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92 photos and 5 illustrations tagged workmen, from 18 members of Flickr Commons.

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• samueljhoodcollection
• maritimeactivity
• construction
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• industrialheritage
• blackandwhitephotograph
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• northeastofengland
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• fascinating
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• rivertyne
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• tyneside

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• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 28 photos & illustrations
• North East Museums 20 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 13 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 4 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Virginia 4 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 4 photos & illustrations
• British Library 4 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 3 photos & illustrations
• Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County 3 photos & illustrations
• East Riding Archives 3 photos & illustrations
• National Museum of Denmark 2 photos & illustrations
• The Field Museum Library 2 photos & illustrations

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Naval gun mounting at the Elswick Works

from North East Museums

• A.Davey said:

  Interesting text and great photo - thanks! Looking back, it's tempting to say that countries are better off when they're the workshops of the world than under post-industrial economies.

• Billy Embleton said:

  Could be a turret for the battleship HMS Monarch as that was under construction at Elswick in 1911.

• optimal chicken said:

  Oh wow this is a fantastic photo! Very atmospheric! I kinda forgot these things are assembled 'dirty' and then dismantled, painted and placed onto a ship..

• Billy Embleton said:

  13.5 inch calibre Paul. Monarch mounted 10 of these guns in 5 turrets. As a footnote the Japanese battleships Yamato & Musashi mounted the largest guns in history at 18 inch calibre. The armoured plates on the turret faces were 25 inches thick.

• optimal chicken said:

  That's madness Billy. Mind saying that, it's how warfare was carried out on the seas then. Now it's missiles and aircraft..

Team of bridge riggers high above the city Story Bridge Brisbane ca.1939

from State Library of Queensland

• longreach said:

  You post some magic photographs. You must have an amazing collection. It makes me wonder how you will choose from current photographs for tomorrow's collection. Good luck

• State Library of Queensland said:

  longreach Thanks Rob! And yes, the selection of what to post is always a conundrum. We love your collection of photos too.

Workmen laying concrete paving, Hunter Street, Newcastle near the Hotel Rawson and premises of Dick Bath, ca. 1921, Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

• Zaira Khan said:

  awesome

• Elvin said:

  Good to see This in History......

• Donald Nathan said:

  Looking at how the people are dressed and the horse and cart. I don't think 1921,there's a similar photo of Hunter Street without the roadworks dated 1905

• Neale Ferguson said:

  That was a specialized shop/

• thekrunkymonkey said:

  Too bad we didn't keep some of these buildings.