Historical Workspaces

Black and white images capturing historical office environments and workers engaged in activities like typing and using early computers.

Side profile of a technician standing in front of a computer

Airport in Warsaw. Foreign station - passport -cleaner briefing (travel); Photography from the series to the photojournalism "Please open!" (from the work of the Customs Office at the Foreign Station of the Airport in Warsaw), "Świat" 1959, No. 7; Prażuch, Wiesław (1925-1992); 1959 (1959-00-00-1959-00-00);

1960s AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WORKING OPERATING A MAILING MACHINE AT A CHECK DISBURSING SERVICE CENTER BANK OFFICE - o2766 HAR001 HARS BANKING PROFESSION B&W SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS OPERATING OPERATOR HIGH ANGLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AFRICAN-AMERICANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAREERS KNOWLEDGE BLACK ETHNICITY INNOVATION LABOR PRIDE AT AUTHORITY EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATIONS HIGH TECH MAILING CONCEPTUAL ACCOUNTING PAYROLL SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYEE MID-ADULT MID-ADULT WOMAN PRECISION TASK BLACK AND WHITE HAR001 LABORING OLD FASHIONED AFRICAN AMERICANS

Vintage Photograph. Woman ordering at Restaurant.

Mature businessman standing in corridor

Anefo photo collection. Finance: Mare purification. Mare purification. A man counts banknotes. 1945

Anefo photo collection. Stricter control of hand luggage at Schiphol. The luggage of a passenger is checked. January 3, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Untitled shop, Wellington, 1938, Wellington, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

Image of two officials of the P.T.T. With postcares at the station post office (Laan van Puntburg 5) in Utrecht.

Farsta. Director General Sixten Larsson (Building Board) and Director General Bjurel releases the first blasting Committee d. 1.12.1966.

Anefo photo collection. Meeting of promoting customs and tax officials in Utrecht. Officials with banners. December 2, 1983. Utrecht (province), Utrecht (city)

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK) inspects the LaFayette Square reconstruction plans. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy views a scale model of the historic preservation and redevelopment plans for Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. Architect of the Lafayette Square redevelopment, John Carl Warnecke, points to an area of the model; Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Bernard L. Boutin (mostly obscured), stands at center left. Others unidentified. GSA Building, Washington, D.C.

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A Soldier Opens a Shop- Trooper William Vaughan Opens a Book Shop on Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK, 1945 William Vaughan shakes hands with a Ministry of Labour official on the doorstep of the Employment Exchange, following an interview to decide if Mr Vaughan can open a book shop in Tottenham Court Road. According to the original caption, the 'Ministry of Labour have to decide whether the work Vaughan wishes to take up will be more useful to the national effort than the work he is already doing. They decide in his favour and wish him best of luck in his new venture'.

Anefo photo collection. Action rebuild Persian village of Dousadj started on Dam Square. Alderman tobacco sticks the first bit. June 15, 1963

People in Surveillance Camera

Bread Line For Unemployed -- The long line of Jobless men, mostly well-dressed union members, which formed at 27 east 4th. Street where they received bread and soup for one cent. This kitchen is maintained by the international labor relief, which is attempting to help unionized laborers. March 28, 1928. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).

Poll photo collection. Factory for beauty products Helena Rubinstein in Nazareth. Employee engaged in sealing bottles with a piece of paper. January 1, 1964. Israel, Nazareth

Vintage Photograph. Two men wearing suits and hats holding briefcases walking outside on sidewalk by building with large windows Frame 3

Mid adult woman buying jewelry in a jewelry store

Vintage Photograph. Two men walk down city sidewalk looking ahead of them in business suits.

Lottery Check. Lottery Office workers remove 100,000 marbles from the fateful barrel and pack them in steel containers ready for the annual check by the Attorney-General's Department. May 22, 1948.

Housing Conditions of Local Employees. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Forest Hill Cemetery employees. Charles H. Fox , Greenhouses, Plants, Office workers, Forest Hills Cemetery Boston, Mass.. Leon Abdalian Collection

Historic photograph, man repairing dolls, around 1931

Anefo photo collection. Catering fair in RAI, Amsterdam; Mixer for hotels e.d .. January 11, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Technical Assistance/Labor Team. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Forest Hill Cemetery employees. Charles H. Fox , Greenhouses, Plants, Office workers, Forest Hills Cemetery Boston, Mass.. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Wieringers in Amsterdam. Mayor Schelligeer with packages. September 7, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Presentation of royal distinctions in the arms shops, Queen's Day, 1978.

