Industrialisation Collection

Slum in Victorian London (b / w photo)
XJF142413 Slum in Victorian London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Orator of the Strike, 1890-1891. Found in the Collection of Banca di Credito Cooperativo, Barlassina

The Beardmore News - a publication of the Beardmore Transport Group

Map of industrial Britain in 1881, 1906. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

The railway (or gare Saint Lazare), 1873 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4569967 The railway (or gare Saint Lazare), 1873 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 93x111 cm; (add.info.: The Railway or Gare Saint Lazare)

Zinc production at the Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
CHT247152 Zinc production at the Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w / c on paper)
CHT169966 Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; (add.info.: mines de Blanzy)

Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w / c)
CHT157379 Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c.1860 (w/c) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311)
CHT164036 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c
CHT157398 Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) (detail of 157397) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036)
CHT157311 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Industrial polltion, Sheffield, Yorkshire, c1925. Factory chimneys pouring out polluted smoke

Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris
XYC208282 Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris (1811-65) 1852 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Alken

Europe at night, 1993-2003 changes
Europe at night, showing the change in illumination from 1993-2003. This data is based on satellite observations. Lights are colour-coded. Red lights appeared during that period

Russian agitprop poster of 1930
Agitprop poster. A poster printed in 1930, urging the population toward the industrialisation of the Soviet Union. In this

Bazalgette, The Thames Embankment, 1867 (litho)
GHL293398 Bazalgette, The Thames Embankment, 1867 (litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving)
731627 Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card)

Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the
XYC205262 Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851... published by Dickinson Brothers

Meadows Roller - Landscape rolling Pin
Vertigo Artography

Kingdom of Poland, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Kingdom of Poland, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Preston, Lancashire, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Preston, Lancashire, 1862. The pure mountain air, and the full, strong sea-breeze, come laden with health to its people, and do their best to neutralise the effect of the smoke belched forth from

The Eastern Annexe of the International Exhibition Building containing agricultural implements, 1862 Creator: Unknown
The Eastern Annexe of the International Exhibition Building containing agricultural implements, [South Kensington, London]

The New Steam Carriage
3768940 The New Steam Carriage; (add.info.: The New Steam Carriage-English scene showing one of first mid-19th century steam carriages, with passengers. Pub in background.); Lebrecht Authors

Paris Metro - construction of underground
3785020 Paris Metro - construction of underground; (add.info.: Paris Metro - construction of underground track. Two men lengthening a tunnel. C. 1900.); Lebrecht History

Paris Metro - construction of underground
3785013 Paris Metro - construction of underground; (add.info.: Paris Metro - construction of underground track for line no. 5 (Place d'Italie to Gare du Nord)

Paris Metro - construction of underground
3785016 Paris Metro - construction of underground; (add.info.: Paris Metro - construction of underground track for line no.4 (Porte Clignancourt - Porte d'Orleans)

The Progress of Steam
3768942 The Progress of Steam; (add.info.: The Progress of Steam-English scene showing early steam carriages being driven in Regent Park, with passengers, dated 1831.); Lebrecht Authors

Hafod Copper Works (engraving)
NGW311408 Hafod Copper Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Early morning at the workshop. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona province. The Strike of Igualada. Striking workers from the textile workshops, in the act of being harangued by their president. Engraving by Vela

View from London Road Station, Hoyle's Print Works (w/c on paper)
2647447 View from London Road Station, Hoyle's Print Works (w/c on paper) by Tidmarsh, Henry Edward (1855-1939); 36x48 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Porter Mug with an industrial scene depicting the Soho Foundry of Peel and Williams millwrights in Manchester, Derby
2647449 Porter Mug with an industrial scene depicting the Soho Foundry of Peel and Williams millwrights in Manchester, Derby, c.1820 (porcelain) by English School

Porter Mug with an industrial scene depicting the Soho Foundry of Peel and Williams millwrights in Manchester, Derby
2647450 Porter Mug with an industrial scene depicting the Soho Foundry of Peel and Williams millwrights in Manchester, Derby, c.1820 (porcelain) by English School

Manchester from the Cliff, Higher Broughton (w/c on paper)
MAN322196 Manchester from the Cliff, Higher Broughton (w/c on paper) by Wyld, William (1806-89); 68.5x119 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

View of the Saint Lazare train station in Paris and the Normandy train, 1877 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4650660 View of the Saint Lazare train station in Paris and the Normandy train, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 60x80 cm; (add.info)

The Russians in Central Asia, view of the Transcaspian Railway, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Russians in Central Asia, view of the Transcaspian Railway, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

In the Cafe, 1924 (oil on canvas)
5917384 In the Cafe, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Schiller, Gejza (1894-1927); 90x117 cm; Vychodoslovenska Galeria, Kosice, Slovakia; (add.info.: Vychodoslovenska galeria, VSG)

Townscape, 1924 (oil on canvas)
5917383 Townscape, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Schiller, Gejza (1894-1927); 94.5x109 cm; Vychodoslovenska Galeria, Kosice, Slovakia; (add.info.: Vychodoslovenska galeria, VSG)

Industrial Scene, Man with Wheelbarrow (w / c with charcoal on paper)
WAG423032 Industrial Scene, Man with Wheelbarrow (w/c with charcoal on paper) by Bayliss, Edwin Butler (1874-1950); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

A Scene in a Village Street with, Mill-Hands Conversing, 1919 (tempera on canvas)
UCL281369 A Scene in a Village Street with, Mill-Hands Conversing, 1919 (tempera on canvas) by Knights, Winifred (1899-1947); 91.4x122.0 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London

Underwater tunnel project between France and England, 1882: compressed air drilling machine used for tunnel
XEE4178348 Underwater tunnel project between France and England, 1882: compressed air drilling machine used for tunnel construction

Vue exterieure de la manufacture imperiale de porcelaine de Sevres
XEE4164625 Vue exterieure de la manufacture imperiale de porcelaine de Sevres, construite dans le parc de Saint Cloud d apres les plans de l architecte Laudin, 1864

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"Industrialisation: A Journey Through Time and Progress" Step into the canvas of history as we explore the transformative era of industrialisation. The railway, depicted in "Gare Saint Lazare, 1873, " stands tall as a symbol of progress and connectivity. Its iron tracks pave the way for a new world. Witness the birth of an empire at Vieille Montagne factory, Saone-et-Loire, circa 1860. In "Zinc Production, " watercolors on paper capture the vibrant energy emanating from this hub of innovation. Open-cast mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 reveal nature's sacrifice to fuel mankind's ambition. Delve deeper into this industrial tapestry with "Coal Riddling Workshop. " Herein lies the heart and soul of laborious efforts that extract black gold from beneath our feet. Factories at Le Creusot in 1848 and 1855 showcase oil on paper masterpieces that immortalize these beacons of productivity. The Blanzy coal field emerges once again in a watercolor masterpiece depicting its vastness - an industrial landscape that stretches beyond horizons. But amidst progress lies struggle; "The Orator of the Strike" reminds us that change comes with sacrifices made by those who dare to demand better conditions. A map unveils Britain's industrial might in 1881 and later in 1906 - a testament to their dominance during this period. However, not all is rosy; Sheffield's pollution serves as a stark reminder that progress often leaves traces behind. Finally, witness Europe illuminated under night skies between 1993-2003 through captivating changes captured from space above. This visual symphony showcases how industry has shaped our continent over time. As we reflect upon these glimpses into history through artistry and documentation alike, let us remember both triumphs and tribulations brought forth by industrialisation - a force that propelled humanity into the modern age.