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The Occupations ClipArt gallery offers 67 illustrations of men and women engaged in various occupations such as artist, barber, bookbinder, blacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, glassblower, lumberjack, watchmaker, nurse, porter, sailor, seamstress, teacher, tinker, or writer.

An architect at his desk lost in thought.

Architect

An architect at his desk lost in thought.

A barber shaving a man.

Barber

A barber shaving a man.

A barber shop in the sixteenth century

Barber Shop

A barber shop in the sixteenth century

A boat worker and/or builder. Ship construction in background.

Boat Builder

A boat worker and/or builder. Ship construction in background.

A butcher with his knife

Butcher

A butcher with his knife

Captain of a ship

Captain

Captain of a ship

A primitive cotton-gin used to seperate seeds from the cotton.

Primitive Cotton-Gin

A primitive cotton-gin used to seperate seeds from the cotton.

Rubber suit worn over a diver's body, doesn't include helmet.

Diving-dress

Rubber suit worn over a diver's body, doesn't include helmet.

"This striking picture, by a celebrated French artist, has excited marked attention ever since it was first exhibited at the Paris Salon. The grouping is admirable, and by the abscence of all accessories the interest is skillfully concentrated on the principal personage, the attending surgeon, and the pale boy whose arm he is bandaging and who is striving not to wince beneath the treatment. That the hurt is not trifling is shown by the basin of blood and the look of concern in the counternances of the surrounding family, who are yet sufficiently composed to indicate that there is no imminent danger. The strongly lined faces of the peasants, with their vary expressions, contrasted with the rude interior, form a graphic study." — Blaisedell, 1904

Doctor

"This striking picture, by a celebrated French artist, has excited marked attention ever since it was…

A fisherman harpooning the sword-fish.

Fisherman

A fisherman harpooning the sword-fish.

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control road users.

Flagger, Black and White

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control…

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control road users.

Flagger, Color

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control…

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control road users.

Flagger, Outline

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control…

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control road users.

Flagger, Silhouette

The Flagger symbol sign should be used in advance of any point where a flagger is stationed to control…

The Samphire gatherer, "there are few avocations attended with so much danger, as that of gathering rock samphire, which grows in great plenty along the edges and down the perpendicular sides of the cliffs near Rennel's cave, in Glamorganshire, Wales."

The Samphire Gatherer

The Samphire gatherer, "there are few avocations attended with so much danger, as that of gathering…

A geologist collecting and studying rocks.

Geologist

A geologist collecting and studying rocks.

Three men at work grinding scissors.

Grinding Hull

Three men at work grinding scissors.

A young Eliphalet Remington working on his rifle. Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) was a blacksmith and made the revolutionary Remington sporting rifle.

Gunsmith: Eliphalet Remington

A young Eliphalet Remington working on his rifle. Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) was a blacksmith and…

"Horseshoeing in the army. Not like the country blacksmith, by the highroad upon the skirt of the village, with children peering around, and all men, from the squire to the poorly paid minister, stopping to get his services or to chat, does the army smith ply his labors. But even with his toils and risks he is better off than the toiling craftsman in the close lanes of the city, and does his needed labor under the shady tree or leafy roofing of a rustic shed in summer, and in the warmest nook he can find in winter, he will doubtless in other years recount to his wondering grandchildren the story of the great battles in Virginia, if he does not attribute the final success to his own handiwork. The regular army forge is a four-wheeled carriage, the front, or limber, of which is like that of a caisson, bearing a box about four feet long by two in width, containing the anvil, tongs and other implements, with a limited supply of iron for immediate use; on the rear wheel is a box containing the bellows, worked by a lever. In front of this is a cast-iron ash pan for the fire, with a sheet-iron back. On the stock is a vise, and the back of the box is a receptacle for coal. The whole is very compact, and on the march takes up very little room, the men riding on the limber box."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Horseshoeing

"Horseshoeing in the army. Not like the country blacksmith, by the highroad upon the skirt of the village,…

"There's an end to my troubles," said William Seward Burroughs as he threw into the street the first fifty adding machines he had made. He wished nothing to remain to remind him of this early failure." -Hill, 1921

Inventor: Burroughs

"There's an end to my troubles," said William Seward Burroughs as he threw into the street the first…

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

Loggers

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

Lumberjacks cutting down trees.

Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks cutting down trees.

Lumberjacks hauling logs.

Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks hauling logs.

"The sugar maple tree resembles the sycamore, and abounds in the northern parts of the United States, and in the British possessions, where large quantities of sugar are made. "-Lupton

Gathering Sap to make Maple Sugar

"The sugar maple tree resembles the sycamore, and abounds in the northern parts of the United States,…

In many minds making a piano is an art form. The construction is a slow process, and cannot well be hurried, a grand piano usually requiring to be six months in the making.

Piano Making

In many minds making a piano is an art form. The construction is a slow process, and cannot well be…

Watch making is a beautiful and complicated as the watch it's self. It was a process that required several small machines and measurement.

Watch Making

Watch making is a beautiful and complicated as the watch it's self. It was a process that required several…

A man writing at a desk, being interrupted by another man.

Man at Work

A man writing at a desk, being interrupted by another man.

A man loading a cart full of goods.

Man Loading Cart

A man loading a cart full of goods.

