Digging Collection (page 2)

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Young boy digging out from snow storm - using snow blower to clear driveway after 17 inch overnight snow, Februrary 2007 Date:

Construction of a Railway Line, 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) appointed engineer to the GWR in 1833

Hulluch underground system 1918
Hulluch underground system known as Charing Cross near Loos. The 3rd Australian Tunnel Company engaged in defensive work on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918

Aa Parmentier / P Journal
ANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER Centenary celebration of the man who introduced the potato to France

Sappers & Miners / Hill 60
Sappers and miners of the Royal Engineers drive a tunnel under Hill 60 at Ypres, obliterated by a mine fired by the British in April 1915

Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings, Boston, USA
Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings - Boston, Massachusetts, USA Date: circa 1910s

Peabody and John Bull
GEORGE PEABODY the American philanthropist shames John Bull into digging into his own pocket to help Londons homeless. Date: 1860S

Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

A Devon beach scene
A Devon Beach Scene. Two young boys in coast and caps build a sandcastle. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

CLAN ROSE
Clan ROSE engaged in digging peat

Suricate / Meerkat - clean out new hole for refuge in time of danger Kalahari Desert, Africa
CH-4044 Suricate / Meerkat - clean out new hole for refuge in time of danger Kalahari Desert, Africa. Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Excavator digging stone on hillside, England, november

Miner at coal face -3
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) digging for insects on maple tree. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

A navvy
5308524 A navvy.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a navvy. Railway navvies were sent out to the Crimea to build a railway and to help with digging trenches. Dated 19th century)

Cartoon depicting a Navvy in heavy marching order: Railway navvies were sent out to the Crimea to build a railway
5308762 Cartoon depicting a Navvy in heavy marching order: Railway navvies were sent out to the Crimea to build a railway and to help with digging trenches, during the Crimean War

Collieries by William Henry Pyne (1769-1843), c.1820 (engraving)
XND76044 Collieries by William Henry Pyne (1769-1843), c.1820 (engraving); Private Collection.

Navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway
5308493 Navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway across the Chat Moss Bog. Dated 19th century)

Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line
5308402 Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line. Dated 19th century)

Defensive trenches dug across the streets at Porte Maillot, Paris, France during the panic engendered by the German
3502700 Defensive trenches dug across the streets at Porte Maillot, Paris, France during the panic engendered by the German advance during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century

Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790
1574857 Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790; (add.info.: Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging)

London street scenes
863261 London street scenes; (add.info.: London street scenes. Boy Chimney Sweep: Cab driver: Orange Seller: Water Board Man turning a stopcock: Digging up the road)

An engraving depicting the digging of alum from crystallising pans, 19th century
5311338 An engraving depicting the digging of alum from crystallising pans, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1860); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line
5308404 Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line. Dated 19th century)

Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line
5308403 Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line. Dated 19th century)

Soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania carrying powder into the Petersburg mine
3029002 Soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania carrying powder into the Petersburg mine; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment carrying powder kegs into the Petersburg)

An elderly gravedigger, 1850
3478262 An elderly gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly gravedigger taking a break from digging. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of the camp fire
533992 Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of the camp fire. Wood engraving London c1880.; (add.info)

An engraving depicting the digging of salt from salt pans, 19th century
5311441 An engraving depicting the digging of salt from salt pans, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat
5307248 Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat.; (add.info.: Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat using the excitement of the discovery of gold in the Klondike)

Hydraulic gold mining in California. Using strong jets of water to wash down the gold-bearing rock greatly reduced
527974 Hydraulic gold mining in California. Using strong jets of water to wash down the gold-bearing rock greatly reduced the labour of digging. Engraving c1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Geography. Asia. Iran. The french explorers Marcel and Jane Dieulafoy in the ruins of Susa (Persia)
2638794 Geography. Asia. Iran. The french explorers Marcel and Jane Dieulafoy in the ruins of Susa (Persia), the palace of Artaxerxes II

Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line
5308401 Navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Balaklava Railway Line. Dated 19th century)

Shield used during digging of Thames Tunnel (1825-1843) which allowed 12 men to excavate simultaneously
530613 Shield used during digging of Thames Tunnel (1825-1843) which allowed 12 men to excavate simultaneously. Patent for this first tunnelling shield taken out by Marc Isambart Brunel in 1818

Ms 5/9 fol.3v Looking for gold, from 'Grand Herbier' by Pedanius Dioscorides (c.40-90) (vellum)
XIR226193 Ms 5/9 fol.3v Looking for gold, from 'Grand Herbier' by Pedanius Dioscorides (c.40-90) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi

Ms 5064 fol.105r Planting trees, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21)
XIR218218 Ms 5064 fol.105r Planting trees, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School

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

British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. British soldiers preparing place for a howitzer artillery piece, probably during World War I.

British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. British soldiers laying a light railway line near Boesinghe, Belgium, July 28, 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres)

Mabel Garrison, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Garrison, 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963), digging a spade into the ground at a demonstration garden next to the U.S.S

Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment

Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, 1862. Creator: Smyth
Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of '...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Chaudiere Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudiere, 1864. 'Forty-eight years ago a woman, engaged in washing, found a large nugget of gold

Marines dig a trench (France), 23 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines dig a trench (France), 23 Jan 1918. American soldiers digging a trench in France during World War I.

Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Probably shows a project to dig demonstration trenches in Central Park, New York City

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de Gorée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de Goree, c1797

Children playing on the beach, 1834-1911. Creator: Jozef Israels
Children playing on the beach, 1834-1911

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"Digging: Unearthing the Essence of Hard Work and Resilience" When Adam delved and Eve span, they laid the foundation for human perseverance through digging. "A Miner Success" by Bruce Bairnsfather, a poignant WW1 cartoon that captures the grit and determination of those who toiled underground. "The Flemish Proverbs, " an oil on canvas masterpiece depicting the wisdom gained from digging deep into life's experiences. From the depths of soil to hidden tunnels, the Common Mole teaches us about persistence in its relentless pursuit underground. In England, February saw roadside drainage ditches reclaimed from overgrowth with the help of a powerful JCB digger - a testament to human ingenuity in restoring order. During WWII, "Dig for Victory" posters inspired communities to cultivate their own food by digging up every inch of available land. Two miners navigating narrow coal seams in South Wales exemplify teamwork and bravery amidst challenging conditions below ground. A farmer harnessing a team of working horses ploughs a field, showcasing how traditional methods rooted in digging continue to shape agriculture today. The precision required when digging golf bunkers demands skillful hands and strategic thinking on lush green fairways worldwide. Mechanical diggers revolutionized construction projects as they dug deeper foundations for towering structures that define modern skylines globally. Hamsters find solace in sand as they tirelessly dig burrows - reminding us that even small creatures can teach valuable lessons about perseverance and finding comfort within ourselves. WW2 witnessed cans being recycled in East Ham, London; each act symbolizing how even seemingly insignificant efforts can contribute towards larger causes during times of war.