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Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC ChurchmanSeaman Torpedoman, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work
A street in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas KentA street in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926
Black Rock Castle, near Cork, c19th century
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerMartyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936
Quartz Mining, California, 1859. Artist: Gustave Adolphe Chassevent-BacquesQuartz Mining, California, 1859. A print from le Tour du Monde, 1859
Reaping, carrying, and carting, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920). Scenes from the Luttrell Psalter. A print from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London, c1900-1920)
Louis XV at the Tuileries, Paris, 18th century, (1885). Artist: BonnardotLouis XV at the Tuileries, Paris, 18th century, (1885). Louis (1710-1774) as a child being shown around the gardens at the Tuileries. He became king at the age of five
Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois FlamengGround crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926)
Winter, 17th century. Artist: Esaias van de VeldeWinter, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
Two flying putti, study, 1740s. Artist: Pompeo BatoniTwo flying putti, study, 1740s. Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
View of Venice, 18th century. Artist: CanalettoView of Venice. Canaletto (1697-1768). Italy, Venetian School. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Socialist Emulation, 1929. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich MoorThe Socialist Emulation, 1929
Marriage of the son of the Bey of Tunis, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th June 1903
Louis Mountbatten wheels his cousin, the Prince of Wales, at a gymkhana in Malta, 1936Lord Louis Mountbatten wheels his cousin, the Prince of Wales, at a gymkhana in Malta, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a ride
Modes of transport in Japan, wheelbarrow, 19th century. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection
Sisyphus pushing his stone up a mountain, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartSisyphus Pushing His Stone up a Mountain, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
French refugees returning home after the fall of France to the Germans, Paris, July 1940
The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerThe Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. From a private collection
Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Michael SittowJesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns carrying his cross, urged on by a soldier. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
Theatre, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Jacques BellangeTheatre, Bellange, Private Collection
In Battersea Park, 1911. An example of Darwinism in everday life. A nursemaid wheeling Master Jones, son of a famous cricketer, in his pram in Battersea Park, London
Natives of Chiloe, Patagonia, using a breast plough, 1839. From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle (Vol I) by Philip Parker King. (London, 1839)
Seamen hauling a clinker-built dinghy up onto the shore, 1821. In this type of construction the planks of the vessel overlap the plank below and are fastened with clinched
Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. The woman wears a harness around her waist, passing between her legs and attached to a sledge by a chain
Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, 1848. Artist: J ChristieWoman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)
Boy putters moving coal in a narrow seam, Lancashire, England, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)
Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft, c1848. On the right of the picture squats a smaller boy, the trapper
Dockers unloading sugar at West India Docks, London, 1889. Each docker wheels a trolley carrying a single sack which is recorded and marked
Dockers unloading tea in London Docks, 1889
The Big Push, 1916. Artist: Leonard Raven-HillThe Big Push, 1916. A munitions worker with a trolley of new shells sending them of for a little trip to the continent (Europe) for use against the Germans
Miner pushing a trolley from a mine entrance, 1508. A miner wearing a traditional belted tunic and hood and collar, pushing a trolley filled with material. From Margarita Philosophica. (Basle, 1508)
Demonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniDemonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st December 1899
Merchant and his clerk at the dockside checking goods at a warehouse, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)
Refining copper: removing cakes of copper from the crucible and quenching in a tub of water, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)
Smelting of copper, 1683Smelting of copper: making liquation cakes by reducing copper in furnaces and alloying with lead, 1683. From an English edition of German metallurgist Lazarus Erckers Beschreibung allerfurnemisten
Mining, 1550. In the foreground ore is being broken up with a hammer, while in the background a man is wheeling a truck full of ore out of the mine on a track with wooden rails
The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620 (1878). The Pilgrim Fathers, members of the English Separatist Church sect of Puritans fled religious persecution in
Red chalk study, c1500. Artist: Albrecht DurerRed chalk study, c1500. Study of demonic characters. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Buddings Grass-shearing Machine, c1832. The lawn mower (shearing machine) invented by Edwin Budding and manufactured by Ransomes of Ipswich
The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloThe Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. From the National Gallery, London
South Durham Salt Works, 1884. Loading crystallised salt into railway wagons. Brine would be pumped up from the borehole, purified, then crystallised
Salisbury Sisyphus, 1887. Artist: Joseph SwainSalisbury Sisyphus, 1887. Lord Salisbury, the Conservative Prime Minister, pushes the boulder of Irish Difficulty up a steep slope
The Real Ugly Rush, 1859. When Disraeli introduced his Reform Bill to the House, it caused trouble for his own party even before its defeat brought the Government down
Bill Bailey postcard. Bill Bailey, Won t You Please Come Home? was a popular song published in 1902Bill Bailey postcard. Bill Bailey, Won t You Please Come Home was a popular song published in 1902