Laborer 1800s hi-res stock photography and images

Workmen on the Union Pacific section of the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDWXJYK–Workmen on the Union Pacific section of the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut

A Laborer in China, circa 1800 Stock Photo

RMMN350H–A Laborer in China, circa 1800

Original Victorian Carte de Visite (visiting card or CDV) of working class man - a drover / shepherd wearing tall crowned bowler hat, carrying a crook, wearing leather boots with buttoned gaiters, with his faithful collie sheepdog. The man may have driven his sheep bound for the meat markets of London such as Smithfields, from as far away as Wales following ancient drovers routes. Possibly a Welshman. Many drovers grazed their animals on the Common at Peckham village before going on to London. Photographer - Theophilus Claudius Kirby (1829-1907) Peckham, S.E. London, Borough of Southwark, U.K. Stock Photo

RM2WKMEYE–Original Victorian Carte de Visite (visiting card or CDV) of working class man - a drover / shepherd wearing tall crowned bowler hat, carrying a crook, wearing leather boots with buttoned gaiters, with his faithful collie sheepdog. The man may have driven his sheep bound for the meat markets of London such as Smithfields, from as far away as Wales following ancient drovers routes. Possibly a Welshman. Many drovers grazed their animals on the Common at Peckham village before going on to London. Photographer - Theophilus Claudius Kirby (1829-1907) Peckham, S.E. London, Borough of Southwark, U.K.

This late 1800s illustration shows a Female crofter in Scotland. Crofters are people who live and work on croft land. Usually they are tenants of the person who owns the land (this is the true legal meaning of the word crofter), but, in recent times, some crofters have bought their crofts and become owner-occupiers. Crofting activities include crofting activities: cutting peat, winnowing corn, manuring fields. Stock Photo

RF2D4XN1B–This late 1800s illustration shows a Female crofter in Scotland. Crofters are people who live and work on croft land. Usually they are tenants of the person who owns the land (this is the true legal meaning of the word crofter), but, in recent times, some crofters have bought their crofts and become owner-occupiers. Crofting activities include crofting activities: cutting peat, winnowing corn, manuring fields.

Warehousing in the City by Gustave Dore Stock Photo

RMHRNRW1–Warehousing in the City by Gustave Dore

An old engraving of farm labourers in the UK in the first half of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. During this period, agricultural work involved lots of hard work. Crops all had to be harvested by hand. Most people lived by subsistence farming. The farmers did not grow food to sell, so only sold food if they grow more than they needed. Stock Photo

RM2XMB771–An old engraving of farm labourers in the UK in the first half of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. During this period, agricultural work involved lots of hard work. Crops all had to be harvested by hand. Most people lived by subsistence farming. The farmers did not grow food to sell, so only sold food if they grow more than they needed.

Laborer of Quindio, Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2E3C63K–Laborer of Quindio, Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

RMBKNX09–The Mowers

Hindu Labourers in a Paddy Field Stock Photo

RMKWDD6T–Hindu Labourers in a Paddy Field

1700s 1800s ILLUSTRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE WORKERS OPERATING COTTON GIN SOUTHERN USA Stock Photo

RMF14H9R–1700s 1800s ILLUSTRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE WORKERS OPERATING COTTON GIN SOUTHERN USA

An engraving of Stradmore House, Cardiganshire scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1812. Believed copyright free. Stock Photo

RMHAH4FE–An engraving of Stradmore House, Cardiganshire scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1812. Believed copyright free.

Indian Laborers from The merchant vessel : a sailor boy's voyages to see the world [around the world] by Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901 engraved by C. LaPlante; some illustrations by W.L. Wyllie Publisher New York : Dodd, Mead & Co. 1884 Stock Photo

RM2D6XR6F–Indian Laborers from The merchant vessel : a sailor boy's voyages to see the world [around the world] by Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901 engraved by C. LaPlante; some illustrations by W.L. Wyllie Publisher New York : Dodd, Mead & Co. 1884

Workers fixing a 1800s steam train engine, Auckland, New Zealand Stock Photo

RMBMJCMY–Workers fixing a 1800s steam train engine, Auckland, New Zealand

'A little spinner in the Mollohan Mills, Newberry, S. child laborer Stock Photo

RM2XP3T58–'A little spinner in the Mollohan Mills, Newberry, S. child laborer

USA, Washington State, Tacoma, Fort Nisqually Historic Site. Men in traditional 1850's laborer and dress costumes (MR) Stock Photo

