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Lorry Collection (#11)

"The Mew, River Dart, Devon, c1920s: A quaint lorry traverses the picturesque countryside, carrying goods and stories of a bygone era

Background imageLorry Collection: Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)

Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)
2783787 Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism in Catalonia)

Background imageLorry Collection: 6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France

6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France, August 1947 (b / w photo)
1730156 6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France, August 1947 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: 6th World Scout Jamboree)

Background imageLorry Collection: DDE-90026551

DDE-90026551
Cannibal Bay, Catlin District, South Otago, South Island, New Zealand Date: 02/07/2010

Background imageLorry Collection: Government truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Government truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government truck

Background imageLorry Collection: Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon, US 99, California, 1935

Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon, US 99, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon. United States No. 99, California

Background imageLorry Collection: Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942

Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue

Background imageLorry Collection: Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company

Background imageLorry Collection: Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company

Background imageLorry Collection: Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings

Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings on Independence Avenue]

Background imageLorry Collection: Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields... Stanislaus County, CA, 1939

Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields... Stanislaus County, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields by contractors. Stanislaus County, California. [Sign: J.E. McDonald & Charlie Green - Licensed Farm Labor Contractors - 406 W

Background imageLorry Collection: Potato sheds during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Potato sheds during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
Potato sheds during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageLorry Collection: Potato shed during season, across the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Potato shed during season, across the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato shed during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageLorry Collection: Potato shed during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Potato shed during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Potato shed during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageLorry Collection: The potato shed during busy season, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

The potato shed during busy season, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The potato shed during busy season. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageLorry Collection: Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road in California. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageLorry Collection: Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck, Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck, Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck. Keno, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageLorry Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageLorry Collection: Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageLorry Collection: In mobile camp at end of season, cold day, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

In mobile camp at end of season, cold day, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In mobile camp at end of season, cold day. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageLorry Collection: Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant children, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In unit of FS (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp

Background imageLorry Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageLorry Collection: Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA camp, Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA camp, Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Merrill, Oregon

Background imageLorry Collection: Stump farm family and their present home, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Stump farm family and their present home, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farm family and their present home. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imageLorry Collection: Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageLorry Collection: Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939

Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939
Near Calipatria. Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch newly planted to peas. California

Background imageLorry Collection: Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California. [Sign: Dorman Farms Co ]

Background imageLorry Collection: Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939

Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field in which mechanical potato planter is operating

Background imageLorry Collection: Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber Company. Logs hauled to the mill by flat car, then dumped into the mill pond. Note markings on logs

Background imageLorry Collection: Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard, near Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard, near Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley, near Toppenish. Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard

Background imageLorry Collection: Possibly: The house trailer and the youngest little girl, Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish

Possibly: The house trailer and the youngest little girl, Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish
[Untitled, possibly related to: The house trailer and the youngest little girl. Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish]

Background imageLorry Collection: Truck loaded with potato seed, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck loaded with potato seed, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Truck loaded with potato seed

Background imageLorry Collection: Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939

Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown communities around Yakima. General caption number 26]

Background imageLorry Collection: Sign on front of a motor truck, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Sign on front of a motor truck, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Sign on front of a motor truck

Background imageLorry Collection: A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store, New York, 1943

A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store

Background imageLorry Collection: Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943

Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943
New York, New York. Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish market

Background imageLorry Collection: Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943

Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market

Background imageLorry Collection: Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail... New York, 1943

Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail and wholesalers

Background imageLorry Collection: Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943

Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught in Gloucester. The fish are cleaned, washed in brine water and iced before being shipped to the retailer

Background imageLorry Collection: Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighing them

Background imageLorry Collection: Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at the American Railway Expersss Company, sorting packages, weighing them, etc

Background imageLorry Collection: Part of family come for work in potatoes, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Part of family come for work in potatoes, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of family come for work in potatoes. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Left their home in Turkey, Texas, November, 1938. Picked cotton in Arizona till March

Background imageLorry Collection: Migratory children living in 'Ramblers Park', Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Migratory children living in "Ramblers Park", Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory children living in " Ramblers Park." They have lived on the road for three years. Nine children in the family. Yakima Valley, Washington

Background imageLorry Collection: Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge... Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County), 1939

Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge... Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County), 1939
Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge truck. " The team can haul three times as much." Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County)

Background imageLorry Collection: Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas, Westley, California, 1939

Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas. Gang recruited in Stockton, thirty-one miles away. Westley, California. [Sign: J.E

Background imageLorry Collection: Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent... Siler City, North Carolina, 1939

Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent... Siler City, North Carolina, 1939
Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent store. Saturday afternoon. Siler City, North Carolina

Background imageLorry Collection: Five members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Five members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Five members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageLorry Collection: Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods, rolling log to truck with peavey, a hooked and spiked stick used as a lever. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageLorry Collection: Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon... Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon... Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho, 1939
Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon from the woods to the mill over road three miles long which members built with pick and shovel. Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho




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"The Mew, River Dart, Devon, c1920s: A quaint lorry traverses the picturesque countryside, carrying goods and stories of a bygone era. " "Scania X5 Flat bed truck: A powerful beast on wheels, this lorry effortlessly transports heavy loads across vast distances. " "Bomb damage in Kilgour Road, SE London, WW2: Amidst the destruction caused by war, a resilient lorry stands tall as a symbol of hope and resilience. " "Preston Docks, Lancashire: The heart of trade and industry comes alive as lorries bustle with activity at the bustling docks. " "DAF 95 XF wide: With its sleek design and impressive capabilities, this modern-day lorry is ready to conquer any road it encounters. " "Richhill, Co. Armagh: Rolling through the charming countryside of Northern Ireland is a trusty lorry that connects communities far and wide. " "Workers are unloading sacks of flour from a Bedford truck belonging to Pledge & Son Ltd: In an age where manual labor prevailed, this hardworking lorry played its part in sustaining livelihoods with every delivery made. " "NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2: As flames engulfed cities during wartime chaos, this heroic fire service lorry rose above adversity to save lives and protect communities. " "Motorway traffic cones: Guiding vehicles safely along busy highways is made possible by these humble yet essential companions - lorries equipped for maintenance work on our roads. " "Biba move to Kensington Church Street: Witnessing an iconic fashion brand's relocation journey is incomplete without mentioning the trusty lorries that transported Biba's glamourous creations to their new home in Kensington Church Street. GLC-LFB - Foam Tender at East Ham : Standing strong amidst emergency situations was this foam tender lorry operated by GLC-LFB (Greater London Council - London Fire Brigade), ready to combat fires and protect lives.