Backpack Collection

Austrian Kaiserjaeger soldier, WW1
Austrian Kaiserjaeger (Tyrolean regiment) soldier during the First World War. He is wearing an Edelweiss flower in his cap. Date: 1914

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian author and philosopher, 1926. As a fiction writer, Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists

Lake Morskie Oko (Eye of the Sea), Zakopane, Carpathian Mountains, Poland, Europe

A legionnaire, Algeria, c1910. French postcard

Silhouette of a Tommy in marching order, WW1
Silhouette of a Tommy in marching order, by Espinasse, First World War. circa 1916

Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg
1581605 Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 5th October 1917 (b/w photo) by Brooks

Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River Plym
Homeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion

REMARQUE: ALL QUIET, 1929. Illustration by Charles Keeping, from a 1966 edition of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

Sundial in Petts Wood, Kent
A rambler stops to look at a sundial in Petts Wood, Kent, set up in memory of William Willett, pioneer of daylight saving whose ideas led to British Summer Time. 1939

Climber on a glacier, Barre des Ecrins, Ecrins National Park, French Dauphine Alps, Haute Alpes, France, Europe

Hiker runs along trail with views on Grandes Jorasses and the Giant Tooth, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

Mountains of the Torres del Paine range in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Drinking from a fountain
3574313 Drinking from a fountain by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1947-1948 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Touring Club Italiano/Alinari Archives Management.

A hiker climbing a mountain in Switzerland
3562488 A hiker climbing a mountain in Switzerland by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Switzerland 1910-1920 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A hiker on the Uja di Mombarone
3568605 A hiker on the Uja di Mombarone by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Graian Alps, Piedmont 1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Green Ice Land
Al Barizi

Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in Asiago
3568731 Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in Asiago by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Asiago 1920-1930 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

American Civil War; Confederate Alabama Frame Knapsack
3073325 American Civil War; Confederate Alabama Frame Knapsack; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate frame knapsack with white buff leather straps used by Private Soto of the Mobile Cadets)

American Civil War, 16th Connecticut Regiment Knapsack
3073326 American Civil War, 16th Connecticut Regiment Knapsack; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, 16th Connecticut Regiment Knapsack of painted canvas); © Don Troiani

U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. German soldiers on snowshoes during World War I.

The War in Schleswig: the 9th regiment of hussars...bivouacking on the battlefield..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: the 9th regiment of hussars (Prince Liechtenstein's) bivouacking on the battlefield of Over-Selk after the fight - from a sketch by our special artist

The War in Schleswig: Austrian camp in front of the Dannewerk:...Bohemian Chasseurs..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in Schleswig: Austrian camp in front of the Dannewerk: the 18th Bohemian Chasseurs in a snowstorm - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Krasnoyarsk high school student, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Krasnoyarsk high school student, 1900. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

French troops leaving train, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French troops leaving train, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers leaving a train at the beginning of World War I.

Across That Fine Line
Fernando Correia da Silva

Kouji Tomihisa

When it's spring
Natalia Simongulashvili ( NATALIORION )

Through the Enchanted Forest
Karsten Wrobel

long way back home
Bayu Perwiranegara

The Photographer
James Yang

Step by step
Sandi Bertoncelj

Un jeune soldat francais, 1915. Creator: Jean Droit
Un jeune soldat francais. 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

À la recherche d'une forêt en Champagne, 1848. Creator: Honore Daumier
A la recherche d'une foret en Champagne, 1848. In search of a forest in Champagne. Two artists, carrying rucksacks trudge along in the hot sun. From Les Artistes, no. 1

"Christian Knocking at the Gate", from "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1860. Creator: Unknown
"Christian Knocking at the Gate", from "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1860. The personages of the book, as they appear in Mr

Sketch of military uniform, 1827. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sketch of military uniform, 1827. Sapeur ligne. Infanterie legere 1827. Standing figure from behind with bearskin, knapsack, sabre and cartridge case, rifle on the shoulder and axe in the right hand

Seated peddler, 1834-1862. Creator: Pieter Marinus van de Laar
Seated peddler, 1834-1862

The Chasseurs de Vincennes, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The Chasseurs de Vincennes, 1856. French soldiers during the Crimean War. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

Infantry shooting practice on heathland, 1868-1898. Creator: Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
Infantry shooting practice on heathland, 1868-1898

Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1916. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Bivouac at Molodechno, 3-4 December 1812: an episode from Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, 1816. Soldiers around a smoking campfire - the man on the right holds a wild boar's head

The Camp Follower, 1825-1827. Creator: Anthonie Constantijn Govaerts
The Camp Follower, 1825-1827

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Abfarht d. Dampfboote n.d. Zoolog. Garden - Panoptikion Flora - KurfurstenGarten - Mulheim a/r Hildorf'. Kiosk selling Selterwasser (mineral water)

An Old Man with a Cape and a Rustic with a Backpack, 1750s. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
An Old Man with a Cape and a Rustic with a Backpack, 1750s

Field Artillery, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Field Artillery, between 1910 and 1917
Field Artillery, between 1910 and 1917. US army personnel

U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. [Soldiers packing kit]

U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
U.S. Army Inspection, 1910. [Soldier with gun, knapsack and water bottle]

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Journey through Time: The Backpack's Tales from the Austrian Kaiserjaeger to Patagonia" In the rugged Carpathian Mountains of Poland, an Austrian Kaiserjaeger soldier treks with his trusty backpack during World War Laden with supplies and memories, it carries the weight of history on its sturdy straps. Across Europe, a silhouette of a Tommy in marching order emerges against the backdrop of Lake Morskie Oko in Zakopane. This humble backpack witnesses tales of bravery and resilience as soldiers march forward into unknown territories. In Petts Wood, Kent, a sundial stands tall amidst nature's beauty. A reminder that time waits for no one, this backpack accompanies many adventures - including those penned by Charles Keeping in Remarque's "All Quiet" - capturing moments frozen forever within its pockets. From Korea to France, this versatile companion travels far and wide. It witnesses Korean terracotta jar sellers sharing stories with their seated chums while climbers conquer glaciers in Barre des Ecrins National Park. As hikers run along trails overlooking Grandes Jorasses and the Giant Tooth in Veny Valley, this backpack keeps pace with their adrenaline-fueled escapades. It becomes part of Devon's estuary landscape where River Plym meets Hooe or finds solace among the majestic mountains of Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. Even Leo Tolstoy himself carried a similar pack during his philosophical musings across Russia. Its presence symbolizes intellectual pursuits entwined with physical journeys throughout history. Finally, as Tom Grant arrives at Couloir Nord des Drus in Chamonix, France – an emblematic mountaineering destination – this faithful companion reaches new heights alongside adventurers seeking triumph over adversity. Through wars and peace times alike; from historical figures to everyday explorers; whether scaling mountains or strolling through serene landscapes – this backpack silently bears witness to the stories of humanity's quest for discovery and adventure.