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"From Blowing Glass to Building Empires

Background imageLaborer Collection: Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H

Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202528 Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: the construction of the railway in Montrichard, 1855

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: the construction of the railway in Montrichard, 1855
LUX4750165 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: the construction of the railway in Montrichard, 1855; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group photo of Ink staff Antoine holding ink bottles in their

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group photo of Ink staff Antoine holding ink bottles in their hands, 1895
LUX4757057 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group photo of Ink staff Antoine holding ink bottles in their hands, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900
LUX4757764 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a group photo of the workers of a metallurgy workshop

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a group photo of the workers of a metallurgy workshop, 1890
LUX4750029 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a group photo of the workers of a metallurgy workshop, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel driven by a laborer

Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel driven by a laborer
FLO4727817 Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel driven by a laborer, while another worker arranges cups on a tray 1, and a potter firing porcelain plates in an open oven 2

Background imageLaborer Collection: Tours, Indre and Loire (37): In Metadier laboratories: workers manually pack tablets from Calmine

Tours, Indre and Loire (37): In Metadier laboratories: workers manually pack tablets from Calmine, 1924
LUX4727791 Tours, Indre and Loire (37): In Metadier laboratories: workers manually pack tablets from Calmine, 1924; (add.info.: Tours)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): employees of Panhard Levassor pose in front of their

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): employees of Panhard Levassor pose in front of their establishment, 1910
LUX4724781 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): employees of Panhard Levassor pose in front of their establishment, 1910; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group of employees posing in front of their establishment with

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group of employees posing in front of their establishment with women and children
LUX4724744 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group of employees posing in front of their establishment with women and children, 1910 - Stock Aster and Michelin tires; (add.info.: France)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France: Workers pose in front of their workshop, 1910

France: Workers pose in front of their workshop, 1910
LUX4724417 France: Workers pose in front of their workshop, 1910; (add.info.: France: Workers pose in front of their workshop, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: France: Knitting workshop with employees, 1910

France: Knitting workshop with employees, 1910
LUX4724412 France: Knitting workshop with employees, 1910; (add.info.: France: Knitting workshop with employees, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: Postcard, N & B, 1915: Electrical lighting - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canons, shells

Postcard, N & B, 1915: Electrical lighting - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canons, shells, Industrial Factories
ICA4949210 Postcard, N & B, 1915: Electrical lighting - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canons, shells, Industrial Factories, Electricite, Ammunition; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Workers assembling an air ramp during the construction of the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge

Workers assembling an air ramp during the construction of the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York (USA)
NWI4967013 Workers assembling an air ramp during the construction of the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York (USA), circa 1870 - Colorised engraving 19th century - Workmen ascending a mid-air

Background imageLaborer Collection: United States, Michigan State: Silver Mine of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, circa 1880

United States, Michigan State: Silver Mine of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, circa 1880
NWI4966491 United States, Michigan State: Silver Mine of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageLaborer Collection: View of the exit of the workers of the Imperial cannon foundry of the arsenal of Bourges in the Cher

View of the exit of the workers of the Imperial cannon foundry of the arsenal of Bourges in the Cher
ELD4965148 View of the exit of the workers of the Imperial cannon foundry of the arsenal of Bourges in the Cher (View of the exit of the workers of the Imperial cannon foundry of the arsenal of)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Workers of the Union Pacific Company working on the construction of the American Transcontinental

Workers of the Union Pacific Company working on the construction of the American Transcontinental Line Railway
NWI4963895 Workers of the Union Pacific Company working on the construction of the American Transcontinental Line Railway, circa 1860 - Colorisee engraving

Background imageLaborer Collection: Vue d'une cristallerie (usine de cristal) Baccarat a la fin du 19eme siecle

Vue d'une cristallerie (usine de cristal) Baccarat a la fin du 19eme siecle
ELD4953817 Vue d'une cristallerie (usine de cristal) Baccarat a la fin du 19eme siecle (Baccarat Crystal French manufacturer of fine crystal glassware located in Baccarat)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers working under the derrick, 1905

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers working under the derrick, 1905
LUX4780731 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers working under the derrick, 1905; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers working under the derrick, 1905); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907
LUX4780417 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Usine Guerive et Verry - A worker

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Usine Guerive et Verry - A worker
LUX4770267 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Usine Guerive et Verry - A worker, a foreman and the boss in front of a winding, 1911; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Oil extraction in Pennsylvania in 1869, 19th century engraving

Oil extraction in Pennsylvania in 1869, 19th century engraving
JAB5037186 Oil extraction in Pennsylvania in 1869, 19th century engraving; (add.info.: Oil extraction in Pennsylvania in 1869, 19th century engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageLaborer Collection: King Louis XIV (1638-1715) advising his architects and terrassiers on his large construction sites

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) advising his architects and terrassiers on his large construction sites
ELD4941163 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) advising his architects and terrassiers on his large construction sites (king of France Louis XIV supervizing the construction of palaces)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct
LUX4760160 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct, animated view with wooden crane, 1904; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct
LUX4760148 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct, animated view with wooden crane, 1904; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920
LUX4802903 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920
LUX4802879 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company
LUX4801369 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company, bouchonnerie, 1890 - photo by Rothier; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Miners leaving the cage leading them to the coal mine after 9 hours of hard work

Miners leaving the cage leading them to the coal mine after 9 hours of hard work, beginning of the 20th century
NWI4827484 Miners leaving the cage leading them to the coal mine after 9 hours of hard work, beginning of the 20th century; (add.info)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Clothing industry: women workers making costumes in a textile factory, circa 1890

