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19th century spinner
673323 19th century spinner; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Spinner); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Coopers at work. From ''Encyclopedie'', Paris, c1751
866115 Coopers at work. From ''Encyclopedie'', Paris, c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Joiner's Yard: Sawing a length of wood. From ''Encyclopedie'', Paris, c1751
866106 The Joiner's Yard: Sawing a length of wood. From ''Encyclopedie'', Paris, c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bartram's method for cotinuous paper making from tank of pulp at left. Engraving c1870
866062 Bartram's method for cotinuous paper making from tank of pulp at left. Engraving c1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving 1845
866047 Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving 1845.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Making the stem of a glass goblet. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865633 Making the stem of a glass goblet. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870
865480 Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870; (add.info.: Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England)

Persecution of Protestants in France under Henry II (1547-1559). Huguenot smith arrested for refusing to attend Mass
865380 Persecution of Protestants in France under Henry II (1547-1559). Huguenot smith arrested for refusing to attend Mass and working on a saint's day

Hanging up sheets of handmade paper to dry. Engraving c1870
866044 Hanging up sheets of handmade paper to dry. Engraving c1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Recovery of gold from amalgum
863649 Recovery of gold from amalgum; (add.info.: Recovery of gold from amalgum. 7) chamois leather bag for separating amalgum from excess mercury

Rippling flax to remove seeds, 1880 (engraving)
864021 Rippling flax to remove seeds, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Rippling flax to remove the seeds and remains of flower heads. In the background the flax plants are being pulled (harvested)

Woollen rags in grinding machine called Devil, 1880 (engraving)
863956 Woollen rags in grinding machine called Devil, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Placing sorted woollen rags in a grinding machine called a Devil)

IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut)
2967620 IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut); (add.info.: IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man)

Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine
530595 Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine published New York c.1880

A family of alchemists at work
6116960 A family of alchemists at work,; (add.info.: A family of alchemists at work. A 17th century illustration after a work by Pieter Bruegel.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Irish Water Spaniel "Captain."
5856419 Irish Water Spaniel "Captain."; (add.info.: Irish Water Spaniel "Captain." Original painting by R. S. Moseley (fl)

Bedlington Terrier "Geordie" and Dandie Dinmont Terrier "Doctor"
5856407 Bedlington Terrier "Geordie" and Dandie Dinmont Terrier "Doctor"; (add.info.: Bedlington Terrier "Geordie")

Irish Setter "Grouse II"
5856405 Irish Setter "Grouse II"; (add.info.: Irish Setter "Grouse II." Fine chromolithograph from Cassell's "Illustrated Book of the Dog" 1881)

Fox Terriers: "Buffet, " "Bristles" and "Bloom"
5856397 Fox Terriers: "Buffet, " "Bristles" and "Bloom"; (add.info.: Fox Terriers: "Buffet)

An exhausted young shop worker
5616471 An exhausted young shop worker; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an exhausted young shop girl who has collapsed after an extremely long week at work. Dated 19th Century)

Illustration depicting home-workers working at home for pittance, 1843 (engraving)
5616353 Illustration depicting home-workers working at home for pittance, 1843 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a miner working at the coal face using a pick, 19th century
5310990 An engraving depicting a miner working at the coal face using a pick, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vignette depicting military engineers at work
3359530 Vignette depicting military engineers at work; (add.info.: Vignette depicting military engineers at work. The man on the left is using compasses/dividers to measure a plan of fortifications)

A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891
3432528 A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891; Private Collection; (add.info.: A 19th century Rolling room)

William Caxton (circa 1422 - 1491)
2603866 William Caxton (circa 1422 - 1491); (add.info.: William Caxton (c1422 - 1491) the first man to print and published books in England (1476). Cadxon reading proofs fresh off the press

Military engineers at work, 1850
3330712 Military engineers at work, 1850; (add.info.: Vignette depicting military engineers at work. The man on the left is using compasses/dividers to measure a plan of fortifications)

The wireless transmission room at Croydon Aerodrome, London, England which was re-opened in 1928
3058465 The wireless transmission room at Croydon Aerodrome, London, England which was re-opened in 1928. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Women take over on the home front in 1918. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935
3058451 Women take over on the home front in 1918. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving)
2604084 Mechanical blacksmiths (engraving); (add.info.: Hero of Alexandria's (lst century AD) mechanical blacksmiths. Woodcut from "Gli Artificiose e curiosi moti spiritale de Herone"

Monday Morning, 1850
3478122 Monday Morning, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'Monday Morning' depicting father going to work with food and other goods tied in a scarf)

Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1884
3478924 Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1884; (add.info.: Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854
3479666 British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The telegraph room at Scotland Yard, 1883
3480044 The telegraph room at Scotland Yard, 1883; (add.info.: The telegraph room at Scotland Yard, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The telegraph room, 1859
3480013 The telegraph room, 1859; (add.info.: The telegraph room; Electric and International Telegraph Company; Bell Alley; London. 1859.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office, 1888
3480012 Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office, 1888; (add.info.: Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office; St Martin's-Le-Grand; London.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480009 The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: The Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: The instruments for carrying messages)

Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480003 Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: the batteries for operating the 395 instruments)

A female labourer at a tin mine
5310067 A female labourer at a tin mine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall)

Straw platters from Buckingham
5310048 Straw platters from Buckingham; (add.info.: Engraving depicting straw platters from Buckingham. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum)
XIR206473 Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque de L'Arsenal

Paper making, China: forming and drying sheets from pulp. Engraving c1810
866079 Paper making, China: forming and drying sheets from pulp. Engraving c1810.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Purification of silver in muffle furnace
863683 Purification of silver in muffle furnace; (add.info.: Purification of silver in a muffle furnace. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen)

Pounding rags to be made into paper. Engraving c1870
866060 Pounding rags to be made into paper. Engraving c1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cutler;s workshop. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865640 Cutler;s workshop. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865638 Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Putting tyre on a wheel. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865637 Putting tyre on a wheel. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hackling Flax by hand, 1880 (engraving)
864020 Hackling Flax by hand, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Hackling Flax by hand. The stalks were broken apart by beating down on a metal comb)

Hurlet alum mine near Glasgow, United Kingdom
863930 Hurlet alum mine near Glasgow, United Kingdom; (add.info.: Hurlet alum mine near Glasgow, Scotland, showing miners extracting ore. Light is provided by candles fixed to their helmets)

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From shoeing horses to harvesting crops, it has evolved through the ages. In 1844, artist Edwin Henry Landseer captured the essence of labor in his masterpiece. Fast forward to 1938, where the Chevrolet El Camino SS 454 became a symbol of hard work and power on wheels. Picture No. 11772077 showcases the timeless beauty of the Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic, a vehicle that effortlessly combines luxury and utility. But it's not just about machines; humans too have played their part in shaping our world. The Land Rover Defender TD5 stands as a testament to human ingenuity and resilience in challenging terrains like Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall (1903-1904). John Deere combine harvesters revolutionized agriculture by efficiently gathering barley crops, filling trailers pulled by tractors with golden grains. The Land Rover Freelander 2 represents modern-day versatility - a reliable companion for both work and adventure alike. Traveling across continents, we stumble upon Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy in County Clare, Ireland (Picture No. 10889724). This mysterious sculpture reminds us that even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of fertility and productivity. Lastly, let's not forget about air travel. The Galley aboard Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (1933) demonstrates how aviation has become an integral part of global trade and transportation systems. In all its forms - whether it be manual labor or technological advancements - working is what propels us forward as individuals and societies alike.