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A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent
Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board (NCB) and work began in 1954
Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley MarkhamSurreal study, 1952. Illustration for a poem by TS Eliot. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. ArtistWath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. The pit was originally sunk in 1876 to a depth of 382 yards
Markham Main Colliery, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. A general view of the colliery taken during refurbishment work in 1961
The Royal Anchor, Liphook, Hampshire, 1936. Creator: UnknownThe Royal Anchor, Liphook, Hampshire, 1936. The Royal Anchor hotel, 18th century coaching inn on the London to Portsmouth road
The potteries, 1926. Artist: Edgar & Winifred WardThe potteries, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake
Saltaire works, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk. He is best remembered as the builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford, Yorkshire
Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Artist: Alexei RadakovKnowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow
Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder
Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, mining tin and copper from beneath the sea bed
Rozelle Gates, on the road to Burns Cottage, Ayr, Ayrshire, 1913. From the Caledonia series of postcards
The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880The Landore Siemens steelworks, c1880. View of the factory in South Wales. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)
Industrial polltion, Sheffield, Yorkshire, c1925. Factory chimneys pouring out polluted smoke
Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London, 1819. Artist: Friedrich AccumGas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London. l: Retort. 2: Purifier. 3: Tar cistern. 4: Gas meter. From Frederick Accum Coal Gas, London, 1819. Aquatint
Townscape, 1926. Creator: Vaino KunnasTownscape, 1926
From Vyborg, 1899. Creator: Hugo SimbergFrom Vyborg, 1899
Left at a Girls' School, 1812. Creator: David Cox the ElderLeft at a Girls' School, 1812
Harborne Church, With Hayfield, c1810s-1850s. Creator: David Cox the ElderHarborne Church, With Hayfield, c1810s-1850s. Additional Info: Harborne, Birmingham
Demolitions for the Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad-Street, 1871. Creator: UnknownDemolitions for the Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad-Street, [London], 1871. '...the present appearance of the ground as viewed from Liverpool-street
Store sheds and condensing tanks, 1871. Creator: UnknownStore sheds and condensing tanks, 1871. Wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Megaera on Ile Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Encampment of officers and crew, 1871. Creator: UnknownEncampment of officers and crew, 1871. Wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Megaera on Ile Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Tammerkoski, 1861. Creator: Magnus von WrightTammerkoski, 1861
Rooftop of La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain, 2020. Creator: Ethel DaviesRooftop of La Pedrera, (also known as Casa Mila), a private residence built by the Catalan Modernist architect Antonio Gaudi in the early 20th century, Barcelona, Spain, 2020
Clear Day, 1910. Creator: Yrjö Aleksander OllilaClear Day, 1910
View of Helsinki, the Finnish Sugar Co. 1926. Creator: Vaino KunnasView of Helsinki, the Finnish Sugar Co. 1926
Old tanneries on the Rhone, Geneva, 1871. Creator: UnknownOld tanneries on the Rhone, Geneva, 1871. 'The city of Geneva...owes more of its attraction for travellers to the scenery of the Lake and of the Rhone, in its immediate neighbourhood
Workmen at the Creuzot Ironworks, Burgundy, 1870. Creator: UnknownWorkmen at the Creuzot Ironworks, Burgundy, 1870. Workers at '...the great manufacturing establishment of Messrs. Schneider and Co
the Nectar of the Gods: Messrs. Greenall and Whitley's famous brewery, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe making of the beverage that most nearly approaches the Nectar of the Gods: Messrs. Greenall and Whitley's famous brewery [in Warrington], 1909
Woman chimney sweep, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News ServiceWoman chimney sweep, between c1915 and 1918. Shows a woman cleaning a chimney, probably in England during World War I
An escaped chimpanzee, 1930. Creator: UnknownAn escaped chimpanzee, 1930. Un Singes Etait Evade. (A monkey escaped). A fireman climbs a ladder to try and catch an ape on a roof as a woman watches from a window
