Load Collection

Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. Date: late 19th century

Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone

Swans in a punt at Henley
A punt load of swans, and two cygnets, about to be transported higher up the River Thames for their safety, in preparation for the annual Henley Regatta in early July

Giant Makes the Wrekin
A giant intends to dam the Seven & flood Shrewsbury, but a cobbler persuades the giant that it is a very long way, so the giant gives up & dumps his load creating the Wrekin

London Life - The Busy Docks of the Port of London Date: circa 1940

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors, laden with goods which have just been loaded from a train at Llandysul (or Llandyssil)

Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River Plym
Homeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion

Achill Cabins - a view of thatched cottages, one with a load of turf stacked outside, on Achill island. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Mayo; Achill Island). Date: circa early 1900s

Carrying sacks of Coffee, santos, Brazil
Carrying sacks of Coffee to be put on a ship at Santos, Brazil, South America. The total weight of the sacks is 302 kg!

Joseph Yates Ltd - 33 Vauxhall Bridge Road
Joseph Yates Ltd - Timber Merchant - 33 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, London

Brays Traction Engine
Brays traction engine impresses passers-by as it draws a heavy load through the streets

Egypt / Port Said / Docks
Ships load and unload at docks in Port Said, at the Northern entrance to the Suez Canal

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a donkey with its load and its Armenian driver. Vintage 19th century photograph

Shaftesbury Home, Bisley - Farm Work
Shaftesbury Home, Bisley - boys load hay from wagons onto haystacks. Date: 1890s

French artillery shells being loaded for transport
French soldiers load artillery shells for their guns at Verdun onto a lorry for transport. 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter Date: circa 1916

Sugar Beet Weighed
In the washing room, 28lbs of beet is weighed before and after washing and the average dirt content is calculated for the complete load

French Artillery - 9
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale passes a shell to his mate to load their breech- loading Gribeauval cannon

Thames Ferryman 1680
A Thames waterman takes a full load of passengers from one side of the river to the other

Pilgrim Fathers Arrive
The first boat-load of Pilgrims lands on the New England coast : John Alden and Mary Chilton are the first to set foot on American soil

Sedan chair palanquin with bearers, China c. 1870 s
Chinese sedan chair or palanquin with bearers, China c.1870 s

Trinidad and Tobago - Pitch Lake at La Brea - Loading Pitch - British West Indies.. This particular truck has an M.G.W (Maximum Gross Weight) of 3 tonnes. Date: circa 1910s

A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his back
A man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984

Junkers G24. Handwritten caption on back of photograph ?
Junkers G24. Handwritten caption on back of photograph states: ?German Junkers bringing over bullion. This was the first load by air of the German war debt.?

Linen manufacture, Load of yarn

Traction engine hauling a load

Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine, operated by Airbus Industrie, being prepared to unload its load of BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde fuselage sections. Date: circa 1974

Bewdley Load Street probably 1920s

Load Street, Bewdley early 1900's

Donkey at Clovelly, Devon - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, with crane, on postcard (back)
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, rare original postcard by Walton of Belfast, either 1910 or 1911 - as seen here, it was posted from Northern Ireland much later, in 1939

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, with crane, on a postcard
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, rare original postcard by Walton of Belfast, either 1910 or 1911 (posted from Northern Ireland much later)

Africa. Lower Congo woman - W. Meyer
History of Africa. 19th century. Lower Congo woman. Engraving by W. Meyer. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden. Engraving by Pedro Mullor. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The Load
A portrait etching of a woman, carrying a burdensome load on her back outside, other workmen can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1917

Load Barrows so as to Avoid Crushing
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster draws attention to correctly loading packages in order to avoid crushing or dropping packages

Rope Loads Securely
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of tying a load safely. Date: circa 1950

Parbury's Wharves
This watercolour painting shows Parbury's Wharves, at Miller's Point, Sydney, a docking area where ships will stop to unload or load cargo. Date: circa 1917

The Last Load, Bringing the Harvest Home

Unloading watermelons, Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA
Unloading watermelons at Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Two barefooted women going to market with a barrel of freshly picked radishes. Date: 1908

A man walking - some carrying a load on his head, some not. Date: 1880s

Cessna NOA-37B Dragonfly 70-1310
United States Air Force - Cessna NOA-37B Dragonfly 70-1310 (MSN 43325), at Edwards Air Force Base. Written off on 16 August 1994 near Edwards AFB after an uncontrollable spin caused by an asymmetric

Welsh Rabbit A N3599G
Welsh Model A Welsh Rabbit - N3599G George Welsh produced examples of Model A Welsh Rabbit single-seat lightplane (first flown 1965) and two-seat Model B (first flown 1968)

Transport by Ox Cart - Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1922

Loading freight into one of the Fleet of International Air Freight Ltd.s Cargo Planes - capacity per machine over 2 tons or 700 cubic ft. Date: circa 1920s

Fresh herring being loaded upon trucks. Date: November 1910

1860s Japan - portrait of a coolie or porter with a heavy load Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

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