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"Discovering the Hidden Gems of my Place of Work: From Wringer to Rooftop Rifle Range" Step into a world where history and innovation intertwine

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Wringer, wet clothes dryer

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) the 32nd President of the United States from 1933-45. A Democrat, he led his country through the depression of the 1930s and World War II

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt
29th December 1941: American president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (1882-1945) sitting at the desk of his executive office in the White House. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son - pain and amazement

Dickenss Dombey and Son - pain and amazement
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens Dombey and Son. During this conversation, Walter had looked from one brother to the other with pain and amazement

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Rooftop Rifle Range

Rooftop Rifle Range
18th June 1940: London workers at lunchtime target practice on the roof of their office building. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892

Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892
Vintage engraving of a Stream Train built at the London and North Western Locomotive Works, at Crewe, 1892, 19th Century

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Post Office

Post Office
25th January 1963: The Post Office at Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Photocard, 1930s: Stockholm (coloured photo)

Photocard, 1930s: Stockholm (coloured photo)
8671673 Photocard, 1930s: Stockholm (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stockholm)

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Victorian Blacksmith Farriers

Victorian Blacksmith Farriers
Vintage 19th century engraving showing two boys playing in a blacksmiths (Farriers) forge while the blacksmith looks on

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Rembrandts Windmill

Rembrandts Windmill
Vintage engraving of Rembrandts Windmill

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Botallack Mine, Cornwall

Botallack Mine, Cornwall
Vintage engraving showing Botallack Tin Mine, Cronwall, 1878

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Lloyds Building, city of London, London, England, UK

Lloyds Building, city of London, London, England, UK

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Businessman sitting in armchair, smiling, portrait

Businessman sitting in armchair, smiling, portrait
1968, One Person, Adults Only, Mature Adult, One Man Only, One Mature Man Only, Indoors, Square, Colour, Photography, Portrait, Focus On Foreground, Three Quarter Length, Full Suit, Smart, Sitting

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Wood carving skills near Sukawat, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Wood carving skills near Sukawat, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Aerial view rice field worker near Ubud, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Aerial view rice field worker near Ubud, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Coal Mine

Coal Mine
Vintage engraving showing a cross section of a coal mine, 1864

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart

Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart
Victorian vintage engraving of a 19th century coal miner pushing coal in a minecart. The minecart or mine cart (also known as a mine trolley) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Two women wearing headsets, working on telephone switchboard. (Photo by H)

Two women wearing headsets, working on telephone switchboard. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Two women wearing headsets, working on telephone switchboard

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Wolf the Goat and Kid

La Fontaines Fables - Wolf the Goat and Kid
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Wolf, the Goat and the Kid

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Weasel in the Granary

La Fontaines Fables - Weasel in the Granary
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Weasel in the Granary

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The Old Windmill

La Fontaines Fables - The Old Windmill
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Old Windmill

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter

La Fontaines Fables - Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - An Animal in the Moon

La Fontaines Fables - An Animal in the Moon
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. An Animal in the Moon. People looking at the moon through a telescope

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The League of Rats

La Fontaines Fables - The League of Rats
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The League of Rats

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Mule that boasted of his family

La Fontaines Fables - Mule that boasted of his family
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Mule that boasted of his family

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Interior of the Exchange, Paris

Interior of the Exchange, Paris
" Vintage engraving from 1849 showing the Interior of the Exchange, Paris, France"

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century

Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Christmas or Christs birth

Christmas or Christs birth
Vintage engraving by Albrecht Durer showing Christmas or Christs birth, 1504

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son
Vintage engraving by Albrecht Durer showing The Prodigal Son, c.1496

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger

Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger
Victoria illustration from the Story of the Holy Child, by Paul Mohn. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger. 1890

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Parisian printing

Parisian printing
Vintage colour engraving of a Parisian printing press, France, 15th Century

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Worried Looking Man With Glasses At Desk Clutching Papers Bills Debt Concern Money Pencil

Worried Looking Man With Glasses At Desk Clutching Papers Bills Debt Concern Money Pencil
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Worried Looking Man With Glasses At Desk Clutching Papers Bills Debt Concern Money Pencil

