Workers Collection (page 7)

Telephone bureau exchange, 1889
Telephone bureau exchange. 19th-century artwork of woman operating the exchange at a telephone bureau. They are using receivers to listen to incoming calls and using the wires

Farm workers meeting C013 / 4872
Farm workers meeting before joining a collective farm. Photographed in Malchivy village, Ukraine

Group of workers on Blackfriars Bridge site, c.1863-4. PHO/1/3/14 Date: circa 1864

The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all strive to make the future better and brighter than the past ever was. Soldier shaking hands with worker holding sledgehammer. Date 1918

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

Tea pickers at the Long Coc tea estates, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam

Fez. Morocco. Typical leather tanneries from above

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.

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

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

Jerez F1 Test
Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Sauber C34 and Felipe Nasr (BRA) Sauber C34 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Jerez, Spain, 1 February 2015

Farmland
Shirley Ji

Jerez F1 Test
Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren is interviewed by the media at Formula One Testing, Day One, Jerez, Spain, 1 February 2015

And it's Wrap
Prasad Malgaonkar

preparation before celebration
Sita Gramich

Dry Fish Sorting
SANCHAYAN CHOWDHURY

Drying Yellow Incense
Riza Amrullah

Daily Life
Ajit Kumar Majhi

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ADIREK M

The old Ladakhi
Olivier Schram

Watermelon seller
Dmitry Skvortsov

Fishing Net
Ajit Kumar Majhi

drying fish
Pavol Stranak

Sunning Colored Fabrics
Riza Amrullah

Paddy processing
Azim Khan Ronnie

A Wet Day
Oddfeel

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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.