Storage Collection (#7)

French Railway Alphabet - H for Hangar (storage shed). 19th century

Cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA
Bales of cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Women WW1 Work Carpenters
A group of women working as carpenters making ammunition boxes or wooden storage cases. Most hold tools such as drills, planes and hammers

Beni Mered, Algeria - farmhouses and storage cellars
Beni Mered, Algeria - large farm buildings and storage sheds and cellars stand behind trees and fields in the Algerian town of Beni Mered, Abziza area. circa 1910s

Safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on Queen Mary
The unique provision of safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on board the Queen Mary ocean liner

Advertising card for Belgian Cooking Range, manufactured by Ch. Van Ackere & Co. - similar in style to an Aga. Date: circa 1910s

Excavations at Ostia, Rome reveal the Oil Stores - Italy
Excavations reveal large oil storage jars at Ostia (the Ancient Port of Rome), Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1909

Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. (Sreet of Abundance)
Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter. (Sreet of Abundance)

Italy. Herculaneum. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter

Radio-receiver with superheterodyne circuit, 4 valves, only AM reception, model G175. 1952. Gelosa, Italy. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Minoan art. Palace of Knossos. Western stores. Pithoi or sto
Minoan art. Palace Complex of Knossos. (1700 BC-1450 BC). Overview of the Western stores. Pithoi or storage jars, used to store food. Island of Crete. Greece

Large storage containers of fired clay were used for burials
Mediterranean Area. Large storage containers of fired clay were used for burials in Crete and other Greek islands. Imagens divine beings protected the dead person. 600 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Gyptotek

Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. Detail
Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. On the north side of the courtyard were storage rooms with giant earthenware pithos jars, up to two metres tall

Talatat walls from the temple of Amenhotep IV
Egyptian art. Talatat walls from the temple of Amenhotep IV. Composed of 283 blocks of polychromed sandstone. Storage of goods in the temple. 18th Dynasty. New Empire. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Farmers storing grain in a barn. 13th century
13th century miniature which represents a group of farmers storing grain in a barn. Codex of St. Louis (France)

ELS MUNTS. Roman Village. Ruins of water tank. Near Altafull
Roman Art. Els Munts. Roman Village. Ruins of water tank La Tartana. Near Altafulla. Tarragona Province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

Dishes, Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Jars, Barrels, Plate 60
Baking Dishes, Milk Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Patent Top Jars, Spirit Barrels and other items, Plate 60, showing a range of items mostly in earthenware. Date: circa 1880s

Munitions in the Balkan war-area
A British soldier near an underground bomb-proof magazine designed as a reserve magazine in proximity to one of the British hevay-gun batteries during WW1. Date: 1916

Camille a Faure
CAMILLE A FAURE French scientist, noted for his improvement of the electric storage battery, making possible electrically powered vehicles. Date: CIRCA 1880

Meuble De Salon 8
Two Meubles de salon (roughly, cupboards for living room) one in boule in the Louis XIV style, the other in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 9
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) with two doors, in boule in the Louis XIV style, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 7
Two Meubles de salon (roughly, cupboards for living room) one in marquetterie in the Louis XV style, the other in black wood and copper in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 6
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XIV style, with accompanying piece for keeping your knitting in. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 5
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, marble top, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 4
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style, with accompanying pot stand or whatever. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 3
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in marquetterie, with two doors, in the Louis XV style, with accompanying occasional table. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 2
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 1
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, with accompanying flower (or whatever) stand. Date: circa 1860

French Bookcase
Bibliotheque a un seul corps (book case in a single piece) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Commode, Table De Nuit
Commode and Table de nuit (night table) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

French Armoire a Glace
Armoire a glace (wardrobe with a mirror) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Two Chiffonniers
Two French chiffonniers (chiffoniers in english) - left, in black wood and copper in the Louis XVI style, right, rosewood in the Louis XV style. Date: circa 1860

Two French Chiffonniers
Two French chiffonniers (chiffoniers in english) - on the left, in boule, right, in marquetterie. Date: circa 1860

Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929
Mahogany or oak wardrobe, with sections for all of mens attire. Date: 1929

Two Filing Cabinets
Two vertical filing cabinets by Strafor Date: 1926

Circular Bookcase
A handsome 7 tier circular moveable bookcase with lions head handles and claw feet. The whole magnificent structure surmounted by an antique style lamp Date: 1810

Buildings at Home Park, Windsor
English domestic architecture: Designs for an extensive range of farm buildings and storage sheds for The Prince Consort at Home Park, Windsor

Fitted wardrobe advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for the Opus 22 fitted wardrobe system by the Stag Cabinet Company of Nottingham. Colour brochure available! Date: 1965

Entomology, W. Rothschild Zoological Museum
The Museum was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum following Rothschilds death in 1937, along with its unique collections of preserved animals

