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Pile Collection

Background imagePile Collection: Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Artist: Alexei Radakov

Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Artist: Alexei Radakov
Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imagePile Collection: Astonishment of the Mask Wouse, 1889. Creator: James Ensor

Astonishment of the Mask Wouse, 1889. Creator: James Ensor
Astonishment of the Mask Wouse, 1889

Background imagePile Collection: Summer Night Moon, 1889. Creator: Eero Jarnefelt

Summer Night Moon, 1889. Creator: Eero Jarnefelt
Summer Night Moon, 1889

Background imagePile Collection: Soldiers bags astray, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Soldiers bags astray, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Soldiers bags astray, 1919. Probably shows the lost luggage of American soldiers returning from World War I at Pier 2, Hoboken, New Jersey

Background imagePile Collection: The Goddess in Battle (recto); The Goddess with Her Vanquished Foes (verso)

The Goddess in Battle (recto); The Goddess with Her Vanquished Foes (verso); Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess) (image 1 of 2), c1700

Background imagePile Collection: Pile of wood in a pasture at a farm

Pile of wood in a pasture at a farm, 1845-1925

Background imagePile Collection: Basket of Wild Strawberries in a Landscape, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Luis Meléndez

Basket of Wild Strawberries in a Landscape, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Luis Meléndez
Basket of Wild Strawberries in a Landscape, mid-late 18th century

Background imagePile Collection: Wilson, Woodrow, at tree planting

Wilson, Woodrow, at tree planting, between 1909 and 1923

Background imagePile Collection: Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Background imagePile Collection: Bibles - 5000 Gideon Bibles for D

Bibles - 5000 Gideon Bibles for D.C. Hotels, 1913. USA: 5000 (50 Tons) Gideon Bibles (American Standard Version) for the Guest Rooms of 75 Washington Hotels'

Background imagePile Collection: Ignorance and Mercury, n.d. Creator: School of Andrea Mantegna

Ignorance and Mercury, n.d. Creator: School of Andrea Mantegna
Ignorance and Mercury, n.d

Background imagePile Collection: Wood shooting in the air, De Smet Mill

Wood shooting in the air, De Smet Mill, Center City, Dak, 1888. Large pile of timber next to a building

Background imagePile Collection: View of the Yablonovy Range on the Route to Okhotsk

View of the Yablonovy Range on the Route to Okhotsk, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya

Background imagePile Collection: Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Coporation

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Coporation, stock pile of coal and iron ore, Detroit, Mich

Background imagePile Collection: Above the construction work, the aggregate storage pile which

Above the construction work, the aggregate storage pile which provides crushed stone and sand, Fort Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Dam, Tenn

Background imagePile Collection: Iron ore piles and blast furnaces

Iron ore piles and blast furnaces, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mill in Etna, Pennsylvania

Background imagePile Collection: The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack Delano

The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga

Background imagePile Collection: Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Company, Greensboro, Ga. 1941?. Creator: Jack Delano

Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Company, Greensboro, Ga. 1941?. Creator: Jack Delano
Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Company, Greensboro, Ga

Background imagePile Collection: Field of a mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Field of a mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imagePile Collection: Cornshocks in mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Cornshocks in mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imagePile Collection: The Unruf family, stump pile, and their partly developed farm

The Unruf family, stump pile, and their partly developed farm. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imagePile Collection: Stumps on Cox farm piled and ready for burning

Stumps on Cox farm piled and ready for burning. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imagePile Collection: Possibly: The Unruf family, stump pile

Possibly: The Unruf family, stump pile
[Untitled, possibly related to: The Unruf family, stump pile, and their partly developed farm. Boundary County, Idaho]

Background imagePile Collection: Stump pile, ready to burn, house

Stump pile, ready to burn, house, barn, and farm buildings on Unruf farm. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imagePile Collection: Ex-mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer

Ex-mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer has pulled the stumps. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imagePile Collection: Possibly: Mrs. Arnold and her children before the stump pile

Possibly: Mrs. Arnold and her children before the stump pile
[Untitled, possibly related to: Mrs. Arnold and her children before the stump pile. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general caption 36]

Background imagePile Collection: Close-up of stump pile before burning

Close-up of stump pile before burning. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general caption number 36

Background imagePile Collection: Mrs. Arnold and her children before the stump pile

Mrs. Arnold and her children before the stump pile. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general caption 36

Background imagePile Collection: A new house for descendant of old Idaho family

A new house for descendant of old Idaho family, now a member of Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho. Lumber was supplied by the mill

Background imagePile Collection: Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco

Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco before the barn preparatory to firing. Granville County, North Carolina

Background imagePile Collection: Possibly: Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco

Possibly: Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco
[Untitled, possibly related to: Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco before the barn preparatory to firing. Granville County, North Carolina]

Background imagePile Collection: Small portable sawmill, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Small portable sawmill, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small portable sawmill, very typical of the sawmills which are cutting small pine and hardwood growth of the area

Background imagePile Collection: Possibly: Interior of farmers two-room log home

Possibly: Interior of farmers two-room log home
[Untitled, possibly related to: Interior of farmers two-room log home. FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. They have their alfalfa seed stored in corner waiting for a better price

Background imagePile Collection: Lion with Palms (Rug), Ohio, 1890 / 1900. Creator: Unknown

Lion with Palms (Rug), Ohio, 1890 / 1900. Creator: Unknown
Lion with Palms (Rug), Ohio, 1890/1900. After a pattern designed by Ebenezer Ross

