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"Work: A Tapestry of Time and Struggle" In the spring of 1972, Ms. Magazine graced the shelves with its first issue, marking a pivotal moment in the feminist movement

Background imageWork Collection: The switchboard at the Newcastle Telephone Exchange. 24th Januaray 1931

The switchboard at the Newcastle Telephone Exchange. 24th Januaray 1931

Background imageWork Collection: The opening of the new telephone exchange at South John Street, Liverpool

The opening of the new telephone exchange at South John Street, Liverpool. Pictured is the room where the switching over from the old to the new takes place. 5th November 1920

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20046292
VIETNAM South Mekong Delta Workers planting rice in paddy fields

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20075255
SUDAN Tribal People Dinka carrying gourds of water to irrigate crops

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20073497
SUDAN People Milking cow in Dinka cattle camp

Background imageWork Collection: Typing pool

Typing pool
Women at typewriters in an office, 1934

Background imageWork Collection: WEST VIRGINIA: COAL MINE. The next trip. Coal miners sitting in a mining car

WEST VIRGINIA: COAL MINE. The next trip. Coal miners sitting in a mining car, ready to go into the mine shaft at Maidsville, West Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1938

Background imageWork Collection: WOMEN MARINES, 1943. Corporal Essie Lucas and Jean Ayers of the US Marine Corps

WOMEN MARINES, 1943. Corporal Essie Lucas and Jean Ayers of the US Marine Corps Womens Reserve working on an engine at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Photograph, 1943

Background imageWork Collection: STOCK EXCHANGE, 1963. Stock brokers trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

STOCK EXCHANGE, 1963. Stock brokers trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photographed by Thomas J. O Halloran, 26 September 1963

Background imageWork Collection: Florianibrunnen fountain with statue of St Florian, Florianiplatz square

Florianibrunnen fountain with statue of St Florian, Florianiplatz square, historic district of Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Ceramic artist working in her workshop with a potters wheel, turning a vase, Geisenhausen

Ceramic artist working in her workshop with a potters wheel, turning a vase, Geisenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970). Nee Johnson. British artist

LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970). Nee Johnson. British artist. Self-portrait with nude model Ella Louise Naper (nee Champion). Oil on canvas, 1913

Background imageWork Collection: BARBER SHOP, 1920. American barber shop

BARBER SHOP, 1920. American barber shop

Background imageWork Collection: Shoreham harbour BB060003

Shoreham harbour BB060003
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly-submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

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Shoreham harbour BB060001
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

Background imageWork Collection: Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September

Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September 1916 Fish where the fish are!

Background imageWork Collection: A Woman Vacuuming

A Woman Vacuuming
New York, New York: 1929. Marie Bard, 22, who is the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp illustrated by artist Lawrence Wilbur

Background imageWork Collection: Blitz in London -- Old Compton Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- Old Compton Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action in Old Compton Street, W1, where a gas main was ignited by a high explosive bomb and buildings were damaged by the blast, 24 February 1944

Background imageWork Collection: Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters at work, WW2

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters at work, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters at work with hosepipes

Background imageWork Collection: Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread

Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread
RUSSIA: COLLECTIVE FARM. " Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread!" : Russian Soviet poster, 1947, by Mikhail Solovyov

Background imageWork Collection: TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1834. Mule spinning in a cotton textile mill. Line engraving

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1834. Mule spinning in a cotton textile mill. Line engraving

Background imageWork Collection: Case quadtrac tractor cultivating field, followed by seagull flock

Case quadtrac tractor cultivating field, followed by seagull flock, with wind turbine in background, Tibthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, march

Background imageWork Collection: Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600

Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatcher at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949

Background imageWork Collection: Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847

Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847
Norwich, Norfolk. A small 15th century house having its roof re-thatched. A number of the thatchers tools are shown in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in 1948

Background imageWork Collection: Silchester Roman City Walls J950066

Silchester Roman City Walls J950066
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS, Hampshire. Building the wall. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper

Background imageWork Collection: Great Northern Central Hospital 1888 BL08708

Great Northern Central Hospital 1888 BL08708
GREAT NORTHERN CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Holloway Road, London. Interior view of the number 2 Male Ward showing nursing staff and patients. Photographed by Bedford Lemere, 11th June 1888

Background imageWork Collection: Men pushing and pulling heavily loaded cart along road

Men pushing and pulling heavily loaded cart along road, Port au Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageWork Collection: Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001

Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001
Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London. An elevated view of Ruskin House on the Millbank Estate

Background imageWork Collection: Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

Background imageWork Collection: Production of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Geraldine House, Fetter Lane, London

Production of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Geraldine House, Fetter Lane, London. Pictured, plate setting. 19th November 1952

Background imageWork Collection: Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for

Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for the Abbey Strip mill, at Port Talbot docks

Background imageWork Collection: The last watch at the Brunswick Dock, (left to right), acting dockmaster Alec Broadbent

The last watch at the Brunswick Dock, (left to right), acting dockmaster Alec Broadbent, gatemen Bob Bennett, Cyril Vine, Charles Goldson and Geoff Dawson. 3rd January 1975