Naval stores at Savannah, Georgia, USA
Naval stores at the docks, Savannah, Georgia, USA, with tall ships in the distance. Date: 1910

Men at coastal storage hut
Men at a coastal storage hut with figureheads from ships on display. Date: circa 1930s

Avro 504 A3-4 H2174 RaF
Avro 504K A3-4 H2174 served with the Australian Air Force from 1921 until 1929 as a basic trainer. Stored and then displayed for many years. Now in storage in Australia. Date: 1971

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2
Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940

LFB firefighter at back of enclosed pump vehicle
LFB firefighter at the back of an enclosed pump vehicle, putting stored hose into place

LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses

Distorted rails after fire in Hackney, East London
Distorted rails after a fire at Wallis Road, Hackney, East London, 16 August 1955

Water tank for the British Army, WW1
One of a number of tanks, each holding 100, 000 gallons of water, made by a Birmingham firm and erected in England, France and Belgium to ensure supplies during the First World War. Date: 1916

Compactom Clothing cabinets advertisement
Advertisement for Compactom clothing cabinets, good furnishing for you and your clothes as fitted in every double room at the newly opened May Fair Hotel and providing ample storage for clothing

Wardrobe at the May Fair Hotel
A view of the generous wardrobe space available at the newly opened May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street, Mayfair, London. Most of the bedroom furniture was in Glasgow and Kirkcaldy in Scotland

Storage of shells, France, WW1
Storage of shells for use on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Allied troops in Burma by G. H. Davis
How the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators

Storehouse at Canton (Guangzhou), China. Date: circa 1890

Business card design, woman with clothes
Business card design, depicting a young woman in a yellow underslip, wondering where to put all her clothes. Date: 20th century

James Sutton Removals
A removal van belonging to James Sutton Removals. Storage is also offered

Advert for Innovation Ingenuities wardrobe cabinets 1915
Mahogany or walnut wardrobe cabinets for men and women. 1915

New LFB recruit marking his gear
A new LFB recruit, having been kitted out with his uniform, is marking his gear with his name

Japanese Silk Industry - Storing the Cocoons Date: circa 1910

South Korea - Chosen - Storage Jars awaiting export Date: circa 1920s

Mexican Ollas Seller - An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking stews or soups, for the storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes. Date: circa 1910s

General Herbarium, Darwin Centre
A photograph of the General Herbarium in the Darwin Centre, showing examples of specimens from the collection. Photographed by Kevin Webb, May 2011

Moving specimens to the Darwin Centre
Moving zoological specimens from the old Spirit Building to the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Darwin Centre storage room for specimens in spirit
Zoological specimens in one of the storage rooms in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

The Cryptogamic Herbarium
Part of the Department of Botany at the Natural History Museum, London

Entomology Department
Entomology department at the Natural History Museum, London. The museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Exhibition panel on display in the Darwin Centre
Exhibition panel with storage room behind in the public space in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Zoological specimens in the Spirit Building awaiting movement to the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Natural History Museum storeroom
A general interior wideangle view of the Natural History Museums storeroom containing a selection of stuffed fish and mammal specimens and skeletons

Teloschistes chrysopthalmus, lichen
Lichen shown in its herbarium packet from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Some lichens look virtually the same as dried specimens as in the field

Artiodactyla (order), artiodactyl
Photograph of various artiodactyls, or even-toed ungulate mammal skeletons, held in the Osteology storeroom at the Natural History Museum, London

Scientist working with tissue collection
Scientist working in the Entomology Department returning specimens of tissue and DNA samples to freezer storage

Scientist working with tissue collections
Scientist working in the Entomology Department returning specimens of tissue and DNA samples to freezer storage

Scientist working with specimens
Scientist checking the temperature of freezer store of specimens at The Natural History Museum, London

Zoological specimens
Specimen jars stored in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London. Assembled over hundreds of years, these specimens are still highly relevant to contemporary biological research

Zoological specimens in the Darwin Centre
Specimens in spirit jars stored in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Specimen jars containing crustaceans
Shelves of specimen jars containg crustaceans

Lizard specimen held in the Darwin Centre
Lizard specimen in a spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Storage jars for spirit collection
Storage jars come in a huge variety of designs, reflecting changing styles over the years, as well as cost and availability

Visitors in the Tank Room in the Darwin Centre
Scientist showing visitors zoological specimens held in the Tank Room in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Lacquer commode
A lady, wearing an evening gown by Worth, stands by an elegant lacquer commode. Date: 1914

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge Road
Fire crews damping down following a major blaze in Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, involving a large single storey corrugated storage facility

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQ
Lee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard

London Salvage Corps sheeting a warehouse wall
Following a serious fire the London Salvage Corps have protected an external face of the affected warehouse by placing a series of salvage sheets down the side of the building

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