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Joseph Pennell

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Pencil drawing of an industrial town with smokestacks, a railway viaduct over a river, and trains in the foreground.

Munition Town

1916

Lithograph of workers around a glowing furnace and casting pit in a smoky industrial factory interior.

Casting Shells

1917

Lithograph of a crowded wartime shell factory interior with workers at machines beneath overhead beams and pipes.

The Shell Factory

1916

Lithograph of a vast factory hall with huge gears, machinery on rail tracks, and two workers in the foreground.

The Basilica of War

1916

Lithograph of a factory interior with workers turning a huge gun barrel beneath an overhead crane.

Cutting and Turning a Big Gun

1916

Lithograph of a ship's prow with figurehead rising over a shipyard, with scaffolding, a rowboat, and reflections in the water

The Prow

1917

Soft grey lithograph of a battleship entering a harbor between bridges, with a crowd on the quay and small boats in the foreg

Battleship Coming Home

1917

Lithograph of ruined temple columns on stone steps under a hazy, sunlit sky, with fallen blocks in the foreground.

Columns of the Temple of Juno, Girgenti

1913

Grey lithograph of a crowded factory hall with rows of women workers, carts, stacked shells and overhead beams.

The Bay of the Thousand Girls

1916

Lithograph of a factory hall with an overhead crane, a hanging hook, workers at machines and rails on the floor.

Planing Big Shells

1916

Lithograph of workers gathered beneath a suspended shell in a dim factory hall with tanks and an overhead crane.

Bottling the Big Shell

1916

Lithograph of ruined Doric temple columns and scattered stone blocks under a shaded, cloudy sky.

The Wine-Dark Sea, Sunium

1913

Dark print of steep cliffs above a hillside village with a winding road curving through the foreground.

The Shining Rocks, Delphi

1913

Grey lithograph of a ship hull rising in a dry dock beside steel gantry cranes and smoking shipyard buildings.

Building the Bismarck, Hamburg

1914

Lithograph of a railway camp with tracks, tents, workers, and a plume of smoke rising near a locomotive.

Building the Camp

1917

Lithograph of two battleships moored at a pier with crowds of men on the quay, masts and smokestacks rising into a hazy sky.

Ready for Service Again

1917

Sketch of a shipyard with tall gantry cranes, timber supports around a ship hull, railway tracks and workers in the foregroun

The Old Shipyard

1916

Lithograph of a steel mill interior with an overhead crane, stacked steel bars, and workers among the iron framework.

Steel Bars for Shells

1916

Black and white print of an iron mine with smokestacks, headframes, and steam rising over a deep excavated ravine.

The Iron Mine

1916

Lithograph of a rocky headland rising from calm water, with small boats and billowing clouds above.

Entrance to the Canal from the Pacific

1912

Pencil drawing of an industrial harbor with smokestacks, railway cars, and crowds of workers walking under smoky skies.

Five O'Clock

1916

Lithograph of a crowded Athens square with market figures, trees, and the Acropolis and ancient columns on a hill behind.

The Little Fete, Athens

1913

Lithograph of a factory hall with workers, rows of shells, machinery, and an overhead crane under a skylit roof.

Shell Factory, No.I

1917

Lithograph of a long industrial factory facade with a crowd on the street below and a tram receding to the right.

Mid-day, General Electric Works, Berlin

1921

Pencil-style lithograph of the Signers' Room interior with a chandelier, fireplaces, tall windows and rows of chairs.

Signers' Room, Independence Hall

1912

Black and white lithograph of a shell factory interior with rows of artillery shells, rail tracks, and workers walking toward

Shell Factory, No.II

1917

Lithograph of a vast factory workshop with a huge lathe, metal cylinders on rails, and workers beneath a steel roof.

The Biggest Lathe in the World

1917

Lithograph by Joseph Pennell showing an aerial view of a wooden military camp with rows of barracks and a large central build

The Camp, the New Architecture

1917

Pencil-style lithograph of submarines in a dry dock with workers, scaffolding, and battleships in the background.

Submarines in Dry Dock

1917

Lithograph of a biplane with a large propeller inside a hangar, with ground crew near the wheels and a field beyond.

The Big Bug

1916

Pennell drawing of workers around large artillery guns on railway tracks inside a vast industrial hall, 1916.

