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Stacking Collection (#2)

"Stacking: A Timeless Art of Organizing and Building" From the sturdy stack of bricks to the rhythmic clanking of a threshing machine

Background imageStacking Collection: Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket
Aditya Permana

Background imageStacking Collection: Brick factory (2): Workers stacking bricks

Brick factory (2): Workers stacking bricks
Yvette Depaepe

Background imageStacking Collection: Musca domestica (housefly)

Musca domestica (housefly)
Manuel Bratti

Background imageStacking Collection: Necrophila renatae

Necrophila renatae
Manuel Bratti

Background imageStacking Collection: In the folding room, busy workers checking, sorting and putting in order the pages

In the folding room, busy workers checking, sorting and putting in order the pages, of the weekly Graphic, before it is sent out to the general public. Date: 1881

Background imageStacking Collection: Candles at Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, . Europe

Candles at Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, . Europe

Background imageStacking Collection: Candles at Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, . Europe

Candles at Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, . Europe

Background imageStacking Collection: The Story of Rice (pen & ink on paper)

The Story of Rice (pen & ink on paper)
XND76028 The Story of Rice (pen & ink on paper) by Chinese School; Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright. possible copyright restrictions apply, consult national copyright laws

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking unleavened bread for the Passover in a Jewish bakery, 20th century. Artist

Stacking unleavened bread for the Passover in a Jewish bakery, 20th century. Artist
Stacking unleavened bread for the Passover in a Jewish bakery, 20th century

Background imageStacking Collection: A yardsman stacking pallets of bricks, Whitwick Brickworks, Coalville, Leicestershire, 1963

A yardsman stacking pallets of bricks, Whitwick Brickworks, Coalville, Leicestershire, 1963. Stacking pallets of bricks with a Coventry Climax forklift truck

Background imageStacking Collection: Warehouse scene with forklift truck, Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961

Warehouse scene with forklift truck, Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. A forklift truck stacking the bags of animal feed which were produced at the mill

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking finished brochures at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist

Stacking finished brochures at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist
Stacking finished brochures at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Stacking folded Selmer musical instrument brochure pages next to the folding machine

Background imageStacking Collection: Steel H girders being stacked for distribution, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Steel H girders being stacked for distribution, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company was founded in 1823

Background imageStacking Collection: Fruit Harvesting. 1920-30

Fruit Harvesting. 1920-30

Background imageStacking Collection: Stack of balanced rocks

Stack of balanced rocks on the coast of Iceland; Iceland

Background imageStacking Collection: Dolmens, Cleggan Dolmen, Connemara Co Galway

Dolmens, Cleggan Dolmen, Connemara Co Galway

Background imageStacking Collection: Collecting hay bales

Collecting hay bales
Collecting bales of hay in a horse-drawn wooden wagon. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageStacking Collection: Charcoal burners in the Lake District, north west England, known locally as colliers

Charcoal burners in the Lake District, north west England, known locally as colliers. Man stacking sticks of wood and building a pile or clamp which would be covered with turf

Background imageStacking Collection: Fruit baskets piled against houses at Borough Market, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin

Fruit baskets piled against houses at Borough Market, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin
Fruit baskets piled against houses at Borough Market, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageStacking Collection: Elephant Stucking Timber, c1900

Elephant Stucking Timber, c1900. [D. Macropolo & Co. Calcutta, c1900]

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking Peat, Festiniog, North Wales, 1881. Artist: Thomas Collier

Stacking Peat, Festiniog, North Wales, 1881. Artist: Thomas Collier
Stacking Peat, Festiniog, North Wales, 1881. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking salt in the great salt fields of Solinen, Black Sea, Russia, 1898

Stacking salt in the great salt fields of Solinen, Black Sea, Russia, 1898. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Stacking salt in the great salt fields of Solinen, Black Sea, Russia, 1898. Detail from a stereoscopic card

Background imageStacking Collection: Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking Hay, 1840, (1938). Artist: William Frederick Witherington

Stacking Hay, 1840, (1938). Artist: William Frederick Witherington
Stacking Hay, 1840, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Background imageStacking Collection: Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion stacking logs, Syria, 20th century

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion stacking logs, Syria, 20th century. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

Background imageStacking Collection: Loading bales of hay, England, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon

Loading bales of hay, England, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Loading bales of hay, England, c1960. Farming is an important part of rural history. Hay is an excellent food for grazing animals

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking Bales of Hay in Dutch Barns, c1960s. Artist: CM Dixon

Stacking Bales of Hay in Dutch Barns, c1960s. Artist: CM Dixon
Stacking Bales of Hay in Dutch Barns, c1960. Farming is an important part of the Lake District story. Hay is an excellent food for grazing animals

Background imageStacking Collection: ai, android, artificial intelligence, cloud, color image, computer graphic, concept

ai, android, artificial intelligence, cloud, color image, computer graphic, concept
Robot transporting containers with tractor and trailer

Background imageStacking Collection: ai, ar, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, balance, balancing, careful, chess

ai, ar, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, balance, balancing, careful, chess
Cyborg woman balancing chess pieces

Background imageStacking Collection: Osiers Stacked Ready for Basket Making, Lough Neagh