RFA7NMED–USA, Washington State, Tacoma, Fort Nisqually Historic Site. Men in traditional 1850's laborer and dress costumes (MR)

'The Return from Toil,' drawing by John Sloan (1871-1951), published on front cover of 'The Masses', July 1913 Stock Photo

RM2K4DMTD–'The Return from Toil,' drawing by John Sloan (1871-1951), published on front cover of 'The Masses', July 1913

[Construction Site]. Artist: Louis Lafon (French, active 1870s-90s). Dimensions: Image: 36.8 x 47.8 cm (14 1/2 x 18 13/16 in.). Date: 1880s. The urbanization projects of nineteenth-century France called on photography to record not only the ornamental details of a building's exterior but also the progression of its construction. Lafon mastered this type of industrial imagery, a pursuit for which he was awarded a medal at the 1874 exhibition of the Société française de photographie. This photograph succinctly captures the construction of a building that integrated modern techniques of iron and Stock Photo

RMPAABC4–[Construction Site]. Artist: Louis Lafon (French, active 1870s-90s). Dimensions: Image: 36.8 x 47.8 cm (14 1/2 x 18 13/16 in.). Date: 1880s. The urbanization projects of nineteenth-century France called on photography to record not only the ornamental details of a building's exterior but also the progression of its construction. Lafon mastered this type of industrial imagery, a pursuit for which he was awarded a medal at the 1874 exhibition of the Société française de photographie. This photograph succinctly captures the construction of a building that integrated modern techniques of iron and

Engraved illustration depicting the interior of Calvin T Sampson's shoe factory in North Adams, Massachusetts showing Chinese immigrants fastening soles onto shoes, first published in Harper's Weekly for an article relating to worker strikes and Chinese laborers, Massachusets, 1870. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKK93H4–Engraved illustration depicting the interior of Calvin T Sampson's shoe factory in North Adams, Massachusetts showing Chinese immigrants fastening soles onto shoes, first published in Harper's Weekly for an article relating to worker strikes and Chinese laborers, Massachusets, 1870. From the New York Public Library.

Woman Kneading Dough Outline Stock Photo

RFKPWYRC–Woman Kneading Dough Outline

Striking workers on parade in the U.S., late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBJAT2N–Striking workers on parade in the U.S., late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

The Well Driller (Le Foreur) (ca. 1873-1874) by Paul Cézanne. Stock Photo

RM2HBNB84–The Well Driller (Le Foreur) (ca. 1873-1874) by Paul Cézanne.

Original 19th century albumen print on card (small cabinet card size) probably Russian - this group of 4 working class / peasant class men are wearing typical felt boots of Russia, called Valenki, for hard work outside in the freezing cold. Circa 1880's /1890's, Russia. Stock Photo

RM2HWXPKR–Original 19th century albumen print on card (small cabinet card size) probably Russian - this group of 4 working class / peasant class men are wearing typical felt boots of Russia, called Valenki, for hard work outside in the freezing cold. Circa 1880's /1890's, Russia.

This late 1800s illustration shows a male crofter at work in Scotland. Crofters are people who live and work on croft land. Usually they are tenants of the person who owns the land (this is the true legal meaning of the word crofter), but, in recent times, some crofters have bought their crofts and become owner-occupiers. Crofting activities include crofting activities: cutting peat, winnowing corn, manuring fields. Stock Photo

RF2D4XN1H–This late 1800s illustration shows a male crofter at work in Scotland. Crofters are people who live and work on croft land. Usually they are tenants of the person who owns the land (this is the true legal meaning of the word crofter), but, in recent times, some crofters have bought their crofts and become owner-occupiers. Crofting activities include crofting activities: cutting peat, winnowing corn, manuring fields.

Art Nouveau artwork on gable of large Neo-Renaissance, Belle Epoque (late 19th century / early 20th century) building on Alšovo Square in Písek, South Bohemia, Czechia. The artwork depicts a working man holding a pickaxe and an oil lamp, possibly a miner. Stock Photo

RF2T2KFCB–Art Nouveau artwork on gable of large Neo-Renaissance, Belle Epoque (late 19th century / early 20th century) building on Alšovo Square in Písek, South Bohemia, Czechia. The artwork depicts a working man holding a pickaxe and an oil lamp, possibly a miner.

