Digger Collection

Display of JCB Extradig diggers in a field
Display of bright yellow JCB Extradig Sitemaster diggers in a field, with a Turbo 4x4 underneath. Date: circa 1980s

Womens Land Army in action, 1939
Land Girls following a tractor drawn potato digger, gathering produce before it can be affected by frost. Date: 1939

Mechanical digger

Swanley road widening. 1938

Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

Man with mechanical digger in a muddy field
A man working next to a mechanical Hy-Mac digger in a muddy field. Perhaps the digger has got stuck in the mud, and he is trying to dig it out

Badger hunters outside Plough Inn, Pyecombe, Sussex

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

The A591 road blocked at Thirlmere by a landslide caused by extreme weather
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Pipe Laying to Cottages - January 1949
A Cub Priestman Excavator and a labourer with a shovel working on a ditch. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N30248

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Digger Indians returning from a hunt with rabbits and birds, Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Road widening in Brixham, Devon
Road widening in Middle Street, Brixham Devon, with an Albion lorry and mechanical digger

Letter to Lord Fairfax from Gerrard Winstanley (c. 1609-60) on behalf of the Diggers at St
XJF206134 Letter to Lord Fairfax from Gerrard Winstanley (c.1609-60) on behalf of the Diggers at St. George Hill, Surrey, printed 1649 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

Excavator digging stone on hillside, England, november

Excavator and truck on beach, repairing sea defences with boulders, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, august

2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
JUNE 11: Recovery vehicle on track during the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 11, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gilbert / Motorsport.com)

Burrowing Owls Love
Mating Burrowing Owls. The burrowing owl is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America

Hardy Patent Pick Co. mining tools 1890s
Selection of solid steel mining hand tools made by Hardy Patent Pick Co, in Sheffield. Date: 1890s

Bridge Strengthening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. January 1993
Bridge strengthening work is undertaken on the bridge carrying the A390 road over the River Fowey at Lostwithiel. The work, costing £ 109, 000

Music Shop Noise, Queen Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1992
Michael Ransley, who owns instrument making premises in Queen Street, has been forced to move out because of constant road works outside his shop

Laborers working beside an excavator in a building site. In the foreground, a long line of wagons along a railway track America. Date of Photograph:1884-1889

Works for the construction of hydraulic compressors for the tunnelling excavation at Gottardo Switzerland San Gottardo. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

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Kirkby Ski Slope, February 1976

Demolition of Abbey Street Station, Nuneaton. 18th March 1976

Slum clearance at St Hilda s, Middlesbrough. 28th November 1955

Work on the pedestrianisation of Market Square 7th November 1990

The demolition of the Marine Spa, Torquay. 28th May 1971

Angry residents fighting plans to build on their only recreational land might as well not bother - the work has started. Liverpool City Council has cast aside its own regulations

Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F. C
Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F.C. The final match was played on 30th April 1994. 7th June 1994

Abandoned Vehicle, on the Guisborough to Whitby A171 Moor Road, Teesside, 13th February 1978

Raven-haired rock singer Sue Porter has returned to Tyneside to dig for sucess with her band Erogenous Zones, pictured with Trevor Sewell 25 February 1981

Labourer Mr Idris Silman takes a break, Tredegar, Wales
Mr Idris Silman, a manual labourer, takes a short break while digging up the road in Tredegar, South Wales. He sits on the raised pavement with his shovel. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Bomb site clearance P_H00230_006
Whitmore Estate, Kingsland Road, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Hackney, Greater London. Men at work during reconstruction of flats on the Whitmore Estate in Hoxton following war damage

Navvies building a railway line in the UK, early 1900s

Excavator at Latchford, Manchester Ship Canal, Victorian period

Selection of Player's Tobacco and Cigar Packets
A selection of Player's Tobacco and Cigar Packets, Packaging and Tins Date: 20th century

Price's rotary digger for cutting tunnels, showing 8 hydraulic rams used to force the digger forward, casing 12.5 ft diameter Date: 1909

Price's rotary digger and greathead shield
Front view of Price's combined rotary digger and greathead shield with six revolving arms and removal buckets Date: 1909

Calendar Miniatures, March
The Month of March painting from Calendar Miniatures'. Features a settlement with lots of busy people outside, including a grave digger with onlooking grieving civilians

Burying a body, France
Three grave diggers inter a corpse in a cemetery

Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad... Freeport Sulphur Co, Hoskins Mound, Texas
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

Freeport Sulphur Co. 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Freeport Sulphur Co. 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas

Loading sulphur from vat, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Loading sulphur from vat, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

A horse-drawn digger in operation on a (potato) farm run by... Caribou, Aroostook county, Maine
A horse-drawn digger in operation on a (potato) farm run by a French-Canadian, Caribou, Aroostook county, Me

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"Digger: Unleashing the Power of Machinery in Various Landscapes" Witness the impressive display of JCB Extradig diggers gracefully lined up in a vast field, ready to conquer any terrain. Battling against nature's overgrowth, an industrious JCB digger diligently cleans out roadside drainage ditches in England, February. The mechanical digger stands tall as a symbol of progress and efficiency, transforming landscapes with its mighty strength. Swanley road widening project of 1938 showcases the early utilization of diggers to enhance transportation infrastructure for future generations. In 1939, the Women's Land Army fearlessly joins forces with mechanical diggers to cultivate fields and support their nation during challenging times. A determined man maneuvers his trusty mechanical digger through a muddy field, conquering obstacles one scoop at a time. Outside Plough Inn in Pyecombe, Sussex, badger hunters rely on their digging skills alongside powerful machinery to navigate underground tunnels. Construction workers near Workington install vital power cables from Robin Rigg offshore wind farm amidst the picturesque Solway Firth landscape. Extreme weather-induced landslides like Thirlmere's blockade on A591 road highlight the urgent need for adaptation due to climate change impacts. January 1949 witnessed pipe laying operations bringing modern amenities closer to cottages while embracing technological advancements. Excavators stand strong along Dunoon's coastline as they build robust sea defenses against nature's relentless waves in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In various scenarios across different eras and locations, these captivating images capture how mankind has harnessed the power of "diggers" - be it for construction projects or battling environmental challenges.