Working Collection (page 4)

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Labor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Labor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. The perils of smoking are highlighted in this cartoon. Tobacco affects how a man looks, and his energy levels. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 22, 1869

WOMEN MARINES, 1943. Corporal Essie Lucas and Jean Ayers of the US Marine Corps Womens Reserve working on an engine at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Photograph, 1943

East Hampton Windmill
Illustration of a grist windmill in East Hampton, New York circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Atlantic Cable Laying
Illustration of workers on board the Great Eastern passing out cable for the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in July 1866. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Illustration of two engineers looking at blueprint for bridge that is under construction in the background

Banana boats transporting locals from Buka to Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Missouri newsboys smoking on a street in St. Louis, 1910
May 9, 1910 - Young newsboys smoking on a St. Louis, Missouri street. Photo by Lewis Hine

Three women chippers working in a shipbuilding shipyard, 1942

Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258427 Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Florianibrunnen fountain with statue of St Florian, Florianiplatz square, historic district of Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Images of deities on the wall of Kesava Temple, Keshava Temple, Hoysala style, Somnathpur, Somanathapura, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Ceramic artist working in her workshop with a potters wheel, turning a vase, Geisenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Albert Docks
circa 1885: Dockers load up The Arawa in the Royal Albert Docks, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September 1916 Fish where the fish are!

Picture No. 10848461
Pebble Mount / Mound Mouse - pushing stone from burrow (Pseudomys chapmani) Date:

Blitz in London -- Old Compton Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action in Old Compton Street, W1, where a gas main was ignited by a high explosive bomb and buildings were damaged by the blast, 24 February 1944

Case quadtrac tractor cultivating field, followed by seagull flock, with wind turbine in background, Tibthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, march

St. Tropez, (oil on canvas)
657448 St. Tropez, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: St.Tropez. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b / w photo)
3637557 Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Opencast Mining at Vieille Montagne, Saone et Loire, c. 1854 (w / c on paper
CHT290526 Opencast Mining at Vieille Montagne, Saone et Loire, c.1854 (w/c on paper) (detail of 168609) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn (coloured engraving)
GIA938516 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn (coloured engraving) by Rigaud, John Francis (1742-1810); Private Collection; (add.info)

Liverpool Dockers at Dawn, 1903 (oil on canvas)
XIR36941 Liverpool Dockers at Dawn, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Tardieu, Victor Francois (1870-1937); 61x76 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers (chromolitho)
1094000 St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Anthony the Great, patron saint of basket makers)

La Calamine, La Vieille Montagne, Opencast mining, Massif de Dolomie, 1857 (w / c on paper)
CHT383155 La Calamine, La Vieille Montagne, Opencast mining, Massif de Dolomie, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)
2808551 The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War of Prodigies. An alpine corvee at three thousand meters)

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

A group of female workers at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent, remove newly created articles from their moulds after the liquid state clay was poured in and left to stand for half an hour

Workers at William Pretty and sons Ltd in Ipswich sitting at their Singer machines putting in the elastic bands in underwear November 1935

Alfred Demaszure (Left) engine driver and Andre Devos, fireman seen here on the footplate of the Golden Arrow on its journey from Calais to Paris

The Writing Desk, 1915. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Writing Desk, 1915

Skiffs at the town docks in Jonesport, Maine

Medical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Medical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

CHICAGO: NURSES, 1941. The nurses station at Provident Hospital, one of the few African-American hospitals with an African-American staff in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Edwin Rosskam, 1941

Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour
XJF394267 Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour, 1904 (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Goldsmith, reproduction of a woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-91) from Le Moyen Age
KW260638 Goldsmith, reproduction of a woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-91) from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho) by French School

Lacemakers at Asnieres-sur-Oise (oil on canvas)
XIR203364 Lacemakers at Asnieres-sur-Oise (oil on canvas) by Soyer, Paul (1823-1903); Musee National de la Legion d Honneur, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas)
XIR182012 Interior of the Forge at Fourchambault (oil on canvas) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); Hotel de Ville, Fourchambault, France; French, out of copyright

Fractal graphics, abstract

Calf suckling at the teat of a mother cow, on the Shannon, Midlands, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Male pharmacist working with test tubes in laboratory, (B&W)

Congos Artwork
Congo, London Zoos artistic chimpanzee, at work on his new masterpiece, 25th May 1957. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Ice Cream for the Fruit pickers The ice cream vendor does a steady trade throughout the day - on Kent fruit fields during the hot weather

Cls Jaguar 850 self propelled forage harvester, chopping grass and loading Hurlimann tractor with trailer for silage to be used as winter livestock feed, Cumbria, England, May

Domestic Dog, Black Labrador Retriever, adult, holding shot Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in mouth, leaping wire fence and retrieving game on shoot, England, February

Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor F003 / 6438
Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor

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From shoeing horses to harvesting crops, it has evolved through the ages. In 1844, artist Edwin Henry Landseer captured the essence of labor in his masterpiece. Fast forward to 1938, where the Chevrolet El Camino SS 454 became a symbol of hard work and power on wheels. Picture No. 11772077 showcases the timeless beauty of the Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic, a vehicle that effortlessly combines luxury and utility. But it's not just about machines; humans too have played their part in shaping our world. The Land Rover Defender TD5 stands as a testament to human ingenuity and resilience in challenging terrains like Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall (1903-1904). John Deere combine harvesters revolutionized agriculture by efficiently gathering barley crops, filling trailers pulled by tractors with golden grains. The Land Rover Freelander 2 represents modern-day versatility - a reliable companion for both work and adventure alike. Traveling across continents, we stumble upon Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy in County Clare, Ireland (Picture No. 10889724). This mysterious sculpture reminds us that even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of fertility and productivity. Lastly, let's not forget about air travel. The Galley aboard Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (1933) demonstrates how aviation has become an integral part of global trade and transportation systems. In all its forms - whether it be manual labor or technological advancements - working is what propels us forward as individuals and societies alike.