Employee Collection

George Jackson Churchward (1857 - 1933)
George Jackson Churchward, pictured here in 1918, was the GWRs Chief Mechanical Engineer between 1902 and 1921. He oversaw the Swindon Works modernisation and introduced the 4-6-0 locomotives

Dressmakers workshop
Staff in the workroom of a dressmaker or outfitter. Clothes in various stages of completion are on dummies. The employees (all female apart from a solitary man with a tape measure around his neck)

Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA
The 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings

Airbus-A320-First Flight
Employees of Aerospatiale pose near the new Airbus A320 airliner before its inaugural flight, 22 February 1987. The Airbus A320 airliner, a significant sales success and a technological trailblazer

Swindon Works Hooter Operator 1936
The hooter was a set of steam whistles that called employees into work, and signalled the end of the working day. The operator sounded the hooter by turning a wheel that released steam at high

Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations
WWII: EMPLOYMENT POSTER. Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)

Reading Signal Works, September 1936
Construction of a locking frame

Edwardian view - men on Roman Bridge, Marple
The man in the centre of the groups George Potter, a friend and employee of Ernest Battersby who is on the right. The Roman Bridge is in fact medieval, just outside Marple

LLOYDs OF LONDON, 1890. Members and employees at the English insurance company. Line engravings, English, 1890

Promotional photograph for the IBM 1410
A female computer technician sits at an IBM 1410, in a promotional photograph for this business computer system. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Hard Boss Scolds Clerk
I have no more time ro spare, said Mr Goldie. " You came late to begin with." ; a hard boss scolds his elderly employee, who has filled the bin with paper

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

TEXTILE MILL, c1915. A foreman inspects a newly-imprinted piece of cotton cloth at a textile mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Photographed c1915

World War II poster of a female factory worker building a rocket
Vintage World War II poster of a female factory worker building a rocket. It declares, Women in the war, We Can t Win Without Them

A factory worker cuts a block of wood
A young apprentice carpenter uses a large industrial jigsaw to cut a block of wood, while an older employee supervises his work. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Group picture of the staff at Skansen, hills and a man in the middle, 1896. Creator: Frans Gustaf Klemming
Group picture of the staff at Skansen, hills and a man in the middle, 1896. Gift to Arthur Hazelius. "Remembrance to the Doctor on his birthday on 30/11 1896 by the hills at Skansen"

"'General Masquerad-Organizer with staff'. Carl Fred. Piper, Dardel, Ehrnman, O. Bjornstjerna", 1845

Workmen laying track, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Unknown
Workmen laying track, between c1900 and 1927

Serge Witte and his staff out for a Sunday morning walk, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Serge Witte and his staff out for a Sunday morning walk, 1905. U.S. Secret Service agent William Flynn at far left in light-colored hat

The Staff of the Expedition: Doctor Grinevetskii, the Official Dmitriev, the Foreman... 1889. Creator: Unknown
The Staff of the Expedition: Doctor Grinevetskii, the Official Dmitriev, the Foreman Pavlov, and Nine Cossacks, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album

The Transport and General Workers Union Convalescent Home, Littleport, East Cambridgeshire, within the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Date: circa 1920s

London, England in the 19th century, 1890 (print)
8617991 London, England in the 19th century, 1890 (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London, England in the 19th century)

Chiffonnier employment, 19th century (litho)
3782864 Chiffonnier employment, 19th century (litho); (add.info.: Chiffonnier: 19th century French person who would pass through the towns and villages collecting rags, paper, animal skins, bones)

Yunbo alcalde de Napo, 1820 (watercolour)
3671183 Yunbo alcalde de Napo, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Jam production in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Britains Jam for civilians and troops is an all the year round occupation

The Farmers Boy with his masters dogs, c1881. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Farmers Boy with his masters dogs, c1881. When I was a farmer, a Farmers Boy, I used to keep my masters dogs. The Farmers Boy, wearing a smock

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). L.C. Thornton and W.L. MacDonald arrive back in England after an international crisis