Anefo photo collection. Minister Tuijnman and Mayor V.D. Louw open bone leak tunnel; Minister Tuijnman sets tunnel lighting. April 2, 1980

Anefo photo collection. State Secretary Keijzer stores first pile for metro, Amsterdam; State Secretary M. J. Keijzer sits on heimachine. August 27, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Committee meeting of the Amsterdam municipal companies on the upcoming natural gas increases. Image of the meeting with the right alderman Wolffenperger. December 3, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dutch farmers are going to set up a company in France. Woman at a front door of a building (consulate). 1945. France

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71, Essen. Summer Sale (SSV) 1965, Europe

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Lord Chetwynd and staff in thee drawing office of the shell silling factory at Chilwell.

OPERADORAS DE CLAVIJAS. Location: EDIFICIO TELEFONICA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Vintage Photograph. A Architect at drafting table measuring with a ruler and protractor.

White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Costa Rica. View of women working at switchboards in Costa Rica, during a White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff trip in advance of President John F. Kennedy's visit.

Vintage photograph. Tobacco auctioneer chanting bids

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor flipping open the steam cock on top of pressure cooker during demonstration of pressure canning before a group of FSA officials at a district meeting. San Angelo, Texas 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

Image of a cleaner who has the aisle of a Corail car of the S.N.C.F. Vacuums on the Binckhorst yard in The Hague.

1950S Salesman At Door Talking To Housewife

Anefo photo collection. Tokens for the auction at fa. Jacques Schulman at Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. Mr. Schulman studies the coins and tokens. December 30, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Auction ADM furniture Amsterdam increases expected. November 27, 1986. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Command Columbia International board in building behind Oosteinde. January 27, 1969

London Stock Exchange, Throgmorton Street - The Trading Floor. The jobbers pitch on the left belonged to the Firm of Bruce & Hinton, gilt-edged dealers. Date: 1960s

Anefo photo collection. Joan Haanappel Controller signed for PLADING COMPANY Phonogram, Joan Haanappel signs contract. October 13, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Impending bankruptcy at the factory of Swarttouw construction workplaces. Foreign workers in meeting. March 12, 1971. Schiedam, South Holland

Personnel in ticket box.

Hagen. Main post office. Mainly woman's jobs in letter distribution, 1988

Vintage Photograph. Men using jackhammer to install parking meters.

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Limburg (Belgium). Strike leader Gerard Siegers, working in the mine of Winterslag, appeals to the posters for the loft's mine. January 30, 1970. Belgium, Limburg

San Francisco, California: c. 1904 A worker at the new Chinese telephone exchange, where all callers are addressed by their name and not their phone number.

Young man wearing a hat and suit leans against a building. Young man wearing a hat and suit leans against a building

Anefo photo collection. Demonstrate officials from the regional employment office in Amsterdam. October 27, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Business professionals enjoy a buffet lunch at a corporate event.

Description: Dr. John Thoburn Williamson, founder of Williamson Diamonds, Ltd., who died on 6th January, 1958. Location: Tanganyika Date: 06 January 1958 diamonds, africa

Anefo photo collection. pile Nissan Europe office beaten Roekerpolder Amsterdam. Offices, car companies, polders. September 11, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Girl With A Load of Diamonds.Miss Elliot-Wilson drawing a day's quota of diamonds to sort from the strong room where it has been stored overnight. Some quarter of a million pounds worth of diamonds are accommodated in the tin boxes on her trolley.Thirl Elliot-Wilson draws a day's quota of diamonds from the barred strongroom of the South African company which employs her as a sorter. September 7, 1953.

Aerial view of traders and businessmen on the floor of the Mexico City Stock Exchange.

Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad, Chicago, Ill. December 1942.

Staff reviews a drawing.

Social Security History - a worker in the Social Security Board Records Office at work at the 'visible control' rack circa 1937 or 1938 .

