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Vegetable Men, Havana, Cuba, 1904. [Detroit Photographic Co. New York, 1904]
Rope Making, 1797. From Encyclopaedia Britannica. [Andrew Bell, London, 1797]
Lubeck - Salt Warehouses, 1931. Artist: Kurt HielscherLubeck - Salt Warehouses, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]
Gauging wine casks at London Docks, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]
A munitions factory, World War I, 1917 (1938). Artist: Horace Walter NichollsA munitions factory, World War I, 1917 (1938). Munitions workers with shells in a warehouse at National Shell Filling Factory No 6 at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Thames Warehouses, 1859, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill WhistlerThames Warehouses, 1859, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]
Leeds Market, c1913 (1935). Artist: Harold GilmanLeeds Market, c1913 (1935). After the painting by Harold Gilman. From Modern Masterpieces Part 19. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]
Sugar Warehouse Canoeing, San Juan River, Matanzas, Cuba, c1920sSugar Warehouse Canoeing, San Juan River, Matanzas, Cuba. [Edicion Jordi], c1920s
Warehouse of Leaf Tobacco, Havana, Cuba, c1910sWarehouse of Leaf Tobacco, Havana, Cuba. [Harris Bros. Co. Havana, Cuba], 1910s
Matanzas, Cuba. Almacenes, Rio San Juan. Docks and Warehouses, San Juan River, c1910
Portrait of Thomas Turner, c1790, (1919). Artist: Lemuel Francis AbbottPortrait of Thomas Turner, c1790. Thomas Turner (1749-1809) was a leading figure in the pottery industry, making his early reputation as a chemist
Where the famous Yorkshire Relish is made up, 1906. A picture showing the packing of Yorkshire Relish at the factory of Leeds based company Goodall, Backhouse & Co
The Making of khaki: examining the finished cloth, c1914The making of khaki: examining the finished cloth, c1914. Khaki manufacture for soldiers uniforms during World War I. From The Manchester Guardian: History of the War, Vol. II.-1914-15. 1915
Packing the bales of khaki for despatch to the Government, c1914. Khaki manufacture for soldiers uniforms during World War I. From The Manchester Guardian: History of the War, Vol. II.-1914-15. 1915
Colombo harbour, Ceylon, early 20th century(?)
European factories at Canton (Guangzhou), China, c1875. The Thirteen Factories was an area of the port city of Canton where foreign trade was permitted from the 18th century
Working with bristles in a warehouse, London, 1938. Bristles for June auction
Coconut production, 20th century. Checking boxes of coconut bristles from India in a warehouse
Bulking tea at a tea warehouse, 1874. A print from Sketches in a Tea Warehouse, a supplement to The Illustrated London News, 12 December 1874
Refilling chests in a tea warehouse, 1874. A print from Sketches in a Tea Warehouse, a supplement to The Illustrated London News, 12 December 1874
Merchants store and fireproof warehouse, Edo period, Japan, 1603-1868 (1904). A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack
Thames Warehouse, 19th century (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill WhistlerThames Warehouse, 19th century (1904). Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)
Cleveland, from Scrantons Hill, Ohio, USA, 19th century. Artist: HarleyCleveland, from Scrantons Hill, Ohio, USA, 19th century
Durban harbour from the Bluff, South Africa. A print from View Album of Glorious Durban
The Apollo warehouses, San Francisco, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York)
Ivory shipment, Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)
General view of St Helier, Jersey, 1906
Wharf Shed of the Trafalgar Dock, Liverpool, England, 1847. Artist: Mason JacksonWharf Shed of the Trafalgar Dock, Liverpool, England, 1847. Oval vignette view of the interior of the Trafalgar Dock buildings at Liverpool. From an original study by Thomas Harrison Hair
The Pool of London, 1924-1926. Artist: FP DickinsonThe Pool of London, 1924-1926. The Pool, just below London Bridge. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926
The View and Humours of Billingsgate, 1736. Londons famous fish market. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
The Imports of Great Britain from France... 1757.Artist: LP BoitardThe Imports of Great Britain from France: Humbly address d to the laudable association of anti-gallicans, and the generous promoters of the British Arts
Carting the Ice, 1861. Mr Charles ice-stores, Lindsey House, Chelsea, London. Print from The Illustrated London News, (1861)
An American soldier on sentry duty, Saint Nazaire, France, c1917
Clothing for prisoners of war, Champs-Elysees, Paris, World War I, 1914-1918. French postcard
The Wear above Sunderland Iron Bridge, c1829. Artist: R FrancisThe Wear above Sunderland Iron Bridge, c1829. The Wear was an important waterway for exporting the coal and chemical and industrial products of the area
Packing tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874. Refilling tea chests after bulking (remixing after the journey as smaller leaves)
Bulking tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874. Bulking was a process necessary especially with Indian tea
The Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1828. Artist: J ShuryThe Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1828. View showing shipping, warehousing and smoking chimneys in the background. From History of the County of Yorks
West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles PuginWest India Docks, London, 1808-1810. The docks were built in 1799-1802. The chief engineer was William Jessop, and the warehouses were built by George Gwilt (1746-1807)
Warehousing in the City, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois PannemakerWarehousing in the City, 1872; showing warehouse workers using rope pulleys to hoist barrels and packages at a warehouse in the City of London
Bombay, the East India Companys port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind
Merchant and his clerk at the dockside checking goods at a warehouse, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)
Steam-powered ice elevator, Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. An elevator for raising blocks of ice from the river level into insulated storehouses where they would be stored for summer use
Ice gathering on the Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. Horse-drawn cutters used to cut blocks of ice. In the background are insulated warehouses for storing ice for summer use
Storing ice in insulated sheds at Charless Ice Store, Chelsea, London, 1861. In cold weather the London poor collected ice for which they were paid between 12p and 70p per cart of 2 hundredweight
Doorway and warehouse at the Roman port of Ostia, 2nd century