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View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving)
CHT168384 View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas)
XIR177448 The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Isabey, Louis Eugene Gabriel (1803-86); 163x260.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Town and Port of Marseille from the Town Hall, c. 1815-30 (aquatint)
XRN171850 View of the Town and Port of Marseille from the Town Hall, c.1815-30 (aquatint) by Garneray, Jean Francois (1755-1837); Musee de la Marine, Marseille

Arquebusier loading his weapon, early 16th Century (colour litho)
5216812 Arquebusier loading his weapon, early 16th Century (colour litho) by Semant, Paul de (1855-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arquebusier loading his weapon, early 16th Century)

Le Port de Saint-Tropez, (watercolour over black chalk on paper laid on board)
652637 Le Port de Saint-Tropez, (watercolour over black chalk on paper laid on board) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 31.8x43.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Port de Saint-Tropez)

Krystalgade, Copenhagen, (oil on canvas)
659564 Krystalgade, Copenhagen, (oil on canvas) by Fischer, Paul (1860-1934); 58.3x50.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Krystalgade, Copenhagen. Paul Fischer (1860-1934). Oil on canvas

ILN cover - Bren-carriers being entrained
Open rail trucks being loaded with Bren-gun carriers by their crews in June 1940, when all munitions production in Britain was ramped up in the face of a threat of German invasion. Date: 1940

Promotional voucher, Daz Washing Powder, 5d off a large or giant packet, July 1963. 1963

Paddington Station, arrival of the night Mail 1902
Arrival of the night mail at Paddington Railway Station, London. Date: 1902

Kings Cross Railway Station, goods shed 1853
The view of the goods shed at Kings Cross Railway Station. Workers loading goods into the boats. Date: 1853

British Riflemen, 1813 (colour litho)
PNP389324 British Riflemen, 1813 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Left, 60th Regiment; right)

Off to Market (oil on panel)
Ma388964 Off to Market (oil on panel) by Mulready, William (1786-1863); 30x35.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; Irish, out of copyright

British Vickers machine gun crew on the Some, wearing helmets as protection against
PNP386848 British Vickers machine gun crew on the Some, wearing helmets as protection against German phosgene gas, 1916 (photo) by English Photographer

American War of Independence soldier of the (American) Pennsylvania State Regiment
PNP351148 American War of Independence soldier of the (American) Pennsylvania State Regiment (w/c on paper) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Infantry soldiers of the seventeenth century - time of the Thirty Years War (litho)
PNP398533 Infantry soldiers of the seventeenth century - time of the Thirty Years War (litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Boring Machines and Explosives Twin Helpers, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615318 Boring Machines and Explosives Twin Helpers, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, March-April 1922 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington

Farringdon Ward Within Volunteer, Prime & Load, 1798 (colour litho)
620146 Farringdon Ward Within Volunteer, Prime & Load, 1798 (colour litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

A Trooper of the 5th Dragoon Regiment shown recharging his Horse Pistol
BAL13559 A Trooper of the 5th Dragoon Regiment shown recharging his Horse Pistol, 1840-1850 (pencil and water colour) by Heinefetter, Johan Baptiste (1815-1902); Private Collection; German

Railway locomotives with supply camels in Mesopotamia during World War One
NAM244276 Railway locomotives with supply camels in Mesopotamia during World War One, from an album compiled by Lt. Kindom (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

The embarkation of the Knights of the Holy Spirit for the crusades
CHT174692 The embarkation of the Knights of the Holy Spirit for the crusades, after a miniature in the Statuts de l ordre du Saint-Esprit de Naples manuscript in the Louvre

The Okahumkee steamer taking on wood fuel in Florida, c. 1895 (b / w photo)
PNP247897 The Okahumkee steamer taking on wood fuel in Florida, c.1895 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

The New Orleans Levee, 1910 (photo)
PNP247895 The New Orleans Levee, 1910 (photo) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

A stern-wheeler loaded with cotton bales at New Orleans, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
PNP247894 A stern-wheeler loaded with cotton bales at New Orleans, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Peasants loading a one-horse cart with root vegetables (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449248 Peasants loading a one-horse cart with root vegetables (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) (follower of); 19.9x14.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Lake Thun (w / c on paper)
AGN270262 Lake Thun (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Horse-driven hydraulic pulley mechanism for moving goods between land and water
810250 Horse-driven hydraulic pulley mechanism for moving goods between land and water, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info)

Truck loading
Black & white illustration of International Truck being loaded at quayside. Date: 1938

Outbreak of WWII Sandbagging flat roof of an office building
Loading sandbags on the skylight apertures of a flat roof of a modern office building in London as precautions after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939

Our artillery detonates an ammunition depot on Anderter Alpe and beats the artillery... (colour litho)
2815786 Our artillery detonates an ammunition depot on Anderter Alpe and beats the artillery... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Vandalic impatience, workers who destroy the carriages of a train in Naples forced by a long-term breakdown
2815603 Vandalic impatience, workers who destroy the carriages of a train in Naples forced by a long-term breakdown (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

For the Christmas of the soldiers in Africa, departure from Milan, as from every other city, of avalanches
2815499 For the Christmas of the soldiers in Africa, departure from Milan, as from every other city, of avalanches... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Loading the Sleigh, 1858 (oil on panel)
3736715 Loading the Sleigh, 1858 (oil on panel) by Schelfhout, Andreas (1787-1870); 31x42.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: De Slee Laden); eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch

Plates, cups, and saucers (engraving)
2792771 Plates, cups, and saucers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plates, cups, and saucers. Illustration for Chatterbox (1893)

French Army mules being loaded onto a ship bound for Madagascar at Marseilles (engraving)
2789372 French Army mules being loaded onto a ship bound for Madagascar at Marseilles (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Watermill in the mountains of Upper Austria, 1650 (chromolitho)
2788744 Watermill in the mountains of Upper Austria, 1650 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watermill in the mountains of Upper Austria, 1650)

View of Flamborough Head, c. 1810 (oil on canvas)
2831223 View of Flamborough Head, c.1810 (oil on canvas) by Ibbetson, Julius Caesar (1759-1817); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of John Bowden

Criminals being loaded into a police wagon after a raid in Paris (colour litho)
2779289 Criminals being loaded into a police wagon after a raid in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving)
3638961 Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Russian Baltic Fleet being re-supplied in the Bay of Vigo, Spain, enroute to the Far East to fight in
3097438 The Russian Baltic Fleet being re-supplied in the Bay of Vigo, Spain, enroute to the Far East to fight in the Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

The Devils Peak, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3092312 The Devils Peak, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Devils Peak, Cape Town)

The call of the reservists to Russia, the departure for the war opposed by families (colour litho)
2798826 The call of the reservists to Russia, the departure for the war opposed by families (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Entrance to Loading Dock, Pilkington Ltd, North London
Entrance to Loading Dock, Pilkington Brothers Limited, Shepherdess Walk, North London, fitted with one Kinnear rolling metal shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Frieze, Loading tea onto a Chinese junk

A Momund of Afghanistan loading his Jezail (engraving)
1607329 A Momund of Afghanistan loading his Jezail (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Momund of Afghanistan loading his Jezail)

Small Arms in the International Exhibition (engraving)
1587935 Small Arms in the International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Arms in the International Exhibition)

Gunnery Practice (engraving)
1618852 Gunnery Practice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunnery Practice. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 March 1854)

The Barrage of the Nile (litho)
1615507 The Barrage of the Nile (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barrage of the Nile)

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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.