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Head-On Picture Of Angry Businessman, Sitting Behind A Desk And Making A Fist

Head-On Picture Of Angry Businessman, Sitting Behind A Desk And Making A Fist
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Head-On Picture Of Angry Businessman, Sitting Behind A Desk And Making A Fist

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Secretary sitting at desk behind typewriter, on phone taking message

Secretary sitting at desk behind typewriter, on phone taking message
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Secretary sitting at desk behind typewriter, on phone taking message

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Couple Working On Budget At Desk Woman Sitting On Arm Of Chair Man With Pencil Writing On

Couple Working On Budget At Desk Woman Sitting On Arm Of Chair Man With Pencil Writing On
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Couple Working On Budget At Desk Woman Sitting On Arm Of Chair Man With Pencil Writing On Papers Serious Worried Expression Office Business

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Policeman and radar control. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts / Retrofile / Getty Images)

Policeman and radar control. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts / Retrofile / Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Policeman and radar control

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Self Portrait of the Artist by William Hogarth

Self Portrait of the Artist by William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of a Self Portrait of the Artist by William Hogarth. William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Rehearsal of the Masque, 1899

Rehearsal of the Masque, 1899
Vintage engraving of the Rehearsal of the Masque at Stirling Lees studio. 1899

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Cutting machine

Cutting machine
Steam transversely cutting machine

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Empty corridor

Empty corridor
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Long, empty hallway in office building. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: History of Textile Industry - Cotton Spinning Machine

History of Textile Industry - Cotton Spinning Machine
Vintage engraving of a diagram of a Cotton Spinning Machine, Drawing and Roving Frames.1880

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Line People Group Waiting Bank Teller Banking

Line People Group Waiting Bank Teller Banking
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Line People Group Waiting Bank Teller Banking

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Circular Saw - Industrial Revolution Machinery

Circular Saw - Industrial Revolution Machinery
Vintage engraving from 1860 of a industrial revolution era Circular saw

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Paper cutting machine

Paper cutting machine
Antique illustration of Paper cutting machine

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Line cutter machine

Line cutter machine
Antique illustration of line cutter machine

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Dr. Jekyll Transforms

Dr. Jekyll Transforms
An engraving of a scene from chapter IX of the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) showing Dr. Jekyll transforming into the monster Mr. Hyde in Dr. Lanyons office

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Branding smoked hams at the meat packing establishments, 1910

Branding smoked hams at the meat packing establishments, 1910

Background imagePlace Of Work Collection: Hands typing on a computer keyboard

Hands typing on a computer keyboard



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"Discovering the Hidden Gems of my Place of Work: From Wringer to Rooftop Rifle Range" Step into a world where history and innovation intertwine, as I unveil the captivating secrets of my place of work. Nestled within its walls are tales that span centuries, leaving visitors in awe and amazement. As I wander through the corridors, I stumble upon an old wringer, a relic from a time when laundry was done by hand. It serves as a reminder of how far we've come in our quest for convenience and efficiency. In another corner stands an intriguing artifact - a wet clothes dryer that once belonged to none other than Franklin Roosevelt himself. This humble device offers a glimpse into the everyday life of President Roosevelt, showcasing his commitment to simplicity even amidst great power. Venturing further, I find myself on the rooftop rifle range - an unexpected sight indeed. Here lies evidence of pastimes enjoyed by those who walked these halls before me. The echoes of sharpshooters practicing their aim still reverberate through time. But it doesn't end there; this place is full of surprises. A stream train built in 1892 at Crewe Locomotive Works proudly sits on display, transporting us back to an era when steam ruled supreme and locomotives were marvels of engineering. Literary enthusiasts will be delighted to know that this very spot inspired Charles Dickens's masterpiece "Dombey and Son. " Its pages come alive with scenes depicting both pain and amazement - emotions forever etched within these walls. A post office tucked away discreetly reminds us that communication has always been vital throughout history. The exchange of letters brought people closer together across vast distances – connecting hearts and minds beyond borders. Amidst all this rich heritage lies a portrait capturing the essence of success - a businessman sitting comfortably in his armchair with an infectious smile. His achievements serve as inspiration for future generations striving towards their own triumphs.