Employment Collection (#5)

Separating gold and silver using nitric acid (woodcut)
8663736 Separating gold and silver using nitric acid (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separating gold and silver using nitric acid)

Farm furnace (engraving)
8663730 Farm furnace (engraving) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farm furnace. Illustration for Der Mensch und die Erde by Hans Kraemer (Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong)

Furnace for smelting iron ore (woodcut)
8663728 Furnace for smelting iron ore (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnace for smelting iron ore)

Separating diamonds from gravel (b/w photo)
8663721 Separating diamonds from gravel (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separating diamonds from gravel)

Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho)
8663706 Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor)

Bus transport (litho)
8663964 Bus transport (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bus transport. Bus driver's view through the windscreen)

Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo)
8663781 Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamping out coins at the Paris mint)

Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving)
8663921 Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Partial view of a smelter (woodcut)
8663758 Partial view of a smelter (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Partial view of a smelter. From De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola, 1557)

Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho)
8663750 Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia)

Sorting copper ore, Neusohl, Hungary (woodcut)
8663748 Sorting copper ore, Neusohl, Hungary (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting copper ore, Neusohl, Hungary (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia)

Making clogs from alder wood, Brittany (b/w photo)
8663841 Making clogs from alder wood, Brittany (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making clogs from alder wood, Brittany, France)

Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho)
8663840 Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winemaking in ancient Egypt. Tomb painting from the necropolis of Thebes)

The Paddington School of Signalling, Great Western Railway (b/w photo)
8673309 The Paddington School of Signalling, Great Western Railway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Paddington School of Signalling)

Engineer, 18th Century (engraving)
8672848 Engineer, 18th Century (engraving) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engineer, 18th Century)

Riding in a cart pulled by a llama at the zoo (b/w photo)
8625774 Riding in a cart pulled by a llama at the zoo (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riding in a cart pulled by a llama at the zoo)

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Members of the Women's Royal Naval Service, World War I, 1917 (b/w photo)
8626491 Members of the Women's Royal Naval Service, World War I, 1917 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season (engraving)
8676943 Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season)

Trade card fors W Gearing, horse shoeing forges, Eastbourne (engraving)
8677621 Trade card fors W Gearing, horse shoeing forges, Eastbourne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card fors W Gearing, horse shoeing forges)

Gas lighting in London (litho)
8672101 Gas lighting in London (litho) by Prout, Victor William (1862-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gas lighting in London)

Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676080 Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel)

The switchboard of the world (b/w photo)
8676258 The switchboard of the world (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The switchboard of the world at the General Post Office)

Clamp of fired bricks in a Sussex brickyard (b/w photo)
8676027 Clamp of fired bricks in a Sussex brickyard (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clamp of fired bricks in a Sussex brickyard)

The stages in the design and productuon of a typical aeroplane (litho)
8675809 The stages in the design and productuon of a typical aeroplane (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pressing out the body of a motor car (b/w photo)
8675798 Pressing out the body of a motor car (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pressing out the body of a motor car)

Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877
3479861 Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877; (add.info.: Female ward at the Westminster Union (Workhouse). Old women (aged female paupers) sewing, 1877.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479647 Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse)

Portland Prison Dorset, 1884
3479344 Portland Prison Dorset, 1884; (add.info.: Portland Prison Dorset Convicts working in the stone quarries. The prisoners were given education classes in the evening)

Craftsmen in a copper pottery workshop
LSE4112464 Craftsmen in a copper pottery workshop.; Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Convicts working, 1888
3479343 Convicts working, 1888; (add.info.: Convicts working in the stone quarries on the island of Portland. Dated 15th December 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A gravedigger, 1850
3478355 A gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gravedigger at work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850
3480189 A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850; (add.info)

Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving)
3478379 Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting market garden labourers enjoying a drink and a smoke after work)

Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo)
LUX4782769 Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Boulevard de Magenta

Woman and girl at work in a Staffordshire, 1850
3478845 Woman and girl at work in a Staffordshire, 1850; (add.info.: Woman at work in an English factory making needles for the sewing industry.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Female American mathematician and astronomer at work, at the Paris Observatory, 1850
3478832 Female American mathematician and astronomer at work, at the Paris Observatory, 1850; (add.info.: Miss Klumpke an American mathematician and astronomer at work on the Carte du Ciel)

An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom, 1870
3478831 An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom, 1870; (add.info.: An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom)

The profiteering of Match production companies in Late Victorian Britain, 1890
3478938 The profiteering of Match production companies in Late Victorian Britain, 1890; (add.info.: Punch cartoon dated 1890; critical of the profiteering of Match production companies in Late)

The profiteering of Match production companies in Late Victorian Britain, 1890
3478932 The profiteering of Match production companies in Late Victorian Britain, 1890; (add.info.: Punch cartoon dated 1890; critical of the profiteering of Match production companies in Late)

Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848
3478855 Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848; (add.info.: Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473170 Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Workers at a machine which consisted of two wooden rolls between which pieces of material passed when they)

Mat makers, 1883
3479233 Mat makers, 1883; (add.info.: Mat makers in Cairo. Dated January 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carpet weaver
3479227 Carpet weaver; (add.info.: Carpet weaver laying the warp on the frame. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892
3479117 Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892; (add.info.: Grandmother is shown seated at a table using a treadle sewing machine, while the mother is looking after her 3 children)

Raising platinum - bearing gravels from river beds, 1916 (chromo)
2603893 Raising platinum - bearing gravels from river beds, 1916 (chromo); (add.info.: Raising platinum - bearing gravels from river beds such as that of the Tura and other rivers in the Urals)

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From the Royal Navy to the Metropolitan Police, employment opportunities have shaped history. Step into the past with a glimpse at iconic recruitment posters like the Royal Navy's vintage advertising poster and the German propaganda poster from WW1. Reflect on moments of resilience, as seen in The Jarrow March of 1936, where determined marchers sought better employment prospects. Witness diversity in roles through recruitment signs for organizations like WaC and WRNS, showcasing women's contributions during wartime. Celebrate empowerment as Welsh women road builders pave their way in South Wales. Explore solidarity through trades union membership certificates and witness craftsmanship within a dressmaker's workshop. Marvel at Ford Motor Company employees who drove innovation in Detroit, Michigan, USA. And finally, cheer for progress as seven women police officers form a netball team - breaking barriers one game at a time. Employment has always been more than just work; it is an ever-evolving tapestry that weaves together stories of ambition, dedication, and collective growth.