Background imagePile Collection: The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand, 1875. Creator: Alfred Sisley

The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand, 1875. Creator: Alfred Sisley
The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand, 1875

Background imagePile Collection: Plate 22: Venus ordering Psyche to sort a heap of grain, from the Fable of Psyche

Plate 22: Venus ordering Psyche to sort a heap of grain, from the Fable of Psyche, 1530-60

Background imagePile Collection: Plate 10: The Ancient Gallery: a large covered gallery, light entering from the bac

Plate 10: The Ancient Gallery: a large covered gallery, light entering from the background, six figures standing atop piles of rocks in the foreground, from Les soirees de Rome, ca. 1763-64

Background imagePile Collection: La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65. Creator: Hubert Robert

La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65

Background imagePile Collection: Two shepherds, a donkey and other animals in a landscape, ca. 1638-1640

Two shepherds, a donkey and other animals in a landscape, ca. 1638-1640

Background imagePile Collection: The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Somers Town became a dense shanty town, surrounded on several sides by brickfields and dust heaps

Background imagePile Collection: Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944

Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944
Exterior of Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944. Small building on piles in the River Thames, built to supply water in an emergency

Background imagePile Collection: General Sir Frederick Pile, Commander-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command, 1943

General Sir Frederick Pile, Commander-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command, 1943. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Background imagePile Collection: Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site

Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site, South Yorkshire, July 1954

Background imagePile Collection: Cannon balls, North Cyprus

Cannon balls, North Cyprus

Background imagePile Collection: Bone Pile, Cuban Cemetery, c1910

Bone Pile, Cuban Cemetery, c1910. [Harris Bros, Co. Havana, Cuba]

Background imagePile Collection: Native house built on piles, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Native house built on piles, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Native house built on piles, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imagePile Collection: Sponge market, Key West harbour, Florida, USA, c1900(?). Artist: Keystone View Company

Sponge market, Key West harbour, Florida, USA, c1900(?). Artist: Keystone View Company
Sponge market, Key West harbour, Florida, USA, c1900(?). Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imagePile Collection: Stacking salt in the great salt fields of Solinen

Stacking salt in the great salt fields of Solinen, Black Sea, Russia, 1898. Detail from a stereoscopic card

Background imagePile Collection: Working with bristles in a warehouse, London, 1938

Working with bristles in a warehouse, London, 1938. Bristles for June auction

Background imagePile Collection: Coconut production, 20th century

Coconut production, 20th century. Checking boxes of coconut bristles from India in a warehouse

Background imagePile Collection: Reservoir after evaporation, turning up the salt fields

Reservoir after evaporation, turning up the salt fields, Solinen, Russia. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imagePile Collection: Autumn Leaves, 1895. Artist: Henry Macbeth-Raeburn

Autumn Leaves, 1895. Artist: Henry Macbeth-Raeburn
Autumn Leaves, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Background imagePile Collection: Brazil nuts harvested from the Amazon Valley, c1900s

Brazil nuts harvested from the Amazon Valley, c1900s. Published by Booth Line Amazon Tour

Background imagePile Collection: Apotheosis of the War, 1871. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin

Apotheosis of the War, 1871. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
Apotheosis of the War, 1871. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imagePile Collection: Clothing for prisoners of war, Champs-Elysees, Paris, World War I, 1914-1918

Clothing for prisoners of war, Champs-Elysees, Paris, World War I, 1914-1918. French postcard

Background imagePile Collection: Making copra, Solomon Islands, Fiji, 1905

Making copra, Solomon Islands, Fiji, 1905

Background imagePile Collection: Copra making, Samoa, 1899. Artist: Burton Brothers

Copra making, Samoa, 1899. Artist: Burton Brothers
Copra making, Samoa, 1899

Background imagePile Collection: German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940

German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the invading German army on 14 June 1940

Background imagePile Collection: Sandbags protecting the base of the Egyptian obelisk, German-occupied Paris, 1940

Sandbags protecting the base of the Egyptian obelisk, German-occupied Paris, 1940

Background imagePile Collection: German prisoner of war and a guard, World War I, 1915

German prisoner of war and a guard, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915

Background imagePile Collection: General Riddle, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

General Riddle, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
General Riddle, 1819-1823. Plate 9 of Proverbs, published in 1864

Background imagePile Collection: Woman in tomb at Thebes. Artist: Wilkinson

Woman in tomb at Thebes. Artist: Wilkinson
Woman in tomb at Thebes

Background imagePile Collection: World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944

World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944. Triumphal poster showing General De Gaulle watching the liberation of a war-damaged France

Background imagePile Collection: Bulking tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874

Bulking tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874

Background imagePile Collection: Agriculture, for Manure, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Agriculture, for Manure, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Agriculture, for Manure, c1845. A man pulls manure from a cart with a rake; a shire horse stands on the right

Background imagePile Collection: Ossians Grave, Glenaan, County Antrim

Ossians Grave, Glenaan, County Antrim. Neolithic burial cairn

Background imagePile Collection: The Frog and the Ox, 1893. Artist: Jean de la Fontaine

The Frog and the Ox, 1893. Artist: Jean de la Fontaine
The Frog and the Ox, 1893. The Frog who would grow as big as the Ox by Jean de la Fontain

Background imagePile Collection: Charcoal burning, 1540

Charcoal burning, 1540. Building a pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal


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