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William Henry Jackson: Laborers Photographs

13 William Henry Jackson photographs of laborers, from the Library of Congress archive.

Coolies boarding ship, China, 1895

Coolies boarding ship

1895

Coolies working on barge, China, 1895

Coolies working on barge

1895

Tamil coolies plucking the green (tea) leaf at Strathon, Sri Lanka, 1895

Tamil coolies plucking the green (tea) leaf at Strathon

1895

Tamil coolies picking tea at the Maria Watta plantation, Sri Lanka, 1895

Tamil coolies picking tea at the Maria Watta plantation

1895

Tamil coolies plucking the green (tea) leaf, at Strathon, Sri Lanka, 1895

Tamil coolies plucking the green (tea) leaf, at Strathon

1895

Tamil coolies picking tea at the Maria Watta plantation, Sri Lanka, 1895

Tamil coolies picking tea at the Maria Watta plantation

1895

Coolies transferring bales of jute from boats at Saraghat (?), Bangladesh, India, Ganges River, 1895

Coolies transferring bales of jute from boats at Saraghat…

1895

Coolies with sedan chairs in front of ruins of Hindu temple of…, Java, Indonesia, 1895

Coolies with sedan chairs in front of ruins of Hindu temple…

1895

Coolies with sedan chairs in front of ruins of Hindu temple of…, Java, Indonesia, 1895

Coolies with sedan chairs in front of ruins of Hindu temple…

1895

Coolies carrying boxes of tea beside Globe Hotel, China, 1895

Coolies carrying boxes of tea beside Globe Hotel

1895

Peons at work near Rascon, Mexico, Rascon, 1880

Peons at work near Rascon

1880

Group of peons near Rascon, Mexico, Rascon, 1880

Group of peons near Rascon

1880

Peon group near Rascon, Mexico, Rascon, 1880

Peon group near Rascon

1880

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Public domain archive. All images sourced from the Library of Congress.