Clothing industry: women workers making costumes in a textile factory, circa 1890
NWI4826077 Clothing industry: women workers making costumes in a textile factory, circa 1890. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Clothing industry)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Silver mine in Nevada: miners change work teams, 1870s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century

Silver mine in Nevada: miners change work teams, 1870s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827904 Silver mine in Nevada: miners change work teams, 1870s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Silver mine in Nevada: miners change work teams, 1870s)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Textile workers working in garments on the top floor of a New York building, 1912

Textile workers working in garments on the top floor of a New York building, 1912. Colour reproduction of a photograph
NWI4827354 Textile workers working in garments on the top floor of a New York building, 1912. Colour reproduction of a photograph.; (add.info)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Composer at work: Printing character for manual press in a workshop

Composer at work: Printing character for manual press in a workshop. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826440 Composer at work: Printing character for manual press in a workshop. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Composer at work: Printing character for manual press in a workshop)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Russia: A Russian sawmill, 1900

Russia: A Russian sawmill, 1900
LUX4803766 Russia: A Russian sawmill, 1900; (add.info.: Russia: A Russian sawmill, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers build a derrick on the oil field, 1906

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers build a derrick on the oil field, 1906
LUX4780339 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers build a derrick on the oil field, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers build a derrick on the oil field, 1906); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageLaborer Collection: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel
LUX4780401 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel and flows into a bucket using a twigs fire, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests)

Background imageLaborer Collection: France: A group of workers with a bicycle in front of a drinking flow, 1910

France: A group of workers with a bicycle in front of a drinking flow, 1910
LUX4724337 France: A group of workers with a bicycle in front of a drinking flow, 1910; (add.info.: France: A group of workers with a bicycle in front of a drinking flow)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Clearance of snow-covered railway rails in Colorado, 1880's. Colour engraving of the 19th century

Clearance of snow-covered railway rails in Colorado, 1880's. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4962342 Clearance of snow-covered railway rails in Colorado, 1880's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Clearance of snow-covered railway rails in Colorado, 1880's)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century

Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century
NWI4962689 Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century)

Background imageLaborer Collection: A foundry of bells Cornille-Havard founded by Paul Havard in Villedieu les poeles dans la Manche

A foundry of bells Cornille-Havard founded by Paul Havard in Villedieu les poeles dans la Manche
ELD4964391 A foundry of bells Cornille-Havard founded by Paul Havard in Villedieu les poeles dans la Manche, Normandy 1910

Background imageLaborer Collection: Les Canuts: silk workers in Lyon in the 19th century

Les Canuts: silk workers in Lyon in the 19th century
JAB5037279 Les Canuts: silk workers in Lyon in the 19th century.; (add.info.: Les Canuts: silk workers in Lyon in the 19th century.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageLaborer Collection: Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293

Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293
FLO5000362 Parts of the south and west walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

Background imageLaborer Collection: The construction of the temple of Jerusalem by King Solomon Detail of a page from the manuscript

The construction of the temple of Jerusalem by King Solomon Detail of a page from the manuscript of the Bible of Borso
VEN5027372 The construction of the temple of Jerusalem by King Solomon Detail of a page from the manuscript of the Bible of Borso d'Este (1413-1471) (Bibbia, Breviario d'Ercole) (Vol)

Background imageLaborer Collection: American steel workers (metallurgists, steelworkers) lined up, waiting for their pay

American steel workers (metallurgists, steelworkers) lined up, waiting for their pay
NWI4828491 American steel workers (metallurgists, steelworkers) lined up, waiting for their pay, in front of the Homestead Works settlement wagon in 1901 - Colorized engraving of an illustration

Background imageLaborer Collection: Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem)

Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem)
NWI4825243 Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem) on the pine while others transports the seve in barrels for walking

Background imageLaborer Collection: Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900

Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900
NWI4825485 Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.; (add.info.: Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageLaborer Collection: Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century

Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825410 Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Women sewing white fabrics in the department factory of a department store, New York, USA, 1890

Women sewing white fabrics in the department factory of a department store, New York, USA, 1890
NWI4827251 Women sewing white fabrics in the department factory of a department store, New York, USA, 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Background imageLaborer Collection: Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century

Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827111 Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s)



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"From Blowing Glass to Building Empires: The Laborer's Journey Through History" Witness the artistry of labor as glass blowers in a British factory during the 1800s create intricate masterpieces that still mesmerize us today. Step back in time to the bustling streets of Hong Kong in the 1890s, where hardworking laborers shaped the city's vibrant landscape and laid its foundation for future growth. Explore the harsh realities faced by glass factory workers in Britain during the 19th century, as they toiled tirelessly to meet growing demands and push forward technological advancements. Marvel at Vera Mukhina's iconic sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, " capturing the spirit of unity and strength amidst Moscow's revolutionary times (b/w photo). Experience a pivotal moment in history with Lenin addressing Putilov factory workers during Russia's transformative revolution of 1917, igniting hope for change among laborers nationwide. Discover how Fourchambault's grand forge played a crucial role in fueling France's Industrial Revolution, shaping an era defined by innovation and progress. Dive into a watercolor painting depicting the construction of Shoreham Railroad around 1840, showcasing dedicated laborers' efforts to connect communities through efficient transportation networks. Uncover stories of Chinese immigrants who labored relentlessly on America's transcontinental railroad, leaving an indelible mark on both their lives and American history itself. Delve into trade union manifestos published by London World Congress, highlighting collective efforts towards fair wages, improved working conditions, and solidarity among workers worldwide. Celebrate alongside jubilant workers as they cheer on California’s first train conquering mountainous terrain – a testament to human perseverance and triumph over adversity. Trace back centuries ago when Emperor Constantine founded Constantinople (now Istanbul), symbolizing not only the birth of a great city but also the labor that built empires.