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Employment Collection (page 2)

From the Royal Navy to the Metropolitan Police, employment opportunities have shaped history

Background imageEmployment Collection: Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Background imageEmployment Collection: 'Pit and tools for rent--work on your own', U. S. 99, Fresno County, California, 1939

"Pit and tools for rent--work on your own", U. S. 99, Fresno County, California, 1939
U.S. 99. Fresno County. " Pit and tools for rent--work on your own." California. [ Garage; Electric Welding ]

Background imageEmployment Collection: The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)

The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)
2808551 The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War of Prodigies. An alpine corvee at three thousand meters)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May

Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May 1951 P011969

Background imageEmployment Collection: Land girls on their way home from the field in military area East Anglia The harvest has

Land girls on their way home from the field in military area East Anglia The harvest has to be got within fourteen days MSI WW2

Background imageEmployment Collection: Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageEmployment Collection: Bank of England Beadle, City of London

Bank of England Beadle, City of London. 1899

Background imageEmployment Collection: George Woodcock, TUC General Secretary

George Woodcock, TUC General Secretary
George Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963

Background imageEmployment Collection: Two women police officers and woman with suitcase

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Background imageEmployment Collection: Sea wall and esplanade, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sea wall and esplanade, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. A memorial stone forms part of the wall, dated 1922-1923. The sea wall

Background imageEmployment Collection: British recruitment poster, 1942, for women bus and tram conductors to replace men fighting in

British recruitment poster, 1942, for women bus and tram conductors to replace men fighting in World War II
WWII: WOMEN WORKERS, 1942. British recruitment poster, 1942, for women bus and tram conductors to replace men fighting in World War II

Background imageEmployment Collection: Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture

Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture
Front cover of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited. (1 of 2) Date: 3 January 1902

Background imageEmployment Collection: Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway station

Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway station
The interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right

Background imageEmployment Collection: Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open air

Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open air
A group of soldiers from the Gordon Highlanders, some smoking pipes, sit outdoors making kilts. One of them is using a sewing machine

Background imageEmployment Collection: Salvation Army elevator

Salvation Army elevator
Men at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working

Background imageEmployment Collection: Workhouse Apprentices Handbill, Kendal, Westmorland

Workhouse Apprentices Handbill, Kendal, Westmorland
Copy of a handbill, thought to date from the 1820s, advertising the availability of boys and girls at the Kirkby, Kendal workhouse for being put out as parish apprentices

Background imageEmployment Collection: Ministry of Labour poster

Ministry of Labour poster
Poster for the Ministry of Labour, encouraging people to use the Employment Exchange Service for all agricultural jobs

Background imageEmployment Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background imageEmployment Collection: The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho)

The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho)
2807877 The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first woman lawyer in France)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Bus driver (b / w photo)

Bus driver (b / w photo)
3637514 Bus driver (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bus driver. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Background imageEmployment Collection: Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, in south east London, London

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, in south east London, London, laying in marsh land between Greenwich and Gravesend. The majority of heavy guns for the Navy

Background imageEmployment Collection: Two boys throwing snowballs at a chimney sweep, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho)

Two boys throwing snowballs at a chimney sweep, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031470 Two boys throwing snowballs at a chimney sweep, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEmployment Collection: The Bottle, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Bottle, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Bottle, 1847; showing an interior domestic scene with the father sitting in front of the fire smoking having been discharged from his employment because of his drunkeness

Background imageEmployment Collection: Scenes in a laundry, 1884

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

Background imageEmployment Collection: Croupier dealing cards

Croupier dealing cards
Marilyn Rugg portrayed while pleasantly working as a croupier. About her job she said: " Its what I call basically an enjoyment job - everyone is out to relax and ejoy themselves

Background imageEmployment Collection: Upholsterers at work, C V Smith factory, London

Upholsterers at work, C V Smith factory, London
Upholsterers at work at Mr C V Smiths factory in Osnaburgh Street, Camden, London. Teams of men are assembling and stuffing long leather couches

Background imageEmployment Collection: Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Background imageEmployment Collection: The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed a

The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as... See your local US Employment Service. Woman working in an airplane factory. Date 1943

Background imageEmployment Collection: Emigrants embarking at the Royal Albert Docks, London, 1911

Emigrants embarking at the Royal Albert Docks, London, 1911
Illustration showing emigrants about to board the New Zealand liner Paparoa to make passage to Queensland, Australia, 1911

Background imageEmployment Collection: An early typing pool

An early typing pool
From the start, typing was perceived as the archetypal employment opportunity for women : this is the Typing Office of the Society for the Employment of Women

Background imageEmployment Collection: Sewing thread being manufactured at the Nottingham factory of Ws Godber

Sewing thread being manufactured at the Nottingham factory of Ws Godber. 30th August 1965

Background imageEmployment Collection: Quote Work

Quote Work
Orara Studio

Background imageEmployment Collection: Painters (woodcut)

Painters (woodcut)
8672863 Painters (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painters. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Background imageEmployment Collection: He made a good impression on me (colour litho)

He made a good impression on me (colour litho)
8656789 He made a good impression on me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "He made a good impression on me." Chimney sweep staining a)

Background imageEmployment Collection: 8626840

8626840

Background imageEmployment Collection: Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)

Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)
8626063 Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a post office)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo)

Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo)
8626061 Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Telephone repeater station (b/w photo)

Telephone repeater station (b/w photo)
8626068 Telephone repeater station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone repeater station)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter)

Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter, drum on horseback)
AIS5351145 Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter, drum on horseback, cooper, cook, carpenter) (ceramic); © Iberfoto

Background imageEmployment Collection: A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)

A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)
8698377 A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Economy. A wallpaper maker)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712997 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712993 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageEmployment Collection: The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print)

The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print)
7315176 The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The port of Marseilles, France in the mid-18th century)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo)

Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo)
8676253 Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London)

Background imageEmployment Collection: Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, 19th century

Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, 19th century
5308695 Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse)



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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.