steel

March 18, 2019

From Flickr: “Carry out the ‘Angang Constitution’ and launch the ‘Industry studies Daqing’ mass campaign” by chineseposters.net

Designer: Ge Changzhi (葛长志) 1977, March Carry out the ‘Angang Constitution’ and launch the ‘Industry studies Daqing’ mass campaign Guanche ‘angang xianfa’ kaizhan gongye xue Daqingde qunzhong yundong (贯彻’鞍钢宪法’开展工业学大庆的群众运动) Call nr.: BG E12/727 (IISH collection) The designer is classified as ‘Dalian Hongqi Shipyard Worker (大连红旗造船厂工人). More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2cMtjE3
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Mooring the tanker ‘Spinanger’ after launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ being moored after launch from the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1Up0KIs). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Mooring the tanker ‘Spinanger’ after launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ being moored after launch from the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1Up0KIs). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside, 1950” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside from Gateshead, July 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5080B). Tyne & Wear Archives presents a series of images taken by the Newcastle-based photographers Turners Ltd. The firm had an excellent reputation and was regularly commissioned by local businesses to take photographs of their products and their premises. Turners also…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside, 1950” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside from Gateshead, July 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5080B). Tyne & Wear Archives presents a series of images taken by the Newcastle-based photographers Turners Ltd. The firm had an excellent reputation and was regularly commissioned by local businesses to take photographs of their products and their premises. Turners also…
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July 15, 2015

From Flickr: “Forging steel” by chineseposters.net

Designer: Shi Banghua (施邦华) 1955, October Forging steel Duan gang Call nr.: BG E39/970 (IISH collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/qriXtf
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Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt