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Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Artist: Diego VelasquezLas Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Traditionally, believed to depict women workers in the tapestry workshop of Santa Isabel, iconography suggests Ovids Fable of Arachne
St Elizabeth of Hungary Spinning Wool for the Poor, 1901. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
Printing the Daily Telegraph newspaper, London, c1900 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
The British Navy, 1837-1897, (early 20th century). Artist: TS CrowtherThe British Navy, 1837-1897, (early 20th century). A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London)
Tour of Inspection in an Arms Factory, 1940s, (1945). Creator: UnknownTour of Inspection in an Arms Factory, 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine (1880-1977) visiting an engineering works in Bradford, Yorkshire
Linotype & Machinery Ltd. advert, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Diagram of a Jacquard loom, 1838-1845. Creator: UnknownDiagram of a Jacquard loom, 1838-1845. French text: Explication de la mecanique a la Jacquard. Bascule ou levier aux fourchettes des quelles est enfilee une chaine fixee elle meme a la caisse de la
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Alan Turing, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage ImagesAI IMAGE - Portrait of Alan Turing, 1950s, (2023). British mathematician, logician and code breaker Alan Turing (1912-1954) joined the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park
Special care unit for premature babies, Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1969. Babies being cared for in incubators. Commisioned by the National Coal Board
George Cleaver who is trying to develop 177 acres of raw land, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeGeorge Cleaver who is trying to develop 177 acres of raw land. He has five sons. Malheur County, Oregon
Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. ArtistShirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses
Hall Braille Stereotyping Machine, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Crimping ignition tubes, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News ServiceCrimping ignition tubes, between c1915 and c1920
Weaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Creator: UnknownWeaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Messrs. Barlow and Jones of Manchester was '...one of the oldest firms in the Cotton Industry...which
Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: UnknownSpinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Messrs. Barlow and Jones of Manchester was '...one of the oldest firms in the Cotton Industry...which
The centenary mill engine, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe centenary mill engine, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. We illustrate [one] of the many outward and visible signs of the great industry that is carried on at Messrs
The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory'
Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter, 6-feet stroke, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter, 6-feet stroke, 1909
The Strike at the Creuzot Ironworks: workmen resisting the strike, 1870. Creator: UnknownThe Strike at the Creuzot [sic] Ironworks: workmen resisting the strike, 1870. 'The strike among the workmen, ten or eleven thousand in number
Where machinery is paramount: filling and weighing packages of lard, 1909. Creator: UnknownUntouched by Hand: a Model Lard Factory - Where machinery is paramount: filling and weighing packages of lard, 1909. Production '...in the modern factory of the well-known Manchester firm of N
The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909
The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909
Slubbing and roving machinery, 1909. Creator: UnknownSlubbing and roving machinery, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. We illustrate [one] of the many outward and visible signs of the great industry that is carried on at Messrs
Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909
That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory, 1909
A corner of the cabinet-works: wood-working machinery, 1909. Creator: UnknownA corner of the cabinet-works: wood-working machinery, 1909. Baxendales premises in Miller Street, Manchester. 'The great whole-sale house of Baxendale and Co
An important process in the cotton industry: a sizing-room, 1909. Creator: UnknownAn important process in the cotton industry: a sizing-room, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. The dressing or sizing of the yarn on the beams in preparation for the looms is an
Women work on screw machines, Gen. El. [i.e. Eectric] Co. Philadelphia, between c1915 and c1920
U.S. Submarine, Amidships, looking aft, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News ServiceU.S. Submarine, Amidships, looking aft, between c1910 and c1915
Cotton gin, Batangas, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News ServiceCotton gin, Batangas, between c1915 and c1920. Shows a woman using a cotton gin in Batangas, Philippines
Rifling Big Guns, Watervliet, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News ServiceRifling Big Guns, Watervliet, between c1910 and c1915
Moissant Machine wrecked, 1910. Creator: Bain News ServiceMoissant Machine wrecked, 1910
On the farm. From the album: Photograph album - England, 1920s. Creator: Harry MoultOn the farm. From the album: Photograph album - England, 1920s
Untitled (Industry; man working lathe), 1920s. Creator: AJ WalesUntitled (Industry; man working lathe), 1920s
Industry, 1920s. Creator: AJ WalesIndustry, 1920s
Spinning, 1913. Creator: Maud Winifred SherwoodSpinning, 1913
Threshing in the Cotswolds, c1909. Creator: Frances HodgkinsThreshing in the Cotswolds, c1909
Making sails at Ratsey's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News ServiceMaking sails at Ratsey's, between c1910 and c1915. Photo probably shows the American branch of the English boat sail manufacturer, Ratseys and Lapthorn, established in 1902 on City Island
Linotype on press car, 1913. Creator: Bain News ServiceLinotype on press car, 1913. Shows a press car on the Great Northern Railway
The Rev. Patrick Bell, L.L.D. inventor of the Reaping-Machine, 1868. Creator: UnknownThe Rev. Patrick Bell, L.L.D. inventor of the Reaping-Machine, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. E. Strachan. 'We have, ...during the progress of the £1000 testimonial
The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps:working galleries, 1869. Creator: UnknownThe new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: amalgamation of the second and third working galleries, 1869
The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine... 1869. Creator: UnknownThe new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine in the tunnel, 1869. 'The Sardinian Government then appointed M. Maus, a Belgian engineer, and M