An old engraving of ‘tramps’ in Ireland in the mid-1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. While vagrancy was a criminal offence in its own right, poverty was often associated with forms of criminality and immorality that meant ‘tramps’ were often viewed with prejudice. Itinerant people were viewed with suspicion and prejudice, not on account of their poverty, but rather because many viewed them as making travelling the country as a lifestyle choice. Stock Photo

RM2XMB7AB–An old engraving of ‘tramps’ in Ireland in the mid-1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. While vagrancy was a criminal offence in its own right, poverty was often associated with forms of criminality and immorality that meant ‘tramps’ were often viewed with prejudice. Itinerant people were viewed with suspicion and prejudice, not on account of their poverty, but rather because many viewed them as making travelling the country as a lifestyle choice.

RM2DEEE6N–Laborer of Quindio, Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

RMBMWWAG–Decorative Trade Card

Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia Stock Photo

RMKC2M5C–Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

A Fellah woman Fellah is a peasant, usually a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for 'ploughman' or 'tiller'. From the book The living races of mankind; Volume 2 by Henry Neville Hutchinson, Published in London in 1901 by Hutchinson & co Stock Photo

RF2HP7MJW–A Fellah woman Fellah is a peasant, usually a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for 'ploughman' or 'tiller'. From the book The living races of mankind; Volume 2 by Henry Neville Hutchinson, Published in London in 1901 by Hutchinson & co

RM2K51HT0–'The Return from Toil,' drawing by John Sloan (1871-1951), published on front cover of 'The Masses', July 1913

Caucasian Woman Kneading Dough on Table Stock Photo

RFKPWYRD–Caucasian Woman Kneading Dough on Table

Construction of the Northern Pacific Railway to Puget Sound, Washington State, late 1800s. Engraving Stock Photo

RMDWXK04–Construction of the Northern Pacific Railway to Puget Sound, Washington State, late 1800s. Engraving

Original Victorian cabinet card portrait of a working class man wearing a flat cap, an ill-fitting suit, with too short sleeves, turned up collar, tie, taken outside with a canvas backdrop against a stone wall - late 1880's, early 1890's, U.K. Stock Photo

RM2HPXRF6–Original Victorian cabinet card portrait of a working class man wearing a flat cap, an ill-fitting suit, with too short sleeves, turned up collar, tie, taken outside with a canvas backdrop against a stone wall - late 1880's, early 1890's, U.K.

An old engraving of a man at work to provide irrigation water to his fruit trees in southern California, USA in the 1800s. It is from an American history book of 1895. Using stone-lined ditches and wooden sluices, the Spanish missionaries were the first to redirect water from natural flowing streams and rivers to provide water to gardens and fields that surrounded the early Missions in the state. The California Gold Rush during the mid-1800s saw an increase in farming in order to provide food for the population explosion during the boom years. Stock Photo

RM2RGG39N–An old engraving of a man at work to provide irrigation water to his fruit trees in southern California, USA in the 1800s. It is from an American history book of 1895. Using stone-lined ditches and wooden sluices, the Spanish missionaries were the first to redirect water from natural flowing streams and rivers to provide water to gardens and fields that surrounded the early Missions in the state. The California Gold Rush during the mid-1800s saw an increase in farming in order to provide food for the population explosion during the boom years.

RMBMWXEP–Man working the Docks

RMKC2M5E–Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Interior of Tomioka Silk Mill (Joshu Tomioka seishi-jo no zu), Artist Ichiyōsai (Utagawa) Kuniteru II,Year 1872 Stock Photo

RM2K16D8R–Interior of Tomioka Silk Mill (Joshu Tomioka seishi-jo no zu), Artist Ichiyōsai (Utagawa) Kuniteru II,Year 1872

RFKPWYRB–Woman Kneading Dough

Steamboats lined up for freight at the levee, New Orleans, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDBE0R1–Steamboats lined up for freight at the levee, New Orleans, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Shoveling coal in the cab of a steam locomotive at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMMY3J63–Shoveling coal in the cab of a steam locomotive at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Original sepia toned Victorian era CDV (carte de visite or visiting card) of young working class man in working clothes, wearing a toque hat like a chef's, tradesman, labourer, carpenter or mason with tools, hammer, apron and cap. R Hedges 279 High Street, Camden Town, London, circa 1878. Stock Photo

RM2N6KK1T–Original sepia toned Victorian era CDV (carte de visite or visiting card) of young working class man in working clothes, wearing a toque hat like a chef's, tradesman, labourer, carpenter or mason with tools, hammer, apron and cap. R Hedges 279 High Street, Camden Town, London, circa 1878.