Osiers Stacked Ready for Basket Making, Lough Neagh
Osiers Stacked Ready forBasket Making, L. Neagh - a view of two men and a boy stacking bundles of osiers. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacking Collection: Seaweed Stacked to Dry for Kelp on the Antrim Coast

Seaweed Stacked to Dry for Kelp on the Antrim Coast
Seaweed Stacked to Dry forKelp on the Antrim Coast - a view of a lady stacking seaweed on the coastline to dry. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking the Turf for Winter Use, Co. Antrim

Stacking the Turf for Winter Use, Co. Antrim
Stacking the Turf forWinter Use, Co. Antrim - a view of three men, one using a ladder, to stack a large pile of turf. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacking Collection: Footing the Turf

Footing the Turf - a view of a family stacking the turf into bundles in a field. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacking Collection: Stacking Flax in Hovels to Dry, Co. Antrim

Stacking Flax in Hovels to Dry, Co. Antrim - a view of two men in a field stacking bound flaX. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacking Collection: Wheat Stooks

Wheat Stooks
Wheat stooks in a field. Stooking is a traditional method for stacking harvested cereals, leaning six sheaves against another six. Date: August 1947

Background imageStacking Collection: Books stacked on staircase, London SE15

Books stacked on staircase, London SE15
Books indiscriminately stacked on a staircase between first and second floors, discovered during a four-pump fire in Lyndhurst Grove, London SE15, on 27 January 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageStacking Collection: Unloading turves - Hede, Sweden

Unloading turves - Hede, Sweden
Two men unload turves from a cart in Hede, Harjedalen Municipality, Jamtland County, Sweden Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStacking Collection: Blocks of military high-explosives

Blocks of military high-explosives
August 1, 2007 - An explosive ordnance technician stacks blocks of military high-explosive during a demonstration at the Grand Bay Range

Background imageStacking Collection: Source Size = 3929 x 2283

Source Size = 3929 x 2283
Combined Thrashing and Stacking Machine

Background imageStacking Collection: Whittlesea Mere, Stacking Reed, by the Holme Lodge, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Whittlesea Mere, Stacking Reed, by the Holme Lodge, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Background imageStacking Collection: Male and female booksellers working in a 17th century bookshop (litho)

Male and female booksellers working in a 17th century bookshop (litho)
KW366238 Male and female booksellers working in a 17th century bookshop (litho) by English School; Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Background imageStacking Collection: Javanese Labourers Stacking Rice, the Crop which is Grown after the Tobacco is Cut

Javanese Labourers Stacking Rice, the Crop which is Grown after the Tobacco is Cut, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1890 Engraving

Background imageStacking Collection: Harvest in France: Stacking Hay

Harvest in France: Stacking Hay

Background imageStacking Collection: Boy and girl (4-5) playing with blocks on floor, (B&W)

Boy and girl (4-5) playing with blocks on floor, (B&W)

Background imageStacking Collection: Three women in fabric shop, (B&W)

Three women in fabric shop, (B&W)

Background imageStacking Collection: Woman counting change, close up of hands

Woman counting change, close up of hands

Background imageStacking Collection: Turfing on the Somerset levels

Turfing on the Somerset levels. This bears the caption: " The weather is terrible with rain, snow, thunder etc." - rather a neat link to 99 years later

Background imageStacking Collection: Helped by his 10 yesr old daughter Patricia, Mr Crome barricades the door of his

Helped by his 10 yesr old daughter Patricia, Mr Crome barricades the door of his bare three roomed home on the top floor of the London County Council rest centre at Paddington, West London




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"Stacking: A Timeless Art of Organizing and Building" From the sturdy stack of bricks to the rhythmic clanking of a threshing machine, it has been an age-old practice that transcends time and cultures, and is a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness, as seen in various corners of the world. In the heartland of Fermanagh's peat bogs, witness skilled hands clamping turf together, creating neat stacks that will fuel warmth during chilly winters. Meanwhile, along the Lemanak River, an Iban tribeswoman meticulously mends bamboo longhouse verandah floors, skillfully stacking each piece with precision. Venturing further into diverse landscapes reveals even more captivating scenes. Marvel at a vibrant pile of colorful ponchos stacked high in bustling marketplaces or observe workers diligently stacking mountain turf along the Ballycastle Road. In Donegal's tranquil countryside, witness locals expertly arranging layers upon layers of turf for their traditional hearths. Beyond construction materials lie other forms mastery. Step inside a brick factory where towering stacks await transformation into magnificent structures. Or delve into rural communities where reeds are carefully stacked for thatching roofs – preserving ancient techniques amidst modern times. Agricultural practices also embrace this art form; haymakers deftly stack freshly harvested bundles onto wagons or barn lofts during Victorian periods or 1920s harvests. These organized heaps symbolize hard work paying off and ensure sustenance for livestock throughout seasons. The act goes beyond mere functionality; it embodies human creativity and resilience across generations. Whether it be building homes or preparing resources for livelihoods, this universal practice unites us all under its timeless allure – reminding us that organization can lead to strength and prosperity. So next time you encounter a stack – whether it be bricks or hay bales – take a moment to appreciate the craftsmanship behind it. Stacking is not just about piling objects.