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Black and white photographs of vintage workshops and factories, highlighting manual labor and machinery in the production process from the mid-20th century.

Life in the prisons and penitentiaries Werl, Butzbach and Muenster in the years 1965 to 1971. Butzbach penitentiary (Hesse), DEU, Germany, Butzbach, Muenster, Europe
Life in the prisons and penitentiaries Werl, Butzbach and Muenster in the years 1965 to 1971. Butzbach penitentiary (Hesse), DEU, Germany, Butzbach, Muenster, Europe
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A carpet is restored in the textile studio. A man restores a carpet in the textile restoration workshop.
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The City Guildhall Ready Again : The famous ancient Guildhall of the City of London, which was badly damaged during the wartime blitz, has been restored completely, and will be used for the first time by the Court of Common Council on the 4th. This picture shows the Standards on the floor of the Guildhall which have been completely relaid during the reconstruction, being tested by the Controller of Standards of the Board of Trade, Mr. T.G. Poppy, OBE., B.Sc., M.I.M.E., assisted by Mr. J.J. Collins, of the Standards Dept. B.O.T. The Standards on the wall of the Guildhall survived the fire. November 01, 1954.
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In the training workshop of Hoesch AG in Dortmund, here on 6.8.1974, apprentices are trained in various trades, Germany, Europe
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Fair, train 62. Celebration of 100 years by the Western main line 1862-1962. Gothenburg Modeljärnvägsällskap's premises, the railwaymen's gymnastics and sports halls
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Leash. Gothenburg - Jörlanda
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Car mechanic working under a car
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Army shops, 1978 (t.b.v. All Hens). Mine fever.
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Vintage Photograph. Man polishing glass at wheel. Frame 2
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The training of apprentices (Azubis) at the Vocational Training Centre (BBZ) in Arnsberg on 19.06.1979, Germany, Europe
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Training at the Volkswagen plant is sought after by apprentices and is considered exemplary 11.05.1979 in Wolfsburg, Germany, Europe
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Cheese production at the Westmilch company on 22.05.1980 in Extertal near Herford, Germany, Europe
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An electronics mechanic soldered to a 19 set of MK I, transmission receiver.
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The blacksmith in the production process of metal products handmade in the forge. Black and white. The blacksmith in the production process of metal products handmade in the forge. Black and white photo
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Close-up of a man cleaning surface dirt from an jet engine
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Anefo photo collection. Assignment Bureau Van Rijswijk, Dimitrol treatment in Garage VAV, Amsterdam. August 27, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Ford Netherlands will close in Amsterdam; Staff informed. Ford staff at the factory. October 27, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Rabbits trapped in laboratory
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American Expert at Men's Clothing Factory (Vestra), Strasbourg. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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The reprography department of the Rijkswerf. Printing G. ten Napel at the offset press, type Heidelberg.
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Manufacture of Cordura rayon at DuPont. The rayon yarn is used in bus, truck and passenger car tires. It maintains high strength at elevated temperatures which prevents blow-outs and makes lighter, safer tires. Ca. mid 1940s.
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Woman mechanic working on repairing a white moped italian vintage scooter, surrounded by tools in a workshop, real women performing traditional man jobs of the past, black and white photograph
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Salut a la France, Packing of Orangerie Exhibit. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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New Wagon Hall in Hagalund
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Germany, Berlin, 07.12.1992, Elektromaschinen - und Anchor Winding, Bernd Kerber is working on a motor in his workshop
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Mechanical Operator on Boiler Parts, Combustion Engineering Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, June 1942
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Paper industry. april 1947.
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Vintage Photograph. A potter at work at their wheel.
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Workers processing fish. Workers processing fish
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The correctional institution (JVA) in Iserlohn-Drueplingsen, here on 20 January 1975, is a juvenile detention centre for young people from 14 to 24 years of age, who can also learn many professions at this facility, Germany, Europe
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Production of the Golf at the VW plant on 10. 05. 1979 in Wolfsburg, Germany, Europe
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In the training workshop of Hoesch AG in Dortmund, here on 6.8.1974, apprentices are trained in various trades, Germany, Europe
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Leo Diana and George O'Meara working Assembling Propeller Blade for Military Aircraft at Manufacturing Plant, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, Andreas Feininger for Office of War Information, June 1942
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A mechanic and apprentice work on a wooden impeller in the Fabrication Shop at the NACA Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The 260-person Fabrication Division created almost all of the equipment and models used at the laboratory. The Technical Services Building, referred to as the Fab Shop”, contained a number of specialized shops in the 1940s and 1950s. These included a Machine Shop, Sheet Metal Shop, Wood and Pattern Shop, Instrument Shop, Thermocouple Shop, Heat Treating Shop, Metallurgical Laboratory, and Fabrication Office. The Machine Shop fabricated research equipment not commercially available. During World War II these technicians produced high-speed cameras for combustion research, impellers and other supercharger components, and key equipment for the lab’s first supersonic wind tunnel. The Wood and Pattern Shop created everything from control panels and cabinets to aircraft model molds for sheet metal work. The Sheet Metal Shop had the ability to work with 0.01 to 4-inches
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The training of apprentices (Azubis) at the Vocational Training Centre (BBZ) in Arnsberg on 19.06.1979, Germany, Europe
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Poll photo collection. Reporting of Tetterode Glass Amsterdam. The installation of a glass panel. 1948
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Calibration work at the Rijkswerf (RW) in Den Helder in January 1982.
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Poll photo collection. Nathanya. A diamond grinder looks at a workpiece with a loupe. undated. Israel, Natanya
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Interior of the Seinhuis Post III of the N.S. in Amersfoort, with signal housekeeper.
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Anefo photo collection. Exhibition "industrial automation" RAI; Robot bicycle frame. 9, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Bodo woman weaving on handloom  Assam  India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Member of Adi tribe working on bamboo ware  Arunachal Pradesh  India 1982 Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox
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Roy Porter, 16, of Chiddingfold, Surrey, has a joy for life - if his tuter, Syrian Smither 77, is anything to go by. Ephrian has been making walking and umbrella sticks, shepherd's crocks and similar articles for sixty years. How he is teaching the craft to Roy; and Roy, he says, is making good progress. The firm for which both work turns out between 50,000 and 100,000 sticks a year. About half of then go to dollar countries. May 6, 1949. (Photo by Daily Mirror).;Roy Porter, 16, of Chiddingfold,
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Vintage Photograph. Fork lift operator at airline terminal.
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Poll photo collection. In the Holmegaard Glasfabriek. Checker looks at glasses and bottles. March 1954. Denmark, Fensmark
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Jobs at the company Eurovia Textil GmbH on 25.7.1974 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Europe
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Anefo photo collection. NWR, construction RAI 84; Building drawing rolls out printer. May 7, 1984
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Car production at the Ford factory on 12.02.1976 in Cologne, Germany, Europe
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Production of the Golf at the VW plant on 10. 05. 1979 in Wolfsburg, Germany, Europe
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In the training workshop of Hoesch AG in Dortmund, here on 6.8.1974, apprentices are trained in various trades, Germany
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Portrait of African American male welder
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Engineer, geotechnical laboratory
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industry worker smoke cigarette at job in company at big bright hall
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