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From shoeing horses to harvesting crops, it has evolved through the ages. In 1844, artist Edwin Henry Landseer captured the essence of labor in his masterpiece

Background imageWorking Collection: Shoeing, 1844, (1938). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer

Shoeing, 1844, (1938). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Shoeing, 1844. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Background imageWorking Collection: Amish Blacksmith

Amish Blacksmith
Anna Zhang

Background imageWorking Collection: Freeman & Sons dressing floor, probably Penryn, Cornwall. 1903-1904

Freeman & Sons dressing floor, probably Penryn, Cornwall. 1903-1904
Classical granite columns on the dressing floor of Freeman & Sons works. The man pictured is either Bernard Freeman or his brother. Part of the Freeman & Sons, Penryn Collection. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageWorking Collection: The Tea-Table, 1920 (oil on canvas)

The Tea-Table, 1920 (oil on canvas)
656960 The Tea-Table, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea-Table. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas. Dated 1920

Background imageWorking Collection: The crew of a Yarmouth Herring boat pull in their catch on a storm tossed North Sea

The crew of a Yarmouth Herring boat pull in their catch on a storm tossed North Sea. Circa 1935

Background imageWorking Collection: Picture No. 11772077

Picture No. 11772077
Dog Cocker Spaniel (working) in Bluebell wood Date:

Background imageWorking Collection: Chevrolet El Camino SS 454

Chevrolet El Camino SS 454

Background imageWorking Collection: Land Rover Defender TD5

Land Rover Defender TD5

Background imageWorking Collection: Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic

Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic
car, Range, Rover, Classic, British, Britain, England, English, UK, United, Kingdom, mustard, 1973, 1970s, 70s, seventies, classic, hatchback, hatch

Background imageWorking Collection: Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2

Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage and a crater in Petherton Road, North London, 2 July 1944. A salvage operation took place, pumping out flooded basements

Background imageWorking Collection: Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep - Pyrenees France

Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep - Pyrenees France
CAN-3540 Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep Pyrenees France John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWorking Collection: Picture No. 10889724

Picture No. 10889724
DOG - Working Cocker Spaniel in bluebells Date:

Background imageWorking Collection: Land Rover Defender TD5

Land Rover Defender TD5

Background imageWorking Collection: Land Rover Freelander 2

Land Rover Freelander 2

Background imageWorking Collection: Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904

Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904
A general view of Polkanuggo Quarry with steam traction engine BETA No 483 and workers posing for the camera. The traction engine was made around June 1885 by John Fowler of Leeds

Background imageWorking Collection: John Deere combine harvester, harvesting Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop

John Deere combine harvester, harvesting Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, filling trailer pulled by tractor with grain, England, july

Background imageWorking Collection: Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Background imageWorking Collection: Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy, Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy, Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Background imageWorking Collection: John Deere tractor pulling soil press, rolling seedbed in arable field, Kelso, Scottish Borders

John Deere tractor pulling soil press, rolling seedbed in arable field, Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, september

Background imageWorking Collection: Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. MT278

Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. MT278
TOM-1190 Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. Grand Teton national park, Wyoming, North America Castor canadensis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageWorking Collection: Picture No. 10767981

Picture No. 10767981
JAWS, Mechanical Great White shark - Valerie Taylor with the shark used in the making of the film Jaws Date:

Background imageWorking Collection: Land Rover Discovery

Land Rover Discovery

Background imageWorking Collection: Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Resuce dog wearing barrel round neck

Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Resuce dog wearing barrel round neck
LA-5576 Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Rescue dog wearing barrel round neck Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageWorking Collection: Pilots on flight deck of Jumbo Boeing 747 of Air New Zealand with sunrise ahead

Pilots on flight deck of Jumbo Boeing 747 of Air New Zealand with sunrise ahead

Background imageWorking Collection: Mr Richard Angier (wearing glasses) and Mr Andrew Usborne, Directors of U A Engineering

Mr Richard Angier (wearing glasses) and Mr Andrew Usborne, Directors of U A Engineering, Sheffield, have found a way to produce good quality scissors without depending solely on skilled hand labour

Background imageWorking Collection: Decembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset

Decembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Decembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Background imageWorking Collection: Cross section of a steam thresher

Cross section of a steam thresher

Background imageWorking Collection: Wringer, wet clothes dryer

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Background imageWorking Collection: Illustration of ancient East African city of Axum showing people working marble in the foreground

Illustration of ancient East African city of Axum showing people working marble in the foreground, conical grass huts, and royal palace in background

Background imageWorking Collection: Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Background imageWorking Collection: Donkey cart with two women, Cornwall. 1910

Donkey cart with two women, Cornwall. 1910
Donkey cart transporting two women down an unidentified lane. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageWorking Collection: Winston Churchill building a wall at his house Chartwell near Westerham Kent. At

Winston Churchill building a wall at his house Chartwell near Westerham Kent. At one time he held a card in Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers c 1930