Background imageWork Collection: A view of part of the ICVO plant at Garston Gas Works. Garston is a district of Liverpool

A view of part of the ICVO plant at Garston Gas Works. Garston is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside. 24th May 1960

Background imageWork Collection: J D McFarland mobile butcher seen here trading in the suburbs of Glasgow, 27th April 1955

J D McFarland mobile butcher seen here trading in the suburbs of Glasgow, 27th April 1955

Background imageWork Collection: Porthcothan Bay Cornwall, 1950s Holiday Makers dig a trech in the sand to stop

Porthcothan Bay Cornwall, 1950s Holiday Makers dig a trech in the sand to stop cars from being driven on to the beach. The trench was 150 yards long and 2 feet deep

Background imageWork Collection: Alfred Demaszure (Left) engine driver and Andre Devos, fireman seen here on the footplate

Alfred Demaszure (Left) engine driver and Andre Devos, fireman seen here on the footplate of the Golden Arrow on its journey from Calais to Paris

Background imageWork Collection: New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new 'Revolutionary'

New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new "Revolutionary"
New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new " Revolutionary" cricket bat in production at the Gray-Nicholis factory in Robertsbridge, Sussex. April 1975 75-1953-004

Background imageWork Collection: New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new 'Revolutionary'

New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new "Revolutionary"
New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new " Revolutionary" cricket bat in production at the Gray-Nicholis factory in Robertsbridge, Sussex. April 1975 75-1953-001

Background imageWork Collection: New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new 'Revolutionary'

New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new "Revolutionary"
New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new " Revolutionary" cricket bat in production at the Gray-Nicholis factory in Robertsbridge, Sussex. April 1975 75-1953-007

Background imageWork Collection: New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new 'Revolutionary'

New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new "Revolutionary"
New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new " Revolutionary" cricket bat in production at the Gray-Nicholis factory in Robertsbridge, Sussex. April 1975 75-1953-002

Background imageWork Collection: New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new 'Revolutionary'

New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new "Revolutionary"
New Cricket bat. Ted Jolly 62. The new " Revolutionary" cricket bat in production at the Gray-Nicholis factory in Robertsbridge, Sussex. April 1975 75-1953

Background imageWork Collection: Margaret Thatcher visits Darlington and Simpson Rolling Mill meeting John Liddle

Margaret Thatcher visits Darlington and Simpson Rolling Mill meeting John Liddle

Background imageWork Collection: Oil derricks on the shore near Baku Azerbaijan

Oil derricks on the shore near Baku Azerbaijan

Background imageWork Collection: Fractal graphics, abstract

Fractal graphics, abstract

Background imageWork Collection: LYTTON STRACHEY (1880-1932). English writer. Pastel, 1904, by Simon Albert Bussy

LYTTON STRACHEY (1880-1932). English writer. Pastel, 1904, by Simon Albert Bussy

Background imageWork Collection: LAGONDA ADVERTISEMENT. Poster for Lagonda Agriculture Works in Ohio, featuring farmers

LAGONDA ADVERTISEMENT. Poster for Lagonda Agriculture Works in Ohio, featuring farmers and harvesting machinery. Lithograph by Edwin Forbes, c1859

Background imageWork Collection: Picture No. 11092365

Picture No. 11092365
Dog Siberian Husky Date:

Background imageWork Collection: Picture No. 11051186

Picture No. 11051186
Dog Pyrenean Mountain Dog / Great Pyrenees puppy Date:



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"Work: A Tapestry of Time and Struggle" In the spring of 1972, Ms. Magazine graced the shelves with its first issue, marking a pivotal moment in the feminist movement. As women fought for their rightful place in the workforce, this cover served as a powerful symbol of empowerment. Across the Atlantic, in Derbyshire, England, shire horses ploughed through fields with unwavering determination. Their labor spoke volumes about the resilience and dedication required to make ends meet. Meanwhile, an American Socialist poster from 1911 depicted a capitalist pyramid—a stark reminder of societal inequalities that plagued workers during that era. The struggle for fair wages and better working conditions echoed throughout history. Diego Rivera's mural at The Detroit Institute of Arts captured the essence within the automobile industry during the Great Depression. This masterpiece showcased both pride and hardship experienced by countless individuals who relied on this sector for their livelihoods. Gustave Caillebotte's painting "The Floor Planers" transported us back to 1875 Paris where manual labor was essential for progress. It highlighted how every stroke had purpose—each worker contributing to society's advancement. The Oseberg replica Viking ship reminded us that work has evolved over centuries; it represented exploration and trade routes carved out by brave sailors who risked everything for prosperity. Fast forward to more recent times—the iconic Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic became synonymous with hard work paying off—an emblematic vehicle representing success achieved through perseverance and dedication. At Butler's Wharf on pay day, workers eagerly awaited their well-earned wages—a momentary respite from daily struggles but also a reminder that financial stability remained elusive for many even then. Diego Rivera once again left his mark with a mural depicting pre-Columbian life in Mexico City—a testament to indigenous civilizations' industriousness long before modern notions emerged.