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Background imageFuel Collection: Advert for Pratts Ethyl Petrol, c1928

Advert for Pratts Ethyl Petrol, c1928

Background imageFuel Collection: Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist

Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. The pit was originally sunk in 1876 to a depth of 382 yards

Background imageFuel Collection: King Class Four-Cylinder Express Locomotive - Great Western Railway, 1935

King Class Four-Cylinder Express Locomotive - Great Western Railway, 1935
" King" Class Four-Cylinder Express Locomotive - Great Western Railway, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

Background imageFuel Collection: Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920)

Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920). Artist: Topical Press Agency
Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, near Manchester, January 1912, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Background imageFuel Collection: Grain elevator along railroad yard, North Platte, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Grain elevator along railroad yard, North Platte, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grain elevator along railroad yard. North Platte, Nebraska. [Sign: T.B. Hord Grain Co. Coal Hay and Feed. Union Pacific steam locomotive]

Background imageFuel Collection: Collieries, c1805

Collieries, c1805. Pithead scene at a coal mine. At the bottom a horse whim is raising coal from the pit and a man is breaking coal with a pick

Background imageFuel Collection: Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

Background imageFuel Collection: The condensers at the South Metropolitan Gas Companys works, East Greenwich, London, 1891

The condensers at the South Metropolitan Gas Companys works, East Greenwich, London, 1891. Wood engraving

Background imageFuel Collection: The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852. Artist: J Harris

The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852. Artist: J Harris
The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852 ; shows a comparison between a mail coach driver and an engine driver. The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s

Background imageFuel Collection: The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880

The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880
The Landore Siemens steelworks, c1880. View of the factory in South Wales. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

Background imageFuel Collection: Charging a modern blast furnace, Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. Artist: WD Scott-Moncrieff

Charging a modern blast furnace, Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. Artist: WD Scott-Moncrieff
Charging a modern blast furnace, Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageFuel Collection: Interior of a coal mine, 1862

Interior of a coal mine, 1862. Underground scene in a mine, showing a miner winning coal, while a wagon full of coal is being hauled along rails to the bottom of the pit shaft by a pony

Background imageFuel Collection: Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London, 1819. Artist: Friedrich Accum

Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London, 1819. Artist: Friedrich Accum
Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London. l: Retort. 2: Purifier. 3: Tar cistern. 4: Gas meter. From Frederick Accum Coal Gas, London, 1819. Aquatint

Background imageFuel Collection: The Channel Railway Ferry: sections of the proposed steam-boat, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Channel Railway Ferry: sections of the proposed steam-boat, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Channel Railway Ferry: sections of the proposed steam-boat, 1870. 'Mr. John Fowler, C.E. [has devised a plan] for the more expeditious conveyance of mails

Background imageFuel Collection: Opening the Mayo Colliery at Gogose, Chandah, India, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Opening the Mayo Colliery at Gogose, Chandah, India, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Opening the Mayo Colliery at Gogose, Chandah, Central Provinces, India, 1870. Engraving of a sketch by 'Mr. H. Rivett Carnac

Background imageFuel Collection: The dumper that overturns a coal-truck every two minutes...remarkable machine... 1909

The dumper that overturns a coal-truck every two minutes...remarkable machine... 1909. Creator: Blauvelt
The dumper that overturns a coal-truck every two minutes: the remarkable machine at Sewall's [sic] Point Pier emptying a truck, 1909

Background imageFuel Collection: Thomson's road-steamer and coal-waggons, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Thomson's road-steamer and coal-waggons, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Thomson's road-steamer and coal-waggons, 1870. 'The great difficulty has been, on the one hand, to prevent the engine being shaken and damaged by the road, with its natural inequalities of surface

Background imageFuel Collection: Scene of the railway accident at Swansea, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the railway accident at Swansea, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the railway accident at Swansea, [south Wales], 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Gulliver. 'The accident which happened...close to the Swansea terminus of the Vale of Neath Railway

Background imageFuel Collection: Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Vernon Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer and songwriter Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)

Background imageFuel Collection: Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems

Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageFuel Collection: Miners among coal boxes, S. Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Miners among coal boxes, S. Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Miners among coal boxes, S. Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1912

Background imageFuel Collection: Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864

Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D

Background imageFuel Collection: The Cotton Famine: distributing coal at the Castle-field old coal-wharf, Manchester, 1862

The Cotton Famine: distributing coal at the Castle-field old coal-wharf, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Cotton Famine: distributing coal at the Castle-field old coal-wharf, Manchester, 1862. Charity for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageFuel Collection: Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Background imageFuel Collection: Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Coke Chemical Complex - Electromechanical Shop, 1923. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Background imageFuel Collection: Coke-Chemical Complex. Opening Ceremony, 1924. Creator: Unknown