Background imageWorking Collection: Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Background imageWorking Collection: Hop Picking fun for all the family. Young and old pick hops by the binful. 1950s

Hop Picking fun for all the family. Young and old pick hops by the binful. 1950s

Background imageWorking Collection: Anatolian Shepherd Dog - with herd of goats (Dog used by Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to)

Anatolian Shepherd Dog - with herd of goats (Dog used by Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to deter cheetahs)
SE-378 Anatolian Shepherd Dog - with herd of goats Cheetah Conservation Fund - Namibia Dog used by Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to deter cheetahs from preying on livestock Suzi Eszterhas

Background imageWorking Collection: DOG. Yellow labrador wearing lab coat with microscope

DOG. Yellow labrador wearing lab coat with microscope
JD-22038 DOG Yellow labrador wearing lab coat with microscope John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWorking Collection: Farming - wheat harvest & combine harvester

Farming - wheat harvest & combine harvester
CAN-2090 FARMING - wheat harvest and combine harvester Spain John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageWorking Collection: Pyrenean Mountain Dog Protecting sheep, Pyrenees, France

Pyrenean Mountain Dog Protecting sheep, Pyrenees, France
CAN-1971 Pyrenean Mountain DOG - protecting sheep Pyrenees, France Used for protecting sheep. Also known as Great Pyrenees or Chien des Pyrenees John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for

Background imageWorking Collection: Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas)

Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas)
658034 Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 30.5x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children on the Beach, St. Ives)

Background imageWorking Collection: Portrait of JMW Turner, c1841 (1904). Artist: Charles Turner

Portrait of JMW Turner, c1841 (1904). Artist: Charles Turner
Portrait of JMW Turner, c1841 (1904). Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), English landscape painter. From The The Royal Academy From Reynolds to Millais Edited by Charles Holme

Background imageWorking Collection: The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, (detail), 1338-1340. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti

The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, (detail), 1338-1340. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, (detail), 1338-1340. Ambrogio Lorenzetti frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall (Palazzo Pubblico) of Siena

Background imageWorking Collection: R36 Ready for launching at Inchinnan Woman workers putting the finishing touches

R36 Ready for launching at Inchinnan Woman workers putting the finishing touches to the airship 19 March 1921

Background imageWorking Collection: Domestic Dog, English Springer Spaniel, Labrador Retriever and terrier, adults

Domestic Dog, English Springer Spaniel, Labrador Retriever and terrier, adults, working dogs on quadbike of gamekeeper in field, Norfolk, England, June

Background imageWorking Collection: Tractor stopping to allow hay bale making machine to release bale of hay - September

Tractor stopping to allow hay bale making machine to release bale of hay - September - Staffordshire - England
GUY-250 Tractor stopping to allow hay bale making machine to release bale of hay - September Staffordshire - England - UK Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWorking Collection: Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician

Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician
Andrei Kolmogorov (1903-1987), Soviet mathematician. Kolmogorov is widely considered one of the most prominent mathematicians of the 20th century

Background imageWorking Collection: Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender

Background imageWorking Collection: Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Resuce dog wearing barrel round neck in snowy mountain setting with

Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Resuce dog wearing barrel round neck in snowy mountain setting with puppy
LA-5580 Dog - St Bernard - Mountain Rescue dog wearing barrel round neck in snowy mountain setting with puppy Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWorking Collection: Alaskan Husky Dogs WAT 5889 3 x young pups sitting in snow Churchill, Canada © M

Alaskan Husky Dogs WAT 5889 3 x young pups sitting in snow Churchill, Canada © M. Watson ARDEA LONDON
WAT-5889 Alaskan Husky Dogs - x three young pups sitting in snow Churchill, Canada M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way



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From shoeing horses to harvesting crops, it has evolved through the ages. In 1844, artist Edwin Henry Landseer captured the essence of labor in his masterpiece. Fast forward to 1938, where the Chevrolet El Camino SS 454 became a symbol of hard work and power on wheels. Picture No. 11772077 showcases the timeless beauty of the Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic, a vehicle that effortlessly combines luxury and utility. But it's not just about machines; humans too have played their part in shaping our world. The Land Rover Defender TD5 stands as a testament to human ingenuity and resilience in challenging terrains like Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall (1903-1904). John Deere combine harvesters revolutionized agriculture by efficiently gathering barley crops, filling trailers pulled by tractors with golden grains. The Land Rover Freelander 2 represents modern-day versatility - a reliable companion for both work and adventure alike. Traveling across continents, we stumble upon Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy in County Clare, Ireland (Picture No. 10889724). This mysterious sculpture reminds us that even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of fertility and productivity. Lastly, let's not forget about air travel. The Galley aboard Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (1933) demonstrates how aviation has become an integral part of global trade and transportation systems. In all its forms - whether it be manual labor or technological advancements - working is what propels us forward as individuals and societies alike.