Tapping a furnace, Ford factory, Dagenham, Essex, 1954
‘Maurice W Broomfield (2 February 1916 – 4 October 2010) was a photographer whose images of post-war British industry were credited with capturing the optimistic spirit of the time.’
Taking a core sample, Lead Industry, 1954
Balancing a Ship Propeller Bulls Metal and Marine Shipyard, Glasgow, Scotland, 1956
Checking Furnace, Ford Dagenham, England, 1957
Firing a crucible of molten metal. Ford's Dagenham 1957
Electric Art Cutting inside a boiler. T. Ward, 1958
Assembling a former for a stator. English Electric, 1960
Checking a transformer, English Electric, Stafford, 1960
Testing Spraying Thermal Insulation Shell International, 1963
Preparing a Warp British Nyon Spinners, Pontypool, Wales, 1964
British Nyon Spinners, Pontypool, Wales, 1964
Fryolux Solder Paint operator, Fry's Factory, Bermondsey, London, 1971
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All images (c) Maurice Broomfield.
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I am very glad to see that the lady working on the loom has her hair contained. The mill museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, has a story about a female worker whose long hair got caught in the machinery and she was killed.
Photo #6, that’s Arc cutting, not Art cutting. #10 and #11, that’s Nylon, not Nyon.