Coke-Chemical Complex. Opening Ceremony, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Coke-Chemical Complex. Opening Ceremony, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Background imageFuel Collection: 1922 Thornycroft Type Q Shell Mex petrol truck. Creator: Unknown

1922 Thornycroft Type Q Shell Mex petrol truck. Creator: Unknown
1922 Thornycroft Type Q Shell Mex petrol truck

Background imageFuel Collection: 1928 Scammell petrol tanker for Shell. Creator: Unknown

1928 Scammell petrol tanker for Shell. Creator: Unknown
1928 Scammell petrol tanker for Shell

Background imageFuel Collection: Pratts Gilbarco T8 petrol pump 1912. Creator: Unknown

Pratts Gilbarco T8 petrol pump 1912. Creator: Unknown
Pratts Gilbarco T8 petrol pump 1912

Background imageFuel Collection: The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1913. Modwena was built in 1908 by John Reid in Glasgow. In 1912 she was bought by the sewing machine magnate Mortimer Singer to use as a private yacht

Background imageFuel Collection: Accident at the Entry Lock of the East India Docks, Blackwall, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Accident at the Entry Lock of the East India Docks, Blackwall, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Accident at the Entry Lock of the East India Docks, Blackwall, [London], 1858. The vessels were the brig Ocean, of Shoreham, bound to Swansea, with a cargo of copper ore, and the collier brig Lustre

Background imageFuel Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme Finnois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme Finnois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme Finnois, c1797

Background imageFuel Collection: The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Background imageFuel Collection: The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision

Background imageFuel Collection: The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. Creator: Crane
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision

Background imageFuel Collection: The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Background imageFuel Collection: Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne

Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
Martyrdom of a Christian saints, 1497. Illustration from a Book of Hours. Latin text: Initium sancti evangelii secundum Johannem

Background imageFuel Collection: Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781

Background imageFuel Collection: Charcoal stores at the Gaboon; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown

Charcoal stores at the Gaboon; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown
Charcoal stores at the Gaboon; The Gaboon. 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageFuel Collection: A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of Winter, c.1644-c.1648

A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of Winter, c.1644-c.1648

Background imageFuel Collection: The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857

The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. The Khan, as you perceive, is a wretched old affair, damp, and full of rubbish

Background imageFuel Collection: Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Fire and Light (A Girl Places a Candle in a Lantern and a Boy Blows on the Coals... 1690-1706)

Fire and Light (A Girl Places a Candle in a Lantern and a Boy Blows on the Coals... 1690-1706)
Fire and Light (A Girl Places a Candle in a Lantern and a Boy Blows on the Coals in a Chafing-Dish), 1690-1706. Attributed to Godfried Schalcken

Background imageFuel Collection: U.S.S. Massachusetts, fire room, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Massachusetts, fire room, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Massachusetts, fire room, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageFuel Collection: Opening of the New Docks at West Hartlepool, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the New Docks at West Hartlepool, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at West Hartlepool, 1856. It was calculated by those accustomed to estimate numbers of people congregated together that 50

Background imageFuel Collection: The Running Down of the Brigantine 'Virtue' by the 'Resolute' Transport, in Kingstown Harbour

The Running Down of the Brigantine "Virtue" by the "Resolute" Transport, in Kingstown Harbour, 1856. It appears that the transport screw-steam-ship Resolute...arrived in Kingstown

Background imageFuel Collection: Life's Eventide, 1863. Creator: August Allebe

Life's Eventide, 1863. Creator: August Allebe
Life's Eventide, 1863. An old woman emerges from a basement apartment holding a steaming kettle and a ceramic bowl with hot coals

Background imageFuel Collection: Anchor Line docks and Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] coal & ore docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

Anchor Line docks and Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] coal & ore docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Anchor Line docks and Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] coal & ore docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Coal dumping plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Coal dumping plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Coal dumping plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, ca 1900

Background imageFuel Collection: Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, Ohio, c1901. Creator: Unknown

Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, Ohio, c1901. Creator: Unknown
Dumping a car, Ellsworth coal chutes, Cleveland, Ohio, c1901

Background imageFuel Collection: Fuel Adminstration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fuel Adminstration Bldg

Fuel Adminstration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fuel Adminstration Bldg
Fuel Adminstration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageFuel Collection: An Elderly Peasant Woman, c. 1878. Creator: Leon-Augustin Lhermitte

An Elderly Peasant Woman, c. 1878. Creator: Leon-Augustin Lhermitte
An Elderly Peasant Woman, c. 1878

