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"Docker: A Journey Through Time and Trade" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where the Warwickshire Cricket Club was established in 1888

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Docker Collection: Warwickshire Cricket Club - 1888
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Docker Collection: Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897
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Docker Collection: Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May
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Docker Collection: Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
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Docker Collection: Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. Loading steel for Poona, via Bombay, are Gwilym Williams
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Docker Collection: Workmen from Garston Stevedores lifting their hats to the success of their company
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Docker Collection: France-Transport-Train-Ferry-Paris-London
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Docker Collection: Morning in the Harbour, 1630s. Artist: Claude Lorrain
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Docker Collection: London aerial view of West India Dock in the 1920s
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Docker Collection: London aerial view of Victoria Dock in the 1920s
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Docker Collection: Unloading the ship (oil on canvas)
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Docker Collection: Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Possibly: Dock worker, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Dock worker, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the armed forces, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: A scene at Fultons fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Fulton fish market stevedores, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Possibly: Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market moving a barrel of codfish, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Packing fish in barrels at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Possibly: Fulton fish market dock stevedores unloading and weighing fish in the... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Fulton fish market dock stevedores unloading and weighing fish in the early morning, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Fulton fish market stevedores unloading and weighing fish in the early morning, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Fulton fish market dock stevedores with lobsters caught in the New England... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Fish caught off the New England coast is packed in these barrels and boxes and... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: A Fulton fish market stevedore, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Stevedores at the Fulton fish market unloading fish from boats caught... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Dock stevedores at the Fulton fish market sending up baskets of fish... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market holding giant lobster claws, New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943
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Docker Collection: Stevedore who packs and loads crates of fish on the lower east side, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Fulton fish market hooker, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
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Docker Collection: Excelsior. Self-igniting incandescent body, ca 1895-1900. Creator: Docker
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Docker Collection: Alldins Coal Wharf and Chelsea Old Church, London (pencil & wash on paper)
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Docker Collection: Workers going about their business in a warehouse, from London, a Pilgrimage
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Docker Collection: Warehousing in the City, from London, a Pilgrimage
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Docker Collection: The serious demonstrations in Palermo against the Maritime Conventions
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Docker Collection: Unloading bananas from steamship 1891
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Docker Collection: Unloading a cargo of bananas from Jamaica to Bristol
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Docker Collection: Limehouse Docks (engraving)
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Docker Collection: Warehousing, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold
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Docker Collection: A Riverside Street, from London, a Pilgrimage
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Docker Collection: Strike of coal unloading workers in the port of Savona (colour litho)
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Docker Collection: Dutch Men o War Moored to a Quayside


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"Docker: A Journey Through Time and Trade" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where the Warwickshire Cricket Club was established in 1888. As players showcased their skills on the field, little did they know that a term would emerge from this era - "docker. " In bustling Poplar, London, circa 1897, a crowd gathered outside the closed East India Dock Gates. The dockers of this time were essential figures in maritime trade, ensuring goods flowed smoothly through these gates and onto ships bound for distant shores. Fast forward to August 9th, 1965 - Gladstone Dock in Liverpool witnessed dockers diligently loading a ship. Their strength and expertise ensured that cargo reached its destination efficiently. The Limehouse Dock of 1872 painted by Gustave Doré captures the essence of dock life during this period. It serves as a reminder of how vital docker's role was in facilitating global trade. Aerial views transport us to London's West India Dock and Victoria Dock in the vibrant 1920s. These docks were hubs of activity where countless goods arrived and departed daily under the watchful eyes of diligent dockers. Across borders lies France-Transport-Train-Ferry-Paris-London; an interconnected network facilitated by dedicated dockworkers who played their part behind-the-scenes to ensure seamless transportation between two iconic cities. Even centuries earlier, Claude Lorrain depicted "Morning in the Harbour" during the 1630s. This serene artwork showcases how harbors have long been places where commerce thrives with help from skilled individuals like dockers. Garston Stevedores' workmen lifting their hats symbolize success within their company – testament to hard work put forth by these unsung heroes who made international trade possible day after day. Unloading ships became an art form captured on canvas while "Flames on the Danube" remind us that even amidst challenges faced along the waterways, dockers persevered to keep trade flowing.