Factory Workers Collection

Huntley & Palmers Factory, Reading, Berkshire : British firm of biscuit makers 1888

The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo)
3331003 The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of members of the Red Guards)

Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. 'In celebration of the attainment of his majority by Mr. Henry Platt, son of Mr

Jubilee of the Railway Locomotive Factory Works at Crewe, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Jubilee of the Railway Locomotive Factory Works at Crewe, 1876....Crewe has been created and is maintained wholly by the work of manufacturing and repairing locomotive engines for the [London

Factory girls in a rain shower, c.1854-c.1887. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Factory girls in a rain shower, c.1854-c.1887. Three of the girls lift their skirts above their heads to stay dry

New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868. Creator: Unknown
New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 25 July 1868

Fisher's Patent Label Manufactury, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Fisher's Patent Label Manufactury, 1857. We have to notice the invention of a new patent label, which, from its being composed of cloth

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Women operating Union Special sewing machines

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Older woman working in a factory

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Women operating sewing machines

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA

Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. The machine-room of the firm of Holloway, Crowe, and Holloway, ...wholesale clothes manufacturers, Stroud, Gloucestershire...Here are twenty machines in work

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Kent factory of Schlesinger & Wells during the Crimean War - extensive contract for the supply of ball cartridges to the Turkish

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

"Bursting with joy", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1970 (colour litho)
RDA78552 "Bursting with joy", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1970 (colour litho) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sunday shift at Burnley Aircraft Products factory during Second World War. 1st November 1945

Nissan Car Factory at Sunderland May 1993 Nissan Micro production line

The Dunlop tyre plant at Washington New town in 1981

Theology graduate Susan Harwood Jones on the production line spreading cream on jam tarts in 1984

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Helen Bray, who left school to become a mech... Consolidated Aircraft Corp, Fort Worth, Texas
Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees receive training to fit them for important work, Corpus Christi, Texas

Helen Ryan, age 41 (with cap), widow and used to work... Heil and Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1943
Helen Ryan, age 41 (with cap), widow and used to work in a show factory, Heil and Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Agnes Cliemka, age 23

The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms, Plate 5 from "The I... ca. 1595
The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms, Plate 5 from " The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus], ca. 1595

The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm"[Vermis Sericus], ... ca. 1595
The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from " The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus], ca. 1595

In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

In packing shed, grading and sacking potat... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

United Kingdom Tea Companys Teas; One of the Tasting Room s, 1890. Creator: Unknown
United Kingdom Tea Companys Teas; One of the Tasting Room s, 1890

Sheffield Buffer Girls, 1919-20 (oil on canvas)
SAG115185 Sheffield Buffer Girls, 1919-20 (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 70.5x90.8 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Cigar Making in Seville, 1899. Creator: Ricardo Canals y Llambí
Cigar Making in Seville, 1899

Mill for grinding files and file manufactory (engraving)
981936 Mill for grinding files and file manufactory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mill for grinding files and file manufactory)

Recruitment crisis in French manufacturing industry: a workshop at the Gobelins carpet factory, Paris (colour litho)
3099254 Recruitment crisis in French manufacturing industry: a workshop at the Gobelins carpet factory, Paris (colour litho) by Carrey

In the early war years Ray Potter worked on this experimental plastic Spitfire fuselage at Duxford. Circa 1940s

Five million Players cigarettes readied for dispatch to B. E
Five million Players cigarettes readied for dispatch to B.E.F forces during the Second World War. 19th December 1939

Young female factory workers. It is claimed that this team of girls, working at a factory where their job is the inspection of instruments on the secret list of the Admiralty

Miss A. Maloney a worker at a Ministry of Aircraft Production factory, is shown how to handle a parachute by Private Williamson W

Private Williamson W. of the 1st parachute Brigade of RAF Belton Park near Grantham, Lincolnshire, from Boldon Colliery, County Durham

Workmen playing cards during a break at Leadgate Engineering in 1972

Staff at work on the shop floor of J & J Fashions in South Shields

The factory floor of S. Levine Clothing Factory in 1977

Constant training and retraining in new techniques is how firms like GEC Pilot at Newton Aycliffe stay ahead of the competition in 1983

The Coal Graders, 1905 (oil on canvas)
XIR204944 The Coal Graders, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); 61x82 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Les Trieuses de Charbon); Swiss, out of copyright

Mills of the Willimantic linen company, illustration from the Scientific American
XJL210695 Mills of the Willimantic linen company, illustration from the Scientific American 6th December, 1879 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American

Christmas, 1920. Making Crackers at Mead and Fields. 18 October 1920

Workers in Dartford, Kent. 1935

Strikers outside the Johnson and Phillips Ltd factory in Kent. 1939

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"Behind the Scenes: The Unsung Heroes of Factories" Huntley & Palmers Factory, Reading, Berkshire: British firm of biscuit makers - A glimpse into the bustling world of biscuit production at Huntley & Palmers Factory in Reading, Berkshire. The Sunday shift at Burnley Aircraft Products factory during Second World War - Sacrificing their day off for the war effort: Dedicated workers on the Sunday shift at Burnley Aircraft Products factory. The Dunlop tyre plant at Washington New town in 1981 - Tirelessly crafting quality tires: A snapshot from inside the Dunlop tyre plant in Washington New town. Theology graduate Susan Harwood Jones on the production line spreading cream on jam tarts - From theology to tarts: Meet Susan Harwood Jones, a theology graduate turned skilled worker spreading cream on jam tarts. Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. , Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. - Wings of freedom take flight: Hardworking individuals assembling Liberator Bombers during World War II. Helen Bray - Breaking barriers as a female mechanic at Consolidated Aircraft Corp. , Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. - Shattering stereotypes one wrench turn at a time: Helen Bray's journey as a pioneering female mechanic during WWII. Learning to work a cutting machine - NYA employees Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. - Mastering new skills for wartime production: Two determined NYA employees learning to operate cutting machines in Corpus Christi. Helen Ryan - Widow turned resilient worker at Heil and Co. , Milwaukee Wisconsin, 1943. - Overcoming adversity with strength and determination: Meet Helen Ryan—a widow who found purpose working hard at Heil and Co. "The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and Feeding Silkworms" – Karel van Mallery, ca. 1595. .