Road Mending Collection

The Street Pavers, 1914. Creator: Umberto Boccioni
The Street Pavers, 1914

Workmen on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921
Workmen using wooden tools on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921. Work in progress on the carriageway looking north from Queenstown Road, Battersea, towards the Western Pumping Station

Workmen laying tar and asphalt in Cornhill, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Workmen laying tar and asphalt in Cornhill, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Surfacing a road with granite setts, Paris, c1900. Liebig trade card

Surfacing a Paris street with wooden blocks, c1900. Liebig trade card

Laying an asphalt-based surface in a Paris street, c1900. Sand is being spread to stop the surface from adhering to traffic until set. Workmen are cleaning and heating their tools in brazier

Laying bitumen road surface in a Paris street, c1900. In the background a man is drawing buckets of liquid bitumen from a tanker for the workmen to spread. The men are wearing wooden shoes (sabots)

Laying a Macadam road surface and compacting it with a steam road roller, Paris, c1900. Workmen are wearing wooden shoes (sabots). Liebig trade card

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