Pick Ax Collection

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William Prescott in command of American Minutemen defending Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century F.C. Yohn illustration

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Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bunker Hill defended by American minutemen, 1775
Prescott on the redoubt in defense of Breeds Hill, Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

ARCHAEOLOGY: GEZER, 1934. A worker on an archaeology site at Gezer, Palestine, supervised by archaeologist Alan Rowe, 1934

COAL MINER. American coal miner at work. Photograph, early 20th century

Civilian Conservation Corps men at work at Prince Georges County, Maryland. Photograph by Carl Mydans, August 1935
NEW DEAL: C.C.C. 1935. Civilian Conservation Corps men at work at Prince Georges County, Maryland. Photograph by Carl Mydans, August 1935

CARPENTERS, 1568. Woodcut, 1568, by Jost Amman

STONEMASONS, 1568. Woodcut, 1568, by Jost Amman

NEW YORK: SNOW STORM, 1908. A street cleaner clearing snow after a storm in New York City. Photograph, 1908

MOSCOW: KITAI GOROD. The construction and blessing of the Kitai Gorod district in Moscow, Russia, 16th century. Miniature from the Tsarstvennaya Kniga (Tsars Book), c1566

WORLD WAR I: ITALIAN ALPS. Austrian troops climbing over a mountain pass in the Italian Alps during World War I. Photograph, c1917

WORLD WAR I: ITALIAN ALPS. Troops clinging to a cliffside in the Italian Alps during World War I. Photograph, c1917

WORLD WAR I: TRENCHES. Troops with the British Royal Engineers constructing second line trenches in Flanders. Stereograph, c1915

CLEMENS: TOM SAWYER. Illustration by Donald McKay for Mark Twains The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 19th century

GODFREY (1058-1100). Godfrey of Bouillon. Duke of Lower Lorraine 1082-1100, and first King of Jerusalem. Godfrey (left) portrayed with the ancient Greek heroine Deipyle on a fresco by Giacomo

STONEMASONS, 1568. Woodcut, 1568, by Jost Amman

GOLD MINERS, c1898. Gold miners at work. Stereograph, c1898

SOUTH DAKOTA: MINING, 1889. Gold dust. Three men placer mining for gold in Rockerville, South Dakota. Photograph by John C.H. Grabill, 1889

COLORADO: GOLD MINERS, 1875. Gold miners at camp near the North Star and Mountaineer lodes in San Juan County, Colorado. Photograph, 1875

SUTTERs MILL GOLD, 1848. The first discovery of gold in California, by James Marshall at Sutters Mill, 24 January 1848. Illustration from History of an Expedition to California, 1849

Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870s
White miner caught illegally prospecting on the Ute reservation, Colorado, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Unearthing History: The Mighty Pick Ax in Various Professions and Eras" EVRV2A-00163: Journey back to 1934, as an archaeology worker wields a pick ax at the Gezer site in Palestine, unearthing ancient secrets. BUSN2A-00126: Step into the early 20th century coal mines, where American miners relied on their trusty pick axes to extract precious fuel from the earth's depths. Civilian Conservation Corps men put their strength to work with pick axes in Prince Georges County, Maryland in August 1935, shaping landscapes for future generations under Carl Mydans' watchful lens. CARPENTERS, 1568: In a woodcut from Jost Amman's time-capsule artwork of 1568, carpenters are depicted using pick axes alongside other tools to shape timber with precision and skill. STONEMASONS, 1568 (Woodcut by Jost Amman): Travel further back in time through another masterpiece by Jost Amman - stonemasons wielding pick axes meticulously chisel away at stone blocks to create architectural wonders that still stand today. NEW YORK: SNOW STORM, 1908 - A street cleaner battles against nature's fury armed with a trusty pick ax after a snowstorm blankets New York City streets. Witness history unfold as Moscow's Kitai Gorod district is constructed and blessed; workers employ the power of the pick ax during this monumental event captured through photographs. WORLD WAR I: ITALIAN ALPS - Austrian troops navigate treacherous mountain passes during World War I using every tool available including the versatile and reliable pick axe. WORLD WAR I: ITALIAN ALPS.