Workers Collection (page 17)

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

The Pressoir of the Chateau Lafitte near Bordeaux, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Pressoir of the Chateau Lafitte near Bordeaux, 1854. The next and final process which the juice of the grape undergoes is that of fermentation

Wine-Making, at the Chateau Lafitte, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wine-Making, at the Chateau Lafitte, 1854. After the grapes have been gathered, they are placed into a tub called a cuvier de pressoir, in which they are trodden

Brazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Brazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. View of...the interior of the Mill-house on a Brazilian Sugar Estate during the time of grinding, with a Mill of an improved construction

The New Victoria Dock Works, Plaistow Marshes, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The New Victoria Dock Works, Plaistow Marshes, 1854. Expansion of the River Thames shipping trade capacity by Peto, Brassey and Betts

Intérieur d'un atelier de teinture, aux Gobelins, c1760. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Interieur d'un atelier de teinture, aux Gobelins, c1760

Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. British soldiers during the Crimean War. The fortified town of Schumla, now Shumen in Bulgaria, was strategically important

Men thrashing, 1800-1900. Creator: Anon
Men thrashing, 1800-1900

U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. [Vans marked U.S. Senate']

U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. [Men carrying mail sacks]

U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Congress, Franked Mail, [Washington, DC], 1913. [Vans marked U.S. Senate']

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Government Printing office - Views, 1912
Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Workers in US government office

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Government Printing office - Views, 1912
Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Workers in US government office

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Government Printing office - Views, 1912
Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Workers in US government office

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Government Printing office - Views, 1912
Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Workers in US government office

Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912
Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. [Two women and man in laboratory - USA?]

Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912
Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. [Two women and man in laboratory - USA?]

Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Manual labourers leaving London for the seat of war in the Crimea....there are instances of men who have risen from the pick

Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Philippines, 1912. [Barefoot labourers]

The newborn, 1881. Creator: Andre Gill
The newborn, 1881

Filipinos cutting lettuce, near Westmorland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Westmorland. Filipinos cutting lettuce. California

Itinerant worker on U.S. 101 near San Luis Obispo, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 101 near San Luis Obispo, California. Itinerant worker. Not the old "Bindle-Stiff" type

Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch, desert agriculture, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937
Desert agriculture. Brushed chili field. Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch. Imperial Valley, California

Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch, desert agriculture, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937
Desert agriculture. Brushed chili field. Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch. Imperial Valley, California

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Filipinos cutting lettuce, near Westmorland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Westmorland. Filipinos cutting lettuce. California

Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers, Lindsay, Tulare County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. (Tulare County)

Outside FSA "grant" office during cotton pickers strike, Bakersfield, California, 1938
Bakersfield, California. Outside Farm Security Administration (FSA) "grant" office during cotton pickers strike

Potato field, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato field, where the farm members of this resettled group have the second best crop in the three leading potato counties, according to estimates of the New Jersey Agricultural State College

Migrant cotton pickers, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant cotton pickers. Texas

Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch, desert agriculture, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937
Desert agriculture. Brushed chili field. Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch. Imperial Valley, California

Japanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Japanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble, looking for work...California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble, looking for work... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers, Lindsay, Tulare County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. Tulare County

Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields, Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California, 1937
Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936

Japanese mother and daughter, agricultural workers near Guadalupe, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Japanese mother and daughter, agricultural workers near Guadalupe, California

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people

On the move, Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On the move. Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Homesteaders of the farm group are proud of their straight potato row, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936
Hightstown, New Jersey. The homesteaders of the farm group are proud of their straight potato row. They have raised very successful crops. The farm was started in 1934

Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma refugees. California

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Migrant shed worker, Northeast Florida, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California

House in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
House in "Little Oklahoma, " California

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"Workers: The Backbone of Nations, United by Labor" From the bustling streets of China during the Cultural Revolution to the coal miners in South Wales and Cornwall, they have always played a vital role in shaping societies. In Chairman Mao's China, a powerful cultural revolution poster depicted workers as heroes, inspiring unity and progress. Meanwhile, deep underground in shaft lifts and at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen and South Wales coal mines, brave miners risked their lives daily to fuel industrial growth. The Workers May-Pole design showcased solidarity among laborers striving for socialist ideals. In 1910 Britain, even political parties recognized the importance with colorful posters appealing for support. Swindon witnessed the dedication of builders constructing diesel locomotives while LNER promoted North East Coast Exhibition through an artistic poster celebrating hardworking individuals. Artists like Harold Harvey captured scenes from clay pits in Cornwall - be it Polkanuggo Quarry or Leswidden - highlighting arduous work that sustained local economies. Soviet propaganda also exalted workers' contributions under the sun of the motherland. Boris Parmeev's iconic poster from 1970s USSR symbolized strength gained through collective effort. Across continents and eras, these glimpses into worker's lives remind us that they are not just cogs within a system but essential pillars upon which nations stand tall. Their unwavering determination fuels progress and shapes our shared future.