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Occupation Collection (page 3)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Pegging Boots By Hand

Pegging Boots By Hand
Engraving shows a shoemaker as he wears an apron, sits on a cobblers bench in his workshop, and pegs a boot by hand, mid to late 19th Century

Background imageOccupation Collection: Gathering Wild Rice

Gathering Wild Rice
Illustration of traditional wild rice gathering by canoe circa 1840. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Man in green waistcoat and hat riding ice bike, a tricycle with umbrella

Man in green waistcoat and hat riding ice bike, a tricycle with umbrella and cool box used to sell ice cream

Background imageOccupation Collection: Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Background imageOccupation Collection: Draftsman working at desk in office, elavated view

Draftsman working at desk in office, elavated view

Background imageOccupation Collection: Man emptying contents of cement mixer into a wheelbarrow

Man emptying contents of cement mixer into a wheelbarrow

Background imageOccupation Collection: Man holding piece of quadrant on laminate flooring

Man holding piece of quadrant on laminate flooring

Background imageOccupation Collection: Hand applying plaster to a wall with a trowel

Hand applying plaster to a wall with a trowel

Background imageOccupation Collection: Three men working on building site

Three men working on building site

Background imageOccupation Collection: Person loading sacks into pickup truck, sheep grazing nearby, farm buildings

Person loading sacks into pickup truck, sheep grazing nearby, farm buildings

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration of Honey Bee on flower and other worker bees flying to and from beehive with nectar

Illustration of Honey Bee on flower and other worker bees flying to and from beehive with nectar

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration of garbage truck

Illustration of garbage truck

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration of shepherd finding his lost sheep, Gospel of Matthew

Illustration of shepherd finding his lost sheep, Gospel of Matthew

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration of a man in butchers shop chopping meat

Illustration of a man in butchers shop chopping meat

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration of female plumber fixing pipe on a sink

Illustration of female plumber fixing pipe on a sink

Background imageOccupation Collection: Photographer in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Photographer in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageOccupation Collection: Gas Strike

Gas Strike
Businesses, pubs and theatres having to use candles and torches during the gas strike. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Brood comb with drone brood surrounded by worker bees -Apis mellifera var. carnica-

Brood comb with drone brood surrounded by worker bees -Apis mellifera var. carnica-

Background imageOccupation Collection: Woman operating machine in factory, (B&W)

Woman operating machine in factory, (B&W)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Young woman ironing in kitchen, (B&W)

Young woman ironing in kitchen, (B&W)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Businessman sitting at desk talking to secretary (B&W)

Businessman sitting at desk talking to secretary (B&W)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Woman in World War II military uniform posing in studio (B&W), portrait

Woman in World War II military uniform posing in studio (B&W), portrait

Background imageOccupation Collection: Young woman in overalls working by lathe in factory, (B&W)

Young woman in overalls working by lathe in factory, (B&W)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Man laying tiles on floor, (B&W)

Man laying tiles on floor, (B&W)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Three men talking

Three men talking

Background imageOccupation Collection: Woman reading newspaper

Woman reading newspaper

Background imageOccupation Collection: Laying A Cable

Laying A Cable
Workers laying the cable for the Broadway Surface Railroad at Union Square, New York, circa 1893. From a drawing by Hughson Hawley (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Makeshift Milk Float

Makeshift Milk Float
30th September 1919: Londons milk supply is distributed during the railway strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Hop Pickers Demo

Hop Pickers Demo
16th May 1908: Overhead view of the large hop-pickers demonstration as they walk along the Embankment in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: An alley in the souks of Essaouira

An alley in the souks of Essaouira
Essaouira - the jewel of the Atlantica - is a small fortified port in western Morocco on the same latitude as Marrakech, between Safi and Agadir

Background imageOccupation Collection: Women chatting over fence

Women chatting over fence
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Women with rake clippers and trowel chatting over picket fence. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Hands chained together

Hands chained together
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Businessmans hands chained together. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Domino tiles

Domino tiles
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Domino tiles. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Four soldiers

Four soldiers
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1900s: Group of four soldiers in uniform standing, holding American flag. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Newcastle Workers

Newcastle Workers
May 1954: Workers pushing their bikes up the hill from the Tyne towards Newcastle town centre. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7143 - Newcastle: Revival Of A City - pub

Background imageOccupation Collection: Steel Mill

Steel Mill
1st May 1955: Men working at the furnaces of a Sheffield steel mill. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8067 - Importance Of Yorkshire - unpub. (Photo by Joseph McKeown/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Illustration Of Tippecanoe Procession, MD, 1840

Illustration Of Tippecanoe Procession, MD, 1840
Illustration depicting the Tippecanoe procession in support of Whig party presidential candidate William H. Harrison, Baltimore, Maryland, 1840. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Mrs Ludd

Mrs Ludd
A cartoon showing a luddite leader dressed as a woman. This is possibly a Tory caricature comparing the Luddites to the mobs in the French Revolution

Background imageOccupation Collection: American Westward Expansion

American Westward Expansion
A goddess helps pioneers establish civilization during the United States Westward Expansion, in a 19th Century illustration entitled American Progress. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Peoples Beehive

Peoples Beehive
1840: The British Beehive, a cartoon depicting the population as members of a behive with the Queen at the top and various other occupations in cells below her

Background imageOccupation Collection: Ulsters Unemployed

Ulsters Unemployed
17th December 1955: Unemployed people on the streets of Derry city. In Northern Ireland 30, 000 people are out of work. Original Publication

Background imageOccupation Collection: Central Pacific Railroad

Central Pacific Railroad
Chinese emigrant workers on the Central Pacific Railroad, USA, circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Vision Transmitter

Vision Transmitter
The BBC vision transmitter at Alexandra Palace, London

Background imageOccupation Collection: Dog Mechanics

Dog Mechanics
Mechanic Luke Oreskovic being watched by dogs Duke and Jill as he works on his car engine circa 1950. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Street Scene

Street Scene
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s 1940s: Street Scene, With Cars Parked On Street In Front Of A Row Of Stores. The Center Store Is Acme Market, With Sign That Says Self Service Business Shopping

Background imageOccupation Collection: Salesman At Door Of A House Wife Showing Her A Bro

Salesman At Door Of A House Wife Showing Her A Bro
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Salesman At Door Of A House Wife Showing Her A Brochure Of His Product He Is Dressed Ia A Suit She Is Wearing A White Apron Over A Dressey Dress. (Photo by H)

Background imageOccupation Collection: Victorian London - Brewers Men

Victorian London - Brewers Men
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Workers at a London brewery circa 1870

Background imageOccupation Collection: Christ as a good shepherd

Christ as a good shepherd
illustration of a Christ as a good shepherd



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