Settler's home, Merton, near New Plymouth, 1851. Creator: James Crowe RichmondSettler's home, Merton, near New Plymouth, 1851
Building, 1918-1920s. Creator: Eunice Harriett GarlickBuilding, 1918-1920s
Bursting of the Napton and Warwick Canal, 1869. Creator: UnknownBursting of the Napton and Warwick Canal, 1869. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. J. Burgess of an accident: '...the bursting of the embankment of the Warwick and Napton canal, near Emscope Bridge
The Seine At Argenteuil, c1892. Creator: Gustave CaillebotteThe Seine At Argenteuil, c1892
The River Oise Near Pontoise, 1873. Creator: Camille PissarroThe River Oise Near Pontoise, 1873. Pissarro made several paintings featuring the factory located across the river from his home in Pontoise
H.M.S. Leopard in dock at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: UnknownH.M.S. Leopard in dock at Shanghai, 1865. An officer of H.M.S. Leopard has sent us a sketch of the position of that ship in Muirhead's Dock, Shanghai
Opening of a new graving-dock at Jarrow, on the Tyne, 1865. Creator: UnknownOpening of a new graving-dock at Jarrow, on the Tyne, 1865. A large graving-dock, in connection with Messrs. Palmer and Co.'s iron shipbuilding establishment at Jarrow, was opened...by Mrs
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: UnknownThe Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, [Bexley], 1864. View of...the works at this important outlet for the whole of the sewage drained from the area on the south side of the Thames
Sheffield, from the Langsett Road, showing the suburbs that were flooded... 1864. Creator: UnknownSheffield, from the Langsett Road, showing the suburbs that were flooded - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. View of Sheffield, taken from the Langsett Road
Sketches from New York: a lager beer brewery at Guttenberg, on the Hudson River, 1864. Creator: UnknownSketches from New York: a lager beer brewery at Guttenberg, on the Hudson River, 1864. The Teutonic population of New York [and] the neighbouring Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City
The new Sèvres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud: bird's eye view of...workshops, 1864The new Sevres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud [in France]: bird's eye view of the workshops, 1864. 1. Ovens for baking the porcelain; 2. Mill-rooms; 3
The International Exhibition: clay manufactures of the Shropshire coalfields, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: architectural clay manufactures of the Shropshire coalfields, 1862. The encaustic pavement in the centre is...in colour red, black, and cream-yellow
The fatal explosion at St. Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe fatal explosion at St. Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley: trench cut to the Dearne and the Dove Canal for the purpose of flooding the pit, 1862
The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven
St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, 1862. Creator: T. H. WSt. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, [London], 1862. The following decided opinion has been expressed by a leading medical journal
View of the railroad, city of Vladimir, Klyazma River, and water-meadows, 1911
View of Bahia from the Public Gardens, 1864. Creator: Mason JacksonView of Bahia from the Public Gardens, 1864. The domed edifice shown on the right is the church of the Benedictine convent; the opera-house appears near the middle of the view; the arsenal
The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Lancashire Textile workers. The Carder's business is to see that machinery is kept in perfect working order...The Jack Tenter is a
The opening of the People's Park, Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, 1864. Creator: UnknownThe opening of the People's Park, Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, 1864. Chancellor of the Exchequer and future prime minister William Ewart Gladstone speaking to the crowd
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. Creator: UnknownTurnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll obstructions upon fifty miles of road in
Log Cabin pattern covered dish, c. 1875. Creator: Central Glass CompanyLog Cabin pattern covered dish, c. 1875
A Double Locomotive, 1922. Creator: UnknownA Double Locomotive, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]
Landscape Study with Cottage. Creator: Maria WiikLandscape Study with Cottage
Roofscape. Creator: Vaino HamalainenRoofscape
New Year greeting with farm, 1897-1898. Creator: Sina Mesdag van HoutenNew Year greeting with farm, 1897-1898
Residence of Ellery James, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold GentheResidence of Ellery James, between 1911 and 1942
