Labour Collection (page 3)

Cunicularii or the Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation, 1726 (engraving)
XJF867967 Cunicularii or the Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation, 1726 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story of Mary Toft, the woman)

Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258427 Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Labour Candidates
Labour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s

John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist
John Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post

The blacksmith, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206259 The blacksmith, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); 14.5 x 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The blacksmith)

The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas)
IND113004 The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Gillis (1630-78); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Index Fototeca

The Wood Cutter (oil on board)
CH378341 The Wood Cutter (oil on board) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 50x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Opencast Mining at Vieille Montagne, Saone et Loire, c. 1854 (w / c on paper
CHT290526 Opencast Mining at Vieille Montagne, Saone et Loire, c.1854 (w/c on paper) (detail of 168609) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

Wheelwright (engraving)
2802012 Wheelwright (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheelwright. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

La Calamine, La Vieille Montagne, Opencast mining, Massif de Dolomie, 1857 (w / c on paper)
CHT383155 La Calamine, La Vieille Montagne, Opencast mining, Massif de Dolomie, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Wapping, 1860-64 (oil on canvas)
4073475 Wapping, 1860-64 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 72x101.8 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Industrial Revolution: "La grande forge de Fourchambault"
JLJ4653139 Industrial Revolution: " La grande forge de Fourchambault" Detail of painting by Francois Bonhomme (1809-1881) 1839

Inside a Bakery, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3056443 Inside a Bakery, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Cederstrom, Gustaf Olaf (1845-1933); 100x132.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swedish, out of copyright

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

General scenes showing workers gathered at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool. 31st October 1967

Workers at William Pretty and sons Ltd in Ipswich sitting at their Singer machines putting in the elastic bands in underwear November 1935

Michael Foot leads the protest march to Walking. March 1986 P031164 Local Caption
Michael Foot leads the protest march to Walking. March 1986 P031164 planman - - 03/03/2010

Sidney Webb, socialist, economist and reformer
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859-1947), British socialist, economist, reformer and co-founder of the London School of Economics. 1920

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper

Cover of programme of International Labour Day Sheffield demonstration programme: Workers of the World Unite, 1922
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 4664 S

Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour
XJF394267 Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour, 1904 (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas)
XIR182012 Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); Hotel de Ville, Fourchambault, France; French, out of copyright

Glamorgan Colliery
Police guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910

Harwoods Factory Pulburough - July 1942
Women factory workers George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N21657

Portland Prison, Dorset - Stone cutting using a huge circular saw Date: 1912

Oxytocin neurotransmitter molecule. Computer model showing the structure of the neurotransmitter and hormone Oxytocin. Atoms are colour-coded spheres (carbon: dark grey, hydrogen: light grey)

BUSN2A-00095
Loggers with an ordinary haul on an ox-drawn sledge, Minnesota, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

GATL2A-00027
Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

AGRI2A-00064
Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Garden irrigation in the 1500s
Garden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tunnel construction, Great Western Railway, South Wales
Tunnel construction taking place on the Great Western Railway, somewhere in South Wales

GWR workings on a railway line in South Wales
Navvies working on a Great Western Railway line embankment, somewhere in South Wales. The navvy hut can be seen in the distance on the left

Illustrated London News 1979, Thatcher and Callaghan
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, May 1979 featuring portraits of James Callaghan, Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister and Tory Party Leader, Margaret Thatcher

Harvest workers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Harvest workers in a field above the town of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Alfred Onions, Welsh Labour MP
Alfred Onions (1858-1921), Welsh Labour MP for Caerphilly and Treasurer of the South Wales Miners Federation

Ministry of Labour poster
Poster for the Ministry of Labour, encouraging people to use the Employment Exchange Service for all agricultural jobs

James Keir Hardie
Photograph of James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish Labour leader and politician

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

The Haunted Lady, Punch
The Haunted Lady, or The Ghost in the Looking-Glass. A lady admires her new dress, but the mirror reveals the sacrifice made: the death of the wretched seamstress

Nikolai Shvernik
NIKOLAI SHVERNIK Russian statesman, trade union leader, realigned labour organisations to subordinate them to the Soviet state

Cerberus & Herakles
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

Lord Sankey 1935
Lord John, 1st Viscount Sankey, Lord Chancellor during Ramsay Macdonalds Labour government. Famous for the 1927 Persons case, which asked Are Women Persons ?

Child Labour
Girl spinning wool at Fosters mill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Advertisement for Viota cake mixes, marketed by Stoddart & Hansford Ltd of Islington Green, London. Who's been helping Mother

On the eve of the exam Students reviewing the exams. Painting by Leonid Osipovich Pasternac (1862-1945) 1895 Sun
JLJ4682204 On the eve of the exam Students reviewing the exams. Painting by Leonid Osipovich Pasternac (1862-1945) 1895 Sun

Man ploughing with gas mask, September 1939
Man photographed as he ploughs his field in Surrey. The Sphere notes his gas mask which he hangs from the handle of his plough. Date: 1939

A saddler making a saddle in his leather workshop
A saddler in leather apron making a saddle in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

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"Labour: A Journey of Struggle, Solidarity, and Strength" Labour has been the driving force behind societal progress throughout history. From the visionary Aneurin Bevan who championed universal healthcare to the dedicated coopers crafting wooden barrels, their tireless efforts have shaped our world. In 1936, the resolute marchers embarked on the iconic Jarrow March, a symbol of working-class unity and resilience in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, deep underground in South Wales' coal mines, brave miners descended into shaft lifts with unwavering determination to fuel industrial growth. Transporting us back to England's coal mines in the 1850s reveals an era where labourers endured unimaginable hardships for meager wages. Yet amidst these struggles emerged a collective spirit that birthed movements like the Labour Party - its election posters and television speakers amplifying voices long suppressed. Artistic depictions such as Harold Harvey's "The Clay Pit" capture both beauty and hardship within British factories. Blow by blow, glassmakers in nineteenth-century Britain transformed molten material into exquisite creations while enduring harsh conditions. Witnessing a miner riding drams at Tirpentwys Colliery or Welsh women road builders constructing pathways through South Wales showcases how diverse roles within labour contribute to community development. Even further west lies Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall; here workers tirelessly extracted China clay from Leswidden pit under challenging circumstances. Throughout time and across industries, one common thread remains - labour embodies strength born out of necessity, and is this indomitable spirit that propels humanity forward against all odds. So let us honor those who have labored before us and continue striving for a future where every worker is valued for their contribution towards building a more just society.