832-393091 - Car valves in the raw state in a wheelbarrow in front of a screw press in a drop forge, Industrial Museum, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-393092 - Scales for shipping crates in the valve factory, Industrial Museum, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1350-1717 - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Industrial Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham

1184-4792 - Aerial of the industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4794 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4795 - Aerial of the industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4796 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4793 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

832-383533 - Artwork, Slab for the Ruhr by the sculptor Richard Serra on the Schurenbachhalde slag heap in the Ruhr area, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

792-856 - Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

792-855 - Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

799-3657 - Abandoned tin mines on the Cornish cliffs near Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

799-3652 - Botallack tin mines, UNESCO World Heritage Site, used in the filming of Poldark, on the cliffs near St. Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

1219-212 - Red brick buildings, ruins of the industrial quarrying activity near to Porthgain harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-1581 - The Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, crown dependency of the United Kingdom, Europe

1184-1587 - The Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, crown dependency of the United Kingdom, Europe

832-378731 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378729 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378730 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-376930 - Museum railway in the industrial museum of Blaese, Gotland, Sweden

832-371696 - Artificial beech forest with a stuffed animal, tawny owl (Strix aluco), 2012 special exhibition at the industrial museum, Sichartstrasse street 5-25, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-371695 - Artificial beech forest with a stuffed animal, European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), 2012 special exhibition at the industrial museum, Sichartstrasse street 5-25, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-342641 - UNESCO Worldcultural Heritage Voelklinger Huette, Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany

832-342642 - UNESCO Worldcultural Heritage Voelklinger Huette, Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany

832-348759 - Chimney

832-348760 - Chimney and three spruces (Picea)

832-338817 - Glowing iron rod being hammered into shape against an anvil by two smiths wearing long white leather gloves, Industrial Museum, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-322150 - Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (museum of the German inland navigation) in an art nouveau indoor pool Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany,

832-322137 - Harbour promenade, Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany

832-322165 - Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (museum of the German inland navigation), Duisburg-Ruhrort, NRW, Germany

832-322152 - Row of houses on the bank of the river Rhine at Laar, in front of ThyssenKrupp steel works Meiderich/Beek, Duisburg, NRW, Germany

832-322151 - Row of houses on the bank of the river Rhine at Laar, in front of ThyssenKrupp steel works Meiderich/Beek, Duisburg, NRW, Germany

832-320156 - "Totems" art installation by Basque artist Augustin Ibarrola, painted railway ties at the top of the Haniel spoil pile, Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-321296 - Ice-skating in front of the disused coking plant Zollverein, Essen, NRW, Germany

832-321294 - Ice-skating in front of the disused coking plant Zollverein, Essen, NRW, Germany

832-315499 - Smokestacks, cooling towers, ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315508 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315437 - A3 Autobahn (motorway) near Oberhausen-Holten at sunset, OXEA Ruhrchemie chemical plant in background, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315510 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315509 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-306159 - Corrugated iron roofs of the coconut processing factory, Georgetown, Guyana, South America

832-304132 - Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

832-304176 - Model of an offshore oil rig, Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

832-304130 - Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

832-304174 - Model of an offshore oil rig, Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

832-300411 - Scythe workshop, Deutschfeistritz, Styria, Austria, Europe

832-283462 - The wooden buildings of the Venus Mill, the buildings housed a tramway for the ore British Columbia Canada

832-283461 - The wooden buildings of the Venus Mill, the buildings housed a tramway for the ore British Columbia Canada

832-283463 - A handcar in front of historical wooden buildings in the gold rush town of Skagway Alaska USA

832-281627 - Entrance sign brewery, Westphalian Open-Air Museum Hagen, Road of Industry Culture, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

832-281633 - Tabacco cases, tabacco factory, Westphalian Open-Air Museum Hagen, Road of Industry Culture, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

832-275416 - Industrial Club, Museum, Art nouveau, Alcoy/Alcoi, Alicante, Spain

832-275418 - Industrial Club, Museum, Art nouveau, Alcoy/Alcoi, Alicante, Spain

832-275423 - Stone relief, Industrial Club, Museum, Art nouveau, Alcoy/Alcoi, Alicante, Spain

832-265105 - Zollern pit, Westfaelisches industrial museum, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-265107 - Zollern pit, Westfaelisches industrial museum, Dortmund, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264844 - Westpark Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264842 - Westpark Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264845 - Westpark Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264846 - Westpark Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-265598 - Rhenish industrial museum, Peter-Behrens storehouse, Oberhausen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264794 - Head frame of the former coal-mine Minister Achenbach with a futuristic office complex by Luigi Colani, LuenTec Center for Technology, Luenen, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264758 - Double arched bridge over the Rhine-Herne-Canal, Nordstern Park, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264792 - Head frame of the former coal-mine Minister Achenbach with a futuristic office complex by Luigi Colani, LuenTec Center for Technology, Luenen, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-264843 - Westpark Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-255267 - Central depot of the Rhine Industrial Museum, Peter-Behrens Building, Neue Mitte Oberhausen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-254333 - Inner port of Duisburg at night, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-245263 - Aerial photo, 5 pyramids, Ragonex company, shaft tower, mining museum, Meggen, Lennestadt, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-243276 - Hammer head tower, former Minister Stein coal mine, structural change, science park, industrial culture route, Ruhr district, Eving, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-244311 - Aerial photo, landscaped park Nord, industrial museum, A24 motorway, Duisburg, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1161-7331 - Locals playing football at phosphate (fertiliser) works on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-7330 - Phosphate (fertiliser) works dealing with organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-7333 - Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-7327 - Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-7334 - Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-7328 - Worked out phosphate (fertiliser) fields of bird guano organic waste on the island of Nauru in the South Pacific

1161-3879 - Woman working at metal recycling steel in Dazu County, Chongqing, China

1161-2809 - Cantilever bridge being built over the Chaophraya River, Bangkok, Thailand

832-226868 - Wage hall and areaway, abandoned mine Zeche Lohberg, ExtraSchicht, Dinslaken, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226494 - Scissor blanks, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226484 - Old faucets, former washroom for workers, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226469 - Scissor blanks, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226471 - Large scissors against a blue sky, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226478 - Board with large wrenches, powerhouse, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226486 - Blue work clothing hanging on a pole, former locker room for workers, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226466 - Pylon made from scissor blanks, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226468 - Pylon made from scissor blanks, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-226470 - Large scissors against a blue sky, Hendrichs swage forge, LVR Industrial Museum, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-223957 - Lignite strip mining Cottbus Nord, Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

832-223958 - Lignite strip mining Cottbus Nord, Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

832-211962 - Wind wheel, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-209807 - Hoerder Burg, former head office of the Hermannshuette smeltery, Hoerde, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-209766 - Hammerhead tower of the former Erin colliery, Castrop-Rauxel, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211960 - Blast furnace in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211961 - Blast furnace in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-208268 - Big Wheel bucket-wheel excavator, Ferropolis, City of Iron, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

832-208278 - Mad Max bucket dredger, Ferropolis, City of Iron, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

832-208269 - Big Wheel bucket-wheel excavator, Ferropolis, City of Iron, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

832-208275 - Gemini stacker and Mad Max bucket dredger, Ferropolis, City of Iron, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

832-208279 - Mosquito bucket chain excavator, Ferropolis, City of Iron, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe