Piled Collection (page 2)

A Bibliophile
A gentleman bibliophile receives his latest books, delivered to him by a servant, the books piled high on a wheelbarrow. Date: circa 1845

Packs turned into a shelter, Western Front, WW1
Packs belonging to members of a battalion piled up to form a shelter on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

The Port of Balaklava, Crimea, 1855
Engraving showing the port of Balaklava with sentries in the foreground, warmly dressed in boots and thick coats, during the Crimean War, 1855

Ver-o-peso market - Belem, Brazil
Ver-o-peso market - a market hall in Belem, Brazil located at Guajara Bay riverside. A Heavy load of goods on a large horse-drawn wagon. Date: 1930s

Hatter (18th c. ). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠
Hatter (18th c.). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠

Rice - paddy threshing - Rangoon - Three white bullocks with a driver walked in a never-ending circle, around and around on the piled paddy, walking the grains out

Wire-drawing Machines at Birmingham Wire Works
Wire-drawing machines at the Birmingham Wire Works. Men wind large coils of wire which are then piled up on the floor. Date: 1844

Scene in a ruined village, Western Front, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front during the First World War. A soldier holds two horses. The remains of a church are piled up in the background. Date: 1914-1918

Policemen in gas masks on their motor cycles
Two long lines of Metropolitan Police officers on their motor cycles, one with a sidecar. They are all wearing masks in case of a gas attack. Sandbags are piled up outside the building on the right

The Rag and Old Iron Sellers
The Rag Sellers. " Rags, old iron for sale!". A scruffy street urchin wheels a pram jam-packed with rags and old iron - her baby sibling atop the pile - through the streets of Paris

Harvesting kelp
A boat is piled high with kelp and rowed ashore by two sullen-looking gentlemen

Making Pastry
Pastry is rolled out on the sideboard, then once cooked, the maid is shown removing the pie from the oven, and then once again with plates piled up high, ready for serving

The Bird Shop. A young girl looks up at the piles of filled bird cages in the shop

Dredging the Land for Gold. Mining Extraordinary. Leaving De
Photograph of the mounds of stones and earth piled up behind the gold dredger as they are disgorged on the conveyor belt

America, The Chinese in San Francisco. In the Chinese marker
Street scene with goods piled on a table under an awning for sale, chinese lanterns and hangings decorating the shop

USA / New Orleans / Levee
Ships await their cargo, which is piled high on the Levee at New Orleans

Confederate Troops leaving Brownsville; American Civil War
Engraving showing the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas, on hearing of the approach of Federal transports. Wagons were piled high with goods as the Confederates flee

Mobile Ironmonger
A mobile ironmonger from Hirst Martock, Somerset, his lorry piled high with pots and pans, bath tubs, baking trays, lino etc

Fifties Curls / Woof
A short fifties hairstyle with soft curls piled up off the face

Junk Shop Exterior
Exterior of a junk shop; junk is piled high in a yard with a guard dog to discourage thieves

Big Hair of C. 1918
An example of the big hair style fashionable around this date. The hair is curled & piled high up on the head, with large curls at the cheeks & a short fringe

Gibson Girl / Blue Dress
A fashionable Gibson Girl, with hair piled up on her head, long elegant dress and a slim waist

Aristocratic Couple 1780
She watches from beneath her parasol while he helps himself to a pinch of snuff; she moves her head carefully so as not to endanger her elaborately high-piled hair-do

Paddington Luggage Shop
Suitcases and trunks piled high outside a luggage shop in Paddington, London

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