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From the bustling Covent Garden Market to the tranquil Oast Houses, it has been an integral part of our history

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African-Americans picking cotton on plantation beside the Mississippi, c1883
528415 African-Americans picking cotton on plantation beside the Mississippi, c1883. Plantation house left, workers cabins to its right. Jetty for loading cotton bales, centre

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Harvesting national flower
Azim Khan Ronnie

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the harbour in Genoa, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon

View of the harbour in Genoa, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the harbour in Genoa, 1742-1801. Ships and boats sail on the water. In the foreground are groups of figures with goods on the waterfront

Background imageLoading Collection: Motif from Vichy. Creator: Hjalmar Sandberg

Motif from Vichy. Creator: Hjalmar Sandberg
Motif from Vichy, Unknown date. Additional Info: Sandberg's street scene from the little town of Vichy shows an ordinary day as a cart is loaded with vegetables to go to market

Background imageLoading Collection: Grouse-shooting - from a drawing by Harrison Weir, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Grouse-shooting - from a drawing by Harrison Weir, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Grouse-shooting - from a drawing by Harrison Weir, 1860. Blood sports. Several bags averaged above 18 brace. That of the Prince Consort and Sir George Grey and suite, in the Moss of Monaltrie

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The Prince of Wales in the Terai: "Padding" a Tiger"...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: "Padding" a Tiger", from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII shooting tigers in India

Background imageLoading Collection: View of Sveaborg, early 1760s. Creator: Augustin Ehrensvard

View of Sveaborg, early 1760s. Creator: Augustin Ehrensvard
View of Sveaborg, early 1760s

Background imageLoading Collection: River view with moored ships, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman

River view with moored ships, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman
River view with moored ships, 1780-1848. A large sailing ship and a city in the distance

Background imageLoading Collection: Figure studies with horses and chariots, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch

Figure studies with horses and chariots, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Figure studies with horses and chariots, 1832-1880

Background imageLoading Collection: River landscape with sailing boats, 1733-1784. Creator: Hendrik Spilman

River landscape with sailing boats, 1733-1784. Creator: Hendrik Spilman
River landscape with sailing boats, 1733-1784

Background imageLoading Collection: The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre, 1858

The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre - from a drawing by G. Barnard, 1858. Mr

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the built-up Pont Notre-Dame over the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of the built-up Pont Notre-Dame over the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the built-up Pont Notre-Dame over the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. Boats carrying goods

Background imageLoading Collection: The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860

The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Fake miniature battle by British soldiers in Kent

Background imageLoading Collection: The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

Background imageLoading Collection: Harbor at Sunset, 1675-1699. Creator: Jan Claesz Rietschoof

Harbor at Sunset, 1675-1699. Creator: Jan Claesz Rietschoof
Harbor at Sunset, 1675-1699

Background imageLoading Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the... 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the Neapolitans on the left flank at Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageLoading Collection: The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua

The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua... 1860 Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua, on the 19th of September - from a sketch by our special artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Background imageLoading Collection: A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour... 1918

A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour... 1918. Creator: Unknown
A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour une expedition, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageLoading Collection: U.S.S. New York, breech of 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, breech of 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, breech of 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageLoading Collection: U.S.S. New York, 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, 8 inch gun and crew, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the harbour in Boston, 1755-1779. Creator: Franz Xavier Habermann

View of the harbour in Boston, 1755-1779. Creator: Franz Xavier Habermann
View of the harbour in Boston, 1755-1779

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the Town Hall and the harbor in Marseille, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon

View of the Town Hall and the harbor in Marseille, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the Town Hall and the harbour in Marseille, 1745-1775. Ships and boats at the quayside, groups of figures with goods on the waterfront

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the harbor in Boston, 1755-1779. Creator: Franz Xavier Habermann

View of the harbor in Boston, 1755-1779. Creator: Franz Xavier Habermann
View of the harbor in Boston, 1755-1779

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the Town Hall and the harbor in Marseille, 1700-1799. Creator: Remondini family

View of the Town Hall and the harbor in Marseille, 1700-1799. Creator: Remondini family
View of the Town Hall and the harbour in Marseille, 1700-1799. Ships and boats at the quayside, groups of figures with goods on the waterfront. Attributed to the Remondini family

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud

View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1700-1799. In the middle the Pont Rouge over the river Seine and on the left the cathedral of Notre-Dame

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the town hall and the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud

View of the town hall and the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the town hall and the Seine River in Paris, 1700-1799. In the background on the right the Pont Marie and the Pont Rouge over the Seine River

Background imageLoading Collection: By the Seaside, mid-17th century. Creator: Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten

By the Seaside, mid-17th century. Creator: Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten
By the Seaside, mid-17th century

Background imageLoading Collection: Hay Wagon, 1870-1939. Creator: Nicolaas Bastert