The Waffle-Baker's Shop at Djurgården. Creator: Elias MartinThe Waffle-Baker's Shop at Djurgarden, Unknown date
Leaves from a Sketch-Book - Bits of Kent: Shoreham, 1876. Creator: UnknownLeaves from a Sketch-Book - Bits of Kent: Shoreham, 1876. Down the steep and winding village street, as I loiter awaiting the train from Sevenoaks
Cigar Smokers, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob MillerCigar Smokers, mid 19th century. Miller sets the scene of this comical sketch with this caption: "Lady of the mansion gives strict orders that there is to be no drinking or smoking at her
Corner Of Duke Street & High Street (#39), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas AnnanCorner Of Duke Street & High Street (#39), Printed 1900
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiIllustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Plate: Table XXXIII(d). A popular illustrated textbook for children
The Prince Consort's Model Farm at Osborne, 1858. Creator: UnknownThe Prince Consort's Model Farm at Osborne, 1858....for more perfect arrangement in all the details and necessary requirements of an agriculturist's homestall the traveller in this or any
The Last Chance, between c1830 and c1840s. Creator: George CruikshankThe Last Chance, between c1830 and c1840s
Roofs and Cathedral in Rouen, 1908. Artist: Othon FrieszRoofs and Cathedral in Rouen, 1908. State Museum of New Western Art, Moscow
The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg, 1639. Creator: Cornelis de ManThe Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg, 1639. Other Title(s): A Whale-Oil Factory of the Nordic or Greenland Company on Amsterdam Island at the north end of Spitzbergen (Svalbard)
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter BarbiersFarmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816
Detroit Rubber Works, Detroit, Mich. c1908. Creator: William H. JacksonDetroit Rubber Works, Detroit, Mich. c1908
Edison Electric plant [Detroit Edison Company], Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. JacksonEdison Electric plant [Detroit Edison Company], Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910
Washburn-Crosby Co.'s flour mills, Buffalo, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. JacksonWashburn-Crosby Co.'s flour mills, Buffalo, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. "Milwaukee of Buffalo" on cargo ship; "Cornell" on tugboat
Power house, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, Ohio, (1902?). Creator: William H. JacksonPower house, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, Ohio, (1902?)
Dining room with chimney in Renaissance style, c.1925. Creator: Monogrammist HKDining room with chimney in Renaissance style, c.1925
View of the Rossmarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1745-1775. Creator: AnonView of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1745-1775. An avenue with chestnut trees and on the right the St. Katharinen-Kirche
Drawings of the new steam engine for nine pumps in Hellevoetsluis, 1802. Creator: Jan BlankenDrawings of the new steam engine for nine pumps in Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, 1802. Technical drawing of a steam engine: four elevations
Country inn with horse and wagon, 1640-1649. Creator: Isaac van OstadeCountry inn with horse and wagon, 1640-1649
New Aqueduct at Trieste - the Machine Rooms, 1856. Creator: Edmund EvansNew Aqueduct at Trieste - the Machine Rooms, 1856. Of late years, in consequence of the extension of its suburbs and the increase of its population from ten to sixty thousand
The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Creator: UnknownThe Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Disaster at a coalmine on the South Yorkshire Railway, belonging to Taylor and Co....a fearful explosion occurred
Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: UnknownLundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Sightseers after a mining disaster. Every train to-day has brought a large number of "excursionists
View of Port-Marly on the Seine, with the laundry, 1880. Creator: Johan Conrad GreiveView of Port-Marly on the Seine, with the laundry, 1880
Study of a brick house, c.1779-c.1858. Creator: Hendrik van der BurghStudy of a brick house, c.1779-c.1858
Paper mill, Combined Locks, Wis. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: UnknownPaper mill, Combined Locks, Wis. between 1880 and 1899
Landscape with factories in Montluçon, 1861. Creator: George SandLandscape with factories in Montlucon, 1861. Industrial scene by French author and activist George Sand (born Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin) who wore men's clothes in public without a permit