White House, new visitor security measures put into effect. Visitors wait in line outside a trailer set up near the East Wing Entrance of the White House to leave their cameras, handbags, and parcels for inspection, as part of new security precautions established in response to the crisis in Cuba. Presidential Assistant John J. McNally (facing the camera) stands at far right. Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS VIDEO AMERICAN JOBS, AMERICAN VALUES

Anefo photo collection. Hotel Trier in Soestdijk (auctioned). Man in kitchen. June 26, 1961. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Workers of the Duesseldorf metal industry demonstrated on 11.2.1976 for higher wages of 8% to the local headquarters of IG Metall, Germany, in the metal industry dispute, Europe

Historic photo, surveyor, ca. 1925

Standing Group & N. Atlantic Council Meet, Oct 28, 1952. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Robbery at Gemeentegiro agency to Willemsparkweg in Amsterdam; Exterior Giro agency. November 29, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Road Artists - Girl painters at work on the road signs in the Wye Valley. Many women are successfully doing men's work on the roads in many parts of the country. August 4, 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos).

The training of apprentices (Azubis) at the Vocational Training Centre (BBZ) in Arnsberg on 19.06.1979, Germany, Europe

Barber and Shop, South Omaha Nebraska, USA, John Vachon for Farm Security Administration, November 1938

Out of concern for their jobs, workers and employees of the Mannesmann company demonstrated at a works meeting in Hilden, Germany, on 15 December 1979, Europe

White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Costa Rica. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff trip to San José, Costa Rica, in advance of President John F. Kennedy's visit; several unidentified men set up equipment on a roof.

Anefo photo collection. Judging World Press Photo in the KLM building in Amsterdam. 18 February 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Crowd of unemployed at the Labour Office in 1982 on a morning, Germany, Europe

Wall Street is barren because of Governor Herbert Lehman's proclamation that all New York bank transactions will be suspended for two days. New York City, March 4, 1965

In Volendam, we find Jan Smit in his restaurant and smoking room : Smit Bokkum. In this very famous family business in the Netherlands, fish has been smoked using a traditional method for 150 years and six generations. In the beginning, Jan Smit's ancestors only made smoked herring, a great tradition in the Netherlands, but eventually this fish became increasingly rare in the harbour. So they switched to smoked eel, which brought them worldwide fame. The location of Smit Bokkum is very popular as the restaurant's terrace is considered one of the most beautiful in the country.À Volendam, nous trouvons Jan Smit dans son restaurant et son fumoir : Smit Bokkum. Dans cette entreprise familiale très réputée aux Pays-Bas, le poisson est fumé selon une méthode traditionnelle depuis 150 ans et six générations. Au début, les ancêtres de Jan Smit ne faisaient que du hareng fumé, une grande tradition aux Pays-Bas, mais ce poisson est finalement devenu de plus en plus rare dans le port. Ils sont

Businessman leaning against a column

Man Telegraph Operator In Antique Railroad Station

Anefo photo collection. Swimming champion Ria van Velzen as a saleswoman in Sportzaak in The Hague. November 29, 1960. The Hague, South Holland

Employees of the central workshop instruction agents while finishing a copy of the so-called 'Paris Maquette' from the Mast Maastricht fortress.

The track engineer's expedition in Gävle.

Interview with customer visitors

Anefo photo collection. On a good start, construction workers at the top of new construction Dutch bank, Frederiksplein. December 29, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Reception center '' De Vluchthaven 'in Amsterdam has been occupied. Meeting of staff members. 5 February 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

M-T-A Credit Union. 201 Park Square Building, 31 St. James Ave., Boston 16, Mass. , Banking, Offices, Employees. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Mission of monthly magazine "Success", two tailors for the company (22 and 23). 27 February 1981

Store window with pictures of all of the Iowa Caucus Candidates in 1988 during the Iowa Caucus Season

DEU, Germany: The historical slides from the times 80-90s, Dortmund.DGB-Demo.fuer 35Std.-Woche 80s

A demonstrator walking in the middle of the street; he is wearing a sort of cardboard box bearing the inscription Temporary lay-off: the Michelin company has just put some of its employees on a temporary lay-off scheme. Turin (Italy), 1984.

Saleswoman looks like the aged Mona Lisa, 50's to 60's, exact place unknown, France, Europe

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Fast, free Sheraton reservations , Hotels, Telephones, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Chamber Commerce Brabant, Brabant Day. October 1, 1985. Brabant

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