Workers meeting at the center of the St Gotthard Railway Tunnel through the Swiss Alps, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDWXK4J–Workers meeting at the center of the St Gotthard Railway Tunnel through the Swiss Alps, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut

An old engraving of agricultural gang of women and children working on a farm in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. One small child looks to have been taken ill or suffering from exhaustion. Agricultural gangs were groups of women, girls and boys organised by an independent gang-master, under whose supervision they executed agricultural piece-work for farmers in certain parts of England for a payment negotiated between the gangmaster and farmer. Much suffering resulted from a nomadic life and the poor treatment by gangmasters, often involving long hours for poor pay. Stock Photo

RM2XP16TG–An old engraving of agricultural gang of women and children working on a farm in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. One small child looks to have been taken ill or suffering from exhaustion. Agricultural gangs were groups of women, girls and boys organised by an independent gang-master, under whose supervision they executed agricultural piece-work for farmers in certain parts of England for a payment negotiated between the gangmaster and farmer. Much suffering resulted from a nomadic life and the poor treatment by gangmasters, often involving long hours for poor pay.

I want all the Scraps I can Collect Stock Photo

RMBM5FA1–I want all the Scraps I can Collect

An old engraving of a Catholic priest, Father Mathew, comforting a poverty-stricken family during in the Great Famine in Ireland in 1845. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. The Great Famine ( Great Hunger, the Famine or Irish Potato Famine) was a period of crop failure that led to starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852. During the Great Hunger, roughly 1 million people died and more than 1 million more fled the country, causing the country's population to fall by 20–25%. Pope Pius IX appealing to Catholics throughout the world to collect funds to help the Irish Stock Photo

RM2XMB7E8–An old engraving of a Catholic priest, Father Mathew, comforting a poverty-stricken family during in the Great Famine in Ireland in 1845. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. The Great Famine ( Great Hunger, the Famine or Irish Potato Famine) was a period of crop failure that led to starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852. During the Great Hunger, roughly 1 million people died and more than 1 million more fled the country, causing the country's population to fall by 20–25%. Pope Pius IX appealing to Catholics throughout the world to collect funds to help the Irish

RMKC2M5G–Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Four workmen enjoy a break for lunch c. 1900 Stock Photo

RMBNYN9E–Four workmen enjoy a break for lunch c. 1900

Workers at Holpool doing ‘fascine’ (anti-erosion) work on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, Lancashire, England UK c.1890 Stock Photo

RMEG41RJ–Workers at Holpool doing ‘fascine’ (anti-erosion) work on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, Lancashire, England UK c.1890

African Woman Kneading Dough on Table Stock Photo

RFKPWYRF–African Woman Kneading Dough on Table

Victorian Carte de Visite ( visiting card or CDV) rural scene of group of country gentlemen and a boy, outside a tent in a field, circa 1865, Victorian men. U.K. Stock Photo

RM2JAF9D9–Victorian Carte de Visite ( visiting card or CDV) rural scene of group of country gentlemen and a boy, outside a tent in a field, circa 1865, Victorian men. U.K.

Street sweepers answering a roll call in New York City 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA6JC3P–Street sweepers answering a roll call in New York City 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut

French using native workers to divert the Chagres River for a Panama Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMMY3J39–French using native workers to divert the Chagres River for a Panama Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

RMBKNWY1–Going to the fields

RMKC2M5M–Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Navvies (construction workers) at the Barton Aqueduct during the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, Lancashire, c.1890 Stock Photo

RMEGN3X6–Navvies (construction workers) at the Barton Aqueduct during the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, Lancashire, c.1890

African Woman Kneading Dough Stock Photo

RFKPWYRE–African Woman Kneading Dough

Original and rare Victorian cabinet card of poor working class older farm labourer, wearing his patched working suit, a bowler hat typical of agricultural labourers of the time, carrying farm implements, possibly hoes, rakes or billhooks. HIs looks a hard life -he is of pensioner's age. Photograph by Freckleton & Co., 63 Long Row, Nottingham, U.K. circa 1890's. Stock Photo

RM2HR2EJG–Original and rare Victorian cabinet card of poor working class older farm labourer, wearing his patched working suit, a bowler hat typical of agricultural labourers of the time, carrying farm implements, possibly hoes, rakes or billhooks. HIs looks a hard life -he is of pensioner's age. Photograph by Freckleton & Co., 63 Long Row, Nottingham, U.K. circa 1890's.

