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Great EasternSeptember 1865: The laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board Brunels steamship the Great Eastern. Original Publication: Illustrated London News
Cheap Labourcirca 1930: Labourers pulling carts piled high with good wrapped in straw in a Peiping (Beijing) street. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Local Bankcirca 1930: Panning for gold in the Rio Das Velhas (River of the old women), Marianna Brazil which has produced gold since 1730. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Basket-Makingcirca 1930: A blind peasant making baskets in Syria. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Wordsmithscirca 1930: Caption writers at the General Photographic Agency busy at their desks, supported by reference books and a pack of cigarettes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Cheerful At Workcirca 1930: Four smiling bushmen saw down a kauri tree. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
School PantoDecember 1929: Pupils at Crouch End High School for Girls painting scenery for their pantomime. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
British Tobacco FarmSeptember 1926: At a tobacco farm near Fleet, in Hampshire, workers strip tobacco leaves in readiness for grading. Over 80 acres of land are being used for the cultivation of tobacco
Dam ConstructionFoundations and masonry in construction at the Asyut Barrage of the Aswan Dam. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Telephonistscirca 1930: Operators at the switchboard of the American Telephone and Telegraph Companys long distance exchange. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Spit And PolishWorkmen giving the LNER Pacific engine Pretty Polly a good polish. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Dam Builderscirca 1900: Excavation and construction under way in the deepest part of the foundations at Bab-el-Kibir during the construction of the Aswan Dam. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Racket Makerscirca 1930: Workers making tennis rackets for Lilywhites store. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Root-WasherA worker operating Crosskills Archimedean root-washer. It was exhibited at Crystal Palace and Hyde Park in London. Original Artwork
Poplar trees planted as windbreaker, New ZealandRow of poplar trees planted as windbreaker on farmland, fall evening, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Men At Work14th December 1850: Builders at work on the upper part of a column at Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, in preparation for the Great Exhibition
Hatting FactoryWomen working in a crowded hatting factory in Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
pasture with sheep grazing, New ZealandHigh country pasture with sheep grazing and Southern Alps in background, fall, Makaroa, South Island, New Zealand
Building St PancrasFebruary 1868: The large vaulted roof has taken shape and dominates the skyline during the construction of St Pancras station in London. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)
Irrigation MethodsA frieze depicting Egyptians using the water from the Nile for irrigation, circa 2000 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)