Workers Collection (page 8)

View of the city of Irkutsk from the Irkutsk Bridge. Glazkovskoe suburb, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Eastern Siberia. View of the city of Irkutsk from the Irkutsk Bridge. Glazkovskoe suburb, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Group of railroad construction participants near the town of Kem, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Group of railroad construction participants near the town of Kem, 1915. The narrow gauge railway that runs from the town of Kem to the port of Kem-Pristan.

Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Several men standing near a sawmill.

Eastern Siberia. View of the city of Irkutsk from the Irkutsk Bridge. Glazkovskoe suburb, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Eastern Siberia.View of the city of Irkutsk from the Irkutsk Bridge. Glazkovskoe suburb, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Salting caviar, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Salting caviar, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

Side view of the railroad bridge being built across the Tobol River, Yalutorovsk, 1912.

Molding of an artistic casting, Kasli Iron Works, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Molding of an artistic casting, Kasli Iron Works, 1910. People at Work: Production of Artistic Casting. Founded in 1747, the Kasli Iron Works

Stone crusher, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Stone crusher, Beloomut, 1912. Men standing near a stone cutting machine, river in background. .

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Salting shed, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Salting shed, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Unloading fish from cages, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Unloading fish from cages, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

Tunnel Number 30 at Verst 59. Walling, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Tunnel Number 30 at Verst 59. Walling, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

View of an Underpass Arch at Verst 15, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
View of an Underpass Arch at Verst 15, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Scene of the late accident on the North London Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the late accident at the Camden-road station of the North London Railway, 1864. 'Our Illustration...shows the place where the engine and tender

Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Workers and residents of the Znamensky glass factory village, 1909. Creator: S. Ia. Mamontov
Workers and residents of the Znamensky glass factory village, 1909. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Workers' booths on Lake Shira., 1900-1909. Creator: LI Vonago
Workers' booths on Lake Shira., 1900-1909. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Red Cross canteen worker in Ancona, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross canteen worker in Ancona, between c1915 and 1918. A Red Cross soup kitchen serving soup at a train station in Ancona, Italy during World War I.

[Barnard Canteen], 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
[Barnard Canteen], 1918 or 1919. Women preparing food in the Columbia University Gould Boathouse, 115th and Riverside Drive, New York City

WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918 (date created or published later). The USS Ward (DD-139), a destroyer ship of the United States Navy built during World War I at Mare Island Navy Yard, California.

English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. English nurses getting on a train at London, during World War I.

On "Red Cross", Sept 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. On "Red Cross", Sept 1914
On "Red Cross", Sept 1914. A group of nurses aboard the "Red Cross" bound for Europe in mid September 1914 at the beginning of World War I.

On "Red Cross", 1914 Sept. Creator: Bain News Service. On "Red Cross", 1914 Sept
On "Red Cross", 1914 Sept. Medical personnel aboard the "Red Cross" bound for Europe at the beginning of World War I in mid-September 1914.

International Group in Our House, 1926. Creator: Unknown
International Group in Our House, 1926. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Untitled Photograph, 1922-1927. Creator: Unknown
Untitled Photograph, 1922-1927. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Coke-Chemical Complex. Opening Ceremony, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Coke-Chemical Complex. Opening Ceremony, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Colonists Khelgut and Iva with a Group of Russian Teachers, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Colonists Khelgut and Iva with a Group of Russian Teachers, 1927. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Colonists in the Country Side, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Colonists in the Country Side, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Conference of handicraftsmen of the city of Pryluky, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Conference of handicraftsmen of the city of Pryluky, 1925. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous

Conveyor system for transferring bricks: Cleanup day at Traktorostroye, Kharkiv, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Conveyor system for transferring bricks: Cleanup day at Traktorostroye, Kharkiv, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era

Trains at Fox Station, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Trains at Fox Station, 1916.

Hard rock miners, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Hard rock miners, 1916.

Sawing a log, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Sawing a log, 1916.

Miner panning gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Miner panning gold, 1916.

Washing gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold, 1916.

Log sawing, Kuzminskoy, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Log sawing, Kuzminskoy, 1912.

Taking A Break
Anthony Bates

Closing the sky
Ekkachai Khemkum

Heat
CineGiraffe

Railway station
Raceala Elena

Ice Man
Hemanta Kumar Swain

Height work
Helena GARCIA HUERTAS

Drying fish at beach
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

River port of love
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Women in Chilies
Sikder Mesbahuddin Ahmed

Bunny
Pasquale Guerra

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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.