Occupational Portrait of Three Grave Diggers Posing With a Recently Dug Grave in a Cemetery (1860s)

 

Portrait of three grave diggers posing with a recently dug grave in a cemetery, location unknown, c. 1860s. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Note the blanket in the foreground used for collecting dirt from the grave as it is being dug. Also, a possible hearse is seen in the background at the top of the hill at left.

Source: National Portrait Gallery.

View of Native Americans Digging an Irrigation Canal On The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory (1886)

View of Native Americans digging an irrigation canal on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory, 1886.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Royal Engineers Digging a Second Line Trench in Flander During World War 1

British soldiers of the Royal Engineers digging a second line trench in Flanders during World War 1. Animated stereoview.