France-Media-News-Afp
(FILES) A picture taken in the 1930s in Paris, place de la Bourse, shows press employees working in a transmission office of the French news agency Havas. (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

France-Afp-Delivery Boys
Delivery boys leave the Agence France-Presse building on the Place de la Bourse in Paris, in 1950. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / -

Employee weighs a stack of freshly made corn tortillas at a tortilla factory in Mexico
An employee weighs a stack of freshly made corn tortillas at a tortilla factory in Mexico City, Mexico January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

An employee holds a recycled copper plate at an urban mining plant in Gunsan, South Korea, April 2, 2018. Picture taken on April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Recycled cobalt sulfate is seen at an urban mining plant in Gunsan, South Korea, April 2, 2018. Picture taken on April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

An employee gets pork balls for a customer at a restaurant in Beijing, China, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

An employee rolls tobacco at the Corona tobacco factory in Havana
REFILE - CORRECTING MONTH An employee rolls tobacco at the Corona tobacco factory in Havana, Cuba, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill
A collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff employee
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare bookpost real photo postcard of Titanic in Belfast written by a Harland and Wolff employee

Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Company Handbooks for Staff
BELFAST SHIPBUILDING: Harland and Wolff soft bound Company Handbooks for Staff Employees. 6ins. 4ins

Fifty Weeks Labour and Fourteen Days Swank!
Comic postcard - Fifty Weeks Labour... and Fourteen Days Swank! Date: 1930

Cartoon, Railway Mania, writing for shares
Cartoon by John Leech, The Railway Mania, What you're at it again. Writing for shares Date: 1846

LUCY & MR AITKEN
How the Dead care for the Living in America - little Lucy Aitken, the dead daughter of a factory owner, leads her father to the sick-bed of Morrow, an employee - Date: 1887

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Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood)
885916 Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood) by Pietro, Sano di, also Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (1406-81); Archivio di Stato, Siena

Worker in a weaving mill, Germany, 1898
7279059 Worker in a weaving mill, Germany, 1898 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worker in a weaving mill, Germany, 1898, Historic)

Policeman shows around the wanted poster of a wanted criminal in a pub
7279514 Policeman shows around the wanted poster of a wanted criminal in a pub by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tailoring in Venice, 1886, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Europe
7279710 Tailoring in Venice, 1886, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Europe by Unknown Artist

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"From Dressmakers to Welders: The Diverse World of Employees" Step into the fascinating world of employees throughout history, where their contributions have shaped industries and societies. Meet George Jackson Churchward (1857 - 1933), a visionary who revolutionized the railway industry as Chief Mechanical Engineer of Great Western Railway. In bustling Detroit, Michigan, USA, witness the dedication and skill of Ford Motor Company employees as they bring iconic automobiles to life. Meanwhile, at Airbus-A320's first flight, employees soar through the skies with pride knowing they played a crucial role in aviation history. During times of war, welders became symbols of resilience and unity. Ben Shahn's powerful poster "For Full Employment After the War" reminds us how these workers contributed not only to victory but also encouraged fellow war workers to exercise their right to vote in that year's Presidential election. Travel back in time to Swindon Works Hooter Operator in 1936; this employee ensured smooth operations at one of Britain's largest railway workshops. Witness another pivotal moment as a BP employee opens flow valves, symbolizing progress and innovation within the energy sector. At Reading Signal Works in September 1936, skilled individuals meticulously crafted intricate signaling systems that kept railways safe and efficient. Similarly, North American Aviation Inc. 's workforce diligently prepared P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes during World War II under Alfred T Palmer's watchful lens. Experience Edwardian charm on Roman Bridge in Marple as men proudly stand together while working towards progress. LLOYDs OF LONDON takes us even further back to 1890 when members and employees united for success at an English insurance company. Lastly, explore technological advancements with IBM's promotional photograph for the IBM 1410 computer system—an emblematic representation of how dedicated employees continue pushing boundaries across various industries.