Storehouses Collection

The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo)
7340365 The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Regent Canal (or London Canal) (England) and the Islington City Basin, the most important traffic center on the canal
MMM5483667 Regent Canal (or London Canal) (England) and the Islington City Basin, the most important traffic center on the canal

Warehouse, Great Eastern, St Shoreditch (litho)
8667880 Warehouse, Great Eastern, St Shoreditch (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warehouse, Great Eastern, St Shoreditch)

Depot of Confederate Prisoners, Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay (engraving)
8637342 Depot of Confederate Prisoners, Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Depot of Confederate Prisoners)

The interior of the Woolwich Arsenal laboratory in 1750. Workers shape the ammunition charges
MMM5483413 The interior of the Woolwich Arsenal laboratory in 1750. Workers shape the ammunition charges. English watercolor (38x55.5 cm), 1750.; National Maritime Museum, London

Germany, Hamburg, 1850s (engraving)
UTD4917323 Germany, Hamburg, 1850s (engraving); (add.info.: Germany, Hamburg, original page and original text. " Bei dem Zippelhaus in Hamburg " (near the Zippelhouse in Hamburg)

Receipt from O H Hughes & Co, London (engraving)
8677426 Receipt from O H Hughes & Co, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receipt from O H Hughes & Co's hosiery, gloves, Indian bandana)

The women of Kyana, Indiana, go to the railroad depot and demolish a cargo of liquor (engraving)
8664245 The women of Kyana, Indiana, go to the railroad depot and demolish a cargo of liquor (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rum on tap)

Messrs Hobson and Sons, Military Outfitters, 1, 3, and 5, Lexington Street, Golden Square, W, Telegrams, "Hobson
8648256 Messrs Hobson and Sons, Military Outfitters, 1, 3, and 5, Lexington Street, Golden Square, W, Telegrams, "Hobson, London, " Telephone No 3, 666 (engraving) by English School

Royal Arsenal Laboratory Square in Woolwich (England)
MMM5480497 Royal Arsenal Laboratory Square in Woolwich (England); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Royal Arsenal Laboratory Square in Woolwich (England)

Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops
MMM5459752 Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops, onto the docks, and the entry of various ships into the port by Knyff

The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets
3473164 The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets, from L'Univers Illustre, pub

The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader, 1863
3478998 The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader, 1863; (add.info.: The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Well-known Ties: Greenjackets (colour photo)
8665314 Well-known Ties: Greenjackets (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenjackets)

Trade card for J & C Solomon, auctioneers and appraisers, Chatham (engraving)
8677641 Trade card for J & C Solomon, auctioneers and appraisers, Chatham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for J & C Solomon)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

View of the stock exchange building and commodity warehouses in Saint Petersburg (Russia)
MMM5483800 View of the stock exchange building and commodity warehouses in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Lithograph (34.6x48 cm), published by Robert Sayer, 18th century.; National Maritime Museum

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342602 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Warehouse Blackfriars St Manchester erected for Messrs Baerlein and Co (engraving)
8627614 Warehouse Blackfriars St Manchester erected for Messrs Baerlein and Co (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wholesale buyers at the Paris Fish Market, France (engraving)
8677111 Wholesale buyers at the Paris Fish Market, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wholesale buyers at the Paris Fish Market, France)

A new wharf on the River Thames, London (litho)
8672088 A new wharf on the River Thames, London (litho) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new wharf on the River Thames at Wapping, London)

The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures
MMM5461438 The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures necessary for commercial activities

Pinkuylluna, Inca Storehouses, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region, Peru

London - Thames river with boat docking and passengers embarking, early 1900s (postcard)
3794097 London - Thames river with boat docking and passengers embarking, early 1900s (postcard); (add.info.: London - Thames river with boat docking and passengers embarking)

Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan old town streets and warehouses

Warehouse in the new free port in the Speicherstadt, Hamburg, 1890, Germany
7279561 Warehouse in the new free port in the Speicherstadt, Hamburg, 1890, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bad luck, the handle on the basket with the wine bottles has snapped and the bottles are broken
7279051 Bad luck, the handle on the basket with the wine bottles has snapped and the bottles are broken by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bad luck)

Woman working on a loom in a factory in 19th century
7286252 Woman working on a loom in a factory in 19th century. by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman working on a loom in a factory in the 19th century)

DDE-90029146
Scandinavia, Finland, Porvoo. Wooden storehouses line the Porvoonjoki river in scenic Porvoo. Date: 26/08/2005

Maidstone Bridge, 1800-50 (Watercolour)
7261519 Maidstone Bridge, 1800-50 (Watercolour) by Westall, William (1781-1850); 8.5x14 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Maidstone Bridge, Kent; Watercolour; Westall)

