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Interior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. Artist: SchroederInterior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. From Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, published under the orders of Napoleon, 1822
The Barber, 1822. Artist: Etienne Frederic LignonThe Barber, 1822. From Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, published under the orders of Napoleon, 1822
Showroom of a Lantern Merchant in Peking, China, 1843. Artist: Thomas AllomShowroom of a Lantern Merchant in Peking, China, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright
Houndsditch clothing market, London, 20th century. Houndsditch derives its name from the dead dogs thrown in to the moat which once surrounded the market
Coloured football favours and match programmes for sale, Walham Green, London, 20th century. Near Stamford Bridge, the ground of the Chelsea Football Club
Children buying ice-cream from an Italian trader, 20th century. The trader has painted his barrow like a Palermitan cart
Petticoat Lane Market on Middlesex Street, London, c1920s-c1930s(?). The market, which mainly sells clothing, has its origins in the early 17th century
Buying live poultry at a Pedlars Market at the Caledonian Market, London, 20th century. The market was located between Caledonian Road and York Road
Making coloured glass eyeballs, c1914-c1918. Master craftsmen use cut glass and enamel to make glass eyes for soldiers who lost their eyes in the First World War
A blacksmiths shop at Beckton Gas Works, London, 20th century. Opened in 1870, Beckton Gas Works manufactured coal gas and coke, and has been described as the largest such plant in the world
Making leather in the lime yard at Neckinger Mills, London, 20th century. Goatskins being soaked in water in pits of about seven feet deep before being placed in limewater to remove the hair
Early morning, Covent Garden Market, London, 20th centuryEarly morning, Covent Garden Market, 20th century. Inigo Jones (1573-1652), regarded as the first significant British architect, and the first to bring Renaissance architecture to England
The Antique Pest, 1908. Artist: Lance ThackerayThe Antique Pest, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908
Bargain Hunting, 1908. Artist: Lance ThackerayBargain Hunting, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908
The Vultures, 1908. Artist: Lance ThackerayThe Vultures, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908
Tool factory, Germany, 1936. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)
Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936Ceaseless activity in an ironworks, Germany, 1936. A worker stands back from a blast furnace as he makes iron, part of a move by Hitler to make Nazi Germany self-sufficient in iron
Immigrants on New York Citys East Side, USA, 1900s. Traders buying and selling at a market in the Bowery
Eugene Victor Debs, American Union leader, addressing a crowd, 20th century. ArtistEugene Victor Debs, American Union leader, addressing a crowd, 20th century. Debs (1855-1926) was instrumental in the founding of one of the first trade unions in the United States
The McNamaras on their way back to jail having changed their pleas to guilty, 1911The McNamara brothers on their way back to jail, California, USA, 1911. John and James McNamara were Los Angeles trade unionists who bombed the offices of the Los Angeles Times in 1910 during a
Customers drinking in a bar in the Bowery, New York City, USA, 1900s
Steve Brodie in his bar, the New York City Tavern, New York City, USA, c1890s. ArtistSteve Brodie in his bar, the New York City Tavern, New York City, USA, c1890s. Brodie (1863-1901) in the bar that he opened having claimed to have survived jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge on 23 July
An Exquisite Taste, with an Enlarged Understanding, 1827. Artist: G HuntAn Exquisite Taste, with an Enlarged Understanding, 1827. A man suffering from gout, sittting at a table laden with food and drink
The Book Shop, 1899. Artist: Francis Donkin BedfordThe Book Shop, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899
The Poulterer, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899. Artist: Francis Donkin BedfordThe Poulterer, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899
The Bank, 1899. Artist: Francis Donkin BedfordThe Bank, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899
The General Store, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899. Artist: Francis Donkin BedfordThe General Store, 1899. From The Book of Shops, 1899
Match seller, Ludgate Hill, London, 1893. Artist: Paul MartinMatch seller, Ludgate Hill, London, 1893
Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Artist: Robert DudleyManufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Coiling the telegraph cable in the tanks at the works in Greenwich
The Colossus of Rhodes, 18th century. Artist: Georg Balthasar ProbstThe Colossus of Rhodes, 18th century. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios
The English Prisoners at Rome, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]
The Highlanders Entering Lucknow, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]
Prince Rupert, 1916. From America in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1916]
Coiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistCoiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Packing garden forks for dispatch, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Giant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. ArtistGiant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963
Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersForging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The forge would press the steel into the desired shape between two dies
The Natwest Bank, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersThe Natwest Bank, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The Natwest Bank in Glossop Road in Sheffield after a refurbishment by Wimpey construction in 1966
Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistRolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
New metric system of selling bacon, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. A customer look bewildered as the new metric sytem is explained to her at Cranshaws Store in Stocksbridge
Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. ArtistPacking turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965
Saws in racks ready for distribution, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Spear & Jackson are still a world-renowned garden tool manufacturer
The new metric system of buying food, Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. A mother and two children have the new metric sytem explained to them at a tradittional butchers shop in
Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished
Drill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersDrill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. A press ad photograph for Archer Tools showing their quick change chuck, which was made in Sheffield
Garden tool production, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Fruit and veg counter and cold counter, ASDA supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969
Steelworks control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964