Dirty Collection (#36)

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with dried mud, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Dog - Golden Retriever and Labrador - running through muddy puddles in forest
ME-2410 Dog - Golden Retriever and Labrador - running through muddy puddles in forest Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Arothron meleagris, puffer fish
Pencil drawing with some colour. Sydney Parkinson wrote the whole of this Fish fins & all is a purple black spotted with milk colour d spots/the teeth dirty white. (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Oil field workers talking at an oil well in Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939
OIL WORKERS, 1939. Oil field workers talking at an oil well in Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939

An oil field worker resting on a pipe wrench at Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939
TEXAS: OIL WORKER, 1939. An oil field worker resting on a pipe wrench at Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939

Workers loosening sections of pipe with clamps at an oil well in Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939
TEXAS: OIL WELL, 1939. Workers loosening sections of pipe with clamps at an oil well in Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939

Sermitsiaq Glacier in Godthabs Fjord, Nuuk, Greenland

USA, Massachusetts, Shelburne. A lamb looks at the photographer

USA, Massachusetts, Shelburne. Lambs walk and munch on tall grass

USA, North America, Missouri
MO: Ste Genevieve, pig farm

Concept, Environment
Sanitary landfill

Bicycles parked against wall, Jaisalmer, India

Bottle of Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1989 of Domaine de Beaucastel Chateau de Beaucastel, Domaines Perrin, Courthezon, Vaucluse, France

Bronze bas relief on Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see families living, and children playing, in dangerously unsanitary illegal trash dumps. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions. (MR)

Bali, Indonesia. An illegal trash dump located in the Ubud region of Bali. Residents pull up and throw their garbage over the cliff

Bali, Indonesia. A local pig farm

MOROCCO, Rabat: Oued Bou Regreg River view towards SALE

Tanzania: Zanzibar, StoneTown, building in old section of town

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) wallowing, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

You dirty boy!. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an old washer-woman, scrubbing a young boy labeled Flim Flam Finance with soapy water from a pot labeled Honesty Soap

Sea Scout with muddy legs
A Sea Scout with muddy legs who has waded ashore. 20th century

View from Charing Cross Bridge and Pool of London
View from Charing Cross Bridge (top), showing the River Thames, Cleopatras Needle on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the middle distance

Naughty children making a mess

London / Farringdon Road
London/Farringdon Road

Tractor with muck spreader, spreading muck on grazing land, Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Close-up of garden fork in soil, in garden vegetable plot, Cumbria, England, august

Common Magpie (Pica pica sericea) flock, some with sooty plumage from entering chimneys, perched in tree, Beidaihe, Hebei, China, may

Common Magpie (Pica pica sericea) adult, with sooty plumage from entering chimneys, standing on ground, Beidaihe, Hebei, China, may

Asian elephant dust bathing
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) dust bathing. This elephant is being trained to work with a mahout who drives it

Keyboard key. Coloured scanning electron microg- raph (SEM) of a dirty key from a personal computer (PC) keyboard. Dirt and accumulated grime (green) are seen on the key. Magnification unknown

Dental plaque
Tooth plaque. Dental plaque (yellow) on a patients teeth. Plaque is the main cause of tooth decay. It is a sticky coating that consists of saliva, bacteria and particles of food

Medical waste disposal. Nurse placing a used intravenous drip catheter into a sharps disposal box. Medical waste must be disposed of carefully to prevent contamination of the hospital or

Testing for bacteria. Bacteriologist using a strip of growth medium gel to sample bacteria from a chopping board. This is being done to study the number

Bacterial colonies. Petri dish containing colonies of bacteria cultured from a hand print found in a house. The print was lifted from a surface on a growth medium gel

Dirty scouring pad. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dirty scouring pad. Particles of food (green) trapped in the pads fibres (yellow)

Oil crisis, conceptual artwork
Oil crisis, conceptual computer artwork

Childs worn shoes

Workers boot stained with tar

Worn slippers

Wellington boots made of rubber to be waterproof

Used razor, SEM
Used razor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cut hairs and shaving foam between two razor blades. Magnification: x25 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Worn shoes

Workers boots

Nappy changing
MODEL RELEASED. Nappy changing. 17 week old baby boy having his nappy changed

Used surgical swab, SEM
Used surgical swab, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Red blood cells (erythrocytes, red) and fibrin (purple) are stuck to the fibres of the swab

Bonfire in domestic garden

Potatoes eaten by pests
Harvested organic potatoes (Solanum tuberosum Cherie ). These potatoes have been eaten by agricultural pests, such as rats or mice, while they were still in the ground

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"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets: A Glimpse into Coal Miners' Lives in South Wales and Cornwall" Step back in time to witness the gritty reality of coal miners as they ascend from the depths of shaft lifts, their faces smeared with soot. In South Wales, these brave souls toiled tirelessly, risking their lives daily for a livelihood that sustained communities. Venture further into Folly Ditch at Jacobs Island, circa 1878, where an unknown creator captures a scene shrouded in mystery. The air thick with grime and uncertainty, this image hints at a world hidden beneath layers of dirt. At Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, a lone miner stands amidst rugged terrain. His weathered face tells tales of perseverance and determination against all odds. These men battled darkness and filth to extract precious minerals that fueled industries far and wide. The coalface was their battleground - blackened hands digging deep into the earth's core. In South Wales, miners worked relentlessly under treacherous conditions to meet the insatiable demand for coal during an era when energy needs knew no bounds. Travel across oceans to New Zealand through an antique map from 1873. As explorers navigated uncharted territories on distant shores, they encountered lands untouched by civilization's cleansing touch – raw beauty concealed beneath layers of untamed wilderness. In Sweden's Volvo 240 GL lies another tale entwined with dirt – not just physical but metaphorical too. This iconic vehicle symbolizes resilience; its sturdy frame defying weariness despite traversing rough terrains year after year. A Punch cartoon depicts Faraday offering his card to Father Thames – perhaps suggesting that even great minds recognize the inherent connection between science and nature's dirty secrets flowing within rivers' veins. But cleanliness is also elusive; it slips through our fingers like grains of sand as we strive for godliness.