Labour Collection (page 2)

Candlestick (Sham dan) with Scenes of Monthly Labors, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Candlestick (Sham dan) with Scenes of Monthly Labors, 13th century

Birth of Saint Benedict, 1687-1717. Creator: Giacomo-Maria Giovannini
Birth of Saint Benedict, 1687-1717

An Allegorical Figure: Non sine labore, 1628. Creator: Cherubino Alberti
An Allegorical Figure: Non sine labore, 1628

Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!, 1941. Creator: Unknown
Pamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including " peonage

The Birth of Annette (La naissance d Annette), 1898. Creator: Edouard Vuillard
The Birth of Annette (La naissance d Annette), 1898

Childbirth, 1633. Creator: Abraham Bosse
Childbirth, 1633

Labor, 1591. Creator: Raphael Sadeler
Labor, 1591

Birth of Saint John the Baptist, 1555-88. Creator: Diana Mantuana
Birth of Saint John the Baptist, 1555-88

Man Born to Toil, from The Reward of Labour and Diligence, plate 1, 1572. 1572
Man Born to Toil, from The Reward of Labour and Diligence, plate 1, 1572

Buddhists as Slaves in Slow-Carts Country, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Buddhists as Slaves in Slow-Carts Country, 1922. Buddhists enslaved by Taoists who could procure rain with their prayers in times of drought encountered by the Monkey King

A Filipino Farmer with His Water Buffalo Harrowing a Flooded Rice Field, Luzon, P.I. c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Husking Coconuts - a Familiar Scene in the Great Coconut Country near Pagsanjan, Island of Luzon, P.I. c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa

Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Group portrait of British politicians in the newly formed National Government which contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberals

Ploughing on the Mount of Olives, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
Ploughing on the Mount of Olives, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, of these toil-worn souls Might purchase rest for one, c1890. The damned struggling to push heavy weights uphill

A Mass Meeting at Bulawayo, c1900. Creator: Unknown
A Mass Meeting at Bulawayo, c1900. From " South Africa in Peace and War" edited by C. Lang Neil. [Miles & Miles, London]

Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos, Edo period (1603-1868). Creator
Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos, Edo period (1603-1868) (Colour Woodblock Print). Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos

Women picking tea, with male overseer, 1890 s. Creator: Japanese Photographer (19th Century)
Women picking tea, with male overseer, 1890s (hand coloured photo). A large group of women are seen toiling on a tea plantation

Five peasants re-planting rice in a paddy field, 1890 s. Creator: Japanese Photographer
Five peasants re-planting rice in a paddy field, 1890s (hand coloured photo)

The Ostler, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Carpenter, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Knife Grinder, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Builder, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Ploughman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Dairyman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Woodman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Farmer, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Spring, 1570
Spring, engraved by Visscher, 1570 (engraving)

Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, London, 19 May 1906
Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London, 19 May 1906. Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist

Members of Britains first Labour Government, after leaving Buckingham Palace, London, 1924. Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald 1866-1937)

Ramsay MacDonald in New York being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. Artist:s and G
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in New York, being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Keir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, 2nd August, 1914. Artist
Keir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August, 1914. James Keir Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician

Crusoe and Friday Felling Wood, c1870. From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. [Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London]

Gold. - Drlling Blast Holes, S. Africa, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Bananas 2. - Loading a Steamship, Costa Rica, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Singhalesische Zimmtarbeiter bei der Arbeit, 1926. Sinhalese workers. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Arbeiter beim Anschneiden eines Gummibaumes (Spiralschnitt ist unwirtschaftlich und wird nicht mehr)
Arbeiter beim Anschneiden eines Gummibaumes (Spiralschnitt ist unwirtschaftlich und wird nicht mehr angewandt), 1926. Worker cutting a rubber tree

Mr. Michael Davitt, c1891. Artist: W&D Downey
Mr. Michael Davitt, c1891. Michael Davitt (1846-1906), Irish republican and agrarian agitator who founded the Irish National Land League

Cromwell on His Farm, 1874, (1918). Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Cromwell on His Farm, 1874, (1918). Painting held at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Ramsay Macdonald, first Labour British Prime Minister, leaving Buckingham Palace after being asked by George V to form a government, 1924, (1938)

A corner in the house of Lady Jowitt, 1934. Lady Jowitt (c1888-1970) was married to William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt (1885)

National Government composed of members from the three main political parties, 1931 (1937). An economic crisis in 1931 led to the resignation of Ramsay MacDonalds Labour government

Ernest Bevin, British Labour politician, 1933. Bevin was an outspoken opponent of fascism and of the Conservative governments policy of appeasement during the 1930s

A family at work, Catamarca, Argentina, early 20th century

Cinnamon packing, India, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Cinnamon packing, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Prospector, 1908-1909. Artist: Jan Hendrik Scheltema
The Prospector, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1908-1909)

Harvesting hay, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Ship carpenter, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Chronique de Nuremberg

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