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From the bustling Covent Garden Market to the tranquil Oast Houses, it has been an integral part of our history

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The potato shed during busy season, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The potato shed during busy season. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California. [Sign: Dorman Farms Co ]

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943

Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943
New York, New York. Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish market

Background imageLoading Collection: Barrels of fish on the docks at Fulton fish market ready to be shipped to... New York, 1943

Barrels of fish on the docks at Fulton fish market ready to be shipped to... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Barrels of fish on the docks at Fulton fish market ready to be shipped to retailers and wholesalers

Background imageLoading Collection: Barrels of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to... New York, 1943

Barrels of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Barrels of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retailers and wholesalers

Background imageLoading Collection: Possibly: Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced... New York, 1943

Possibly: Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: New York, New York. Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced, aboard trailer trucks to be taken to various distribution points]

Background imageLoading Collection: Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced, aboard... New York, 1943

Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced, aboard... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Loaders placing fish that has been taken from boats, boxed, and iced, aboard trailer trucks to be taken to various distribution points

Background imageLoading Collection: Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943

Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught in Gloucester. The fish are cleaned, washed in brine water and iced before being shipped to the retailer

Background imageLoading Collection: Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943
New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighting them

Background imageLoading Collection: View of sugar beet field with crew loading truck for Nyssa factory, near Ontario, Oregon, 1939

View of sugar beet field with crew loading truck for Nyssa factory, near Ontario, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
View of sugar beet field with crew loading truck for Nyssa factory. Average yield of beets in excess of sixteen tons per acre in this region. Near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageLoading Collection: Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op rolling white fir log... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op rolling white fir log... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op rolling white fir log to lumber truck with peavies. Hooked and spiked sticks used as levers. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading truck in sugar beet field, near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Loading truck in sugar beet field, near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading truck in sugar beet field. Average wage of field worker: two dollars and fifty cents per day and dinner and supper during topping. Near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading a truck in a sugar beet field, Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Loading a truck in a sugar beet field, Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon. October 1939. Loading a truck in a sugar beet field

Background imageLoading Collection: The Naval Mobilisation, In the thick of it, 1888. Creator: Unknown

The Naval Mobilisation, In the thick of it, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Naval Mobilisation, In the thick of it, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

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Thieves fall out, The Needle Gun (engraving)
2788286 Thieves fall out, The Needle Gun (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thieves fall out, The Needle Gun)

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Modern pheasant shooting (colour litho)
3641966 Modern pheasant shooting (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern pheasant shooting)

Background imageLoading Collection: The Cattle Trade, landing Bullocks at Tangier, Morocco (engraving)

The Cattle Trade, landing Bullocks at Tangier, Morocco (engraving)
1036460 The Cattle Trade, landing Bullocks at Tangier, Morocco (engraving) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cattle Trade, landing Bullocks at Tangier)

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Transport in the Australian Interior, Camels and their Afghan Drivers (engraving)
1056741 Transport in the Australian Interior, Camels and their Afghan Drivers (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport in the Australian Interior)

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading sugar canes in Jamaica (litho)

Loading sugar canes in Jamaica (litho)
2774897 Loading sugar canes in Jamaica (litho) by Macfarlane, J. (active 1940-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading sugar canes in Jamaica)

Background imageLoading Collection: Leaving for the country, illustration from a school textbook, c. 1920 (colour litho)

Leaving for the country, illustration from a school textbook, c. 1920 (colour litho)
CHT257929 Leaving for the country, illustration from a school textbook, c.1920 (colour litho) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Spanish-American War, loading the United States Transports at Tampa Bay, on Board the "Miami
1615736 The Spanish-American War, loading the United States Transports at Tampa Bay, on Board the " Miami, " No 1 Transport (engraving) by Begg

Background imageLoading Collection: Poster advertising the Compagnie Generale Maritime, 1993 (colour litho)

Poster advertising the Compagnie Generale Maritime, 1993 (colour litho)
CHT220487 Poster advertising the Compagnie Generale Maritime, 1993 (colour litho) by Fix-Masseau, Pierre Felix (1869-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLoading Collection: Cart horses, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson

