Wheel Barrow Collection (#3)

GARDEN TOOLS. Equipment for pruning and other gardening tasks. Copper engraving, French, 18th century

TOWN CRIER, 18th CENTURY. Twelve pence a-peck, Oysters! An 18th century London, England, town crier offering oysters for sale. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Nishiki brocade with Amaterasu Kotai Jingu Shinto shrine Nishike brocade with wheelbarrow. Drawings show stylized designs for kimonos of a Shinto shrine and a wheelbarrow. Date between ca

Boy playing musical instrument to two pigs
Nine year old member of Petworth Town Band, playing musical instrument possibly the euphonium to pigs at Mare Hill Farm, Pulborough December 1953 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office

A young Farmers boy taking a pig to market
A young Farmers boy taking a pig (in a basket!) to market on a basic wheelbarrow - Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1904

French soldiers cleaning their Barrack Yard. They all wear loose overalls over their uniforms (even the supervising officers) - dusty work! Date: 1906

Children in garden, New College Lane, Oxford
Sketch of children in the garden (with the dining room window behind them) at New College Lane, Oxford, home of Reverend Baden Powell and his family

Little girl on a New Years postcard

Gardening Equipment
Gardening tools : Wheelbarrow, gloves, spade, fork, etc. Date: 1960s

Pottery Kilns - Staffordshire Date: 1910s

Gardening Equipment 18Th
Various gardening tools from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Autumn in the Park
A park keeper sits on a park bench, taking a break from his work to enjoy the Autumn sunshine, his wheelbarrow and broom behind him. Date: 1950s

Brtish troops crossing a river, Western Front, WW1
British troops crossing a river on the Western Front during the First World War. They are taking wheelbarrows across a wooden bridge. Date: 1914-1918

Dollies Drive -- girl takes doll for a ride
Dollies Drive -- a little girl takes her doll for a ride in a wheelbarrow. 19th century

Collecting Albatross eggs - Laysan Island
Collecting Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) eggs on Laysan Island, Hawaii (for sale in the markets of Honolulu) Date: 1905

Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-Willows
Exterior of the Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk. Some of the inmates are mowing the lawn or standing by a wheelbarrow

Colourful Garden
This woman knows how to create a colourful garden, as she wheels flowers in her wheelbarrow. Her patio is crammed with potted plants and hanging baskets galore. Date: 1960s

Wheelbarrow ride

Wheelbarrow on lawn at edge of borders, gardener pruning in background, Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, august

Gardener burning garden rubbish on bonfire, Chipping, Lancashire, England, august

Fishermen weighing their catch. Man holding a pollock (Gadus virens) suspended on weighing scales. Photographed in Sjona Mo i Rana, Norway

Wooden wheelbarrow planter
Old wooden wheelbarrow planter in Summer

Abandoned wheelbarrow, overgrown with garden plants. Photographed in England

Wheelbarrow full of weeds next to a bed of leeks in an allotment

Gardener pushing a wheelbarrow full of fallen leaves

Newtons laws of motion
MODEL RELEASED. Newtons laws of motion. Man pushing a wheelbarrow to demonstrate Newtons three laws of motion. The first law states that an object will either remain at rest or move at a continous

PISSARRO: WHEELBARR. 1881. Camille Pissarro: Wheelbarrow in an Orchard. Oil on canvas, 1881

FRANCKEN: VERTUMNUS. Frans Francken the Younger. Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on wood, 17th century

Scotland, Isle of Skye, Kilmuir. Farm animals and wheelbarrow

Entrance to Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire
A woman and a gardener at the arched entrance to Raglan Castle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The castle was ruined during the English Civil War

Boys chop wood, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys chopping and sawing wood at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Little Crossing Sweeper by Muriel Dawson
A small child in a blue coat and hat assiduously sweeps up autumn leaves with the help of an old-fashioned broom and a wheelbarrow

Children play with pretend Motor Car
Two young children convert the family wheelbarrow into a far more exciting pretend Motor Car. Here they are loading up the oil

Chatham Prison Riots - The Convicts at Labour
Convicts at labour breaking rocks at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham. A serious riot broke out here amongst the inmates in early March 1861, which had to be forcibly put down by the military

Battle for Broodseynde on the British Western Front in 1917. Soldiers of an English county regiment cross a temporary bridge with stones in wheelbarrows for road making

Edward VII at a tree planting ceremony
King Edward VII at a tree planting ceremony. Well dressed spectators watch from a distance, some of them looking over a wall

Clearing rubble from bombed buildings, London
Clearing rubble from bombed buildings in London during the Blitz - 1940

Dog Steals Scarf Aldin
Towser runs through the kitchen garden with the maids best black scarf held between his teeth

Mexico - Water Carriers at Queretaro

Brick Making
Brick making: a wheelbarrow is used to transport moulded bricks while a pony turns a mixer to produce the clay, sand and water mixture

Colliery Steam Engine
Steam engine providing power for a colliery

Girl Picks Fruit 1881
A little girl picks apples and stores them temporarily in her apron. Date: 1881

Boys / Girls / Wheelbarrow
Boys and girls in the country, playing games with a wheelbarrow

Covent Garden 1746
Carts and carriages, a sedan chair and a wheelbarrow perambulate before the market buildings and the imposing piazza beyond; thats St Pauls church on the left

Transporting Cut Stone
A stonemason transport dressed stone using an ingenious wheelbarrow with a sail to help him speed the materials along to their destination

Bridge St / Chester / Marell
Street scene in Bridge Street

Chichester Sheep Market
One of the most interesting views in Chichester in the days when a cattle and sheep market was held in the town centre

Twin puppies fighting over a bone
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, fight over a bone

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"From Cider Press to Alaskan Ice: The Versatility of the Wheelbarrow" At Hillgrove, West Sussex, a traditional cider press sits beside a trusty wheelbarrow, ready for the autumn harvest. In Norfolk, England, a domestic dog named Yellow Labrador Retriever watches over her three adorable puppies as they peek out from a cozy wooden wheelbarrow in August. As summer approaches its peak, an American cartoon from 1867 humorously portrays Secretary of State William H. Seward and President Andrew Johnson (King Andy) using a wheelbarrow to transport a massive chunk of Alaskan ice to cool congressional tempers. Girl Guides engage in gardening activities under the watchful eye of Millicent Sowerby's illustration featuring a vibrant wheelbarrow filled with blooming flowers. Inspired by Charles Lamb's "Mackery End, " we imagine idyllic scenes where children race Greyhound pups in their trusty barrows across open fields. The excitement builds during lively Wheelbarrow Races that bring laughter and friendly competition among participants from all walks of life. From Alaska to North America, the wheelbarrow has played an essential role in countless landscapes and construction sites throughout history. A woman confidently maneuvers her loaded wheelbarrow while casually enjoying her cigarette—a testament to the strength and independence displayed by housewives everywhere. Little Owls perch on top of abandoned wheelbarrows scattered across the UK countryside—an unexpected yet charming sight amidst nature's beauty. Trotting Cracks at Home showcases an intricately detailed model stable complete with miniature horses being led around by grooms pushing small but mighty wheeled carts—miniature versions of our beloved tool.