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"Overseer: A Glimpse into the World of Control and Labor" Step back in time to witness the intricate craftsmanship of wheelwrights meticulously crafting cart wheels

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Overseer Collection: Wheelwrights making cart wheels
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Overseer Collection: Rubber Plantation - Malaysia - Overseer and Coolies
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Overseer Collection: Harvesting sugar cane in Cuba, c. 1910 (b/w photo)
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Overseer Collection: Aventures De Trois Fugitifs En Siberie (engraving)
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Overseer Collection: How France mobilised her industrial resources for making munitions
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Overseer Collection: Loading a vat with plant, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Indigo factory (loading the vats), 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Luggie (measuring lands for cultivation), 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Beating a vat by hand, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Cutting indigo plant in the field and loading carts, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Pressing the fecula, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Beating by machinery, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Sowing with drills, 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Tumnie (turning up lands), 1877 (albumen silver print)
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Overseer Collection: Overseer Shabti of Isetemkheb, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period
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Overseer Collection: Shabti, Overseer of Tchenetipet, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period
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Overseer Collection: Scarab: Title (Seal-Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Overseer of Sealed Goods
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Overseer Collection: Scarab: Title (Overseer of the Granary) and Name (Djehuty), Egypt
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Overseer Collection: Canopic Jar of the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Amenhotep, Egypt, New Kingdom
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Overseer Collection: When her husband saw her, he shouted Hi! Come to me here
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Overseer Collection: Jamaica Industries, an Overseer going his rounds on a Sugar Plantation (litho)
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Overseer Collection: Sketches of Life on an Estancia in the Argentine Republic (engraving)
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Overseer Collection: Wpomen labourers pulling weeds by hand, India
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Overseer Collection: Grape pickers at work (b / w photo)
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Overseer Collection: Joseph, Overseer of Pharaohs Granaries (engraving)
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Overseer Collection: Ms 327 fol. 201v A Surveyor with his Workers, from Traite d Arpentage
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Overseer Collection: Ms Fr 2820 fol. 115v Charlemagne (742-814) Directing the Construction of Aix-la-Chapelle
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Overseer Collection: Morning: Preparing to Plough, 1848 (oil on canvas)
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Overseer Collection: Construction of Brooklyn Bridge, New York (litho)
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Overseer Collection: German Prisoners in Morocco
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Overseer Collection: Rice Planting, c. 1890s-1900s (colour woodblock print)
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Overseer Collection: A Farm in the Veneto (gouache on paper)
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Overseer Collection: Women working in a filing room, under male supervision, at the Metropolitan Life
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Overseer Collection: Dean Mills - The Doubling Room, 1851 (litho)
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Overseer Collection: The extraction of metals, after a woodcut in Cosmographie Universelle
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Overseer Collection: At a Chilian Rodeo, IV (engraving)
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Overseer Collection: Mature tobacco plants (chromolitho)
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Overseer Collection: The Reeve, detail from The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer (c
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Overseer Collection: The American Waltham Watch Company, Massachusetts, 1885 (engraving) (see also 251194)
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Overseer Collection: The Construction of the Via Appia, illustration from Roman History
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Overseer Collection: KIDS ON A CAMEL RIDE
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Overseer Collection: Collecting Oysters - Arcachon, Southwestern France
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Overseer Collection: A meal after the gathering of coffee, Brazil, 19th century. Artist: A de Neuville
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Overseer Collection: Harvesting the coffee, Brazil, 19th century. Artist: A de Neuville
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Overseer Collection: Sheffield Workhouse Token, 1815
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Overseer Collection: Egypt - Marco the Comedian Monkey
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Overseer Collection: Four prisoners under supervision shooters Four handcuffed prisoners
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Overseer Collection: Archbishop Richard Bancroft, 1544 To 1610. Archbishop Of Canterbury


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"Overseer: A Glimpse into the World of Control and Labor" Step back in time to witness the intricate craftsmanship of wheelwrights meticulously crafting cart wheels, their skilled hands shaping the foundation of transportation. Traveling further, we find ourselves amidst a rubber plantation in Malaysia. Here, an overseer stands tall, directing and supervising coolies as they toil under the scorching sun. The symbiotic relationship between power and labor unfolds before our eyes. In Cuba circa 1910, a haunting image captures the arduous task of harvesting sugar cane. An overseer's watchful gaze ensures maximum productivity while workers endure grueling conditions for this sweet commodity that fuels economies. Venturing eastward to India in 1915, we witness factory workers diligently manufacturing munitions under strict supervision. The overseer's presence looms large as they oversee every step of production during wartime. The Mill of Cana immortalizes an overseer's role within a vibrant oil painting from 1874. Amidst lush landscapes and bustling activity, their authority is evident as they orchestrate the rhythm of daily life on this agricultural estate. A diorama transports us back to Suriname between 1815-21 where an overseer presides over Zeezigt coffee and cotton plantation. This miniature world encapsulates both control and exploitation within its delicate wooden structures. Sketches depicting American character reveal glimpses into Southern society through engraving. Among these scenes lies an overseer overseeing enslaved individuals with a complex dynamic rooted in oppression and resistance. Journeying even further across continents brings us face-to-face with fugitives navigating Siberia's harsh terrain alongside their ever-watchful overseers—an enduring tale highlighting control versus freedom etched into history through engravings. Immerse yourself in Bournu's hut and carpenter workshop from Major Dixon Denham and Captain Hugh Clapperton's narrative on African travels.