Crate Collection (page 2)

Jumbo the elephant: on the way to Millwall docks
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from at the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Street scene at Les Halles, Paris, France. Date: 1960s

Comic postcard - Two Street Urchins with their soapbox racer
Comic postcard - She ain t exactly a Rolls Royce, but she rolls fine don t she? 1934

NEW YORK LODGINGS
Midnight in a two-cent doss, New York : five cents might get you a bed, but if youve only two to rub together, a chair, a barrel or a packing crate is all you get. Date: 1894

Storytelling - Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer: Tom and Joe tell their adventures

Soho, London - Berwick Street Market W1 - view towards Peter Street. 1973

Christmas card in the shape of a wooden crate tied with string, with blue flowers on top. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a wooden crate. Date: circa 1890s

La France Maritime - Merchant Seaman. 19th century

Kasauli hill station bazaar, Himachal Pradesh, India
Kasauli hill station bazaar (street of shops), Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910

People at a fish market in Bergen, Norway. Date: circa 1910s

Soho, London - Peter Street W1, corner of Berwick Street and Market, showing a Wimpy Bar and Fratelli Camisa delicatessen. 1973

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Woman with a dog and a cat in a garden. Date: circa 1900s

French Railway Alphabet - Q for Quai (platform). 19th century

Scene in the harbour, Aberdeen, Scotland
Scene in the harbour, with fishermen sorting their catch and buyers browsing, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: 1962

Scene in the harbour with fish and gulls, Aberdeen, Scotland
Scene in the harbour with fish and gulls in the foreground, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Label design, Crown Jewel citrus fruit, Florida, USA
Label design, Crown Jewel citrus fruit, Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida, USA, Citrus Growers Association. circa early 20th century

Label design, Exposition Sunkist Lemons
Label design, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Sunkist Lemons, with a grand prize from Seattle, 1909. early 20th century

Label design, Deer Mark Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Deer Mark Louisiana Porto Rican Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Label design, Don t Cry Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Don t Cry Louisiana Commercial Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Label design, Ken Kat Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Ken Kat Louisiana Porto Rican Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Label design, Sebastopol Queen Apples
Label design, Sebastopol Queen Quality California Apples. early 20th century

Label design, Schooner Lemons
Label design, Schooner Santa Barbara County Lemons. early 20th century

Label design, Pure Winner Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Pure Winner Louisiana Porto Rican Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Label design, Oscar Yams
Label design, Oscar Louisiana Porto Rican Yams. circa early 20th century

Label design, Prince of Wales Citrus Fruit, Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association, Florida, USA. early 20th century

Label design, Leader Sunkist Lemons. early 20th century

Label design, American Citizen tobacco -- mild and fragrant, pleasing to the taste, popular everywhere. circa early 20th century

Bulldog and Monkey with camera
Unusual Friends - Bulldog and Monkey with camera. 1950s

Label design, Vitamin Yams, Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Label design, Safe Hit Texas Vegetables. early 20th century

Label design, Kings Cadets Asparagus
Label design, Kings Cadets California Green Asparagus. early 20th century

Soho, London - Glasshouse Street W1 - Regent Palace Hotel. 1973

Hamburg, Germany - view of the harbour. Date: circa 1930s

Soho, London - Rupert Street Market W1, viewed from Shaftesbury Avenue, looking towards Walkers Court and Broadwick House. 1973

Pressing the Eggs Tight in the Crate and Nailing the Lid - a view of this process at Cookstown market with people looking on. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Tyrone; Cookstown)

Kittens and puppies on a box-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a wooden crate with colourful fuchsias on top. Date: circa 1890s

Picking oranges, Riverside, California, USA
Workers picking navel oranges, Riverside, California, USA. The boxes are labelled Riverside Navel Orange Company. Date: 1898

Crate label, Football, selected Almeria grapes, Dalias, Norberto Ferrer, Carcagente, Valencia, Spain. 1940s

Dog and Puppies - Now Do Be Good. early 20th century

Book of Trades, The Trunk Maker. 1841

Loading Milk Onto Van
A milkman and woman loading milk on to a van. Date: 1930s

Men and women with rifles, Lumbermans Rest, USA
Men and women with rifles at the Lumbermans Rest, somewhere in the USA -- probably arranged for tourists to visit. Date: circa 1910

R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, with Mr Parkin himself, the driver and a female assistant standing in the doorway, shortly before closing time. Date: 1909

Children and toys on a New Year card
Four children and their toys on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, A delivery mistake, WW1
Cartoon, a delivery mistake. A wooden crate supposedly containing 150 shells for the Western Front is found to contain a large, fashionable hat. Date: 1917

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