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Barrels Collection (#5)

Coopers at work, their skilled hands crafting wooden barrels with precision and care

Background imageBarrels Collection: In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe

In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

Background imageBarrels Collection: View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Shed with Children Fighting, 1862. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

The Shed with Children Fighting, 1862. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu
The Shed with Children Fighting, 1862

Background imageBarrels Collection: Barrel furniture, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Barrel furniture, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Barrel furniture, 1904

Background imageBarrels Collection: 14 Juillet 1880, inauguration du monument à la République, 1882. Creator: Alfred Philippe Roll

14 Juillet 1880, inauguration du monument à la République, 1882. Creator: Alfred Philippe Roll
14 Juillet 1880, inauguration du monument a la Republique, 1882. 14 July 1880, inauguration of the monument to the Republic

Background imageBarrels Collection: Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement: L'Approvisionne... 1880

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement: L'Approvisionne... 1880
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19eme arrondissement : L'Approvisionnement, le vote, l'outillage, 1880. Supply, the Vote, Tools

Background imageBarrels Collection: Ignis (Fire), 1622. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Ignis (Fire), 1622. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Ignis (Fire), 1622

Background imageBarrels Collection: September and October, 1615. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler II

September and October, 1615. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler II
September and October, 1615

Background imageBarrels Collection: Rose et Colas. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Rose et Colas. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet
Rose et Colas

Background imageBarrels Collection: Rose et Colas. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Rose et Colas. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet
Rose et Colas

Background imageBarrels Collection: Le tonneau d'arrosage [upper half], 1762. Creator: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Le tonneau d'arrosage [upper half], 1762. Creator: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Le tonneau d'arrosage [upper half], 1762

Background imageBarrels Collection: New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Creator: Unknown

New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Creator: Unknown
New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Intended as a Frontispiece to the Satirical Poem of all the Talents'

Background imageBarrels Collection: Earth. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Earth. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Earth

Background imageBarrels Collection: Fire. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Fire. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Fire

Background imageBarrels Collection: Spring (Village Fair before an Inn), 1617. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Spring (Village Fair before an Inn), 1617. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Spring (Village Fair before an Inn), 1617

Background imageBarrels Collection: Deserted C.1890, 1890. Creator: B. Vautier

Deserted C.1890, 1890. Creator: B. Vautier
Deserted C.1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageBarrels Collection: Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville : Boissons, between 1889 and 1895

Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville : Boissons, between 1889 and 1895. Creator: Albert Aublet
Esquisse pour la salle des fetes de l'Hotel de Ville : Boissons, between 1889 and 1895. Sketch for the interior of the Hotel de Ville: Drink. Putti with wheeled barrel

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Tanner's Council, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Tanner's Council

The Tanner's Council, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Tanner's Council
The Tanner's [sic] Council, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Signs: Rooms for Rent; Furnished Rooms; The Tanners Council of the United States of America; Drugs'

Background imageBarrels Collection: Drummond Mill, store, and cabin, Lee Mont vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia

Drummond Mill, store, and cabin, Lee Mont vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia, between c1930 and 1939

Background imageBarrels Collection: Courtyard with clothes drying, c1900. Creator: Eugene Atget

Courtyard with clothes drying, c1900. Creator: Eugene Atget
Courtyard with clothes drying, c1900

Background imageBarrels Collection: Characters. Creator: Su Liupeng

Characters. Creator: Su Liupeng
Characters

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Crystal Palace and its Refreshments; Animals not yet 'Extinct' in the Crystal Palace, 1854

The Crystal Palace and its Refreshments; Animals not yet "Extinct" in the Crystal Palace, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageBarrels Collection: Market; Washington Monument in background, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Market; Washington Monument in background, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Market; Washington Monument in background, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageBarrels Collection: View of Ile Saint-Louis pier, in the morning, 1901. Creator: Edouard Zawiski

View of Ile Saint-Louis pier, in the morning, 1901. Creator: Edouard Zawiski
View of Ile Saint-Louis pier, in the morning, 1901

Background imageBarrels Collection: Peasants talking in front of an inn, between 1630 and 1690. Creator: David Teniers II

Peasants talking in front of an inn, between 1630 and 1690. Creator: David Teniers II
Peasants talking in front of an inn, between 1630 and 1690

Background imageBarrels Collection: 'There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults' - The Vaults at... 1937

"There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults" - The Vaults at... 1937. Creator: Fox
"There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults" - The Vaults at London Dock, 1937. Barrels of alcohol at the London docks

Background imageBarrels Collection: 'There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults' - Wine Gauging Ground, 1937

"There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults" - Wine Gauging Ground, 1937. Checking barrels of alcohol at the London docks on the River Thames

Background imageBarrels Collection: 'In the Warehouses of the P.L.A. with their Accommodation for a Million Tons' -Tobacco... 1937

"In the Warehouses of the P.L.A. with their Accommodation for a Million Tons" -Tobacco... 1937
"In the Warehouses of the P.L.A. with their Accommodation for a Million Tons" - Tobacco Storage, Royal Victoria Dock, 1937. Goods store on the River Thames in London

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Farmyard, 1859. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

The Farmyard, 1859. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu
The Farmyard, 1859

Background imageBarrels Collection: Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Background imageBarrels Collection: Stoneware Flask, c. 1940. Creator: V. L. Vance

