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Barrels Collection (#6)

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

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.']

Background imageBarrels Collection: Plantation of Brazos riverbottoms, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plantation of Brazos riverbottoms, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation of Brazos riverbottoms. Texas

Background imageBarrels Collection: Water barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas, 1938

Water barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas

Background imageBarrels Collection: Hauling turpentine gum from the woods to the still near Homerville, Georgia, 1937

Hauling turpentine gum from the woods to the still near Homerville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hauling turpentine gum from the woods to the still near Homerville, Georgia

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: 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: Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still. Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess, c.1650. Creator: Cornelis Bega

A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess, c.1650. Creator: Cornelis Bega
A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess, c.1650

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still. Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: A Man Caressing the Young Hostess, 1660/64. Creator: Cornelis Bega

A Man Caressing the Young Hostess, 1660/64. Creator: Cornelis Bega
A Man Caressing the Young Hostess, 1660/64

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series 'One Hundred Ghost Tales...', 1831/32

The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series "One Hundred Ghost Tales...", 1831/32
The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series "One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari)", Japan, 1831/32

Background imageBarrels Collection: Wine Harvest, n.d. Creators: Jacopo Tintoretto, Frans Floris, Willem Key

Wine Harvest, n.d. Creators: Jacopo Tintoretto, Frans Floris, Willem Key
Wine Harvest, n.d

Background imageBarrels Collection: Butter Churn, c. 1942. Creator: Harold Ballerd

Butter Churn, c. 1942. Creator: Harold Ballerd
Butter Churn, c. 1942

Background imageBarrels Collection: Diogenes in His Tub with Alexander and His Generals, 1810. Creator: Carl Russ

Diogenes in His Tub with Alexander and His Generals, 1810. Creator: Carl Russ
Diogenes in His Tub with Alexander and His Generals, 1810

Background imageBarrels Collection: Living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers...Tulare County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers...Tulare County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers on whom depend the crops of California. Tulare County

Background imageBarrels Collection: Living conditions of migrant agricultural workers, Tulare County, California, 1938

Living conditions of migrant agricultural workers, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tulare County, California. Living conditions of migrant agricultural workers on whom the crops of California depend

Background imageBarrels Collection: Home of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina

Background imageBarrels Collection: Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a correspondent, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a correspondent, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a correspondent, 1850. The California Gold Rush brought a flood of "forty-niners" to San Francisco

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia. The "cooper" makes barrels to hold the gum. [Signs: Malarial - Groves Chill Tonic'; 666 Liquid - Tablets - Salve - Colds

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine 'stiller' near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine 'stiller' near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine 'stiller' near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: Turpentine worker, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine worker, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine worker. Georgia

Background imageBarrels Collection: Wagon hauling turpentine out of the woods, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wagon hauling turpentine out of the woods, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wagon hauling turpentine out of the woods. Georgia

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: The League Hydras Gone Wrong in Its Heads, from Judy, published December 7, 1887. Creator: WB

The League Hydras Gone Wrong in Its Heads, from Judy, published December 7, 1887. Creator: WB
The League Hydras Gone Wrong in Its Heads, from Judy, published December 7, 1887

Background imageBarrels Collection: Provincial Industrial Exhibition of Canada, held at Montreal - the South Hall, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Provincial Industrial Exhibition of Canada, held at Montreal - the South Hall, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Provincial Industrial Exhibition of Canada, held at Montreal - the South Hall, 1850. Display...principally devoted to agricultural produce and machinery...Here are bundles of wheat, barley, oats

Background imageBarrels Collection: Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall

Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall
Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47

Background imageBarrels Collection: Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century. Creator: Gerrit Dou

Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century. Creator: Gerrit Dou
Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century

Background imageBarrels Collection: Illustration from Von dem nutz der ding, plate seventeen from Woodcuts... 1518, assembled...1937

Illustration from Von dem nutz der ding, plate seventeen from Woodcuts... 1518, assembled...1937
Illustration from Von dem nutz der ding, plate seventeen from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1518, assembled into portfolio 1937

Background imageBarrels Collection: Hold of the 'Cornelius Grinnell' Line-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. The Cornelius Grinnell [is] owned by Messrs. Grinnell, Mintum, and Co

Background imageBarrels Collection: Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski

Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski
Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d

Background imageBarrels Collection: Water Barrel or Runlet, c. 1937. Creator: Dana Bartlett

Water Barrel or Runlet, c. 1937. Creator: Dana Bartlett
Water Barrel or Runlet, c. 1937

Background imageBarrels Collection: 'The Sun Dispelling a Mist, with Smugglers landing their Cargo'... 1850. Creator: Unknown

"The Sun Dispelling a Mist, with Smugglers landing their Cargo"... 1850. Creator: Unknown
National Exhibition in Regent-street, [London] - No. 77 - "The Sun Dispelling a Mist, with Smugglers landing their Cargo" - painted by Henry Perlee Parker, 1850. Scene on the English coast

Background imageBarrels Collection: Invitation

Invitation
Margareth Perfoncio

Background imageBarrels Collection: The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, 1784. Creator: Quirin Mark

The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, 1784. Creator: Quirin Mark
The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, 1784

Background imageBarrels Collection: Boats for transporting port wine casks on the River Douro, Porto, Portugal

Boats for transporting port wine casks on the River Douro, Porto, Portugal

Background imageBarrels Collection: Kennington, from the Green, 1780, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Kennington, from the Green, 1780, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Kennington, from the Green, 1780, (c1878). Dray-horse and cart with beer barrels outside a tavern in the village of Kennington, (now part of south London)

Background imageBarrels Collection: Tetley shire horses and dray, Joshua Tetley Brewery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1966

Tetley shire horses and dray, Joshua Tetley Brewery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1966. The world famous shire horses gave service to the company for 184 years

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Dancing Bear, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert

The Dancing Bear, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Dancing Bear, 1901. The Brave Little Tailor or The Valiant Little Tailor or The Gallant Tailor, is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm

Background imageBarrels Collection: The Gin Palace, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Gin Palace, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Gin Palace, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Background imageBarrels Collection: Interior of illuminated old wine cellar in Vrbice, Breclav District, South Moravian Region

Interior of illuminated old wine cellar in Vrbice, Breclav District, South Moravian Region, Moravia, Czech Republic

Background imageBarrels Collection: Appleton Estate Rum, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean

Appleton Estate Rum, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean

Background imageBarrels Collection: Spain, La Rioja, Haro

Spain, La Rioja, Haro

Background imageBarrels Collection: Liechtenstein, Vaduz. Wine cellar of the Prince of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, Vaduz. Wine cellar of the Prince of Liechtenstein

Background imageBarrels Collection: Spain, La Rioja, Haro. The wine caves at Bodegas Roda, a modern Rioja winery

Spain, La Rioja, Haro. The wine caves at Bodegas Roda, a modern Rioja winery




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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.