Shoveling Collection

Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad
Advertisement for patent water-tube steam boilers from the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York and Glasgow

Plate 387. Farmer, Using a Long-Handled Shovel, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950084 Plate 387. Farmer, Using a Long-Handled Shovel, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.7x45.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Ballast-heavers 1850s
Ballast-heavers or also named as mudlarks at work, labourers dredging the River Thames for the opportunity of finding something valuable amongst the mud

Plate 388. Farmer, Using a Spade, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950085 Plate 388. Farmer, Using a Spade, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17.9x41.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia
867768 Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia, summer 1864 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Children cleaning away snow and knocking on doors! Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730879 Children cleaning away snow and knocking on doors! Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Manager Joe Harvey and players, clear snow from pitch at St James Park, home of Newcastle United Football Club. 1st February 1963

People shoveling snow in Times Square
buildings, city, cold, covered, day, footprints, freeze, frozen, ice, manhattan, nature, nyc, one person only, outdoor, road, shovel, shoveling, sky, small group of people, snow, storm, times square

Child Plays in Water Date: 1948

History, Europe, Industrial Revolution, Steam Engines, Fuel, Shovelling Coal, Stoker, Clocks, Efficiency, Frank Lillian Gilbreth, Hand, Laborers, Shoveling, Shovels, Stokers, Stop, Timing, Watches

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC, 1832. A London Board of Health Hunting After Cases Like Cholera. Satirical English cartoon on the inadequate official response to the cholera epidemic of 1832

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, 1860. Gold mining with a long cradle, known as a quicksilver machine, at Mormon Gulch in Tuolomne County, California. Wood engraving, American, 1860

OHIO: COAL DELIVERY, 1940. A delivery worker shoveling coal from a pick-up truck into wheelbarrows in a residential neighborhood, Chillicothe, Ohio. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, February 1940

Plate Number 521. A, walking; B, ascending step; C, throwing disk; D, using shovel; E
CGW496761 Plate Number 521. A, walking; B, ascending step; C, throwing disk; D, using shovel; E, using pick; F, using pick, 1887 (collotype) by Muybridge

NEW YORK: BLIZZARD OF 1888. A man shovels snow beneath the collapsed awning of a grocery store in New York City, as a result of the heavy snowfall during the blizzard of March 1888

SICILY: EARTHQUAKE, c1909. Men clearing away the rubble on route to Catane, Messina, Italy, following the earthquake of 28 December 1908. Stereograph, c1909

Reverend R A C Torey, Vicar of St Annes Church, Hoxton, London, where each member of the congregation does something towards the work of the church

The storing of rhubarb. 1937

France, Sel de Guerande, pile of sea salt and shovel leaning on wheelbarrow

Weed skimmings being tipped off the blade of a spade

Industrial boiler room, 1897
Industrial boiler room. 19th-century artwork of stokers shovelling coal into furnaces in a factory boiler room. These are industrial boilers constructed by the US company Babcock and Wilcox

MINING IN CALIFORNIA, c1880. Hydraulic mining in California. Wood engraving, c1880

NEW YORK: CHARITY, 1877. Distribution of coal by the City of New York to impoverished residents of the Lower East Side on Cherry Street, 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

NYC: COAL DISTRIBUTION, 1877. Distribution of coal by the City of New York to impoverished residents of the Lower East Side on Cherry Street, 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

Ship heating room, 19th century
Ship heating room. Stokers shovelling coal into the boilers of a ship heating room. Artwork from the tenth volume (second period of 1892) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Extracting sulphur, artwork
Extracting sulphur. 19th Century artwork of workers shovelling sulphur ore into kilns. Heating the ore melts the sulphur, which is collected in pools

TELL IT TO SWEENEY, 1927. Starring Chester Conklin. Silent film still

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"From Steam Boilers to Snowstorms: A Historical Journey of Shoveling" In an 1885 ad, steam boilers revolutionized the way shovels were used, making manual labor more efficient. Plate 387 showcases a farmer using a long-handled shovel between 1872-85, highlighting the tools of the trade during that era. Traveling back to the 1850s, we encounter ballast-heavers relying on their trusty shovels for their arduous work. Plate 388 depicts another farmer from the same period utilizing a spade as his preferred tool. Moving forward in time, we witness a union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia. Their synchronized shoveling demonstrates teamwork and precision. Shifting gears to lighter moments, children are seen cleaning away snow and knocking on doors in a delightful Christmas card illustration. The joyous spirit of winter is captured as they embrace the task at hand. Times Square becomes our next destination where people diligently shovel snow amidst bustling city life. This iconic location serves as a reminder that even urban environments require manual labor when nature strikes. A child's playful interaction with water in 1948 reminds us that they are take various forms beyond just clearing snow or coal. It highlights how this simple tool can bring endless entertainment and discovery for young minds. Delving into history once again, we explore Europe during the Industrial Revolution when steam engines fueled progress but required constant attention. Shovelling coal became an essential task for stokers ensuring smooth operations. Even professional football players like Manager Joe Harvey and his team had to clear snow from St James Park pitch before matches could commence—a testament to dedication both on and off-field. The dark times of cholera epidemic in London during 1832 saw health officials hunting down cases tirelessly—shovel in hand—to combat this deadly disease ravaging communities.