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Background imageBarrow Collection: Dean Mills 1851

Dean Mills 1851
Female workers in the doubling room at Dean Mills, a patterned textile factory in Barrow owned by Robert Gardner who turned it into a model industrial estate with housing

Background imageBarrow Collection: SELLING CAULIFLOWERS

SELLING CAULIFLOWERS
Fresh cauliflowers being sold in a rainy street from a donkey-drawn barrow Date: 1887

Background imageBarrow Collection: BRIGHTON TRADERS / 1899

BRIGHTON TRADERS / 1899
A costermonger selling fruit in Brighton stops to have a cup of hot tea from the barrow of a fellow trader Date: 1899

Background imageBarrow Collection: ICE CREAM BARROW

ICE CREAM BARROW
An Italian ice cream barrow in the East End of London Date: 1884

Background imageBarrow Collection: CATS MEAT MAN

CATS MEAT MAN
The cats meat man pushes his barrow from door to door in a Victorian English street Date: 1888

Background imageBarrow Collection: CATS MEAT MAN / PETHERICK

CATS MEAT MAN / PETHERICK
The cats meat man chops up meat on his barrow watched by a hopeful cat and dog. Date: 1870

Background imageBarrow Collection: FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886

FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886
Two children bring home a barrow-load of firewood for the Christmas fire Date: 1886

Background imageBarrow Collection: Street trade - cucumbers

Street trade - cucumbers
Lady with cucumbers on a barrow. Date: 1885

Background imageBarrow Collection: Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, Britain. Date: 1950s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Busy Market Street, Manchester, England

Busy Market Street, Manchester, England Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - La Rambla

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - La Rambla. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, nr Barrow

Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, nr Barrow
Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Two men sit in a beachd boat, the thirds sits on the grass and plays with his small dog

Background imageBarrow Collection: Young children play and men work on tractors - Askam, Cumbria

Young children play and men work on tractors - Askam, Cumbria
Young children play while men work on tractors used to haul boats up the beach at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Three of the children sit on an old rusty barrel

Background imageBarrow Collection: Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette

Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette
Egypt - a barefooted Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette. He sits between a pile of grapes and a set of scales Date: circa 1995

Background imageBarrow Collection: Sitting on the pavement outside a house in Barrow in Furness

Sitting on the pavement outside a house in Barrow in Furness
Two women and a child sit in the sun on the pavement outside their terraced house in Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1989

Background imageBarrow Collection: Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow in

Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow in
A male resident of Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, lies on the pavement with his head on his own doorstep to sleep off his lunch in the sunshine

Background imageBarrow Collection: Mulberry Street, New York City, USA

Mulberry Street, New York City, USA Date: circa 1906

Background imageBarrow Collection: Italy - Indian Fig Seller

Italy - Indian Fig Seller. Date: circa 1901

Background imageBarrow Collection: La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and Children

La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and Children
La Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action

Background imageBarrow Collection: Turf Cutting, Co. Fermanagh

Turf Cutting, Co. Fermanagh - a view of six men working at a turf face in a bog, one is using a turf barrow. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBarrow Collection: John Cadbury and his family

John Cadbury and his family
John Cadbury (1801-1889), founder of the Cadbury business, seen here with his family. Standing at the back are sons John and Richard

Background imageBarrow Collection: Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Background imageBarrow Collection: Launch of the HIJMS Kongo at Barrow-in-Furness

Launch of the HIJMS Kongo at Barrow-in-Furness
Launch of the HIJMS (His Imperial Japanese Majestys Ship) Kongo by Madame Koike, first Battleship of the Kongo Class and the last Japanese Capital Battleship built outside of Japan

Background imageBarrow Collection: Barrow FC football team 1936

Barrow FC football team 1936. Back row: Lowes (Secretary Manager), Hopkinson, Kitson, Postlethwaite (Chairman), Pickard, Hunter, Allcock (Captain)

Background imageBarrow Collection: Vickers Steel Foundry, Barrow-in-Furness, England

Vickers Steel Foundry, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Vickers Steel Foundry, Barrow-in-Furness, near Ulverston, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Vickers, Sons & Maxim Shipyard, The Docks, Cumbria

