Scrap Collection (#34)

Wooden pier of the old Russian coalmine in Colesbukta, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Picture No. 10891768
Scrap metal dump (Phoebastria immutabilis) Date:

World War II 1939-1945: Anti-Japanese poster sponsored by the Thirteenth Naval District of the USA Navy exhorting people to salvage the scrap and enable the American eagle to bomb the Japanese snake

HMS Royal Sovereign, British lst class battleship. Laid down 26 February 1891. Commissioned 31 May 1892. Sold for scrap 7 October 1913. Illustration by William Frederick Mitchell. Lithograph 1892

Scrap car in forest, Sweden

Pile of scrap cars in forest, Sweden

Close-up of doors on scrap Volkswagen camper van, Sweden, october

Scrapyard with wheel hubs, caravans and crushed cars, Sweden

Scrap car (old Dampf-Kraft-Wagen) in forest, Sweden

Scrap metal and batteries on farm, Barton, Lancashire, England, March

Empty open tin can, three bottle lids and small jar lid, close up

Obsolete hardware C018 / 1178
Obsolete hardware

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paper
During World War Two, the growing shortage of paper from overseas meant that the daily papers shrinked in size. Britains public was encouraged to save every scrap of paper

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber
During World War Two, Britain got 90% of their suppies of natural rubber from Japan, due to this, rubber became scarce. Old rubber was collected from old tyres and worn hose-pipes

Recycling - Model of Harley-Davidson motorcycle made of scrap wire and inner tube Kenya
MAB-441 Recycling - Model of Harley-Davidson motorcycle made of scrap wire and inner tube Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Cranes on quayside unloading scrap metal from cargo shipsinto trucks for reprocessing Bilbao docks Spain
MAB-300 Cranes on quayside unloading scrap metal from cargo ships into trucks for reprocessing Bilbao docks, Spain Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Cranes on quayside unloading scrap metal into trucks for reprocessing Bilbao docks Spain
MAB-301 Cranes on quayside unloading scrap metal into trucks for reprocessing Bilbao docks, Spain Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Bales of waste paper and cardboard cartons stacked and awaiting recycling near Bilbao docks Spain
MAB-292 Bales of waste paper and cardboard cartons stacked and awaiting recycling near Bilbao docks, Spain Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Guatemala. Typical Guatemalan textile; fabric scraps of various colors and textures forming a quilt

Save scrap for victory! Save metals, save paper, save rubber, save rags. Poster for the Philadelphia Salvage Committee encouraging scrap drives to aid the war effort. Date between 1941 and 1943

Scrap and salvage depot, Butte, Mont. Date 1942 Oct

Shacks condemned by Board of Health, formerly (?) occupied by migrant workers and pickers, Belle Glade, Fla. Photograph shows automobiles. Date 1941 Jan.?

Princess Diana caricature
Diana, Princess of Wales (1960 - 1997), pictured in caricature looking glamorous with her flicked hair, strapless evening gown and a scrap book, no doubt full of cuttings about her. Date: 1986

Hms Bellerophon
The fourth vessel of this name to serve in the Royal Navy, this Dreadnought-style battleship will take part in the battle of Jutland 1916, and be sold for scrap in 1921. Date: launched 1907

Fashion for the evening 1895
Three women wearing enormous leg-of-mutton sleeved blouse with bulging bodice, gored skirt and tiny waist. Date: 1895

Clown in traditional dress holding a hoop

Scouts with their Model T Ford
Two boy scouts of Troop 176 of Leavenworth, Kansas loading their Model T Ford with scrap metal. The car hauled much salvage material and enabled the Troop to buy War Bonds. circa 1940s

Remains of ammunition dump, La Boisselle, France, WW1
The remains of a destroyed ammunition dump outside La Boisselle, northern France, during the First World War. Date: October 1916

Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1
A 4.5 inch Howitzer beyond repair at the Ordnance Depot, Calais, France, during the First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

The Great Eastern scrapped: the auction, 1888
The Great Eastern under the hammer. After a thirty year career, the great steamship was scrapped, with her hull and fittings being sold at auction at New Ferry, Liverpool. 1

Newfoundland Scrap
A child holds two Newfoundland dogs, one brown and white, the other black and white. Date: circa 1890

Profile lady 1884
A fetching blue and black diagonal felt hat with a low flat crown. 1884

Showgirls 1889
Showgirls dancing the can can circa 1889

Bathing machines been rolled into the sea
Women pulling their bathing machine into the sea 1876

Admirer 1884

Woman holding a fan 1889
Attractive woman holding a fan 1889

Abandoned tipper lorry in quarry, Powys, Wales, august

Metal recycler collecting assorted scrap metal with mechanical grabber on farm, Powys, Wales, july

Assorted scrap metal on farm, awaiting collection for recycling, Powys, Wales, july

Scrap metal yard. Rusting scrap metal from a Russian submarine. The metal (iron and steel) will be melted down and recycled to be used to make new iron and steel products

View of tyres and scrapped cars in a scrapyard
Scrapped cars. View of tyres and scrap cars in a scrapyard. The cars are waiting to be recycled. They will be compressed and shredded to form bales of steel which will then be sent to furnaces to

Scrap metal
Electromagnet being used to lift ferrous metal (iron and steel) at a scrap yard. The magnetic properties of ferrous metal make it easy to separate from other waste

Rusty old car at Henrys Route 66 Emporium in Staunton, Illinois, USA

GERMANY: INFLATION, 1923. Berliners selling tin cans for scrap during severe inflation of 1923

BOSTON: SLUMS, 1909. Young boy eating scraps out of trash bins in a Boston slum. Photographed in October 1909 by Lewis Hine

Scrap Yard - classic car static scrap

Scrap Yard - classic car static scrap

Scrap Yard - classic pickup static scrap

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"From war efforts to old customs: the diverse world of scrap" Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21): Once a proud vessel, now reduced to scrap metal. Phrenological Head / Scrap: Exploring the intriguing connection between phrenology and discarded objects. Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth: Unveiling the peculiarities of Victorian-era dental practices through scrap illustrations. Locomotive No. 9303 at Barry Scrapyard, c1980: Witnessing the end of an era as powerful locomotives are left to rust in scrapyards. Two young men sorting through a pile metal: The relentless pursuit for hidden treasures amidst heaps of discarded materials. Collecting Scrap Metal: Shedding light on the unsung heroes who gather scraps, turning them into valuable resources once again. Locomotives awaiting to be scrapped at Swindon Works, 1962: A haunting image capturing the fate that awaited these once-mighty machines. Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom: Delving into historical tattoo culture through fragments preserved in vintage scrapbooks. German circus scrap: Discovering remnants from a bygone era when circuses roamed Germany's towns and cities. WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, London: Highlighting how even small acts like recycling cans played a vital role during times of conflict and scarcity. Rusty gas pumps and car: Reflecting on forgotten relics from yesteryears' gas stations, where memories have turned into rusty scraps. Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster: Unearthing wartime propaganda urging citizens to contribute their unused metals for tank production and national defense efforts.