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Background imageSpade Collection: Royal Engineers

Royal Engineers
circa 1850: An officer of the Royal Engineers gives orders to two privates. Rischgitz Collection (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Illustration of female manual worker standing behind tipper truck holding spade

Illustration of female manual worker standing behind tipper truck holding spade

Background imageSpade Collection: Coal Workers

Coal Workers
circa 1930: A group of coal workers in the West Indies, using baskets to carry the coal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Riggs Expedition

Riggs Expedition
circa 1930: The unearthing of the bones of prehistoric monsters for the Chicago Museum. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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Spade

Background imageSpade Collection: Miners During The California Gold Rush

Miners During The California Gold Rush
Miners travelling to find new diggings during the California Gold Rush era, 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Illustration For Poes The Gold Bug

Illustration For Poes The Gold Bug
Illustration for the Edgar Allan Poe short story The Gold Bug, early 1840s. Clockwise from top: Three men and a dog gathered in front of a fireplace look at a parchment in the glow of the fire; a

Background imageSpade Collection: The Mounted Policeman

The Mounted Policeman
Illustration of a mounted policeman circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: The Treasure Seeker

The Treasure Seeker
Engraving of a man unearthing buried treasure, 17th century. Based on work by the Dutch artist Leonard Bramer. (Photo by /Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Yellow backhoe loader, rear view

Yellow backhoe loader, rear view

Background imageSpade Collection: Yellow backhoe loader

Yellow backhoe loader

Background imageSpade Collection: Yellow bulldozer shovelling earth, side view

Yellow bulldozer shovelling earth, side view

Background imageSpade Collection: Yellow wheel loader, side view

Yellow wheel loader, side view

Background imageSpade Collection: Red mining shovel with bucket full of earth

Red mining shovel with bucket full of earth

Background imageSpade Collection: Set of fireplace tools

Set of fireplace tools

Background imageSpade Collection: Man holding a spade with section of turf on the blade

Man holding a spade with section of turf on the blade

Background imageSpade Collection: Man shovelling mixture into cement mixer

Man shovelling mixture into cement mixer

Background imageSpade Collection: Spade

Spade

Background imageSpade Collection: Illustration of digging hole in grass near base of rotten fence post using spade

Illustration of digging hole in grass near base of rotten fence post using spade

Background imageSpade Collection: Black and white illustration of hand hanging garden spade next to rake on hooks in a shed

Black and white illustration of hand hanging garden spade next to rake on hooks in a shed

Background imageSpade Collection: Gold Prospectors

Gold Prospectors
Two prospectors panning for gold in California. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Blue and red brooms with shovels

Blue and red brooms with shovels

Background imageSpade Collection: Millet grains on a wooden scoop made of coconut wood

Millet grains on a wooden scoop made of coconut wood

Background imageSpade Collection: Great Boston Fire

Great Boston Fire
Firemen stand amidst the rubble after the Great Boston Fire of November 1872. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: A Steam Shovel

A Steam Shovel
A steam shovel at work in the Bas Obispo Cut of the Panama Canal. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Clean Up

Clean Up
2nd October 1912: Labourers at work clearing up debris after a water main burst in Old Broad Street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Railway Employees

Railway Employees
26th October 1907: A platelayer and ganger working on railway track. It was many years before bright clothing was introduced to make track workers readily visible

Background imageSpade Collection: Lettuce Farming

Lettuce Farming
21st March 1908: Women workers on a fruit and vegetable farm in Thatcham Berkshire, digging a hole while in the background lettuces are picked from their frames

Background imageSpade Collection: Panning For Gold

Panning For Gold
A gold prospector panning for alluvial gold in the Klondike, a region in the western region of the Yukon Territory, Canada, circa 1898. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: J1693688, diry 18758, print, H / LAW / PUNI / TRANSPORTATION, punishment, law, H 89916 ORIG H 89915

J1693688, diry 18758, print, H / LAW / PUNI / TRANSPORTATION, punishment, law, H 89916 ORIG H 89915
A convict working in the British Penal Settlement in Bermuda, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSpade Collection: Scarborough Beach

Scarborough Beach
9th August 1952: Families enjoy paddling at the seaside resort of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5997 - A Trip To Scarborough - pub


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