Hay Wagon, 1870-1939. Creator: Nicolaas Bastert
Hay Wagon, 1870-1939

Background imageLoading Collection: Waterfall at Tjieroek Betong Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde

Waterfall at Tjieroek Betong Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
Waterfall at Tjieroek Betong Java, 1838-1898

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the harbour in Malta, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon

View of the harbour in Malta, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the harbour in Malta, 1742-1801. Ships and boats sail on the water. In the foreground there are groups of figures with goods on the waterfront

Background imageLoading Collection: Hay Wagon, 1885-1931. Creator: Willem de Zwart

Hay Wagon, 1885-1931. Creator: Willem de Zwart
Hay Wagon, 1885-1931

Background imageLoading Collection: Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown

Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Background imageLoading Collection: Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown

Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Background imageLoading Collection: Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageLoading Collection: Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageLoading Collection: Italian Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1642-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks

Italian Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1642-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Italian Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1642-1678

Background imageLoading Collection: U.S.S. Newark, loading 6-inch gun, between 1891 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Newark, loading 6-inch gun, between 1891 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Newark, loading 6-inch gun, between 1891 and 1901

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading seaweed on the beach at Hornbæk, 1882. Creator: Carl Ludvig Locher

Loading seaweed on the beach at Hornbæk, 1882. Creator: Carl Ludvig Locher
Loading seaweed on the beach at Hornbaek, 1882

Background imageLoading Collection: View of the Gouden Bocht in the Herengracht from the east, (Amsterdam), 1685

View of the Gouden Bocht in the Herengracht from the east, (Amsterdam), 1685. Creator: Gerrit Berckheyde
View of the Gouden Bocht in the Herengracht from the east, (Amsterdam), 1685. Boats on the canal at the Gouden Bocht (English: "Golden Bend")

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Captain Hewlett, C.B. of H.M.S. "Edinburgh", directing the movements of the "Snapper" and "Stork" Gun-Boats at a Russian Three-Decker between Gustafsvern

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading steamers in Montreal harbor, between 1880 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

Loading steamers in Montreal harbor, between 1880 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading steamers in Montreal harbor, between 1880 and 1901

Background imageLoading Collection: Curtiss Airplane Tests And Demonstrations; Twin Engine Biplane, Potomac Park, 1916

Curtiss Airplane Tests And Demonstrations; Twin Engine Biplane, Potomac Park, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Curtiss Airplane Tests And Demonstrations; Twin Engine Biplane, Potomac Park, 1916

Background imageLoading Collection: Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Creator: Adam Pynacker

Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Creator: Adam Pynacker
Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Perhaps intended to represent the Flight into Egypt

Background imageLoading Collection: Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685. Creator: Adam Colonia

Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685. Creator: Adam Colonia
Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685

Background imageLoading Collection: Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900

Background imageLoading Collection: View of a Town on a River, 1645. Creator: Jan van Goyen

View of a Town on a River, 1645. Creator: Jan van Goyen
View of a Town on a River, 1645

Background imageLoading Collection: Dresden from the Banks of the Elbe River, 1782. Creator: Adrian Zingg

Dresden from the Banks of the Elbe River, 1782. Creator: Adrian Zingg
Dresden from the Banks of the Elbe River, 1782

Background imageLoading Collection: Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914

Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914
Old Point Comfort, Virginia - Wharf, 1914. Parcels of currant jelly in Swift & Company crates




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From the bustling Covent Garden Market to the tranquil Oast Houses, it has been an integral part of our history. In JMW Turner's masterpiece 'A First Rate Taking in Stores', we witness the meticulous loading process as supplies are carefully brought on board. Fast forward to World War I, where power and artillery take center stage in Hs Power's painting capturing the intensity horses at Ypres. The agricultural world also relies on efficient loading techniques, as seen in John Deere's combine harvester effortlessly filling trailers with golden barley grains. Meanwhile, a CLA forage harvester unloads into a tractor trailer, creating alkalage from wholecrop cereals for animal feed - a vital process for sustaining livestock. Transportation plays its role too; whether it be Silver City planes preparing for Channel crossings or oil tankers carrying precious cargo across vast oceans. Even historic moments like Soviet lunar craft Zond 5's successful mission in 1968 required precise loading procedures before embarking on their celestial journey. Loading extends beyond goods and machinery; it encompasses human labor too. As depicted in Arthur W Redgate's artwork 'Loading the Harvest Wagon', hardworking individuals load bountiful crops onto wagons during harvest time – a testament to their dedication and resilience. And let us not forget simpler times when collecting milk churns was part of everyday life at Paddington Station during the 1920s – each churn loaded with fresh dairy goodness ready to nourish families far and wide. Throughout history, it has been more than just a task; it symbolizes progress, preparation, and connection, and is through these acts that we ensure resources reach their intended destinations efficiently and effectively.