Historical Agricultural Labor

Black-and-white images depicting agricultural work and irrigation in rural settings, featuring people engaged in various labor-intensive tasks.

Workers constructing a railroad track, USA

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Liniedijk .ten south of the linge. 1951. Gelderland, Linge

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Work Winschoterdiep. May 1949. Groningen, Winschoten, Winschoterdiep

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. population, streams. undated

Forestry

Collection and transport of water to irrigate, gela 1937.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Men, tools, work. undated

Anefo photo collection. New Rijksweg 4A almost ready for opening, street makers engaged in the final meters in the background the aqueduct. January 5, 1961

Workers constructing a railroad track, USA

These Chinese Laborers Are Mixing Slurry Which Was Used On The Rocks During The Construction Of Hsinching Airfield, Matterhorn Project At Chengtu, China.

Skiopticon image with motifs of working men, gold washers / gold excavators

British building railroad

Italy. Rome. excavations of the construction site of the universal exhibition. 1940s

Original caption: "Santa Ysabel. Snaking stone for dry rubble retaining wall ". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Skiopticone image. Peat preparation. Peat uptake machine.

Making charcoal for a blast furnace in southern Ohio, USA. Black and white photograph taken circa 1890s

Image of filling sandbags for the recovery of the railway line through Zeeland, after the flood disaster, near Rilland-Bath.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, sowing and harvesting crops, cabbage, workers, grebpolder. November 1957. Grebpolder

Aircraft Scrap Utilized By Okinawans - This Crude-Looking Plant Located Near The Ancient City Of Shuri Is In Full Production As One Of Okinawa's Rising Young Industries In The Manufacture Of Aluminum Pots, Pans, Getas (Shoes) And Other Usable Objects Whic

Original caption: "Mesa Grande. Truck Trail.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Laying Forms for Curb and Gutter - Standing Rock Avenue Project 7AB. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Construction of the road rogorina - fieri - valona. albania. 1940

Mine of tin, jos, nigeria, africa 1920 1930.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Workers, work, views. 1948. Zeeland

Work image from Kiirunavaara-Luossavaara AB.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Coal mines Moara Enim (Palembang). Coal extraction in the bookit asem mines. The coal layers are here on the surface and can therefore easily be excavated. A water sprayer. October 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Cutting hay in Policoro fields, farmers with horses and carts, Basilicata, early 1900s, Italy, 20th century.

Excavations at Tell el-Nasbeh, 'Mizpah' Gang of workmen excavating. 1926, West Bank, Tall al-Nasbeh

Algeria Pictures - Mineral Wealth. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Suriname, companies; Workers at work. April 1, 1975

1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Daybreaking in Malmberget

Open pit in iron mine in Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna around 1900.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Geology, granite quarry. undated

State highway officials moving sharecroppers from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Anefo photo collection. Boy village 1966, canal village. July 31, 1966

Skiopticone image. Peat preparation.

Poll photo collection. Schiphol. Construction work Schiphol. July 1945. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. roads construction roads. undated

Mining development of the German colonies in Africa, diamond mining, copper mining, mica mining and gold panning, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original artwork from the early 20th century, exact original date unknown

Image of the "Utrechts ship" found during the excavation on the Van Hoornekade in Utrecht, while preparing for transport.

Bangkok - Official Vehicle Maintenance Building - 1978, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

A shaduf or shadoof being used to raise water in Egypt, Late 1880s

Petroleum pickup field in Bukowina in Northern Romania around 1870.

County agent examining bundles of stacked Federation wheat, Malheur County, Oregon ca. 1936.

Anefo photo collection. Build up Amsterdam. 19 May 1947. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

SAAR Story - Agriculture, Community Threshing. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Clearing after the breed at Södertälje canal.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Griend culture, peeling toe, men. undated

Natives Constructing A Gasoline Tank At Poashan, China.