Ready for War

1916

Pencil-style print of a brick state building with a tall cupola and flags, with pedestrians and a carriage on the street.

State Buildings

1912

Pencil drawing of an ancient stone theatre overlooking a valley framed by rocky cliffs and distant hills.

The Theatre, Segesta

1913

Dark lithograph of smoky industrial works with a steam train crossing an arched bridge over a canal.

Work Castles, Wolverhampton

1912

Pencil sketch of submarines moored at a harbor pier beside masted ships, with flags and figures on the quay.

Submarines in Port

1917

Lithograph of a vast steel mill interior with a huge bending press, overhead chains, and small workers beside rail tracks.

In the Land of Brobdingnag, the Armour Plate Bending Press

1917

Black and white lithograph of a row of tall pine trees, a village with railway tracks, and clouds over a flat field.

The Embarkation Camp, the Classic Grove

1917

Sketch of workers building wooden boat hulls inside a timber-framed workshop, with figures on planks and beams.

The Boat Builders

1917

Lithograph of stone arches over a park path, with trees, pedestrians and a steel trestle bridge seen through the openings.

The Tunnel in the Park

1912

Pencil sketch of an ornate multi-story building with arched doorways, pedestrians, a tram, and tall trees on a city street.

Wertheim, Leipziger-Platz, Berlin

1921

Grayscale lithograph of the Parthenon's columns and fallen stones under a dark, stormy sunset sky.

The Facade of the Parthenon, Sunset

1913

Charcoal-toned drawing of a columned Greek temple on a hilltop above ruined walls and a winding path, under a cloudy sky.

The Temples on the Wall, Girgenti

1913

Pen and crayon drawing of Doric temple ruins with standing columns on a rocky hill, with a sea and mountains beyond.

Corinth, towards the Gulf

1913

Tonal lithograph of a tall coal breaker beside a curving river, with smoking factory chimneys, railway tracks and a distant s

Coal Breaker on the River

1910

Lithograph of ruined Doric columns and stone blocks on a paved terrace, with trees, hills and sea in the distance.

Aegina, The Black Forest

1913

Lithograph of the Acropolis ruins and Parthenon on a hill under a dark stormy sky, with figures on the slope below.

Storm behind the Acropolis

1913

Lithograph of Corinthian columns of the Temple of Jupiter in Athens with the Acropolis visible on the hill in the distance.

The Acropolis from the Temple of Jupiter, Athens

1913

Grey lithograph of the Acropolis temple on a rocky hill above dense city rooftops.

Sunrise over the Acropolis

1913

Black and white lithograph of the ruined Propylaea in Athens, showing columns, a cornice and fallen stone blocks.

The Propylaea, Athens

1913

Lithograph of a conical slag heap beside a river with a barge, a railway viaduct, smokestacks and trees, by Joseph Pennell.

The Dump, Charleroi

1911

Dark lithograph of a steel mill at night with tall smokestacks, glowing furnaces, steam, and workers on railway tracks.

Changing Shifts, Charleroi

1911

Black and white drawing of a tall gantry crane over a canal with moored boats, a wooden dock and a water tower.

French Canal and American Cranes

1912

Black and white lithograph of a steel arch bridge over a rocky river gorge, with a trolley and figures on the deck.

The Steel Bridge

1910

Dark lithograph of a factory interior with molten metal pouring in a bright arc beneath an overhead crane.

The Perambulator

1916

Lithograph of a massive steam hammer in an arched factory hall, with workers near glowing metal and stacked iron bars.

The Great Hammer

1916

Lithograph of Niagara Falls with a rainbow arch above, a steam train on tracks in the foreground, and a bridge at left.

Falls Station, Niagara

1910

Pencil-like lithograph of a large arched hangar with biplanes on grass and aircraft flying in the sky above.

The Balloon-Shed

1916

Dark lithograph of industrial smokestacks rising above hills and a reflective river at dusk, under heavy clouds.

Work Castles, Wilkesbarre

1910

Lithograph of workers around steam locomotives in a large vaulted factory interior with an overhead crane.

Making War Locomotives

1917

Lithograph of a railway shed with a locomotive suspended overhead, workers below and sunlight streaming through the roof.

The Flying Locomotive

1917

Black and white lithograph of a gun-testing ground with large cannons, a timber gantry, workers, and a wooded hillside.

