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Background imageWorking Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Background imageWorking Collection: Ship Building Strike

Ship Building Strike
1st April 1957: A vessel under construction at the Burrow-in-Furness shipyard where work has stopped during a strike. Original Publication

Background imageWorking Collection: The Work Horse

The Work Horse
3rd April 1954: A horse walking past two works chimneys in the streets of Liverpool. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7105 - The Best and Worst of British Cities: Liverpool - pub

Background imageWorking Collection: Waggon Of Natal

Waggon Of Natal
A solidly-built wagon drawn by fourteen oxen ascends Uncommoss Hill, Natal, on its way to Morley Mission Station, circa 1860. Engraving by J B West, Jnr. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Child Labour

Child Labour
A young girl pulling a cartful of coal through a passage only a couple of feet high, 1842. The cart is attached to her waist by a chain

Background imageWorking Collection: La Bourse

La Bourse
The Paris Stock Exchange or La Bourse, the final work of architect Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Textile Works

Textile Works
Sir Titus Salts textile works at Saltaire, Yorkshire from the north side. Around the factory was built the model village of Saltaire

Background imageWorking Collection: Welsh Quarry

Welsh Quarry
A black marble quarry near Red Wharf Bay in Anglesea. Original Artwork: Aquatint by William Daniell (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Settlement Camp At Night

Settlement Camp At Night
Illustration of an American settlers at a prairie camp at night, late 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Vauxhall Mill

Vauxhall Mill
1815: A sketch of Vauxhall Mill published in 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of Heracles fighting with the Nemean lion

Antique illustration of Heracles fighting with the Nemean lion
Antique illustration of circular medallion with the hero Heracles fighting and slaying the Nemean lion with his club, legendary creature from the Greek mythology

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of woman working filling vase

Antique illustration of woman working filling vase

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of street vendor

Antique illustration of street vendor

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of Two fishermen emptying the basket

Antique illustration of Two fishermen emptying the basket of fish (drawing by Moutte taken from the painting Pecheurs de Saint-Jean de Luz by Vollon

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of slavery

Antique illustration of slavery

Background imageWorking Collection: Antique illustration of nuns peeling fruits

Antique illustration of nuns peeling fruits
Antique illustration of scene of daily life in a convent: in a big room with only a crucified Christ on the wall, a table and a dresser

Background imageWorking Collection: Cargo Ship on the Fulton Street Dock

Cargo Ship on the Fulton Street Dock
circa 1918: Workers unload crates and barrels on the Fulton Street dock while men in straw boaters inspect a ship, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Artistic Primate

Artistic Primate
London Zoo celebrity chimpanzee Congo, carefully loading his brush with more paint while at work on his latest masterpiece, August 1957. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone Features/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Plastic Bumper

Plastic Bumper
15th October 1956: A close-up of a Plexiglass bumper on a Nash Palm Beach, at the Farina works in Italy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub

Background imageWorking Collection: 1940 Firemen signallers Clearing UP

1940 Firemen signallers Clearing UP
1940: Firemen signallers at work amongst the rubble after a daylight bombing raid in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Spring Clean

Spring Clean
Window cleaners at work at BBC headquarters Bush House in the Strand, London

Background imageWorking Collection: Window Cleaning

Window Cleaning
A squad of window cleaners at BBC Bush House, London

Background imageWorking Collection: Car Line-Up

Car Line-Up
14th October 1955: A line-up of the new Standard Vanguard, just off the production line at the Standard works in Coventry. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageWorking Collection: Brixton Prison Ironing

Brixton Prison Ironing
Female prisoners at work in the ironing-room of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London



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