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Background imageCrates Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a wooden crate

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a wooden crate

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Copenhagen, Denmark - Gammel Strand - The Fish Market

Copenhagen, Denmark - Gammel Strand - The Fish Market. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCrates Collection: People at a fish market in Bergen, Norway

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Soho, London - Peter Street W1

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Drayman lowers crate of beer into pub cellar, Eccles

Drayman lowers crate of beer into pub cellar, Eccles
A drayman lowers a crate of beer into the cellar of The Grapes public house in Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Background imageCrates Collection: Barrel House, Tonopah, Nevada, USA

Barrel House, Tonopah, Nevada, USA
The Barrel House, built out of barrels and wooden crates, a miners dwelling in Tonopah, Nevada, USA, with a guard dog outside. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCrates Collection: Charlton Road, Kingswood, Bristol County

Charlton Road, Kingswood, Bristol County, England. Showings Crates Stores & TL Dunsford Draper Date: 1920s

Background imageCrates Collection: Curio store in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

Curio store in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Curio store, Quong Wing & Co, in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCrates Collection: Supply dump near Beaurainville, France, WW1

Supply dump near Beaurainville, France, WW1
A supply dump behind British lines at Beaurainville, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageCrates Collection: Shopping in Ilford / 1950S

Shopping in Ilford / 1950S
Ladies in hats and coats shop in Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex; the greengrocers shop has a fine display of fruit and vegetables outside in crates, prices in shillings

Background imageCrates Collection: Scene at Leith Docks with ferry for Shetland Islands

Scene at Leith Docks with ferry for Shetland Islands
Scene at Leith Docks with a ferry about to depart for the Shetland Islands. The photographers van is in the foreground, also waiting to be loaded on board. circa late 1950s

Background imageCrates Collection: Scene in the harbour, Aberdeen, Scotland

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Scene in the harbour with fish and gulls, Aberdeen, Scotland

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Label design, Oscar Yams

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Soho, London - Glasshouse Street W1

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Soho, London - Rupert Street Market W1

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Packing Eels for Shipment, Toome

Packing Eels for Shipment, Toome
Packing Eels forShipment, Toome - a view of a group of men packing eels into crates, in the background is the bridge at Toome. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageCrates Collection: Eel Fishers Unloading the Catch. Toome

Eel Fishers Unloading the Catch. Toome - a view of men unloading crates of eels from a boat at Toome. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCrates Collection: Counting and Packing Eggs in Crates for Shipment

Counting and Packing Eggs in Crates for Shipment
Counting and Packing Eggs in Crates forShipment - a view of men with eggs packing them at Cookstown market. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Tyrone; Cookstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCrates Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a wooden crate

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

Background imageCrates Collection: American War of Independence (1775-1783). Boston Tea Party

American War of Independence (1775-1783). Boston Tea Party. December 16, 1773. Revolution of the American colonists against taxes imposed by the British Parliament on tea

Background imageCrates Collection: Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Faneuil Hall (left) and Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. circa 1915

Background imageCrates Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish Porter carrying an immense load

Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish Porter carrying an immense load on his back. Date: 1923

Background imageCrates Collection: Picking oranges, Riverside, California, USA

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Hiroshige woodcut - Mochizuki: Moonlight

Hiroshige woodcut - Mochizuki: Moonlight
Reproduction of a woodcut by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) entitled: Mochizuki: Moonlight'. Date: circa early 19th century

Background imageCrates Collection: Book of Trades, The Trunk Maker

Book of Trades, The Trunk Maker. 1841

Background imageCrates Collection: Billingsgate Market 1920

Billingsgate Market 1920
Workers unloading crates at Billingsgate fish market Date: circa 1920

Background imageCrates Collection: R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Background imageCrates Collection: Cartoon, Between two attacks, WW1

Cartoon, Between two attacks, WW1
Cartoon, Between two attacks. French soldiers in a trench relax, eat, drink and play cards in a quiet moment on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Background imageCrates Collection: Mustard loaded aboard a Royal Navy ship - 18th century

Mustard loaded aboard a Royal Navy ship - 18th century
Mustard for the Royal Navy being loaded aboard a ship setting out to broaden the scope of the British Empire during the reign of King George II in the mid 18th century. Date: circa 1750

Background imageCrates Collection: Pineapple field near Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Pineapple field near Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, with workers filling wooden crates with the fruit. Date: 1935

Background imageCrates Collection: Three women standing by a harbour

Three women standing by a harbour, two wearing aprons, the third wearing a leather coat. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCrates Collection: Wolseley Vintage Car, Deal, England

Wolseley Vintage Car, Deal, England
Wolseley Vintage Car, Deal, Kent, England. Possibly behind a long lost pub as there are what looks like beer crates stacked up behind the wall - I d hazard a guess at the Griffin Street area

Background imageCrates Collection: The Docks, Millwall, London

The Docks, Millwall, London
The Docks, Millwall, Ilford, County of London, England. Showing Crates of Empire Horse Shoe Nails from Sweden Date: 1909

Background imageCrates Collection: Men camping with a dog

Men camping with a dog
Eight young men camping with a dog in a field. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCrates Collection: Vestibule, French Market, New Orleans, USA

Vestibule, French Market, New Orleans, USA
Vestibule of the French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, with the original pillars erected in 1822. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCrates Collection: Boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius

Boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius
A thirsty boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius. Date: 1940s

Background imageCrates Collection: Scouts unloading supplies after earthquake, Greece

Scouts unloading supplies after earthquake, Greece
Scouts unloading supplies soon after an earthquake in the Ionian area of Greece. Many earthquakes hit the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos (Zante) in August 1953

Background imageCrates Collection: Scouts and sea scouts from British Guyana, South America

Scouts and sea scouts from British Guyana, South America, with a flag, surrounded by luggage

Background imageCrates Collection: People enjoying a beer picnic, Germany

People enjoying a beer picnic, Germany
A group of people enjoying a beer picnic, Bad Lausick, Leipzig, Germany. 1927

Background imageCrates Collection: Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2

Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2
Fire at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2, 6 April 1956. Exterior view, showing a side of the building with a glass dome above. Date: 1956

Background imageCrates Collection: Firefighters in action, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10

Firefighters in action, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a rubber dump fire, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10, on 5 June 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageCrates Collection: Dri-ped advertisement with WaC women, WW1

Dri-ped advertisement with WaC women, WW1
Advertisement for Dri-Ped waterproof leather footwear with an illustration depicting a group of women of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps loading a cargo of Dri-Ped boxes at the docks. Date: 1918

Background imageCrates Collection: Flower sellers outside St Pauls Cathedral, London

Flower sellers outside St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 1936

Background imageCrates Collection: Stacks of provisions, Western Front, France, WW1

Stacks of provisions, Western Front, France, WW1
Stacks of boxed provisions on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCrates Collection: British troops loading up ammunition, Western Front, WW1

British troops loading up ammunition, Western Front, WW1
British troops loading up limbers with ammunition on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCrates Collection: Cook preparing food for British troops, Western Front, WW1

Cook preparing food for British troops, Western Front, WW1
A cook preparing food for British troops near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916



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