Occupations Collection

Fishermen emptying a cran of fish into boxes ready for sale in 1967

WW2 poster, Fly with the RAF
WW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941

Drummer Gene Krupa
United States: c. 1947 Jazz drummer and compser Gene Krupa playing the drums

Fleming At Desk
24th March 1958: Ian Fleming, British author and creator of James Bond, at his desk in his study. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

Mr Putty The Painter (colour litho)
2797334 Mr Putty The Painter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Putty The Painter)

Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife (colour litho)
2797331 Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife)

Mr Clamp The Carpenter (colour litho)
2797306 Mr Clamp The Carpenter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Clamp The Carpenter)

Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife (colour litho)
2797307 Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife)

Mrs Putty The Painters Wife (colour litho)
2797335 Mrs Putty The Painters Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Putty The Painters Wife)

Mr Grub The Gardener (colour litho)
2797330 Mr Grub The Gardener (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Grub The Gardener)

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

A line-up of Green Goddess fire engine ready for action in the hanger at RAF Catterick

Mending Nets, West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Penzance, Cornwall. 29th August to 9th September 1884
A posed group of eight women wearing traditional costumes and carrying out tasks associated with the fishing industry. The handwritten caption underneath reads Costumes of Fish Women at Penzance

Pilchard seine boat, Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Cornwall. July to August 1893
Pilchard seine boat on the River Kenwyn at Back Quay in Truro, with Samuel Brokenshire carriage factory in the background

Sailors demonstrating flag semaphore system

The Cricketer. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1964. Date: 1964

A film crew at work in the newly cobbled Richardson Street, in Heaton, Newcastle for Catherine Cooksons The Fifteen Streets in 1989

Drayman and their horses from the Scottish and Newcastle Breweries doing their deliveries in 1977

Teesside Butchers, 53 years a butcher, Circa 1972

The Vaux Percherons, or dray horses are lined up for inspeciton in 1970

Edwin Macklow, second generation cobbler at work in his fathers shop

Farriery may become a lost art, but the ancient smithy at Blaydon flourishes now, for Messrs. Bell and Company, the owners, have turned their attention almost exclusively to the making of boat hooks

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), the Russian composer. (Photo by Henry Guttmann Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Isamu Noguchi With Paphnutius
New York, New York: August 10, 1924 Isamu Noguchi, the young Japanese art student with his most recent creation, Paphnutius

The Cross Country Runner. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Wheelwright (engraving)
2802012 Wheelwright (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheelwright. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Illustration of a Daily Mirror Photographer having a steady hand and not needing a tripod for his camera. Pictured on the left is staff photographer George Greenwell resting the camera on his arm

Workers at William Pretty and sons Ltd in Ipswich sitting at their Singer machines putting in the elastic bands in underwear November 1935

Groom Ernest Marks with Whitbreads shirehorses Hengist and Horsa in 1973

The band headed the procession of strikers from Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend

The giant size of the dry dock at Brigham and Cowans, South Shields is seen here with the ship that is now in for inspection & repairs. Circa 1960

Occupations 1883 - London Street Dog Seller. 1883

Model Aeroplanes
Members of the RAF at the Model Aeroplane Club at play. (Photo by Crouch/Getty Images)

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)

The Lifeboat Men. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Colliery (engraving)
2808341 Colliery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colliery. Illustration for The Book of Trades or Circle of the Useful Arts (12th edn, Richard Griffin)

Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card (engraving)
983967 Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perfumers, Sangwine, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Hyde Park Sheep
16th March 1938: Hyde Parks own shepherd taking his sheep along the Serpentine pathway to new grazing ground elsewhere in the park. His dog has taken to the water to stop the sheep from swimming off

Mr. Phil Bowden of Benwell who is a third generation chimney sweep

Mark Macklow is third generation cobbler at his grandfathers shop in Gateshead

Edwin Macklow, first generation cobbler at work in his shop

17th century Rope Maker
Two cordwainers - rope makers - wind the twisted fibres. Date: 17th century

Optical Department. ca. 1932, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, SCHNACKs OPTICAL DEPARTMENT. A complete and entirely separate department devoted exclusively to an optical service second to none

Two Trapeze Artists
Sarasota, Florida: March 13, 1941 Two aerial artists for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus start limbering up for the summer circuit

Tufts Has Radio Faculty
Medford, Massachusetts: March 26, 1922 Tufts College has the first radio faculty in the country. Thirteen faculty members will give their lectures through the radiophone at the American Radio

Bicycle Broadcasting
Washington, D.C.: May 30, 1936 Star NBC sports announcer Jim McGrath and NBC engineer Phil Merryman commandeer a tandem bicycle to be able to announce the 25 mile marathon today in Washington, D.C

A Sports Reporter At Work
Pebble Beach, California: c. 1958 A sports reporter at the Crosby Clambake Golf Tournament

Old Fish Street Hill and the Monument to the Great Fire with members of the London Fire Brigade, London, England, 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847

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"Occupations: A Glimpse into the Diverse World of Work" "Join the RAF and Fly High: WW2 Poster Inspires Courage and Adventure" "Fleming at Desk: Unveiling the Creative Mind Behind James Bond" "Gene Krupa's Rhythm Reigns: The Legendary Drummer Who Set Hearts on Fire" "The Cricketer's Graceful Dance with Bat and Ball Captivates Sports Enthusiasts" "The Cross Country Runner: Embodying Endurance, Determination, and Triumph" "Wheelwrights' Artistry in Motion: Preserving Tradition Through Masterful Craftsmanship" "Henry Freeman's Tale of Resilience: The Sole Survivor Amidst Tragedy at Sea" "Brigham and Cowans Dry Dock: Witnessing Engineering Marvels on a Grand Scale" "Mending Nets, Weaving Stories: West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition Celebrates Coastal Heritage" "Pilchard Seine Boat Chronicles Cornish Fishing Legacy at County Fisheries Exhibition” “Sailors' Silent Language Revealed: Flag Semaphore System Transcends Barriers”