drawings into blocks for printing. Date: circa 1850
THOMSONS ROAD STEAMERThomsons road steamer (traction engine) Enterprise hauling a train of coal wagons. Date: 1870
HAULING WOOD, MINNESOTAhauling wood in Minnesota. This enormous stack of logs is piled (how, one wonders ?) onto a sledge which is dragged over the ice by a team of four horses. Date: 1893
WINDMILL AMSTERDAM 1672Many windmills serve the citizens of Amsterdam. Date: 1872
COTTON MILL 1902Women work at the winding frames Date: 1902
COTTON WEAVING 1902Women weave at looms. Date: 1902
LONDON GASWORKERS 1870Gasworks in Lambeth. Date: 1870
GRADING DIAMONDSDiamonds are graded in South Africa Date: 1930s
PAINTING POTTERY / 1930SPottery is painted by hand Date: 1930s
MINING EMERALDS 1820Emeralds being mined by convicts in Muzo, Colombia. Date: 1820
STREET ARTIST & KIDS STREET ARTIST & KIDSAn inquisitive little boy and girl try to make out what this street artist is painting. Date: 1930s
IRONWORKER 1930SA metalworker in his workshop puts the finishing touches to an iron basket fire grate. Date: 1930s
MINERS AT COAL FACETwo miners working at the coal face, one with an electric drill and the other with a pickaxe. Date: 1940s
CRAFTING WROUGHT IRONA craftsman in a workshop using an acetylene torch to soften an iron rail to make decorative wrought iron pieces Date: 1930s
BOYS TAUGHT TRADESTwo boys in a workshop at the London School for Mental Defectives: the children are taught trades such as upholstery, carpentry and boot making Date: 1931
METAL WORKER 1960SA young man welds metal with a blow torch Date: 1960s
TRAFALGAR SQUARE 1950STwo of Londons most famous landmarks, the National Gallery and St. Martin-in-the- Fields church, both in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1950s
SPAIN GOYA WAR C1808That Is Not To Be Looked At: innocent victims amongst the Spanish population during the Peninsular War. Date: circa 1808
SPAIN GOYA WAR VULTUREThe Carnivorous Vulture: a satire on Napoleons arrival in Spain during the Peninsular War. Date: circa 1808
VASES MADEVases and jugs being manufactured- one lady looks intent on smashing them Date: 1930s
MANUFACTURING GLOBESA man making globes by sticking two halves together Date: 1930s
RATS & TRAP C1840 RATS & TRAP C1840Two black rats nibble at a piece of cheese in a trap. Date: circa 1840