Delivery Collection (page 5)

The Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). Artist: William Hogarth
The Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). The painting held by Sir John Soanes Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

Postal Boat and the Trocha, (1890s), 1920s
Postal boat and the trocha of Maceo. In a small boat that was carrying the post, Maceo went past the battleship Mariel to Majana, disembarking by the pier Gerardo in the province of Havana

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

Delivering a letter, 19th century

Beer delivery, Valparaiso, Chile, 1922. Artist: Allan
Beer delivery, Valparaiso, Chile, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey, edited by J A Hammerton

Staple Inn, Holborn, London, 1926-1927. The black and white half-timbered Staple Inn on High Holborn, one of central Londons few surviving Tudor buildings, dates from 1585

Milkman, North London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Milkman, North London, 1926-1927. Milkman delivering Londons safest milk. Most people didn t have fridges at this time. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Looking south in New Bond Street, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The Louvre, c1850-1880 (1924). Artist: Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potemont
The Louvre, c1850-1880 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Swiss courier, 15th century (1849). Originally from a statue on the Hotel de ville de Bale. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Greengrocer bringing goods by boat, Marken, Holland, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Greengrocer bringing goods by boat, Marken, Holland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

L Abside, c1841-1868 (1924). Artist: Charles Meryon
L Abside, c1841-1868 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Court House - Medical College and Church, at Augusta in Georgia, 19th century

Municipal Offices, Liverpool, 10 February 1875

Blue-Coat School, Liverpool, 1834. Artist: P Heath
Blue-Coat School, Liverpool, 1834

The Royal Mails at London General Post Office, 1830. Artist: R Reeves
The Royal Mails at London General Post Office, 1830

The Elephant as postman, c1900. Elephant delivering letters in India. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Man with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Man with dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Tama River in Musashi Province (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833. Artist: Hokusai
Tama River in Musashi Province (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Senju, Musashi Province, (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833. Artist: Hokusai
Senju, Musashi Province (from a Series 36 Views of Mount Fuji), 1830-1833. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Venice, 18th century. Artist: Canaletto
Venice. Canaletto (1697-1768). Found in the collection of the State M. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas

The legation deliver, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900. Artist: Eugene Damblans
The legation deliver, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics

Post-office employees improvise, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
Post-office employees improvise, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th May 1899

The Arrival of Death, c1485-1529. Artist: Jan Provoost
The Arrival of Death, c1485-1529

Hirondelle Saint Etienne delivery tricycle advertisement, 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, a French mail order catalogue

Distributing furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of Allied bombing, Paris, 1943-1944
French Milice distributing furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of Allied bombing, Paris, 1943-1944. The Milice Francais was a paramilitary organisation

Coptic Textile from Egypt, 4th century
Coptic Textile from Egypt, depicting a cherub. From the Hermitage Museums collection in St Petersburg, 4th century

Milk cans at farm gateway in Yorkshire

A Wells Fargo messenger from their Express Delivery service via the Isthmus of Panama, 1875. Wells Fargo & Co was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells (1805-1878) and William George Fargo (1818-1881)

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York, USA, 1875. Wells Fargo & Co was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells (1805-1878) and William George Fargo (1818-1881)

Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York, USA, 1875. Wells Fargo & Co was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells (1805-1878) and William George Fargo (1818-1881)

Wagon loaded with sacks of corn on the road to a flour mill, 1860. A carter walks in front of his team of two carthorses with his whip held aloft. Illustration from a childrens book

Coal delivery wagon, 1860. The wagon has broad wheels to make its passage over bad roads smooth. Illustration from a childrens book

Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Paris, April 1942
Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, April 1942

Coal delivery, 1860. A footman collecting a scuttle of coal from the cellar under the pavement at the very moment when the coalman shoots a sack of coal from Newcastle through the manhole in

Facade of 19th century dairy
Facade of a 19th century dairy at Stroud Green in London, showing Country Delivery and Making Butter

Pony Express rider crossing hostile country pursued by native Americans, 1861. Horse and rider relay mail service took about 10 days to cover 1

Cupid shooting an arrow carrying a love letter, American Valentine card, 1908. He stands by a red heart inscribed with a message and surrounded by sweet violet (Viola odorata) which

A "Watership"Carrying Water for Salt Works and Another One Carrying Water for
A " Watership" Carrying Water for Salt Works and Another One Carrying Water for the Breweries, 17th century

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