Operating Collection

Women Operating the Pile Driver, c. 1939. Creator: John Koehl
Women Operating the Pile Driver, c. 1939

Women operating machinery at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C. 1889 or 1890

The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting... Manchester, Conn. 1942. Creator: William Rittase
The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an eastern factory, Manchester, Conn. Their work is under constant close supervision

Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it

Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle... Fort Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle of splash in sea-target practice, Fort Story, Va

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane

Rita Rodriguey, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Rita Rodriguey

C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a helper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. She is learning to operate the turntable. Her husband works for a structural steel company

Operating a machine for putting tops on crates, co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Operating a machine for putting tops on crates at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Hump master in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard operating a signal... Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track

Mechanically Operated Toy, c. 1940. Creator: Nicholas Amantea
Mechanically Operated Toy, c. 1940

Women have taken over mens jobs. BBC control room as a programme goes on air 1942
Women have taken over mens jobs. Two of them in a BBC control room as a programme goes on the air, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Cardiff, Lightship, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Lightship 2000 or Helwick, known as Goleulong in Welsh, a former landmark of Cardiff Bay in Wales and operating as a Christian Centre

Janus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Janus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Royal Marines at 6 Gun, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Royal Marines at 6 Gun, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker, (1st Class), 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker, (1st Class), 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker Petty Officer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker Petty Officer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Electrical Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Electrical Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Wireless Telegraphist, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Wireless Telegraphist, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Gunners Mate, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Gunners Mate, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Gunlayer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Gunlayer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Head surgery, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. From a private collection

Eye surgery, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. From a private collection

American vessel Turtle (1776), the first submarine to be used in war, 19th century. Designed by David Bushnell (1742-1824)

Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854. This view is of Holloway, Crowe & Holloways clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Wilson sewing machine, 1880. Belt-driven lock-stick model for industrial use showing samples of work that could be produced

Domestic sewing machine powered by steam, 1883. Woman sewing with a machine powered by a steam motor placed on top of a domestic range. From La Nature. (Paris, 1883)

Small lockstick sewing machine, 1886. Patented in 1881, this small sewing machine weighing approx 226g (8oz) could be mounted on a table top. From Cassells Family Magazine. (London, 1886)

The Surgeon, 1524. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Surgeon, 1524

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