Cart horses, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370501 Cart horses, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

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Loading wheat at Port Melbourne, Australia (b / w photo)
3610868 Loading wheat at Port Melbourne, Australia (b/w photo) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

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Project for a cannon, illustration from De re Militari by Roberto Valturio (1405-75) 1470 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XIR217234 Project for a cannon, illustration from De re Militari by Roberto Valturio (1405-75) 1470 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Capitolare, Padua, Italy

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading freight into one of the Fleet of International Air Freight Ltd.s Cargo Planes - capacity

Loading freight into one of the Fleet of International Air Freight Ltd.s Cargo Planes - capacity per machine over 2 tons or 700 cubic ft. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageLoading Collection: Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series 'Eight Views

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series "Eight Views
Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series " Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)", c. 1730s

Background imageLoading Collection: Equity, or a Sailors Prayer before Battle, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams

Equity, or a Sailors Prayer before Battle, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams
Equity, or a Sailors Prayer before Battle, 1805

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading Boat in Port, n. d. Creator: Elizabeth Murray

Loading Boat in Port, n. d. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Loading Boat in Port, n.d

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A View of the Harbour at Genoa, 1773 (oil on canvas)
CH378660 A View of the Harbour at Genoa, 1773 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

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Europe - European merchants with stevedores handling a barrel and a bale on a quay
CH409898 Europe - European merchants with stevedores handling a barrel and a bale on a quay, 1724 (oil on canvas) by Oudry

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Cadiz Salt Ship, Gloucester Harbor, (oil on canvas)
650942 Cadiz Salt Ship, Gloucester Harbor, (oil on canvas) by Mulhaupt, Frederick John (1871-1938); 126x151.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadiz Salt Ship, Gloucester Harbor)

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b / w photo)

Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b / w photo)
3656496 Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin)

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Weighing and loading the belladonna harvest on an English farm (b / w photo)
6008283 Weighing and loading the belladonna harvest on an English farm (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLoading Collection: Whiteleys Farms: Loading up afternoons milk for Westbourne Grove (b / w photo)

Whiteleys Farms: Loading up afternoons milk for Westbourne Grove (b / w photo)
6007107 Whiteleys Farms: Loading up afternoons milk for Westbourne Grove (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLoading Collection: Loading strawberries for market onto a horse-drawn cart at Hadleigh, Essex (b / w photo)

Loading strawberries for market onto a horse-drawn cart at Hadleigh, Essex (b / w photo)
5996203 Loading strawberries for market onto a horse-drawn cart at Hadleigh, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Field artillery of the French Army (coloured engraving)
5998755 Field artillery of the French Army (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field artillery of the French Army)

Background imageLoading Collection: The Invasion - France - Plate 1, 1756. (engraving)

The Invasion - France - Plate 1, 1756. (engraving)
6029926 The Invasion - France - Plate 1, 1756. (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Invasion - France - Plate 1)

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To the Transvaal Goldfields, via Natal (engraving)
1055562 To the Transvaal Goldfields, via Natal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Transvaal Goldfields, via Natal)

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The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving)
1058713 The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

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The Inauguration of Stanhope and Tyne Drops, South Shields, September 1834 (litho)
5911598 The Inauguration of Stanhope and Tyne Drops, South Shields, September 1834 (litho) by Kidd, William (1796-1863); 26.9x59.7 cm; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info)

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The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving)
1059463 The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool)

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The Ascent of the Great St Bernard (engraving)
1619542 The Ascent of the Great St Bernard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ascent of the Great St Bernard)

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Lorillard Brick Works (Limited) (b / w photo)
1626902 Lorillard Brick Works (Limited) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lorillard Brick Works (Limited)

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Loading Bullock Carts (engraving)
1621538 Loading Bullock Carts (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Bullock Carts. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 December 1875)

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American Scenes: Preparing for Market, published by N. Currier, 1856 (colour litho)
PNP383866 American Scenes: Preparing for Market, published by N. Currier, 1856 (colour litho) by Maurer, Louis (1832-1932) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American



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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.