Workers Collection (page 6)

Actresses on National Service, 1939
Cast members of Tony Draws a Horse at the Comedy Theatre in London pictured in their other war roles. Miss Kay Astor (centre) is a nurse

Candle Factory

Brewery workers
The work force at Kronlein brewery about 1900 Date: 1900

Striking Beauty Workers
Four women workers from The Beauty Shop, on strike for decent living wages and decent working hours. Date: early 1930s

Deer farming, trimming Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) joint, close-up of hands with chainmail gloves, England, january

Yarn twisting. Yarn is a general term for a long continuous bundle of fibres. Here, fibres are being spun together to produce yarn

Dry cleaners
American Gas Appliance Co. Men Cleaning Overcoats

Harvest workers near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Harvest workers gathering and threshing near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

James Winstone, South Wales Miners Federation
James Winstone, Vice President of the South Wales Miners Federation (1912-14), and President in 1915

Miner working at the coalface, South Wales
A miner, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a mine in South Wales

Two women workers at the factory gates, Derby
Two female workmates pose outside the factory gates at Burroughs & Sturgess, Frederick Street, Derby

Tobacco farm in Norfolk
Tobacco workers at Major J. F. Whitmores farm at Methwold in Norfolk, loading leaves onto a specially constructed cart. The female workers can be seen wearing a more practical alternative to

Molding Lead Soldiers
In a toy factory, workers mold lead soldiers

Lenin and Workers
Lenin addresses workers at the Putilov factory, Petrograd, who provide solid support for his coup

Workers - May Day 1936
Workers organisations May Day celebrations in Hyde Park - London

Cattle at the Omo River, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Medieval Workers 15C
Labourers & Artificers

Kentish Cider Drinkers
After a hard morning ploughing, two Kentish farm workers take a well earned break and pour themselves a mug of cider from a pottery flask

Land Army 1941
Two former mill workers, sisters Ava and Blanche Horn, (" first Bevin girls" - Land Army conscripts & volunteers) are photographed in London enroute for the south

Female Munitions Workers
The Australian Premier, William Hughes, reviews female munitions workers at Cardiff, escorted by Phyllis Ayrton

Alsace Festival, 1911
Happy vineyard workers dance through the fields during the fete de vendanges (vineyard festival) in Alsace, France

Chartist Housing Estate
The Chartist estate at Snigs End, Gloucestershire, one of several built by Feargus O Connor for workers. Sadly, the promised Paradise is a disastrous failure

Sheep farming, shepherd leading flock of crossbred mule ewes down town high street, returning back to farm for lambing, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, January

Jerez F1 Test
Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Sauber with some fans at Formula One Testing, Day One, Jerez, Spain, 1 February 2015.

Jerez F1 Test
Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Jerez, Spain, 1 February 2015.

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. '...a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing '...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. '...night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
B & O Women Workers, Loraine, O. [i.e. Lorain, Ohio], 1917. Shows women railroad workers in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops during World War I in Lorain, Ohio.

The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, [London], 1864. View from the bottom of Cow-cross and St. John-street towards the south-west

Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Men and vehicle repairing a road in Belgium during World War I.

Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A worker camouflaging a lattice mast on the the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864. Preparations for '...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames

Russian women hospital orderlies, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian women hospital orderlies, between c1915 and 1918. Russian hospital workers with soldiers during World War I.

English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England.

War Factory, France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
War Factory, France, between c1915 and 1918. Men working in a factory in France during World War I.

Farmerette, Los Angeles, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farmerette, Los Angeles, between c1915 and 1918. Probably shows a "farmerette" member of the Woman's Land Army of America (later Women's Land Army)

Los Angeles [woman] mail carrier, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Los Angeles [woman] mail carrier, between c1915 and c1920. A woman postal worker during World War I in Los Angeles, California.

A.I.C.P., Miss Bruere's Women Workers, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
A.I.C.P., Miss Bruere's Women Workers, 1917 or 1918. Women workers at the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, New York City, probably during World War I.

In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). Two women wearing overalls as they work in a factory in Detroit, Michigan during World War I.

English women finishing a 9.2 shell, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English women finishing a 9.2 shell, between c1915 and 1917. Women workers inspecting 9.2 explosive shells in a factory during World War I.

English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England.

English Post women, between c1915 and c1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English Post women, between c1915 and c1917. English post women from London carrying mailbags during World War I.

Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working in a brass fitting shop in England during World War I.

English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. A woman stoker England in front of a furnace at an ironworks during World War I.

Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. A woman blacksmith in England during World War I.

Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working on a propeller in a navy shipbuilding yard in England during World War I.

Women's Motor Corps, May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women's Motor Corps, May 1917. The members of the Women's Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City, May 1917, during World War I.

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"Workers: The Backbone of Nations, United by Labor" From the bustling streets of China during the Cultural Revolution to the coal miners in South Wales and Cornwall, they have always played a vital role in shaping societies. In Chairman Mao's China, a powerful cultural revolution poster depicted workers as heroes, inspiring unity and progress. Meanwhile, deep underground in shaft lifts and at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen and South Wales coal mines, brave miners risked their lives daily to fuel industrial growth. The Workers May-Pole design showcased solidarity among laborers striving for socialist ideals. In 1910 Britain, even political parties recognized the importance with colorful posters appealing for support. Swindon witnessed the dedication of builders constructing diesel locomotives while LNER promoted North East Coast Exhibition through an artistic poster celebrating hardworking individuals. Artists like Harold Harvey captured scenes from clay pits in Cornwall - be it Polkanuggo Quarry or Leswidden - highlighting arduous work that sustained local economies. Soviet propaganda also exalted workers' contributions under the sun of the motherland. Boris Parmeev's iconic poster from 1970s USSR symbolized strength gained through collective effort. Across continents and eras, these glimpses into worker's lives remind us that they are not just cogs within a system but essential pillars upon which nations stand tall. Their unwavering determination fuels progress and shapes our shared future.