Background imageFuel Collection: Sketch for the church of Saint-Laurent : St Laurence's martyrdom, c.1817

Sketch for the church of Saint-Laurent : St Laurence's martyrdom, c.1817. Creator: Pierre-Félix Trézel
Sketch for the church of Saint-Laurent : St Laurence's martyrdom, c.1817. (Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Laurent : Saint Laurent conduit au martyre)

Background imageFuel Collection: Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug

Background imageFuel Collection: Coaling Stations in the East; HMS'Nelson' and the French man-o-war 'Decres', 1890

Coaling Stations in the East; HMS"Nelson" and the French man-o-war "Decres", 1890
Coaling Stations in the East; HMS"Nelson" and the French man-o-war "Decres" Taking Coals on board from the beach in the Island of Timor, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageFuel Collection: A Collier on the Thames, 1854. Creator: Unknown

A Collier on the Thames, 1854. Creator: Unknown
A Collier on the Thames, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageFuel Collection: Bringing Home the Yule Log, 1854. Creator: M. Jackson

Bringing Home the Yule Log, 1854. Creator: M. Jackson
Bringing Home the Yule Log, 1854. Christmas scene - children drag a huge log towards a house with lights in the windows. Burning the Yule Log was a traditional winter custom in in parts of Europe

Background imageFuel Collection: Affiche pour la 'Saxoléine', c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret. Affiche pour la 'Saxoléine', c1899

Affiche pour la "Saxoléine", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret. Affiche pour la "Saxoléine", c1899
Affiche pour la "Saxoleine". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Background imageFuel Collection: Nouvelle affiche pour la 'Saxoléine'. c1896. Creator: Jules Cheret

Nouvelle affiche pour la "Saxoléine". c1896. Creator: Jules Cheret
Nouvelle affiche pour la "Saxoleine". c1896. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Background imageFuel Collection: Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison

Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison
Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937

Background imageFuel Collection: Charcoal Stove, c. 1939. Creator: John Price

Charcoal Stove, c. 1939. Creator: John Price
Charcoal Stove, c. 1939

Background imageFuel Collection: The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Coke Ground, 1891

The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Coke Ground, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Coke Ground, with Gas Holders in the rear, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageFuel Collection: Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine

Background imageFuel Collection: Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. British ships at Shanghai in China. Its fine climate, fertile soil, commanding position, rising wealth and commerce

Background imageFuel Collection: Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Fuel for allied ships during the Crimean War. The new system of steam-warfare demands an immediate supply of coal...the coal-pits of

Background imageFuel Collection: Two American Officers, n.d. Creator: John Singleton Copley

Two American Officers, n.d. Creator: John Singleton Copley
Two American Officers, n.d

Background imageFuel Collection: Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso). Creator: Walter Greaves
Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Background imageFuel Collection: Old Woman Warming her Hands, 1883. Creator: Jozef Israels

Old Woman Warming her Hands, 1883. Creator: Jozef Israels
Old Woman Warming her Hands, 1883

Background imageFuel Collection: Fuel station on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Fuel station on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fuel station on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi

Background imageFuel Collection: Fuel tank on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Fuel tank on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fuel tank on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. ['J.H. Aldridge & Co. "Standard" Tractor Fuel. We use Farmall Tractors and Other McCormick-Deering Equipment']

Background imageFuel Collection: Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840

Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840

Background imageFuel Collection: Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Tynemouth [Tyne & Wear], which was incorporated last year

Background imageFuel Collection: Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Making peat charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland: two skenes are used to chop or make a long incision in the bank or bench from which the turf

Background imageFuel Collection: The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. Creator: Smyth

The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. The Irish Amelioration Society - Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...view of the bog...with Carbara Castle in the distance...the works...on the left

Background imageFuel Collection: Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Kern County, 1938

Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Kern County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, a Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp. The discussion this evening centers on the possibility of buying kerosene oil in large

Background imageFuel Collection: Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Kern County, 1938

Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Kern County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, a Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp. The discussion this evening centers on the possibility of buying kerosene oil in large

Background imageFuel Collection: Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850

Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Creator: W Thomas
Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...Aided by an influential court of Directors, Mr

Background imageFuel Collection: One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Creator: Smyth

One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Creator: Smyth
One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Drying peat to make charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland....in the centre or main building are the furnaces, thirty-six in number

Background imageFuel Collection: The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, [Tyne & Wear], 1850. The entrance to the dock itself is 60 feet wide; the depth of water at the quays will be 20 feet

Background imageFuel Collection: Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

Background imageFuel Collection: Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930

Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Wood chopper's station with fuel for steamers on the Upper Yukon, between c1900 and c1930



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