Workers Collection (page 5)

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Making Raisins
Drying grapes to make raisins for export at Izmir (Smyrna)

Women workers, World War I
Women workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I

Members of the POUM march through Barcelona; Spanish Civil W
Photograph showing members of the Workers Party of Marxist Unification (POUM) marching along one of the avenues of Barcelona, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Shotton Works Demo C1972
Demonstration by Shotton steel workers against the closure of their factory

Michelin Tyre Advert
A Michelin Tyre Advertisement, showing the Michelin Man aiding the local workers in rubber collection!

Hop Pickers 1907
Workers in a Kentish hop garden sorting hops from a large basket into an upturned umbrella

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire
A family group collecting left over corn at Blockley. The title might be a reflection of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet noted for depicting peasant workers in a sympathetic way Date: 1905

Marshalls Flax Mill, Leeds, Yorkshire 1843
Drawing heckled flax at Marshalls Flax Mill, Leeds. Female workers operate machines to create an even strip from the flax fibres that have previously been heckled, 1843

Salt mine, near Cracow 1870
Salt mine of Wielitska, near Cracow, Poland, workmen deep down in the mines, chipping away at the salt. Date: 1870

Poster, Four Years in the Fight, WW1
YWCA Poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France, We Owe Them Houses of Cheer, United War Work Campaign, First World War. circa 1918

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, in south east London, London, laying in marsh land between Greenwich and Gravesend. The majority of heavy guns for the Navy

Barbiere
Stefan Nielsen

Discovery of a 500 pound unexploded American bomb in King George docks, Hill after the Second World War. Bomb disposal squad clear the danger. April 1948

Two men talking as they stand in princes Dock in Central Liverpool. Behind them is the famous Royal Liver Building. Circa 1966

Barratt Shoe Ltd factory, Northampton. 13th October 1935

Cart and Horse, 18th Century. Creator: Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl. 1780-1812)
Cart and Horse 18th Century (soft ground etching)

Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Navvies excavating the cutting. Wheelbarrows are filled with spoil at the bottom

Tapping blast furnace, and casting iron into pigs, Siemens iron and steel works, Wales, 1885. The pollution generated during the production of iron and steel at the Siemens Landore Works

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

Railway workers pose with steam engine
Four railway workers pose with a steam engine, with one holding an oil can

Ladies of the Land - Society Workers on a model farm, WW1
A model farm at West Malvern where girls of the higher social classes are trained in the practical work and theory of dairying, including cheese-making, poultry culture, goat-keeping, and so

Public Laundry 1930S
The supervisor of a public laundry demonstrates how to fold clothes properly to a group of young women. Date: early 1930s

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women 6 February 1921

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women at the forge 6 February 1921

Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory
Shearing and Finishing Wilton Pile Carpet at The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire Date: circa 1903

King George V Birthday Tea Party - Istanbul Embassy
British Embassy in Istanbul - King George V Birthday Tea Party on 3rd June 1924. Mr Ronald Lindsay (right - later Sir Ronald Lindsay, the future Ambassador) and colleague arrive at the party

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918

Undercutting coal, Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
Two men kneeling in a narrow seam, undercutting the coal in Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales

RAF workshops WWII
A man working on a lathe in an RAF aircraft workshop during World War II

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Postcard circa 1900, Victorian / Edwardian Social History. North Shields Fish Quay on river Tyne in 1890
Postcard circa 1900, Victorian/Edwardian Social History. North Shields Fish Quay on river Tyne in 1890. Fishing boats, people and work on the river; North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Workers At The Saltaire Woollen Mill, Bradford, North Yorkshire, England In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898

Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses

Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954. Workers take a break whilst building a trade show stand for Crittall Grain Silos

Computer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Computer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information, a secretary checks the printout from the computer

Women as electricians WWI
Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men

Syria - Jewish Workers producing Engraved Brasswork Date: circa 1905

Advertisement for Barretts Fresh Fruit Lemonade undated

Telephone bureau exchange, 1889
Telephone bureau exchange. 19th-century artwork of woman operating the exchange at a telephone bureau. They are using receivers to listen to incoming calls and using the wires

Farm workers meeting C013 / 4872
Farm workers meeting before joining a collective farm. Photographed in Malchivy village, Ukraine

Group of workers on Blackfriars Bridge site, c.1863-4. PHO/1/3/14 Date: circa 1864

The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all strive to make the future better and brighter than the past ever was. Soldier shaking hands with worker holding sledgehammer. Date 1918

Actresses on National Service, 1939
Cast members of Tony Draws a Horse at the Comedy Theatre in London pictured in their other war roles. Miss Kay Astor (centre) is a nurse

Candle Factory

Brewery workers
The work force at Kronlein brewery about 1900 Date: 1900

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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.