Oglala Dam Project. 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings baskets, stabilization, Rijksweg 4a. July 1957

Dumping Wheelbarrow of Dirt on Conveyor. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Construction Of An Airfield Which Will Accommodate Boeing B-29 "Superfortresses".' Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Workers, harvesting, horse and carriage. July 1947. North Brabant

Anefo photo collection. "Thing" in Wormer (Hole in Pasture), Pumping Pumps. September 25, 1959. Noord-Holland, Wormer, Zaanstad

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Standardization of streams, digging and damping of ditches, laying sewerage, divers and concrete, sewerage, tubes, work, workers, specie, church growers. 1964. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Rilland Bath Werkz. to close hole. April 10, 1953

Wachusett Reservoir, Italian camp, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

Anefo photo collection. Finish from the dyke to Marken. October 24, 1957. Marken

Chinese Laborers Use A Dragon Wheel In The Construction Of Hsinching Airfield, Matterhorn Project In Chengtu, China.

1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. De Schelphoek on Schouwen. Drying down zinc repairs. July 9, 1953. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

Rackers in work on building the railway between Gällivare and Porjus. Bearing, the lousparjuselet.

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Channel intake.

Industry during the First World War- Chemical Works Female workers shovel limestone into wheelbarrows at the chemical works of Brunner Mond and Co Ltd at Northwich, Cheshire, in September 1918.

Anefo photo collection. Work at the Sloe. October 28, 1949

Building of the harbor track in Sarpsborg. Steam locomotive "Borregaard" delivered to Borregaard AB 1891. Source: EWJ.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Channel improvement Coevordense Vecht. Workers posing. undated. Coevorden

Original caption: "Palomar truck trail - Pala Reservation". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

TingStad Factory.dalarnes Laver on Kanarieöarne.

Salt mining, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Salt mining,Turks and Caicos Islands,1890-1930.

Anefo photo collection. Mayor Mr. G. E. van Walsum van Rotterdam Heit the first pile for the Dr. Daniel Den Hatstichting Hospital. June 24, 1959

Lifting the track

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. The power plant.

Chinese mixing mud to bind the rack used in runway.

12/31/1930. San Telmo Bridge under construction.

Bispberg's mine. The shock before the race.

This picture shows the Cape Range No.2 "cellar" being prepared. The "cellar" is about 15-20 ft. deep, and on top of it is the rig itself. The "cellar" is the original hole for the start of drilling operations. The Rough Range No.1 rig will be placed here. April 26, 1955.

Construction Of The Road Scutari - Puca - Kukes. Albania. 1940

Electrification of Railroad - Electrification of the Paris-Marseille Railroad. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Other Buildings. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

California, California Citrus Heritage Recording Project, view of workers harvesting oranges in groves, Riverside County, circa 1930s.

Skiopticone image. Peat preparation. Peat uptake.

Bethel, Alaska. Albert M. Day, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and L.T. Oldroyd of the University of Alaska, inspecting the Bethel Cemetery. This cemetery was undermined by the Kuskokwim River just above the city water intake. Subjects: History; The Pribilof Report 1949; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Work of the Service; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska.

California History - Placer Mining at Volcano, Amador County - the Dump and Sluice circa 1866.

China: Team of peasants labouring on a communal farm during the 'Great Leap Forward' (1959 - 1961)

Work picture. Motifs from Kiruna - Riksgränsen.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Send baskets. undated

Germany - Harvestime 1947 - the gleanersHungry Germans are more food conscious this year than ever before as the worst drought for 55 years threatens the food crops and here German city dwellers swarm over a freshly harvested wheat field near helmstedt, in the British zone, gleaning the grain. August 25, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, laying slope paving, station 22, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Workers at work in Bonaire salt pans. 1947. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Malmberget mines, Norrbotten.

Anefo photo collection. De Schelphoek on Schouwen. Distribution of basalt slices. July 9, 1953. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

Track building Lappträsk

Pribilofs. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Marine mammals; Work of the Service; Personnel; Tagging; Monitoring. Location: Alaska. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Washing gold , Cleaning up the gold. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Gold miners,Alaska,1910-1920, Gold mining,Alaska,1910-1920, Gold mining equipment,Alaska,1910-1920, United States,Alaska

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, building the north bank, Quincy, Mass., Sep. 1, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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