Loading Collection (page 35)

Asphalt lake. Recovered asphalt being loaded into a truck, which will take it away for processing. On the left is a digger recovering asphalt from the surface of the lake

Logging. Machinery being used to load logs onto a lorry in a forest clearing. A pile of freshly cut logs is at right. This forest is in the Arkhangelsk region, in the far north of Russia

Logging, Canada
Logging. Forestry machinery and felled timber floating on a river. Photographed in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Harvesting wheat grain. Combine harvester unloading wheat (Triticum sp.) grain into a container for storage. Photographed in Victoria, Australia

Natural gas liquefaction plant
Natural gas. View of a liquefaction plant making liquefied natural gas (LNG). Here a flare stack is used to burn off unwanted hydrocarbon fractions from the LNG which is predominantly methane

Loading a truck with concrete blocks
Concrete manufacture. Loading a truck with prefabricated concrete blocks

Cargo ships in port
Ships in port. View across the port facilities of Novorossiisk, Russia. This is Russias largest port on the Black Sea and handles most of the countrys grain imports

Tanker loading natural gas
Natural gas. A tanker being loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG is predominantly methane. It is taken as a gas from a production well, then cleaned and dried

Limestone quarry at cement works
Quarrying. A power shovel dumping a load of limestone into a truck at a quarry. The limestone is going to be heated and used as a base material for cement manufacture Photographed at the Teploozersky

Liquefied natural gas plant
Liquefied natural gas. View of the loading pier of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant, as seen from a tanker. LNG is natural gas that has been filtered

Aircraft at Charles de Gaulle Paris
A row of aircraft at the gates at Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, France

Cargo transport and baggage loading
Israel, Ben-Gurion international Airport Cargo transport and baggage loading area Luggage conveyor belt

Harvesting potatoes. Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) being harvested and transferred straight into the truck for transporting

Bulk shipping cranes loading piles of raw materials onto ships. Photographed in Barcelona harbour, Spain

Globalstar satellite preparation
Globalstar communications satellite launch preparation at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. These four satellites are being loaded onto the Soyuz-Frigate rocket ready to be launched into low earth

Container ship and port. The containers are the large rectangular boxes stacked up on the deck of the ship and in the docks. They are a uniform size for ease of handling and storage

Oil tankers
Oil tanker loading at an oil pier. This pier belongs to the public oil company Rosneft-Tuapsenefteprodukt and is the main petroleum-shipment facility in Tuapse, Russia

Mustard plant harvest, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

1936 Chrysler
Automobile (Cars). 1936 Chrysler Airflow automobile being loaded onto a French Line ship with a crane

1937 LaSalle
Automobile (Cars). 1937 LaSalle automobile being loaded onto a French Line ship with a crane; skyline visible beyond

Loading a large field gun
Soldiers loading a large field gun on a battlefield during the First World War

Soldiers loading a field gun
A group of soldiers in a dry and dusty landscape, loading a large field gun during the First World War

Two soldiers loading a mortar from a trench during the First World War

Dockside conveying facility for loading bananas
A dockside conveying facility for loading bananas, with the name of the United Fruit Co. painted on its side

Engineer installing dock pilings
An engineer installing dock pilings, to facilitate the loading and unloading of cargo

Dockside facility for loading bananas
A dockside facility for loading bananas, with various vessels nearby

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

Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - Adams Point
Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - Adamas Point - The Harbour. Photograph taken when this area was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Cutting cauliflowers near St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Three men in Cornwall cutting cauliflowers in the traditional manner and loading them onto a tractor, with St Michaels Mount in the background

German Field gun WWI
German Field gun in action on the Western Front during World War I

Loading containers at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Loading containers at the busy port of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Loading ammunition WWI
Loading ammunition into a 400mm gun on the Somme during World War I

Tunisia - Embarkation of Phoshates at Tunis
The loading of ships with Phosphates using a complex mechanical lift and harbour transport at Tunis, Tunisia

Loading up a camel - Algeria. There is a set of scales (and administration desk) in the background to make sure the weight of the goods is correctly recorded prior to departure

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

The port at Oran, Algeria close to the Harbour Mole

D-Day - Emabarkation for US assault troops
Embarkation for US assault troops, about to set sail for the invasion of France. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied

Battle of Hazebrouck 1918
18 pounder battery in action in the open near Meteren. Soldiers loading the gun at the Battle of Hazebrouck on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I on 13th April 1918

Battle of Flanders
Loading a pack horse for a working party at the Battle of Flanders near Pilkem on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917

Illustration entitled Lanterne Magique
Illustration entitled " Lanterne Magique" showing many silhouetted images of magic by Michel Delaporte, 1832. HPF/5C/0"

Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and Unloading
Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and unloading camel trains on the Red Sea Coast

Chaland on the River Katouni, Siberia, Russia. Loading horses onto a wooden river ferry

Livingstones steamer in sections at Birkenhead
The steam launch, Lady Nyassa, funded entirely by Livingstone, is seen being loaded, in sections, at Birkenhead from where it will journey to the Zambesi in Africa

Loading supply ship, World War I
Loading a supply ship at the docks for transport overseas during World War I

British Submarine L53 at Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Photograph taken at Herceg Novi (Montenegro) of the British Submarine L53 loading a torpedo

Egyptian scenes
A very early Egyptian postcard with scenes from the country including dhows and feluccas on the River Nile (set within a crescent motif) and a water carrier loading up a donkey

French soldiers hoisting an artillery shell
Photograph of a sixteen-inch shell being hoisted into position by French soldiers for loading into its gun. The caption described the weapon as the modern lord of battle

Gun-Drill on Board the Turkish Ironclad Messoudieh, 1876
Engraving showing Turkish seamen loading a shell into their gun on board the warship Messoudieh, Constantinople, 1876

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From the bustling Covent Garden Market to the tranquil Oast Houses, it has been an integral part of our history. In JMW Turner's masterpiece 'A First Rate Taking in Stores', we witness the meticulous loading process as supplies are carefully brought on board. Fast forward to World War I, where power and artillery take center stage in Hs Power's painting capturing the intensity horses at Ypres. The agricultural world also relies on efficient loading techniques, as seen in John Deere's combine harvester effortlessly filling trailers with golden barley grains. Meanwhile, a CLA forage harvester unloads into a tractor trailer, creating alkalage from wholecrop cereals for animal feed - a vital process for sustaining livestock. Transportation plays its role too; whether it be Silver City planes preparing for Channel crossings or oil tankers carrying precious cargo across vast oceans. Even historic moments like Soviet lunar craft Zond 5's successful mission in 1968 required precise loading procedures before embarking on their celestial journey. Loading extends beyond goods and machinery; it encompasses human labor too. As depicted in Arthur W Redgate's artwork 'Loading the Harvest Wagon', hardworking individuals load bountiful crops onto wagons during harvest time – a testament to their dedication and resilience. And let us not forget simpler times when collecting milk churns was part of everyday life at Paddington Station during the 1920s – each churn loaded with fresh dairy goodness ready to nourish families far and wide. Throughout history, it has been more than just a task; it symbolizes progress, preparation, and connection, and is through these acts that we ensure resources reach their intended destinations efficiently and effectively.