The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine... 1869. Creator: UnknownThe new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine in the second working gallery, 1869. 'An English engineer, Mr
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: dredges and elevators at work, 1869. Creator: UnknownThe Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal [in Egypt]: dredges and elevators at work, 1869. 'There is a different kind of mechanical apparatus, called the "drague a long couloir
The Cam River improvements: dredging near Cambridge, 1869. Creator: UnknownThe Cam River improvements: dredging [just below the railway bridge] near Cambridge, 1869. Illustration of works '...for the improvement of the narrow and shallow river at Cambridge
Ring facing, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News ServiceRing facing, between c1915 and c1920
Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531. Creator: Maerten van HeemskerckPortrait of a Lady spinning, 1531
Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News ServiceFiremen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich:great cylinder for a...steam-engine, 1865. Creator: UnknownA visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: casting a great cylinder for a marine steam-engine, 1865. Illustration representing...the molten metal being poured into the mould...the
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a paddle shaft for a steam-ship, 1865. Illustration representing...the enormous shaft for the paddles of a steam-ship
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Creator: UnknownA visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Illustration representing...the operation of turning a crank-axle in a mighty lathe...The various fitting
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Creator: UnknownPenn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Creator: UnknownPenn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: UnknownThe Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: UnknownThe Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Creator: UnknownThe Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Diagram of...the outfall of the southern system at Crossness
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: the Düppel Windmill in ruins, 1864. Creator: UnknownIllustrations of the War in Denmark: the Duppel Windmill in ruins, 1864. Engraving...from a sketch by our Special Artist...[showing] the aspect of Duppel since the storm of war has swept over that
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: UnknownStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: UnknownStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason JacksonStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864....night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers
The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Loom for Axminster carpet, ...invented by Mr
The International Exhibition: Crosskill's Bell's reaping-machine, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Crosskill's Bell's reaping-machine, 1862....Prize Corn-mowing Machine of the trustees of W
The International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Creator: MallettThe International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Motive power for steamships. The largest marine engines exhibited were those by Messrs
The International Exhibition: group of objects in steel exhibited by Mr. Krupp, of Essen... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: group of objects in steel exhibited by Mr. Krupp, of Essen, Prussia, 1862....it is only recently that the great stride has been made which causes [Krupp's] to
The International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
Flag shop, Navy Yard, 1917. Creator: Bain News ServiceFlag shop, Navy Yard, 1917. Shows women making flags on sewing machines at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. Creator: UnknownProfessor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862....mechanical model of the eye, ...made chiefly for the purpose of demonstrating the complicated
In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News ServiceIn a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). Two women wearing overalls as they work in a factory in Detroit, Michigan during World War I
British engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News ServiceBritish engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. British engineers fixing a bridge, probably during World War I
Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. MrsMrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Mrs. Anna Dike, Miss Anne Morgan and French politician Fernand David (1869-1935) inspecting land in France
German field bakery near Ypres, 1914. Creator: Bain News ServiceGerman field bakery near Ypres, 1914. Men cooking bread in mobile ovens near Ypres, Belgium during World War I
Machine department, Oka River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-GorskyMachine department, Oka River, 1912
Untitled, 1911. Creator: KozlovUntitled, 1911. From a collection of documents and photographs from more than thirty participants of the Russian Civil War in the Kuzbass
Baling machine for hay, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-GorskyBaling machine for hay, 1915
Machine pavilion R. Wolf, 1911. Creator: A. A. AntonovMachine pavilion R. Wolf, 1911. From a collection of photographs documenting the First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry, and Industrial Trade Exhibition, which took place in Omsk in 1911
Stone crusher, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-GorskyStone crusher, Beloomut, 1912. Men standing near a stone cutting machine, river in background
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason JacksonThe Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864....when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it
Osborn. Auburn (North America). 2 Lanzheronovskaia Street, Odessa. Zadovskaia Street... 1900-1914. Creator: UnknownOsborn. Auburn (North America). 2 Lanzheronovskaia Street, Odessa. Zadovskaia Street, Samara. Nikol'skaia Square, Omsk, 1900-1914
S. Kh. Randrup's Factory in Omsk, 1909-1914. Creator: UnknownS. Kh. Randrup's Factory in Omsk, 1909-1914. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
West-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. The Turning Shop, 1892-96. Creator: UnknownWest-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. The Turning Shop, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian
West Siberian Railroad. Earthworks Constructed with the "New-Era" Machine, 1892-1896. Creator: UnknownWest Siberian Railroad. Earthworks Constructed with the "New-Era" Machine, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of
French cripples run a tractor, 17 May 1918. Creator: Bain News ServiceFrench cripples run a tractor, 17 May 1918 (date created or published later). Men operating a tractor, probably on an American Red Cross farm
