Bucket Collection (#4)

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century
5311187 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes
FLO4995407 Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes

Moser's earth closet, 1850
3359120 Moser's earth closet, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Moser's earth closet which when the seat was closed discharged earth or ash into the bucket)

Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston. Detenus making whips, circa 1850. 19th century lithography
NWI4960030 Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston. Detenus making whips, circa 1850. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine, rue Merciere, rue Dubois, 1905
LUX4791562 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine, rue Merciere, rue Dubois, 1905; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine

Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881969 Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895
LUX4760234 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865
LUX4817574 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room

Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890
LUX4800740 Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890; (add.info.: Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Printing house in China, ca 1820-30 (engraving)
7422865 Printing house in China, ca 1820-30 (engraving); (add.info.: Economy. Printing house in China. Engraving, France, ca 1820-30.); © Archives Charmet

Street Characters of New York: Old Uncle Pete (litho)
8677684 Street Characters of New York: Old Uncle Pete (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Characters of New York)

Boy Scouts helping deal with incendiary bombs, World War II (b/w photo)
8664054 Boy Scouts helping deal with incendiary bombs, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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This beats school, boy on beach with bucket and spade (colour litho)
8621717 This beats school, boy on beach with bucket and spade (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This beats school, boy on beach with bucket and spade)

French postcard dated circa, 1900, showing two children playing in the sand on a beach
3665464 French postcard dated circa, 1900, showing two children playing in the sand on a beach by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: French postcard dated circa 1900)

"A meal by the wayside", Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418877 "A meal by the wayside", Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A Chinese street trader distributes food from a wooden bucket by the roadside)

The Turon Gold Field in New South Wales
5311930 The Turon Gold Field in New South Wales; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Turon Gold Field in New South Wales: the man in the left of the picture is raising a bucket of soil which will be)

Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars
5309472 Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel

Fire! to the fire! (Fire! fire) Fire in Venice Painting by Leonardo Bazzaro (1853-1937) Private Collection
QUA5035830 Fire! to the fire! (Fire! fire) Fire in Venice Painting by Leonardo Bazzaro (1853-1937) Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire! to the fire! (Fire)

Vendee picturesque: Bourg du village de Longeville, 1922, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696631 Vendee picturesque: Bourg du village de Longeville, 1922, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vendee picturesque: Bourg du village de Longeville)

Chinese agriculture. A peasant irrigates the land with a bucket of water from a canal
FLO4622487 Chinese agriculture. A peasant irrigates the land with a bucket of water from a canal, while others mill grain in a machine

The shaving ceremony for young sailors
MMM5482879 The shaving ceremony for young sailors; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The shaving ceremony for young sailors)

Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil, two Algerians and their children pose next to pipes and oil barrels, 1906
LUX4780066 Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil, two Algerians and their children pose next to pipes and oil barrels, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): internal view of a dairy with 3 workers and the boss at work, 1900
LUX4760766 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): internal view of a dairy with 3 workers and the boss at work, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Heurteloup, tramway installation work, 1910
LUX4800570 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Heurteloup, tramway installation work, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Heurteloup

Viper seller and stocking maker sewing cloth stockings, Qing Dynasty. The viper seller carries a bucket of live vipers
FLO4590281 Viper seller and stocking maker sewing cloth stockings, Qing Dynasty. The viper seller carries a bucket of live vipers and a basket with a jar of medicinal snake broth

Women drawing water from the river, Cape Breton Island, Canada, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century
NWI4867648 Women drawing water from the river, Cape Breton Island, Canada, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century, from an illustration by A. B

Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood
ICA4864253 Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood, Architecture Urban Planning, Dolls - Peasants

American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing
NWI4880084 American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing, doing benedicite

Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving)
DUV4210954 Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving); 29.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cats. Engraving in " Alphabet Buffon")

Naturis Mirror': portrait of a girl in a studio, reflected in a body of water. Great Britain
3569115 Naturis Mirror': portrait of a girl in a studio, reflected in a body of water. Great Britain; (add.info.: Great Britain 1865 ca. Photographer: Chidson); Alinari Archives, Florence

