In the mid 19 century, a variety of men had staged pictures of themselves taken at work, from artisans and clowns to engineers and preachers; they chose to have their…
Women factory workers in a cotton mill in Lancashire, circa 1908.
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Michael Rougier's powerful photographs of the conditions endured by migrant workers and their families all across the United States.
When you look back at these old photos of skyscraper construction, you'll see men way up high without harnesses, walking along beams suspended hundreds of feet above the street, and swinging on cables.
Here's an ARTURA real photo postcard circa 1910-1924 featuring a studio shot of two workers. The bigger guy on the right has a pretty interesting work shirt and what looks like a really ornate watch fob.
1. Casino pool at the Alcazar Hotel: Then & Now St. Augustine, Florida, 1904. This building that now houses the Lightner Museum once housed a huge indoor pool, but the area is now used for the museum's cafe and antique shops. Found on Only in your State. 2. Esther Williams' swimm
Women At Work During The First World War, Women munition workers finish small arms cartridges in Small Arms Cartridge Factory No.3 at Woolwich Arsenal, London during the First World War, May 1918.
AMAZING photographs show the workers of London from 100 years ago in all their eccentric glory. The recently discovered images, believed to have been taken by Donald McLeish between 1926-1927, show…
Nowadays, we can't even imagine our lives without photos. Many of us tend to capture each detail of our lives, from special occasions to the most ordinary moments. Cameras are used by all age groups, starting from little children who are curious about all the gadgets around them, through youth, adults, and finally, elderly people who want to keep up with technology and have the will to learn new things.
There's an awesome little subreddit that has been getting a lot of press coverage as of late. It's called ColorizedHistory, and is a 20,000+ person strong
File name: 08_06_003827 Title: Old farmer with pitch fork full of hay Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer) Date created: 1930 (approximate) Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in. Genre: Glass negatives Subjects: Farmers; Agricultural machinery & implements; Hay Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve. Collection: Leslie Jones Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: Copyright © Leslie Jones. Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
Interesting stuff from back in time.
A young Alabama boy born in the late 1800s and nicknamed Shorpy is one of the most recognizable faces of the movement to abolish child labor at the beginning of the 20th century.
AMAZING photographs show the workers of London from 100 years ago in all their eccentric glory. The recently discovered images, believed to have been taken by Donald McLeish between 1926-1927, show…
Here's a lot of photos I picked up a while back showing industrial homefront workers during WWII.
