Collecting Collection (#4)

Ancient settlement of the Ice Age, Kazakhstan area
Ancient village settlement of the Ice Age or Stone Age, with a woman butchering a deer carcass, a man carving a stone, and people collecting firewood. 8700-2000 BCE

Ona Large Rubber Tree Plantation near Suva, Fiji Island - Hindu Laborer Gathering the Sap or Latex from a Scored Tree, c1930s. From " Tour of the World"

Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA
Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Exodus 16: 13-22: God provides quail and Manna to the Israelites
Exodus 16:13-22: God provides quail and Manna to the Israelites. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Tax collection, 1862-1887. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Tax collection, 1862-1887. From an album of 32 original watercolors from the library of Tsar Nicholas II. The subjects include scenes from Tobol'sk, Berezov, Obdorsk (present-day Salekhard)

Beach Combing
Louise van Terheijden

Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris
3784823 Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris; (add.info.: Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris ('La Bourse aux timbres-poste'). Early 20th century

advertising, match labels with advertising, international labels from: Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands, advertising for coffee, cigarette, briquettes etc

Florida, Marco Island, Beach, woman beachcombing
2080-204155-01

Serie der Gnom verwendet Liebig Fleischextrakt, ein Hochgenuß belohnt die Mühe, der Star bettelt um die Brühe / Series of the gnome Liebig uses meat extract, a treat rewards the effort

Series months, March and April, little boy standing in the rain with umbrella, April weather, first spring flowers of violets and daisies / Serie Monate, März und April

statue china kitsch ceramics fawn appearance collect roe collecting keramik-reh

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), sucking nectar on summer lilac (Buddleja davidii) Neunkirchen im Siegerland
adorned, animal feed, animal feeds, animals, buddleja, buddleja davidii, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly bush, butterfly bushes, butterfly-bush, caparisoned, collect, collecting

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) sucking nectar on butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii), Neunkirchen im Siegerland
adorned, animal feed, animal feeds, animals, brush-footed butterflies, brush-footed butterfly, buddleja, buddleja davidii, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly bush, butterfly bushes, butterfly-bush

The Labour of the Danaids, 1878 (oil on canvas)
658685 The Labour of the Danaids, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Weguelin, John Reinhard (1849-1927); 114x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Labour of the Danaids)

Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c. 1915
Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c.1915

Father and Son, c. 1859. Creator: Elihu Vedder
Father and Son, c. 1859

Picture shows a lady salvaging a variety of goods, such as pots and pans, plates, china, a kettle, and hoover, iron goods

Drought at Dorking, Surrey. December 1934

Mrs Annie Berry takes in her coal, which is delivered in a heap in the street. Stanleytown, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. 1st March 1954

Big coal klondyke in Barmulloch Glasgow, as the local residents dig for coal in the bing, which is being flattened by bulldozers, October 1971

CS_C08-3914
Pastinaca sativa Kral Russian Parsnip Brown subject

Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Missal, ca. 1270-80. Creator: Unknown
Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Missal, ca. 1270-80. Jesus hangs on the cross, with the Virgin Mary and Saint John, Adam rises from a sarcophagus collecting sacrificial blood in a chalice

Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator
Raising water from the Nile, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Fellaheen lifting water from the River Nile for irrigation using a shadouf. Wasser [?] Fellaheen bei Nagh-Aamadi

Hawthornden, c1870. Hawthornden Castle on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland, a 15th-century ruin, with a 17th-century house. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Creator: Henry Bryan Hall I
Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Biblical scene, from Ruth 2: 8: Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter

Montpelier, France, 1838. Creator: James Tibbitts Willmore
Montpelier, France, 1838. People working in the foreground, with the town of Montpellier in the distance. [Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1838]

Pika, (Ochotona princeps) bringing vegetation to Hay pile, in Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, USA, July

Duchess of York - National Playing Fields Association
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2002) at a flag day in aid of the National Playing Fields Association - London, Spring 1934

Pika (Ochotona princeps) gathering plants to store for winter, Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, USA. August

Large school of Bohar snappers (Lutjanus bohar) gather with smaller shoal of Batfish (Platax orbicularis) in open water off Ras Mohammed at the tip of Sinai, Egypt

Burning seaweed for kelp, Aran Islands, Ireland, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Burning seaweed for kelp, Aran Islands, Ireland, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Workers spend all day in the water harvesting waterlilies, Munsiganj, Bangladesh

Woman picking red chilies, Bogura, Bangladesh

Traditional fisherman viewed through conical fishing net collecting fish on a boat on Lake Inle before sunset, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

An insect collects nectar from a sunflower on a field near Schneisingen, Switzerland July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Rubber trees, Kebun Kandeng Lembu Plantation, Kalibaru, Java, Indonesia

Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gathering at Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA. Endangered

Flock of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) gathered along beach before flying to other island in search of better feeding ponds. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Collecting gravel from West Bay, Bridport, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Collecting gravel, Bridport Date: early 1900s

Boy collecting driftwood at seaside, 1930s

Boy collecting driftwood at seaside

Gathering seaweed, Mounts Bay, Cornwall, early 1900s

Mussel Gatherers Victorian period Date: 19th century

Collecting mussels Date: 19th century

Gathering shellfish, Whitby, Victorian period

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From the bustling Stock Jobbers Pitches at London Stock Exchange to the delicate Case of British Butterflies, collecting takes many forms. Whether it's a wartime pig food poster or a horse-drawn harvester, humans have always been drawn to gather and preserve. In Sudan, General Dinka children collect shea butter fruit with joyous enthusiasm, while in Connemara, County Galway, turf is carefully collected from the bog. Bees buzz busily in springtime as they diligently collect nectar for their hive. A selection of common British Moths showcases nature's beauty captured by collectors' hands. Little Lady Bountiful shares her treasures generously with those around her. Even scrap metal has its value when collected and repurposed for a greater purpose. St George's Hospital in London collects stories of healing and hope within its walls every day. Beekeeping in the 19th century was an art form practiced by dedicated individuals who understood the importance of these tiny creatures' work. Collecting connects us to our past, present, and future - preserving moments that would otherwise be lost.