Berlin: Aus dem Seidenhaus Michels; Part of Michels silk warehouse (b / w photo)
7181332 Berlin: Aus dem Seidenhaus Michels; Part of Michels silk warehouse (b/w photo) by Bucovich, Mario (1884-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris: Bercy, Entrepot (b / w photo)
7163051 Paris: Bercy, Entrepot (b/w photo) by Bucovich, Mario (1884-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bercy, Entrepot)

Docks and port of Sevastopol, 1855 during Crimean War, 19th century (print)
7212211 Docks and port of Sevastopol, 1855 during Crimean War, 19th century (print) by Le Marchant Tupper, Gaspard (1826-1906); (add.info)

Romania: Jurilofca, Fish storehouses (b / w photo)
6017357 Romania: Jurilofca, Fish storehouses (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jurilofca, Fish storehouses)

"The hackmen who shriek in your ear as you arrive at the depot"(engraving)
7170699 " The hackmen who shriek in your ear as you arrive at the depot" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bennett Bros Ltd (litho)
7160481 Bennett Bros Ltd (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bennett Bros Ltd. Illustration for The Cradle and Home of the Hosiery Trade by Arthur J Pickering)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Magasin; Warehouse; Magazin (engraving)
7196587 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Magasin; Warehouse; Magazin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magasin; Warehouse; Magazin)

Australia: Wool Sorting and Classing at the Shearing Sheds, Burrawong, New South Wales (b / w photo)
7182017 Australia: Wool Sorting and Classing at the Shearing Sheds, Burrawong, New South Wales (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Commissaire (des vivres); Commissary of stores; Proviantmeister (engraving)
7195468 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Commissaire (des vivres); Commissary of stores; Proviantmeister (engraving) by European School

Admiralty Office, dockyard and storehouses, Amsterdam, Netherlands (engraving)
7172578 Admiralty Office, dockyard and storehouses, Amsterdam, Netherlands (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiralty Office, dockyard and storehouses)

Australia: Wool Ready for Sale in Wool Store, South Australia (b / w photo)
7182127 Australia: Wool Ready for Sale in Wool Store, South Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wool Ready for Sale in Wool Store)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marchand (de houblon); Hop-merchant; Hopfenhandler (engraving)
7196635 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marchand (de houblon); Hop-merchant; Hopfenhandler (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Entrepot; Warehouse; Waarenniederlage (engraving)
7195861 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Entrepot; Warehouse; Waarenniederlage (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrepot; Warehouse; Waarenniederlage)

Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar (engraving)
961901 Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar)

Conflagration of Sebastopol, sketched on the Morning of 9 September, from the Height... (engraving)
2785545 Conflagration of Sebastopol, sketched on the Morning of 9 September, from the Height... (engraving) by English School

A Canal by a Town Wall with Labourers Unloading Timber, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
2619686 A Canal by a Town Wall with Labourers Unloading Timber, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Asch, Pieter Jansz. van (1603-78); 53x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The War in the East (engraving)
1053720 The War in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

Advertisement, Max Greger (engraving)
1622173 Advertisement, Max Greger (engraving) by Sulman, Thomas (fl.1855-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Max Greger)

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Storehouses: From Inca Ruins to Maori Food Storage" Discover the fascinating world of storehouses, where history and culture intertwine in various corners of the globe. Journey to Pinkuylluna, nestled within the breathtaking Sacred Valley of Peru's Cusco Region, and marvel at the ancient Inca Storehouses that have stood for centuries. These architectural wonders served as vital repositories for crops and goods during the Inca Empire. Traveling further east, immerse yourself in Maori traditions by visiting Whatas or Patukas - traditional food storehouses found across New Zealand. These structures were ingeniously designed to preserve food through natural ventilation systems, showcasing indigenous knowledge passed down through generations. Venturing into Europe's past, step back in time to 1890s Hamburg and witness a bustling warehouse in the newly established free port within Speicherstadt. This vibrant trading hub played a significant role in Germany's industrial growth during this era. However, not all stories are filled with success. Picture a scene where bad luck strikes – imagine a handle snapping on a basket carrying precious wine bottles; their shattered remains serve as a reminder that even well-planned storage can sometimes falter. Shifting our focus from physical spaces to human labor, envision women diligently working on looms inside 19th-century factories. Their skilled hands weave intricate patterns while contributing to an evolving industrial landscape. Delve deeper into historical snapshots captured through artistry - Maidstone Bridge depicted in delicate watercolors transports us back to early 19th-century England; meanwhile, Berlin's Michels silk warehouse stands tall in black-and-white photography as part of its cityscape narrative. Crossing borders yet again brings us face-to-face with Sevastopol's docks and port during the Crimean War (1855). Witness how these strategic storehouses supported military operations amidst conflict-ridden times.