Excavator Collection (page 2)

Ruston-Bucyrus 110-RB face shovel loading a Euclid dumper, Steetley quarry, Nottinghamshire, 1967. Euclid trucks originated in the USA

Thomas Smith Super 10 earth mover working at the Shell Plant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Thomas Smith & Sons can trace their origins back to 1820 when the company was created by a group of

Steetley limestone quarry, Kadeby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. Limestone was quarried at the Steetley site in Kadeby

A Steam Excavator at Work on the Edgware Tube Extension, 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London, 1926]

Dr Heinrich Schliemann, German Homeric Archeologist, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Dr Heinrich Schliemann, German Homeric Archeologist, 1877. Schliemann excavated the sites of the ancient cities of Mycenae and Troy

Leonardo da Vinci drawing of a canal dredge
Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a device for excavating a canal. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Sir Austen Henry Layard, 1817 -1894. English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. From Cassells Universal History, published 1888

Athlit Excavator camp foreground 1920 Israel
Athlit. Excavators camp in foreground. 1920, Israel, ʝAtlit

Picture No. 11072635
Mining bucket-wheel excavator at coal mine As Pontes, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Couchs spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus couchi

Using a digger for maintenance work on sluice gate at Deepdale Marsh north Norfolk

Avocets with excavator in background Cley NWY Reserve Norfolk winter

Settling pond, Athabasca Oil Sands
Settling pond. Aerial photograph of a settling pond in the Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada. This area used to be an opencast mine for the excavation of oil sands

French Operations 1885
French operations in the Culebra cutting, where an enormous amount of rock and earth must be cleared; this Osgood excavator does a good job - but not good enough. Date: 1885

The Gentle Art of Excavating - A New Multi-Movement Drag Sho
A new multi-movement drag shovel excavating for the foundations of a new cinema. A typically convoluted digger, made from recycled bits of houses

Yellow excavator picking up earth with its long arm

Green mini-excavator, side view

Yellow grapple of an excavator in open position

Yellow grapple of an excavator in close position

Illustration of bulldozer, excavator and truck on construction site

Portrait of Giovanni Batista Belzoni (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF284805 Portrait of Giovanni Batista Belzoni (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Batista Belzoni (1778-1823); Italian showman

Dredger on the Main-Danube Canal, Altmuhltal, Bavaria, Germany

Elevated view of construction site

Picture No. 11072634
Mining bucket-wheel excavator at coal mine As Pontes, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Eastern Mole searching for food Scalopus aquaticus Central Florida
Eastern Mole searching for food (Scalopus aquaticus) Central Florida, USA (controlled conditions)

A shallow water channel cut in marshland habitat to increase water retention. Deepdale Marsh North Norfolk

Using a digger excavator for habitat restoration work on Deepdale Marsh, Burnham Deepdale, North Norfolk

Repairing the sea defences at Thorpeness on the Suffolk Coast

Snow clearing equipment at a tunnel through sunlit red rock in winter, Peekaboo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Repairing sea defences, excavator with grabber placing boulders on shingle beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, February 2014

Repairing sea defences, excavators repairing seawall on shingle beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, February 2014

Using a digger for maintenance work on Deepdale Marsh north Norfolk

Excavator excavating wader scrape in Higher Level Stewardship scheme land, Norfolk, England, September

Asteroid mining, artwork C014 / 1238
Asteroid mining. Artwork of mining machines on an asteroid orbiting close to the Earth. Asteroids, a potential source of ores and minerals, are rocky bodies that orbit the Sun

Open-pit coal mining C016 / 5809
Open-pit coal mining. Excavated coal deposits being loaded onto a truck at an open-pit coal mine. Also called open-cast mining, this technique is used when the overburden

Panama Canal construction, 1893 C013 / 9095
Panama Canal construction, 19th-century artwork. The first attempt to build a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was made by the French at sea level from 1881 to 1889

Contractor with 360degree excavator, digging wildlife pond on farm, Powys, Wales, April

Excavator clearing canal in marshland habitat,s Albufera De Mallorca Natural Park, Muro and Sa Pobla, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, September

EGYPT: DIER-EL-BAHRI, 1882. Royal mummies discovered at Deir-el-Bahri, Egypt. Wood engraving, English, 1882

Field drainage, automatic level and excavator in arable field, Pilling, Lancashire, England, march

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

Excavator improving stream bank to help prevent flooding, Cumbria, England, june

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) and Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) mixed flock, in flight, scavenging on rubbish tip with excavator, Edgefield, Norfolk, England, february

Oil sands bucketwheel. This massive mining device, known as a bucketwheel, was used to mine the Athabasca Oil Sands, in Alberta, Canada

Earthmover, computer artwork

Construction work. Supervisor watching a truck being loaded by an excavator during construction work. Photographed in England

Metal ore mine. Workers and excavation machinery in an underground tunnel at a metal ore mine. This is the Oktyabrsky polymetallic ore mine in Talnakh, in northern Siberia, Russia

Diamond mining, Sakha
Diamond mining in the Republic of Sakha, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

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In February, an industrious JCB digger was hard at work in England, cleaning out roadside drainage ditches that had become overgrown. Its powerful arm and bucket efficiently removed debris, ensuring smooth water flow and preventing potential flooding. Moving to Scotland in August, another mighty excavator was seen building sea defenses along the beautiful Firth of Clyde in Dunoon. With precision and strength, it strategically placed massive boulders to protect the coastline from erosion and turbulent waves. As November arrived in England, an excavator took on a new challenge on a hillside. Digging through layers of earth and stone, it skillfully extracted materials needed for construction projects or perhaps even uncovering hidden treasures buried beneath the surface. Meanwhile, on Happisburgh beach in Norfolk during another August day, an excavator joined forces with a truck to repair sea defenses using sturdy boulders. Together they formed a formidable team against the relentless power of the ocean waves. Traveling further north to Latchford along the Manchester Ship Canal revealed yet another busy scene involving excavators. These mechanical giants were instrumental in shaping this vital waterway by removing tons of soil and creating a pathway for ships to navigate through. The significance of these machines is not limited to coastal areas or canals alone; they have also played crucial roles worldwide. One notable example is their involvement in building one of mankind's greatest engineering marvels -the Panama Canal- where their tireless efforts reshaped landscapes forever. Excavators have proven themselves invaluable even during times of destruction as seen during bomb site clearance operations captured by P_H00230_006 photograph. Their ability to carefully remove rubble ensured safe passage for those affected by war's devastating aftermath. But it's not always about heavy-duty tasks; sometimes they are involved in everyday activities like loading lorries (JLP01_01_005_35) or refueling (JLP01_01_004_73).