Working Class Collection (page 4)

Family evicted from their home (b/w photo)
8672189 Family evicted from their home (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family evicted from their home)

Chez Fradin, hotel in Paris (b/w photo)
8672187 Chez Fradin, hotel in Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chez Fradin, hotel in Paris)

Grave of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery, London (b/w photo)
8673323 Grave of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grave of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery, London)

Greyhound racing at Clapton, London (b/w photo)
8676160 Greyhound racing at Clapton, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greyhound racing at Clapton, London)

Poor boy pretending to be a toff (colour litho)
8635663 Poor boy pretending to be a toff (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor boy pretending to be a toff)

Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635298 Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635309 Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Billingsgate Market, London (b/w photo)
8676300 Billingsgate Market, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billingsgate Market, London)

London's nightly wash (b/w photo)
8676180 London's nightly wash (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London's nightly wash: street cleaning outside the Law Courts, Strand)

Group of working class men (b/w photo)
8655824 Group of working class men (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of working class men)

"Oliver" Asks for More (litho)
8655431 "Oliver" Asks for More (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Oliver" Asks for More, 1920)

Chicago Riot (engraving)
8655505 Chicago Riot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chicago Riots during the Pullman Strike, 1894)

May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo)
8626466 May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man with a Saddle, c.1920 (platinum print)
8696806 Man with a Saddle, c.1920 (platinum print) by Ulmann, Doris (1882-1934); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By Doris Ulmann)

A young maid taking notes
5616490 A young maid taking notes; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young maid taking notes for her employer. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1878); Universal History Archive/UIG

A sweater's workshop
5616475 A sweater's workshop; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sweater's workshop where women and young children make sweaters by using sewing machines. Dated 19th Century)

An overweight maid opening the front door
5616280 An overweight maid opening the front door; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an overweight maid opening the front door of the house she works in. Dated 19th Century)

Bethnal Green from The Sketch 1906 series Sunday Clothes by District
5669015 Bethnal Green from The Sketch 1906 series Sunday Clothes by District by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Photo © AF Fotografie

Illustration depicting a March fair, where servants could be hired by wealthy families, 1790 (engraving)
5616458 Illustration depicting a March fair, where servants could be hired by wealthy families, 1790 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

An overweight maid opening the front door
5616386 An overweight maid opening the front door; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an overweight maid opening the front door of the house she works in. Dated 19th Century)

Engraving depicting a cottager bunching wild primroses for market with the help of her small daughter, 19th century
5309042 Engraving depicting a cottager bunching wild primroses for market with the help of her small daughter, 19th century; (add.info)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293402 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cooks in the kitchen. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The grinder who devotes a part of his money to a poor family, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834539 The grinder who devotes a part of his money to a poor family, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration showing a French coal miner with a safety lamp, 1900 (lithograph)
3665925 Illustration showing a French coal miner with a safety lamp, 1900 (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. c.1900 (chromo)
2636215 Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Food and Beverage. Chocolate making in Moreuil factory. Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI

Economy. Workers in a steel mill, Poland. Photo, Poland, c.1920-30
2636455 Economy. Workers in a steel mill, Poland. Photo, Poland, c.1920-30.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

A labourer returning home from work, 1850
3478127 A labourer returning home from work, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a labourer returning home from work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850
3478062 A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a creche set up by the East London Mission. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850
3478041 A creche set up by the East London Mission, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a creche set up by the East London Mission. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A London pavement artist, 1850
3478443 A London pavement artist, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a London pavement artist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Three Hebridean women, 1850
3478240 Three Hebridean women, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three Hebridean women. The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland)

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478144 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434765 Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Industrie textile)

Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in
3434763 Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Science)

Science. Paper Making. Sorting rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434750 Science. Paper Making. Sorting rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

The Truth about Russia (litho)
8673314 The Truth about Russia (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Truth about Russia)

Stairway to unity (litho)
8673360 Stairway to unity (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stairway to unity. Cartoon on the conference of the International Federation of Trade Unions)

Fred Bramley, British trade unionist (b/w photo)
8673385 Fred Bramley, British trade unionist (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fred Bramley (1874-1925), British trade unionist

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635313 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635312 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635311 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931)

Unemployed English workers (b/w photo)
8635307 Unemployed English workers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unemployed English workers)

Pitmen playing at quoits, c.1837 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485276 Pitmen playing at quoits, c.1837 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Parker, Henry Perlee (1795-1873); 37x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Welsh men, women and children at a Hollantide fair
5616095 Welsh men, women and children at a Hollantide fair; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Welsh men, women, and children at a Hollantide fair, a hiring fair)

A husband and wife picking flowers. 1868 (engraving)
5615906 A husband and wife picking flowers. 1868 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

An idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress
5616028 An idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1881); Universal History Archive/UIG

A working class family out for a walk, 1850
3478742 A working class family out for a walk, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a working class family out for a walk. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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The working class, an integral part of society's backbone, has long been depicted in various forms of art and propaganda. In the early 20th century, a capitalist pyramid stood tall, symbolizing the social hierarchy that oppressed the laborers. American Socialist posters from 1911 aimed to challenge this system and advocate for equality. As time progressed, the working class found representation in different ideologies. The Young Communist League emerged as a shock battalion during the Soviet Union's Five-Year Plan in 1931. Vladimir Lyushin's poster captured their determination and commitment towards building a new future. In late 1930s America, Ben Shahn painted an oil on canvas masterpiece titled "Organize?" It showcased over one million workers standing united behind the cause of organizing for better rights and conditions. Across borders, even organizations like Salvation Army used propaganda to address social issues such as poverty. A London-based chromolitho poster from around 1910 highlighted their efforts to uplift those affected by economic hardships. Historical landmarks also bear witness to the struggles faced by the working class. The Old George pub at Bethnal Green in London served as a gathering place where locals shared stories of hardship and resilience during challenging times. One such instance was witnessed when unemployed coal miners took to the streets of Jarrow, England in 1936 demanding justice amidst widespread unemployment caused by industrial decline. Artistic expressions have immortalized iconic figures representing laborers' strength and unity. Vera Mukhina's sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" became an emblematic image celebrating collective effort during Moscow's industrialization era. Moving across continents to Harlem in New York City during World War II, Gordon Parks captured a powerful photograph depicting a young newsboy hustling through adversity while contributing his share towards survival amidst difficult circumstances. Industrial progress brought forth innovations like wringers - wet clothes dryers - which eased some burdens carried by homemakers within working-class households. During the war, women played a crucial role in supporting the troops.