French paying native workers constructing the Panama Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMMY3J9N–French paying native workers constructing the Panama Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

RMBKP1Y0–Worker of the Land

Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBJF01X–Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

RMKC2M5K–Nuttall & Co Country Store, 6495 Ware Neck Road, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Tarrant's Cafe, 1 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia Stock Photo

RMEY165Y–Tarrant's Cafe, 1 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia

Navvies (construction workers) building the Manchester Ship Canal load waggons using a steam digger ('steam navvy') c. 1890 Stock Photo

RMEDJPNT–Navvies (construction workers) building the Manchester Ship Canal load waggons using a steam digger ('steam navvy') c. 1890

Original 1890's era charming Victorian cabinet card of a farming Victorian family outside their rustic stone farmhouse or cottage. The mother wearing her Sunday best, neat hairstyle with centre parting, holds her baby / toddler girl, the father, bearded, wearing a sack coat, sits a child on his knee, who looks like a boy although wearing a girl's dress as was normal at the time. U.K. circa 1890,1891 Stock Photo

RM2RJ6W90–Original 1890's era charming Victorian cabinet card of a farming Victorian family outside their rustic stone farmhouse or cottage. The mother wearing her Sunday best, neat hairstyle with centre parting, holds her baby / toddler girl, the father, bearded, wearing a sack coat, sits a child on his knee, who looks like a boy although wearing a girl's dress as was normal at the time. U.K. circa 1890,1891

Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBJF0T4–Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Steel-mill worker overseeing a Bessemer steel converter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDB3NE6–Steel-mill worker overseeing a Bessemer steel converter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

RMEY1660–Tarrant's Cafe, 1 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia

Wonderful Victorian Carte de Vistie (CDV) or visiting card of group estate workers, & their families - wives and children, several characters on Victorian farm. All are dressed in what would have been their only change of clothes - their Sunday Best. The men wear bowler hats to protect their heads. Posing for the photograph with the tools of their trade are: maintenance team with wood working tools, spade and a gun and farm hands with their agricultural tools - pitch fork, spade and rake, by the itinerant photographer A. (Alfred) Arnell of Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, U.K. circa 1880's Stock Photo

RM2HK4AH6–Wonderful Victorian Carte de Vistie (CDV) or visiting card of group estate workers, & their families - wives and children, several characters on Victorian farm. All are dressed in what would have been their only change of clothes - their Sunday Best. The men wear bowler hats to protect their heads. Posing for the photograph with the tools of their trade are: maintenance team with wood working tools, spade and a gun and farm hands with their agricultural tools - pitch fork, spade and rake, by the itinerant photographer A. (Alfred) Arnell of Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, U.K. circa 1880's

Chinese laborers working in a sugar factory in Cuba, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDB62A4–Chinese laborers working in a sugar factory in Cuba, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut

Original Victorian CDV of 3 Wigan (Lancashire) pit brow girls, wearing working clothes, including trousers with shovels and sieves, working tools. Photo by Herbert Wragg of Wigan (printed on front of photograph) & reproduced by A. & G. Taylor, 34 Church St. Liverpool, U.K. circa 1885 Stock Photo

RM2H2P6KR–Original Victorian CDV of 3 Wigan (Lancashire) pit brow girls, wearing working clothes, including trousers with shovels and sieves, working tools. Photo by Herbert Wragg of Wigan (printed on front of photograph) & reproduced by A. & G. Taylor, 34 Church St. Liverpool, U.K. circa 1885

Dockers unloading a cargo of tea, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDW8NXR–Dockers unloading a cargo of tea, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

Original Victorian cabinet card cards of group of fishermen / traders / porters, characters / characterful, outside the fish merchants of J.E. Borlace, with catch of fish, including a skate held up by one man, and a hand cart with wrapped produce, barrels advertising merchant's name, at the quayside, coastal fishing port of Brixham, Torbay district, Devon, U.K. By photographer Peth K. Kitto (maybe Frederick K ) circa 1890's. Stock Photo

RM2MM1J78–Original Victorian cabinet card cards of group of fishermen / traders / porters, characters / characterful, outside the fish merchants of J.E. Borlace, with catch of fish, including a skate held up by one man, and a hand cart with wrapped produce, barrels advertising merchant's name, at the quayside, coastal fishing port of Brixham, Torbay district, Devon, U.K. By photographer Peth K. Kitto (maybe Frederick K ) circa 1890's.

