Occupations Collection (page 6)

Rather You Than Me
circa 1930: A construction worker crouches over the end of a girder high above the streets of New York. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Grape Picking
circa 1927: A young Swiss girl picking grapes in a vineyard in Locarno, in southern Switzerland. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Packing Soap
1929: Packing bars of soap at Lever Brothers Port Sunlight factory, Cheshire. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Making Soap
1929: A soap shredding machine at Lever Brothers Port Sunlight factory, Cheshire. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Maid At Work
1927: Luise Horner, an Austrian working as a maid in England, prepares afternoon tea. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Giddy Music
circa 1930: Harmonica playing steel workers perched on a girder on the 22nd storey of the Murray Hill building, New York. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Office Of The Future
circa 1930: The office of the future complete with flying chairs, at the Berlin Office Equipment Show. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Blum Blum Bros
circa 1930: Acrobats the Blum Blum Brothers juggling in the street, one balanced on the others head. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cadets And Gun
circa 1930: West Point cadets operating a twelve-inch gun at Fort Wright, Fishers Island, Connecticut. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Contortionist
circa 1927: A female contortionist ties herself in knots. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Bulletproof Vest
circa 1930: A policeman models a new bulletproof waistcoat made of linked metal plates. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Making Up Actress
circa 1928: A make-up artiste applying make-up to a film actress face. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Lift Boy
circa 1930: A lift operator waiting for passengers. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Eldorado Group
circa 1930: A group of women and four transvestites at the bar of the Eldorado nightclub in Berlins Schoneberg district. The Eldorado was a popular night spot for gay people

Street Scenes in Times of Peace, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), 14th century. Creator: Zhu Yu
Street Scenes in Times of Peace, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), 14th century ??

Cheerful At Work
circa 1930: Four smiling bushmen saw down a kauri tree. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Exercise Class
July 1929: An open air class at Crouch End High School, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Bards Burial Place
5th August 1939: Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, where William Shakespeare and his family lie buried. Original Publication: Picture Post - 181 - Town That Lives On Shakespeare - pub

Newborn Triplets
November 1927: Newly-born triplets at the General Lying In hospital being admired by a nurse. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Healing Hug
circa 1930: A little girl with a bandaged head gets a cuddle from nurse at University College Hospital, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

A Fond Farewell
circa 1927: A soldier kissing his child goodbye before leaving for India. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rustic
September 1926: A farm worker relaxes with a pipe and young companions on a tobacco farm at Church Crookham near Fleet. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dairymans Guild
July 1925: The Dairymans Guild complete with float and bottles. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Water Cart
1877: A water cart in London. Original Publication: From Street Life in London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub. 1877 (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Greek Monks
A group of monks from the island of Mount Athos, where each monastery is governed by a group of elders. A representative from each monastery is a member of the Holy Community

Making Music
circa 1927: A man working on a machine which assembles all parts of a gramophone case in one operation. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Leap Year Babies
circa 1928: Five babies, all born on 29th February, being cared for by nurses at Queen Charlottes Hospital. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Welding Class
15th January 1930: Three men watching another conduct a welding demonstration in an Acton factory. They are all wearing safety goggles. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Renovating Spire
September 1928: Steeplejacks at work on the renovation of the spire of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty Images)

New Gallery Cinema
1929: The New Gallery Cinema, complete with doorman, on Regent Street, London, showing Movietone Follies of 1929. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tale Of A Goose
1st December 1884: A man argues with a trader over the quality of her geese in this series of cartoons for Christmas. Original Publication: The Illustrated London News - New Christmas Number - pub

Pig Headed
December 1886: A pig evades the militia to escape into the cottage from which its owners have just been evicted. Original Publication

Summer Picnic
circa 1870: A group of Japanese women enjoy a picnic outdoors on the Kamogawa in Kyoto, southern Honshu. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Combine Harvesting
circa 1945: A combine harvester at work on a farm in Australia. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sacred Scrolls
A Samaritan High Priest, at Shechem, displaying the sacred Pentateuch Scroll, said to have been written by Eleazar, son of Aaron. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sugar Crushing
circa 1895: Juice is running from the rollers as sugar cane is crushed at a factory in Cuba. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Escort Officer
circa 1900: One of the Tycoons body guard, selected for their courage and reliability as an escort for foreigners. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kitchen Maids
circa 1890: Maids at work in a large kitchen. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beach Gent
circa 1930: A solitary gentleman holding a camera occupies an isolated spot of the beach. He wears a trilby, plus-fours and a rain coat. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Street Library
circa 1930: People read at a street library in Hong Kong, where for a very small payment books are available for reading on the spot. To the left, hats are blocked. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Daddys Home
March 1928: Soldiers of the Coldstream Guards being accompanied by their smiling families as they arrive at Brentwood from Shanghai. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Smile
circa 1912: A seaside photographer taking a photograph of a crowd of mob-hatted bathing belles. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Haifa Beach
10th October 1936: A mother takes her small child by the hand into the surf on Haifa beach, Palestine. Even in October the Mediterranean sea is perfect for swimming

Scrubbing Trials
18th June 1946: A sailor with his trousers rolled up and his feet bare uses an electric scrubbing machine on the deck of HMS Theseus

Hat Trimming
17th March 1926: Due to women bobbing and shingling their hair, hats are being trimmed to keep up with fashion demands. (Photo by G. Adams/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hair Styles
1926: Two women demonstrating hairstyles on mannequin heads at the Drapery and Textile Exhibition at the Royal Agriculture Hall, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Indian Natives: Persian (coloured photo)
5221877 Indian Natives: Persian (coloured photo) by Indian photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persian)

The Pin and Needle Maker (engraving)
3646685 The Pin and Needle Maker (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pin and Needle Maker)

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