Employment Collection (#95)

At Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, the Forestry Commissions School of Forestry for disabled ex - servicemen. A lesson on timber measurement. 7 November 1920

Cycling Advertisement for work Mr. P. J. Archer of 321 Lordship Lane, Dulwich, has been out of work so long he thought it high time to do something about it

Road sweepers lunching round fire Chislehurst. 1935

Engineering Factory - November 1938
Six men working at various engineering processes George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N17578

Get a War Job: U. S. World War II poster for the U. S. Employment service
WW II: EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. Get a War Job: U.S. World War II poster for the U.S. Employment service

Fish stall in a market: Woman guts a fish while her companion drums up custom. Third woman rides into market with goods for sale. From Braun Civitates Orbis Terrarum 1572. Engraving

Womens Land Army lifting a crop, 1940. Among the many skills these young women, often city girls, was tractor driving. World War II

An apprentice, carrying a vessel wooden as tall as himself, on his way to fetch water. Engraving from Braun Civitates Orbis Terrarum 1572

Cook and Kitchen maid, Parlour Maid and Scullery maids. Headpiece from Isabella Beeton The Book of Household Management, London, 1901. Wood engraving

Nursemaid, Footman, Coachman, Butler and Parlour maids. Headpiece from Isabella Beeton The Book of Household Management, London, 1901. Wood engraving

Rebellion below stairs - the servants too snug to answer the house bells at the first ring. Illustration by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) for the Brothers Mayhew The Greatest Plague of Life

Woman in tank factory being instructed in the use of a metal power drill: 1940. World War II

Female student treating a patient under supervision: clinic at School of Dentistry, Paris. Wood engraving, 1892

The Worsted Winder. From William Henry Pyne The Costume of Great Britain, London, 1805. Woman winding worsted thread on to bobbins ready for lace making. Aquatint

British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor. World War II

Footman presenting a card that a caller has left for his mistress. Wood engraving, London, 1888

The Coming Race. The surgeon of the future. George du Maurier cartoon from Punch London 14 September 1872 showing the patronising attitude women in the medical profession could expect from male

Stocking Frame Workshop, showing women winding and reeling the yarn, and the man working the knitting frame. From The Universal Magazine London 1750

In 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was licensed to practice by the Society of Apothecaries. Having been refused admission to medical schools (on grounds of her sex) in 1860

A London apprentice in the 16th century. An apprentice was legally bound by Indentures to serve one master for a number of years to learn a trade or a craft. 19th century lithograph

Footman collecting a scuttle of coal from the cellar under the pavement at the very moment when the coalman shoots a sack of coal from Newcastle through the manhole

Silk weaver at work in his cottage at Bethnal Green, London, England, late 19th century. The Spitalfields silk industry was founded by Huguenot refugees from France after Louis XIVs Revocation of

Telephone Exchange, Paris. From Le Petit Journal Paris 17 April 1904. Women telephonists, boy messenger, male supervisors

Ironing room in a laundry. Washroom through door in the background. On the left is the stove for heating the flatirons. Woman second from right is holding a goffering iron for fluting

Servant Hiring Office, Berlin. From The Illustrated London News, London, 28 November 1874

The Factory Children from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814. Boy and girl employees walk to work carrying days food in baskets

Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890). Forerunner of 20th century machine, keys had piano action

Women working in the main (telegraph) instrument room, Post Office Telegraph Headquarters, Telegraph Street, London. Wood engraving 1871

Woman and boy underground in coal mine drawing cart containing 3-4 cwt of coal - Bolton, Lancashire. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1848

Female typist. Wood engraving published London 1893

Bakers and Finnemores Pen Factory, St Pauls Square, Birmingham, England. On left, blanks are being stamped from strips of steel with machines powered through shaft and belting

Female telephonists at the Central Telephone Exchange, Paris. Wood engraving 1890

Scenes in a laundry. Manageress and female workers assisted by children. Wood engraving, 1884

Making chains in the Cradley Heath district of the Black Country in the English Midlands. Women made the smaller sizes of chain

During the 1914-18 war women in Britain took over the jobs of men sent ot the Front. Demand for female suffrage was temporarily silenced by the national crisis. Cartoon from Punch London April 1916

A country girl in railway carriage leaving home for the first time to go into service as a maid in a city. Illustrated are some of her coming tasks such as scrubbing floors and cleaning windows

Success in Life: Role reversal and the modern professional woman. George du Maurier cartoon for Punch Almanack for 1867. In 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917)

An improving result of university education for women. Cartoon from Punch, 14 September 1913. Lady Boot of Boots Stores offered employment as assistants to 50 women graduates as she felt it would

Lowkers - women who weeded corn. From George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire Leeds 1814. Aquatint

Crop Rotation: Sowing seed broadcast. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley often underplanted with grass or grass & clover ley to be used for hay or

Crop Rotation: Harvesting corn. In Norfolk 4 course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley, often underplanted with grass or grass

Crop Rotation: Haymaking. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley, often underplanted with grass or grass

Crop Rotation: Sheep on a break of turnips. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley often underplanted with grass or grass

Crop Rotation: Women thinning turnips. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley

Crop Rotation: Threshing rye grass for seed. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley

Crop Rotation: Sowing and harrowing corn. In Norfolk 4-course system, wheat planted first year, followed by turnips, then barley

Woman using Spinning Jenny - Invented by James Hargreaves (c1720-78) in 1764. Wood engraving c1880

Love Conquered Fear : Michael Armstrong, adopted by mill owner, embracing his brother Edward who is one of the ragged factory boys working amongst the spinning mules

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From the Royal Navy to the Metropolitan Police, employment opportunities have shaped history. Step into the past with a glimpse at iconic recruitment posters like the Royal Navy's vintage advertising poster and the German propaganda poster from WW1. Reflect on moments of resilience, as seen in The Jarrow March of 1936, where determined marchers sought better employment prospects. Witness diversity in roles through recruitment signs for organizations like WaC and WRNS, showcasing women's contributions during wartime. Celebrate empowerment as Welsh women road builders pave their way in South Wales. Explore solidarity through trades union membership certificates and witness craftsmanship within a dressmaker's workshop. Marvel at Ford Motor Company employees who drove innovation in Detroit, Michigan, USA. And finally, cheer for progress as seven women police officers form a netball team - breaking barriers one game at a time. Employment has always been more than just work; it is an ever-evolving tapestry that weaves together stories of ambition, dedication, and collective growth.