Vickers, Sons & Maxim Shipyard, The Docks, Cumbria
Vickers, Sons & Maxim Shipyard, The Docks, Barrow-in-Furness, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Showing the HMS Natal & Cantilever Crane Date: 1907

Background imageBarrow Collection: Scythian art

Scythian art
Terminal with a Griffin Head. 7th c. BC. Bronze and iron. Proceeds from Kelermess Barrow No. 4 (Kuban Region), Ukraine. Scythian Art. Jewelry. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg

Background imageBarrow Collection: Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1

Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1
Book Cover mounted on card - Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan (The Soldier Books). Design by 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389)

Background imageBarrow Collection: The launch of the battleship, Mikasa'

The launch of the battleship, Mikasa"
The launch, at Barrow, of the largest battleship in the world (at the time), : the Japanese man-of-war, " Mikasa". Date: 1900

Background imageBarrow Collection: HMS Poseidon submarine

HMS Poseidon submarine
The launch of the British submarine, HMS Poseidon, a P class sub, launched on 21st June 1929 at the Barrow-in-Furness works of Vickers-Armstrong

Background imageBarrow Collection: Llanrwst Bridge, North Wales

Llanrwst Bridge, North Wales
The narrow three-arch stone bridge, Pont Fawr at Llanrwst, North Wales. Said to have been designed by Inigo Jones and built in 1636 by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir Castle. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Firefighters and winter snows, WW2

Firefighters and winter snows, WW2
The early winters of the Second World War were snowy with numerous falls of one or two feet and occasional falls (such as in 1940-1941) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

Background imageBarrow Collection: Victorian costermonger and his cart

Victorian costermonger and his cart
A Victorian costermonger and his cart, stacked up with baskets full of produce, photographed on a street of terraced Georgian houses. Date: 4 February 1893

Background imageBarrow Collection: Gokstad Ship, 1880

Gokstad Ship, 1880
A Norwegian Viking ship excavated at Gokstad

Background imageBarrow Collection: Coal Seller

Coal Seller
A coal seller wheels his barrow through the streets of London

Background imageBarrow Collection: Little boy with Collie dog in wheelbarrow

Little boy with Collie dog in wheelbarrow
Unusual Friends - little boy with Collie dog in wheelbarrow. 1950s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, 1830

Selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, 1830
A man selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, circa 1830. Date: C.1830

Background imageBarrow Collection: Flower seller in street, Newlyn, Cornwall

Flower seller in street, Newlyn, Cornwall
Flower seller with his barrow in the street, Newlyn, Cornwall Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Stylish Woman - Barrow - 1920s

Stylish Woman - Barrow - 1920s. Note the fantastic Art Deco styling of the light fittings, cut-out alcove and the dress itself! Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBarrow Collection: The Belle of Brittany, by Leedham Bantock and P J Barrow

The Belle of Brittany, by Leedham Bantock and P J Barrow, with music by Howard Talbot. First produced at the Queens Theatre, London, October 1908

Background imageBarrow Collection: A Young Shepherdess of the Pyrenees, France

A Young Shepherdess of the Pyrenees, France. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBarrow Collection: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - Walney Bascule Jubilee Bridge

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - Walney Bascule Jubilee Bridge - completed in 1908 Date: circa 1908

Background imageBarrow Collection: London, England - Orpington

London, England - Orpington - Tradesman with barrow and boy in street.. Part of Box 177 Boswell collection - Round about London. Date: circa 1897

Background imageBarrow Collection: Costers Market

Costers Market - vegetable barrow f/g people and building b/g. Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBarrow Collection: A Glendun Fish Seller

A Glendun Fish Seller - a view of a lady and man on a rural road. The lady is holding a plate of fish and there is a barrow between them. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Glendun)

Background imageBarrow Collection: Kieselguhr Industry at Toome, Digging the Bann Clay. Grants

Kieselguhr Industry at Toome, Digging the Bann Clay. Grants Factory - a view of two men digging clay and one using a barrow outside. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageBarrow Collection: Couping the Turf (Spreading It to Dry)

Couping the Turf (Spreading It to Dry) - a view of a lady with a turf barrow emptying the turf to air dry. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Three young children at the seaside - kitsch postcard

Three young children at the seaside - kitsch postcard Date: 1909



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