Labourer Collection (page 2)

An engraving depicting women polishing gems for watches - American Watch Company, 19th century
5311551 An engraving depicting women polishing gems for watches - American Watch Company, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Breton workers, with salt pans in the background, 19th century
5311026 An engraving depicting Breton workers, with salt pans in the background, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Exterior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century
5614412 Exterior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century; (add.info.: Exterior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century)

Interior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century
5614411 Interior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century; (add.info.: Interior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century)

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400449 Mounting a great gun, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Tired (oil on canvas)
TW429326 Tired (oil on canvas) by Stubbs, Joseph Woodhouse (1862-1953); 76.2x63.5 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400466 Mounting a great gun, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

York Road, Leeds (etching)
LMG144819 York Road, Leeds (etching) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 20x27.8 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK.

"Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France", World War I YWCA, c.1918 (poster)
XND75976 "Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France", World War I YWCA, c.1918 (poster); Private Collection.

Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle
FLO4702412 Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle, rake and fork 111, harvest cart 112

Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848
3478855 Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848; (add.info.: Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Sub-Lime Character, building labourer carrying hod of mortar. Early 19th century (aquatint)
536460 A Sub-Lime Character, building labourer carrying hod of mortar. Early 19th century (aquatint); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Elderly women on their way to the workhouse
5307852 Elderly women on their way to the workhouse.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting elderly women on their way to the workhouse)

The rules and conditions for admission to workhouses
5307850 The rules and conditions for admission to workhouses.; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the tightened rules and conditions for admission to workhouses in the 1860s. Dated 19th century)

An engraving depicting a miner working at the coal face using a pick, 19th century
5310990 An engraving depicting a miner working at the coal face using a pick, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon commenting on the disadvantages of arbitration - it can go against you, 19th century
5308704 Cartoon commenting on the disadvantages of arbitration - it can go against you, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the disadvantages of arbitration - it can go against you)

A female labourer at a tin mine
5310067 A female labourer at a tin mine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall)

French agriculture. Sowing seed broadcast. Late 18th century (engraving from edition of La Fontaine Fables)
532325 French agriculture. Sowing seed broadcast. Late 18th century (engraving from edition of La Fontaine Fables); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Poor Man's Friend': Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845
527863 The Poor Man's Friend': Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845, showing Death as the friend of the old or sick unemployed manual labourer

Sunday Morning Agricultural labourer and family returning home from church. Chromolithograph c1880
531803 Sunday Morning Agricultural labourer and family returning home from church. Chromolithograph c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo)
LSE746616 Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Construction on the foundations of the St Louis bridge
5310129 Construction on the foundations of the St Louis bridge; (add.info.: Engraving depicting construction on the foundations of the St. Louis bridge (c 1870)

A woman leading a workhouse rebellion
5307855 A woman leading a workhouse rebellion.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a woman leading a workhouse rebellion being sprayed by a fire hose in an attempt to end her protest. Dated 19th century)

An engraving depicting the grinding and sifting rice, 19th century
5310702 An engraving depicting the grinding and sifting rice, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting miners descending to the working level in a lead mine in the Harz Mountains, Germany, 19th century
5309174 Engraving depicting miners descending to the working level in a lead mine in the Harz Mountains, Germany, 19th century; (add.info)

Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work
5309172 Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work)

Cartoon depicting a boot-boy in a small private hotel room, 19th century
5308895 Cartoon depicting a boot-boy in a small private hotel room, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a boot-boy in a small private hotel room)

Cartoon commenting on the living conditions of the English agricultural labourer - a plea for the English agricultural
5308636 Cartoon commenting on the living conditions of the English agricultural labourer - a plea for the English agricultural labourer to be as well housed as the trees in the pinery at Kew Gardens

Engraving depicting a starving farm labourer eating a raw turnip that has been put in the field as fodder for sheep
5308555 Engraving depicting a starving farm labourer eating a raw turnip that has been put in the field as fodder for sheep

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

Mr Punch admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving)
5616369 Mr Punch admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A labourer setting off for work
5616098 A labourer setting off for work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a laborer setting off for work on a winter morning. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1872); Universal History Archive/UIG

Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
5614439 Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs)

A farm scene, 1850
3478427 A farm scene, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gentleman speaking with the farmer as the labourer continues to work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An elderly gravedigger, 1850
3478262 An elderly gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly gravedigger taking a break from digging. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876
3478853 Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876; (add.info.: Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack: Cornwall, 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877
3478852 Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877; (add.info.: Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, England)

Moving beams on the 25th floor of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper)
STC138072 Moving beams on the 25th floor of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

View of the cranes on the 8th floor of the Empire State Building, May 1930, published by William Edwin Rudge
STC138071 View of the cranes on the 8th floor of the Empire State Building, May 1930, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

A Tyrolese worker
5311910 A Tyrolese worker; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Tyrolese worker. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting women making dolls in a workshop, 19th century
5310748 An engraving depicting women making dolls in a workshop, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street)
FLO5000393 Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London

A labourer returning home from work, 1850
3478127 A labourer returning home from work, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a labourer returning home from work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A country labourer, 1850
3478116 A country labourer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a country labourer being met by his wife and family on his way home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving)
3478148 A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family setting out for a Sunday morning service)

Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal
FLO4688667 Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal, weighing it into sacks and delivering it to coal merchants

Evening Father coming home. Agricultural labourer returning from work to family
531805 Evening Father coming home. Agricultural labourer returning from work to family and evening meal eagerly greeted by 4 children. Cottage door opens directly into living room

Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building
STC138070 Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

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"The Labourer: A Glimpse into the World of Hard Work and Dedication" Step back in time with Harold Harvey's painting "The Clay Pit, " capturing the toil and sweat of labourers as they extract clay from the earth. Transport yourself to a bustling Hong Kong street scene in the 1890s, where C016/4499 showcases labourers immersed in their daily tasks. Witness the sheer strength and teamwork of a four-horse ploughing team at work on South Downs, East Sussex. In Knights Hill during the 18th century, social dynamics come alive as labourers engage in various trades that shape society. Marvel at the determination displayed while making Shoreham Railroad in c. 1840, depicted through a watercolor on paper masterpiece. Explore an intriguing coal riddling workshop set amidst Blanzy's mines around 1860, revealing both skill and perseverance. Travel across waters with a pioneer flatboat on Ohio River circa 1845; witness how laborious efforts pave new paths for progress. Delve into history as an old Kikuyu lady delicately picks coffee beans during the 1960s—a testament to generations of hardworking individuals sustaining livelihoods. Discover innovation through cast iron tunnel lining captured by MTA01_01_16—an emblematic symbol of modern infrastructure built upon countless hours of laborious craftsmanship. Observe a woodcutter diligently working amidst Findon's natural beauty—showcasing man's harmonious relationship with nature. Experience Peter I, The Great overseeing Deptford Dockyard in 1857—an oil-on-canvas portrayal embodying leadership intertwined with manual labor. Uncover King Henry I's visions dreamt in Normandy during 1130-40 through intricate vellum details from MS CCC157 p. 382—a glimpse into medieval perceptions surrounding labor and divine intervention.