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Workers Collection

Background imageWorkers Collection: Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Background imageWorkers Collection: Workers are unloading sacks of flour from a Bedford truck belonging to Pledge & Son Ltd

Workers are unloading sacks of flour from a Bedford truck belonging to Pledge & Son Ltd, the milling company, on one of their deliveries in Ashford, Kent. 1939

Background imageWorkers Collection: Waiters, chefs and kitchen hands at Londons Savoy hotel went on strike early today

Waiters, chefs and kitchen hands at Londons Savoy hotel went on strike early today, it was decided that tables were to be left bare and underserviced in the private suites, restaurant and Grill room

Background imageWorkers Collection: Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop Kilns removing dried hops from the kilns in Goudhurst. ( A general view ) 1937

Hop Kilns removing dried hops from the kilns in Goudhurst. ( A general view ) 1937

Background imageWorkers Collection: The tea boys at Lloyd Loom. 1938

The tea boys at Lloyd Loom. 1938

Background imageWorkers Collection: Working shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village

Working shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop picking at Maplescombe Farm, Farningham, Kent. 1938

Hop picking at Maplescombe Farm, Farningham, Kent. 1938

Background imageWorkers Collection: Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder

Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939

Background imageWorkers Collection: Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September

Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September 1916 Fish where the fish are!

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old working in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old working in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Background imageWorkers Collection: A newspaper boy spreads the news of the sinking of the Titanic to bystanders outside

A newspaper boy spreads the news of the sinking of the Titanic to bystanders outside Oceanic House, the headquarters of the White Star Line Company. 15th April 1912

Background imageWorkers Collection: Reassembling an underground tunnel, this latest picture of the Bristol aircraft companies

Reassembling an underground tunnel, this latest picture of the Bristol aircraft companies giant Brabazon, which when completed, will be the " Queen Elizabeth" of the air

Background imageWorkers Collection: Police, armed with truncheons, clashed with strikers at the Barbican building site

Police, armed with truncheons, clashed with strikers at the Barbican building site. It happened after Mytons, the contractors

Background imageWorkers Collection: The construction of an Air Raid Precautions shelter beneath a war memorial in Swanley

The construction of an Air Raid Precautions shelter beneath a war memorial in Swanley, Kent. 1939

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop pickers walking back to the oast houses with a loaded cart. 1935

Hop pickers walking back to the oast houses with a loaded cart. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Background imageWorkers Collection: Ice Cream for the Fruit pickers The ice cream vendor does a steady trade throughout

Ice Cream for the Fruit pickers The ice cream vendor does a steady trade throughout the day - on Kent fruit fields during the hot weather

Background imageWorkers Collection: Pea picking in Swanley. 1936

Pea picking in Swanley. 1936

Background imageWorkers Collection: Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women 6 February 1921

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women 6 February 1921

Background imageWorkers Collection: Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women at the forge 6 February 1921

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women at the forge 6 February 1921

Background imageWorkers Collection: Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: Advertisement for Barretts Fresh Fruit Lemonade undated

Advertisement for Barretts Fresh Fruit Lemonade undated

Background imageWorkers Collection: Advertisement for Lipton Tea 1896

Advertisement for Lipton Tea 1896

Background imageWorkers Collection: Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent

Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent

Background imageWorkers Collection: Rubberised Asphalt Paving - The first roadway of its type

Rubberised Asphalt Paving - The first roadway of its type. Shown in three stages from rubber asphalt, precoated granite chipping and then the finished section

Background imageWorkers Collection: Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent showing steam engines being transported

Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent showing steam engines being transported

Background imageWorkers Collection: An overview of the Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent showing the ramp between boat

An overview of the Richborough Train Ferry on the east coast of Kent showing the ramp between boat and land

Background imageWorkers Collection: Safety precaution South Fleet, Kent. 1934

Safety precaution South Fleet, Kent. 1934

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop picking 200 years ago Hop gathering - old style - is pictured in this eighteenth

Hop picking 200 years ago Hop gathering - old style - is pictured in this eighteenth century print in the Kent county archives at Maidstone

Background imageWorkers Collection: Crockenhill Woods. 1934

Crockenhill Woods. 1934

Background imageWorkers Collection: Building the new Albany Park train station. 1935

Building the new Albany Park train station. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: Laying wooden paving in Trafalgar Square, the resinous heartwood being extremely durable

Laying wooden paving in Trafalgar Square, the resinous heartwood being extremely durable and the noise of the traffic being somewhat deadened

Background imageWorkers Collection: The building works at the new Albany Park Station. 1935

The building works at the new Albany Park Station. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: A train is going past the site where the Albany Park Train Station is under construction

A train is going past the site where the Albany Park Train Station is under construction. 1939

Background imageWorkers Collection: Mr W Arrowsmith, founder of WJ Curley and Sons, in the yard of his bone and tallow

Mr W Arrowsmith, founder of WJ Curley and Sons, in the yard of his bone and tallow factory in Stratford, East London. 5 October 1937

Background imageWorkers Collection: 1910 Election poster

1910 Election poster

Background imageWorkers Collection: Anonymous Poster Designer, 1930 Full speed ahead - fulfil the Five-Year Plan in Four years

Anonymous Poster Designer, 1930 Full speed ahead - fulfil the Five-Year Plan in Four years. Colour lithograph

Background imageWorkers Collection: Mr C L Ager, the steeplejack, with his assistants, who were attacked by red ants

Mr C L Ager, the steeplejack, with his assistants, who were attacked by red ants on the spire of Shackleford Church, near Aldershot. 1922

Background imageWorkers Collection: Pulling down 300 year old trees in Bushy Park, London, that had become dangerous

Pulling down 300 year old trees in Bushy Park, London, that had become dangerous. The work was undertaken by unemployed Welsh and Durham miners. 16 January 1929

Background imageWorkers Collection: Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Pressing a blade to harden it, several tons

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Pressing a blade to harden it, several tons of pressure are brought to bear on it 26 March 1920

Background imageWorkers Collection: The making of cricket balls at London football compny station road, South Norwood Making

The making of cricket balls at London football compny station road, South Norwood Making the quilt, cork to the weight of about 2 3 4 oz is bound by pure worcester wool and hammered into shape 1926

Background imageWorkers Collection: A team of four workers on Western Cross Farm, near Greenhithe, Kent, are pictured hoeing

A team of four workers on Western Cross Farm, near Greenhithe, Kent, are pictured hoeing and pulling out weeds on 28 acres of majestics planted in the second week of April

Background imageWorkers Collection: The children of hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain. August 1940

The children of hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain. August 1940

Background imageWorkers Collection: Hop picking. 1935

Hop picking. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: Bedford cattle truck. 1935

Bedford cattle truck. 1935

Background imageWorkers Collection: View of a train on the perilous railway track on Mount Washington. 19th century

View of a train on the perilous railway track on Mount Washington. 19th century

Background imageWorkers Collection: Pumps for draining the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the

Pumps for draining the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway



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