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Posed photo of Bal Maidens at Dolcoath
A group of 'bal maidens' at Dolcoath who helped to "dress" or prepare the ores for crushing by the mills or stamps. Large numbers of women were employed in this way on all Cornish mines in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In fact, during the…
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Ladies of the Post Office seen here operating at an early telephone exchange when all calls were connected by hand at every intermediate exchange.
Women sorting Telegrams for Transmission
Ladies of the Post Office seen here sorting telegrams which had been handed in at various counters, and sending them to the appropriate transmission points.
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Telephone operator at switchboard c. 1900.
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Typical telephone operator, circa 1900-1905. National Telephone Company.
Holborn Manual Exchange 1904
Women workers in telephone exchange (Holborn Manual Exchange)
Group of Postwomen Barnet c1914
A group of postwomen at Barnet. with their bicycles.
Post Woman in original Uniform issued in 1915
A woman wearing the original uniform for postwomen, issued 1915.
London Trunk Exchange 1916
Women workers in telephone exchange during WWI (London Trunk Exchange)
Workmen & Thornycroft Lorry in Coalyard
Workmen and solid-tyred Thornycroft lorry in coal yard.
Dorothy Rowena Cade Founder Minack Theatre
Dorothy Rowena Cade, founder of the Minack Theatre.
PREVREF 1499 duplicate photo
PREVREF 1499 duplicate photo
Rowena Cade Founder working at Minack Theatre
Rowena Cade working at the Minack Theatre at age 80.
Portrait of Rowena Cade founder of Minack Theatre
Rowena Cade, pictured at age 80 at the Minack Theatre. This photograph is one of a collection which was used in a London-published magazine feature in 1975, written and illustrated by Richard Angove.
General view inside Swindon Rail Workshop
A general view of the interior of Swindon Works.
Painting side of unknown ship
Men painting the side of an unknown ship.
Horse Powered Whim
A horse-powered winding "whim". A whim, also called a whim gin or a horse capstan, is a device similar to a windlass used in mining for hauling materials to the surface. It comprises a capstan or a wide drum with a vertical axle. A rope is wound…
Hawkes Farm in Penzance prepared ready for thatching
Hawkes Farm on Alverton Road in Penzance prepared for thatching.