Threshing corn using a horse pulling a sledge
864046 Threshing corn using a horse pulling a sledge; (add.info.: Threshing corn using a horse pulling a sledge. Using an ox to raise buckets of water from a well)

Superstitions of the month - 1st May (litho)
8673377 Superstitions of the month - 1st May (litho) by James, Gilbert (1865-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Superstitions of the month - 1st May)

At the seaside (colour litho)
8672716 At the seaside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the seaside. Children playing on the beach)

Girl milking cows (colour litho)
8635290 Girl milking cows (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl milking cows)

Modern Wonders, 1938: Giant Electric Shovel (colour photo)
8659903 Modern Wonders, 1938: Giant Electric Shovel (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giant Electric Shovel)

Broken, Bubbles, Bucket, Buckle, Buggy, Bugle, Building, Bull-dog, Bullet, Bull-fight, Bullfinch, Bullfrog (engraving)
8650037 Broken, Bubbles, Bucket, Buckle, Buggy, Bugle, Building, Bull-dog, Bullet, Bull-fight, Bullfinch, Bullfrog (engraving) by German School

In the thick of it! (colour litho)
8656564 In the thick of it! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the thick of it! Children playing in the waves on a beach)

Woman window cleaner, London, World War I, 1916 (b/w photo)
8626500 Woman window cleaner, London, World War I, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman window cleaner, London, World War I, 1916)

billeting of our future poilus, 1916 (postcard)
PCT5618359 billeting of our future poilus, 1916 (postcard); (add.info.: First world war 14-18 (1914 - 1918) : billeting of our future poilus - postcard sent from the front in June 1916 by a french

The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm
MMM5481810 The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm)

Engraving depicting a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars
5308575 Engraving depicting a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with skin and ceramic bottles, 19th century
5311191 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with skin and ceramic bottles, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with camels, 19th century
5311190 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with camels, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting women of Spakenburg, Holland, fetching a supply of water, 19th century
5311189 An engraving depicting women of Spakenburg, Holland, fetching a supply of water, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1889); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two women drawing water from the well. Germany Annees 1910 Historic photograph, two women getting water
IMB4929762 Two women drawing water from the well. Germany Annees 1910 Historic photograph, two women getting water; (add.info.: Two women drawing water from the well)

France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900
LUX4815650 France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900; (add.info.: France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917
LUX4798332 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay

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"Buckets: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the past with us as we explore the significance of buckets throughout history. From an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease, to a milkmaid in Cornwall during the early 1900s diligently carrying her bucket, these humble vessels have played various roles. In another depiction from 1866, a poignant "Pollution Cartoon" reminds us of the consequences that polluted water can have on public health. Fast forward to the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl sits elegantly at a cocktail bar, perhaps sipping from her own stylish bucket-shaped glassware. But buckets were not only used for personal needs; they served practical purposes too. The "Keep a Pig" poster encourages households to use buckets for feeding livestock while promoting self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Promenade witnessed countless beachgoers carrying their trusty sandcastle-building companions - colorful plastic buckets. Across continents and cultures, buckets found their place in daily life. In Japan's bathhouses depicted by artist Yoshiiku, quarrels broke out amidst steam-filled rooms where women clutched their precious bathing utensils tightly. And who could forget the demolition excavator tearing down structures with its mighty metal bucket? Market Jew Street in Penzance during the 1920s showcased bustling scenes where vendors relied on sturdy buckets to display and sell their goods. Even young Uyghur girls in Kashgar carried small pails filled with treasures collected along Xinjiang's vibrant streets. Beyond utility, some advertisements highlighted unexpected uses for these versatile containers. An advertisement for Morses distemper featured a decorator lying flat while painting walls – his trusted companion being none other than his trusty paint bucket. From ancient times to modern days, one thing remains constant: butter making. Whether it was churning cream or collecting fresh milk straight from cows, buckets played an essential role in this timeless culinary tradition.