Workmen ascending a mid-air ramp to construct Brooklyn Bridge towers, New York NY, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDXY3WW–Workmen ascending a mid-air ramp to construct Brooklyn Bridge towers, New York NY, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut

Original sepia toned Victorian CDV (Carte de Visite) portrait of pit brow girls (broo lasses or wenches) wearing clogs and trousers under their aprons, posing with the tools of their trade - a shovel and sieve. They worked on the pit bank (or brow) at the shaft top picking stones out of the coal, on the coalfield, photographed by John Cooper's studio, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, U.K. circa 1870 Stock Photo

RMW0YNRT–Original sepia toned Victorian CDV (Carte de Visite) portrait of pit brow girls (broo lasses or wenches) wearing clogs and trousers under their aprons, posing with the tools of their trade - a shovel and sieve. They worked on the pit bank (or brow) at the shaft top picking stones out of the coal, on the coalfield, photographed by John Cooper's studio, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, U.K. circa 1870

Original Victorian studio portrait printed as a souvenir postcard of Pit Brow girls and Screen Lasses with tools of trade, posted June 9th 1908 but photographed in 1887 by Herbert Wragg at an unknown coalfield in Wigan, Lancashire, England, U.K. Stock Photo

RM2RE64T4–Original Victorian studio portrait printed as a souvenir postcard of Pit Brow girls and Screen Lasses with tools of trade, posted June 9th 1908 but photographed in 1887 by Herbert Wragg at an unknown coalfield in Wigan, Lancashire, England, U.K.

Original sepia-toned Victorian era cabinet card relaxed outdoor portrait of large group of working class men and boys (apprenticed maybe) sitting near an ancient harbour wall near a slipway. They are all wearing peaked mariners caps, and some are wearing hand knitted fishermen's sweaters, another an apron, and are probably in the fishing industry - a coastal seafaring fishing community in the U.K. Dated June 1892. Stock Photo

RM2HWPXG8–Original sepia-toned Victorian era cabinet card relaxed outdoor portrait of large group of working class men and boys (apprenticed maybe) sitting near an ancient harbour wall near a slipway. They are all wearing peaked mariners caps, and some are wearing hand knitted fishermen's sweaters, another an apron, and are probably in the fishing industry - a coastal seafaring fishing community in the U.K. Dated June 1892.

Original and rare Victorian Carte de Visite (Visiting Card or CDV) of a group of wheelwrights posing for a photograph in front of a carriage, holding tools, callipers, one man with an axe is making a new wooden spoke. unknown location in U.K. square mount indicates 1860's. Stock Photo

RM2JBR05D–Original and rare Victorian Carte de Visite (Visiting Card or CDV) of a group of wheelwrights posing for a photograph in front of a carriage, holding tools, callipers, one man with an axe is making a new wooden spoke. unknown location in U.K. square mount indicates 1860's.

Boys selling pretzels on a sidewalk in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDB3NFJ–Boys selling pretzels on a sidewalk in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut

Anxious families waiting for news after a coal mine explosion in Staffordshire, England, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDW8P0G–Anxious families waiting for news after a coal mine explosion in Staffordshire, England, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

Transcontinental railroad workers' camp at Echo City, Utah, terminus of the Union Pacific RR, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDF40K0–Transcontinental railroad workers' camp at Echo City, Utah, terminus of the Union Pacific RR, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut

Last spike driven for the transcontinental railroad in Utah, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDWXK3X–Last spike driven for the transcontinental railroad in Utah, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut

The builder--a worker constructing the great cities of America, circa 1900. Color halftone of a Gerrit A. Beneker illustration Stock Photo

RMTRWMT0–The builder--a worker constructing the great cities of America, circa 1900. Color halftone of a Gerrit A. Beneker illustration

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