"Using the "stick" to mark size for which slate must be cut."—Finley, 1917

Marking Slate

"Using the "stick" to mark size for which slate must be cut."—Finley, 1917

Two men with hammers and a pile of rocks.

Men at Work

Two men with hammers and a pile of rocks.

Merchant Booths from an illuminated MS, representing Venice in the 14th century.

Merchant Booth

Merchant Booths from an illuminated MS, representing Venice in the 14th century.

A woman whirling samples of milk in order to seperate the fat so it can be measured.

Whirling Milk

A woman whirling samples of milk in order to seperate the fat so it can be measured.

One whose occupation is to attend a grist mill.

Miller

One whose occupation is to attend a grist mill.

A man without enough money for the fare.

No Fare

A man without enough money for the fare.

A pack horse

Pack Horse

A pack horse

A man fishing for pearls.

Pearl Fisher

A man fishing for pearls.

Pearl divers hunting for oysters on the bottom of the sea.

Pearl-fishery

Pearl divers hunting for oysters on the bottom of the sea.

A male doctor holds the hand of a young girl in bed. She appears to be crying or worried. He seems to be comforting her. A medical bag is on a chair next to the bed.

Physician Makes House Call to Sick Girl

A male doctor holds the hand of a young girl in bed. She appears to be crying or worried. He seems to…

With a chisel and mallet a sculptor could strike thirty blows a minute; with the new pneumatic chisel he could strike a thousand a minute. The sculptor's hand and mind were then enabled to focus solely on guiding the chisel rather than striking it.

Pneumatic Chisel

With a chisel and mallet a sculptor could strike thirty blows a minute; with the new pneumatic chisel…

Such a hammer will deliver a blow at every stroke of the piston-rod, and with sufficient air-pressure will give from 200 to 1,000 blows a minute

Pneumatic Hammer

Such a hammer will deliver a blow at every stroke of the piston-rod, and with sufficient air-pressure…

It consists of a steam cylinder and piston and its rod, and to the rod is firmly secured a steel rock-drill. The cylinder is supported upon a heavy tripod that may stand in any position and present the point of the drill in any direction. The steam or compressed air is conveyed to the cylinder through a hose, and when ready for work it delivers its tremendous thundering blows upon the rock in rapid succession.

Pneumatic Rock Drill

It consists of a steam cylinder and piston and its rod, and to the rod is firmly secured a steel rock-drill.…

The polishing room is where the Rosemen veneers-the tops and sides of the piano. Two men on each side of a piano-top rub rapidly with a pumice stone and finally the piano comes out perfectly smooth.

Piano Making-the Polishing Room

The polishing room is where the Rosemen veneers-the tops and sides of the piano. Two men on each side…

Porter with luggage cart.

Porter

Porter with luggage cart.

Porter with luggage cart.

Porter

Porter with luggage cart.

A woman being escorted by a station-master and two porters.

Porters

A woman being escorted by a station-master and two porters.

"Willson's Historical Series- Franklin, The Printer's Boy"-Willson, 1859.

Printers Boy

"Willson's Historical Series- Franklin, The Printer's Boy"-Willson, 1859.

Old-style screw printing press.

Printing Press

Old-style screw printing press.

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels.

Sailor

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels.

A man wearing a life jacket with a line in his hand.

Sailor

A man wearing a life jacket with a line in his hand.

Sailor and his ship

Sailor and Ship

Sailor and his ship

A scrivener (or scribe) was traditionally a person who could read and write. This usually indicated secretarial and administrative duties such as dictation and keeping business, judicial, and history records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities. Scriveners later developed into public servants, accountants, lawyers and petition writers, etc. Scriveners remain a common sight in countries where literacy rates remain low; they read letters for illiterate customers, as well as write letters or fill out forms for a fee. Many now use portable typewriters to prepare letters for their clients.

Scribe

A scrivener (or scribe) was traditionally a person who could read and write. This usually indicated…

"The first sensation in descending under water in a suit of armor is the sudden, bursting roar in the ears, cause by the air driven into the helmet from the air-pump. The flexible air-hose has to be strong enough to bear the pressure of twenty-five to fifth pounds to the square inch." -Lupton

Early Scuba diving

"The first sensation in descending under water in a suit of armor is the sudden, bursting roar in the…

A sculpter carving the bust of another man.

Sculpter

A sculpter carving the bust of another man.

A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needle woman.

Seamstress

A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needle woman.

A hunter, shepherd, and farmers working on the shore.

Shore Scene

A hunter, shepherd, and farmers working on the shore.

"In mining, a trough made of boards, used for separating gold from the gravel and sand in which it occurs. Its bottom is lined with riffles, and these, with the help of quicksilver, arrest and detain the particles of gold as they are borne along by the current of water." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of miners working in a forest, shoveling material into the sluice.

A Sluice Box - Miners Work in the Forest

"In mining, a trough made of boards, used for separating gold from the gravel and sand in which it occurs.…

A woman makes rope using an early type of machine for spinning rope yarn.

Spinning Rope Yarn

A woman makes rope using an early type of machine for spinning rope yarn.

Dressing slates.

Splitting Slates

Dressing slates.

Splitting slates.

Squaring Slates

Splitting slates.

One whose occupation is to cut or hew stones.

Stone-cutter

One whose occupation is to cut or hew stones.