Stoneware Flask, c. 1940. Creator: V. L. Vance
Stoneware Flask, c. 1940

Background imageBarrels Collection: Cannon Revolver, exhibited in the Marine Museum, at Paris, 1854. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Cannon Revolver, exhibited in the Marine Museum, at Paris, 1854. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Cannon Revolver, exhibited in the Marine Museum, at Paris, 1854....an instrument invented some time ago. M. Frugier Coigny claims to have invented it

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Pressoir of the Chateau Lafitte near Bordeaux, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Pressoir of the Chateau Lafitte near Bordeaux, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Pressoir of the Chateau Lafitte near Bordeaux, 1854. The next and final process which the juice of the grape undergoes is that of fermentation

Background imageBarrels Collection: Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Crimean War. Varna, which is one of the dirtiest labyrinths of modern times, was very nearly destroyed by the recent fire

Background imageBarrels Collection: Shipping Artillery Horses at Calais, for the French Expeditionary Force to the Baltic, 1854

Shipping Artillery Horses at Calais, for the French Expeditionary Force to the Baltic, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Shipping Artillery Horses at Calais, for the French Expeditionary Force to the Baltic [Crimean War], 1854....shipping of the horses belonging to the French artillery on board the Lamorien

Background imageBarrels Collection: The tip of the Ile de la Cite, seen from Port Saint-Nicolas, c1780. Creator: Alexandre Jean Noel

The tip of the Ile de la Cite, seen from Port Saint-Nicolas, c1780. Creator: Alexandre Jean Noel
The tip of the Ile de la Cite, seen from Port Saint-Nicolas, c1780

Background imageBarrels Collection: Notre-Dame de Paris. Snow effect in evening, c1897. Creator: Albert Lebourg

Notre-Dame de Paris. Snow effect in evening, c1897. Creator: Albert Lebourg
Notre-Dame de Paris. Snow effect in evening, c1897

Background imageBarrels Collection: Rue de l'Hotel-Colbert, in 1888, 1888. Creator: Emmanuel Lansyer

Rue de l'Hotel-Colbert, in 1888, 1888. Creator: Emmanuel Lansyer
Rue de l'Hotel-Colbert, in 1888, 1888

Background imageBarrels Collection: View of a port, on the lagoon. Creator: Francesco Guardi

View of a port, on the lagoon. Creator: Francesco Guardi
View of a port, on the lagoon

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: No. 3 (san), from the series 'Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku... c. 1798/1800)

No. 3 (san), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku... c. 1798/1800)
No. 3 (san), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)", Japan, c. 1798/1800

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c. 1779

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

Background imageBarrels Collection: Illustration to 'Fred Holdersworth; or, Love and Pride', by Thomas Miller, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Illustration to "Fred Holdersworth; or, Love and Pride", by Thomas Miller, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Illustration to "Fred Holdersworth; or, Love and Pride", by Thomas Miller, 1850. The establishment of Abel Holdersworth, Esq

Background imageBarrels Collection: Bobbing the Beer, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Bobbing the Beer, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bobbing the Beer, 1850. The adulteration of Beer, technically termed "Bobbing, " is, unfortunately for the public health, a practice much resorted to by the sellers of London Porter

Background imageBarrels Collection: Roman Wine Cart, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Roman Wine Cart, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Roman Wine Cart, 1850. Depiction of...the peculiarly uncouth and primitive style of conveyance adopted by the Wine Growers of the Romagna to forward their produce to Rome

Background imageBarrels Collection: California: the Fremont Hotel, San Francisco; from a recent sketch, 1850. Creator: Unknown

California: the Fremont Hotel, San Francisco; from a recent sketch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
California: the Fremont Hotel, San Francisco, [USA]; from a recent sketch, 1850. The 1849 Gold Rush brought a flood of treasure-seekers to California

Background imageBarrels Collection: Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series 'Thirty-six... c. 1830/33

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six... c. 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, c. 1830/33

Background imageBarrels Collection: Arkansas cafe, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Arkansas cafe, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas cafe. ['Sunset Cafa. A.B. Boyd, prop.']




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Coopers at work, their skilled hands crafting wooden barrels with precision and care. The workshop of a cooper, filled with the scent of freshly cut wood and the rhythmic sound of hammers striking against staves. In a dimly lit wine cellar, rows upon rows stand tall, patiently aging fine wines. In the dead of night, smugglers unload their illicit goods from hidden compartments within barrels, evading authorities in secret operations. At Glenlivet Scotch Whisky distillery in 1890, towering stacks of oak barrels hold the promise of rich flavors and smooth finishes. A replica Samuel Adams beer barrel proudly stands in Boston, Massachusetts - a symbol of craftsmanship and tradition. Maid Bestys Cellar in Porthmeor transports us back to 1871 Cornwall; its walls adorned with countless stacked barrels holding treasures yet to be discovered. Barrels brimming with molasses line West India Docks in London during 1926-1927 - an artist's lens capturing history frozen in time. Trams causing havoc on Belfast streets pass by Scotch Fishwives hard at work in Eyemouth - their laughter echoing through the air as they skillfully gut fish into waiting barrels. Step into a London Gin Palace circa 1820; ornate chandeliers illuminate shelves lined with glistening bottles while bartenders expertly pour spirits from aged casks. Holmes investigates another mysterious case involving a barrel marked "Baskerville, " unraveling clues hidden within its depths alongside his trusted companion Hound. From coopers' workshops to wine cellars and smuggling escapades to historic distilleries – these humble vessels have witnessed tales that span centuries and can not just containers but storytellers themselves; each one carrying whispers from generations past as they continue to shape our present-day experiences.