The Gun-Testing Ground

1917

Lithograph of railway tracks passing under an iron gate toward a smoky industrial town with tall smokestacks and a steam loco

The Iron Gate, Charleroi

1911

Black and white lithograph of a canal lined with tall poplars and trees, with houses and factory chimneys in the distance.

The Canal at Blanzy, France

1911

Lithograph of steam trains moving through a deep rocky rail cutting lined with tropical vegetation and palm trees.

Looking up the Cut from Bas Obispo

1912

Lithograph of ruined temple steps and broken columns at Eleusis under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a rocky hill on the right.

Eleusis, the Pavement of the Temple

1913

Lithograph of a steam shovel digging rock beside railway tracks in a deep cut, with smoke and workers on the embankment.

Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut

1912

Pencil drawing of coal mine headframe and smokestacks behind trees, with barges on a canal in the foreground.

Coal Mines, Monceau, France

1911

Black and white lithograph of a harbor with moored sailing ships, a rowboat, a wooden pier and a large dockside building.

The Old and the New

1917

Lithograph of a mining complex with multi-windowed wooden buildings, trestles and steep mountains under a cloudy sky.

Old Million Eyes

1910

Lithograph of a barren valley with leafless trees, pale winding water channels, dark ridged hills, and a hazy sky.

Valley of Desolation

1910

Black and white lithograph of a steel mill with tall smokestacks, smoke clouds, an elevated trestle and curving railway track

The Big Mill, Gary, Indiana

1914

Lithograph of a smoky industrial town with tracks, utility poles, factory buildings, and figures walking under a heavy sky.

Shenandoah

1910

Lithograph of workers around a blast furnace in a steaming iron foundry, with scaffolding and glowing light beyond.

Making Pig-Iron

1916

Lithograph of a railway yard with curving tracks, cranes, industrial buildings, workers and smoke rising under a cloudy sky.

Early Morning, Miraflores

1912

Pencil-style lithograph of an arched bridge over a river with boats, colonnaded buildings, ornate lamp posts and walking figu

Bridge at Charlottenburg

1921

Lithograph of a Berlin riverfront with church spires, a domed tower, moored boats and strolling pedestrians on the embankment

View on the Spree, Berlin

1921

Etching of a gondola and gondolier beside an ornate Venetian palazzo water gate, with reflections in the canal.

Gondel op een kanaal

1883

Etching of St Paul's Cathedral dome and city skyline seen from the river, with a stone embankment and small boats.

St Paul's gezien van de rivier

1905

Grey lithograph of an ornate domed palace with arcades and a crowd, reflected in a pool in the foreground.

Gezicht op vijver

1896

Lithograph of Egglestone Abbey ruins on a hill above a river, surrounded by dark trees under a hatched sky.

Gezicht op Egglestone Abbey, gezien vanaf de Tees

1899

Lithograph of several Dutch windmills beside a canal with houses and a cobbled road under a cloudy sky.

De windmolens

1880

Sketch of a flat Dutch landscape with a large windmill on the right, smaller windmills on the horizon, and clouds above.

Gezicht op Zaandam

1897

Lithograph of a steel gasworks with lattice girders beside a canal, with rowboats and trees in the foreground and background.

Gasfabriek, gezien vanaf het kanaal

1922

Etching of the Puente de Alcántara bridge in Toledo, with stone arches, city walls, a church, and a distant valley.

Puente de Alcántara in Toledo

1904

Etching of steel pier construction gantries over harbor water, with boats, white cliffs and a smoky town beyond.

Bouw van de pier bij Dover

1910

Etching of St Paul's Cathedral's colonnade and steps with many pedestrians and a statue in the foreground.

St Paul's Cathedral

1905

Engraved scene of mounted armies and kneeling women before a distant walled city, with Latin text along the bottom.

St John's College

1880

Monochrome lithograph of workers at the base of a blast furnace, with smoke and tall furnaces in the background.

The Base of the Blast Furnace

1910

Blue poster with cream lettering advertising the Official United States War Film, with a black sketch at top.

Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film LCCN2002719417

1918

Sepia poster of a ship sliding sideways into a river at a shipyard while a crowd watches from the shore.

Launching another victory ship LCCN2003652809

1918