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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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Coal Staiths on the Tyne (bodycolour on paper)
1214093 Coal Staiths on the Tyne (bodycolour on paper) by Clennell, Luke (1781-1840); 16.3x7.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

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The Ship "Wacousta"loading Timber for Mast-Pieces at Puget Sound, British Columbia (engraving)
1609819 The Ship " Wacousta" loading Timber for Mast-Pieces at Puget Sound, British Columbia (engraving) by English School

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The Indian Frontier Rising (litho)
1597941 The Indian Frontier Rising (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Indian Frontier Rising)

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The National Association Prize Meeting at Wimbledon (engraving)
1610488 The National Association Prize Meeting at Wimbledon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Association Prize Meeting at Wimbledon)

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Winter at Les Avants (engraving)
1626206 Winter at Les Avants (engraving) by Tidmarsh, Henry Edward (1855-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter at Les Avants. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 January 1889)

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From the Thames to Siberia (litho)
1602775 From the Thames to Siberia (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Thames to Siberia)

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The last period of the great combined maneuvers, boarding of the material and the troop (colour litho)
2815147 The last period of the great combined maneuvers, boarding of the material and the troop (colour litho) by Beltrame

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How do you refuel the advanced positions, high in the mountains, a cableway system for... (colour litho)
2777527 How do you refuel the advanced positions, high in the mountains, a cableway system for... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"Loading Sand-Pas de Calais, Threatening Weather, "from Last Years Royal Academy Exhibition (engraving)
1588559 " Loading Sand-Pas de Calais, Threatening Weather, " from Last Years Royal Academy Exhibition (engraving) by Beavis

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Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving)
3638960 Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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London under the nightmare of war (Colour Litho)
2783935 London under the nightmare of war (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: London under the nightmare of war)

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Whitworths Rifle-Cannon, c. 1860 (pencil & w / c on paper)
3108982 Whitworths Rifle-Cannon, c.1860 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22.2x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Patented in 1854)

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An Incipient Minefield, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S
STC309840 An Incipient Minefield, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S. Maxwell, 1920 (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after)

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Federal field artillery in action during the American Civil War (colour litho)
PNP253694 Federal field artillery in action during the American Civil War (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

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Each gun from its adamantine lips, illustration from Ballads of Famous Fights
IL251860 Each gun from its adamantine lips, illustration from Ballads of Famous Fights, c.1900 (colour litho) by Webb, Archibald (fl.1825-66); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

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Levee, St. Louis, Missouri (b / w photo)
NYH258309 Levee, St. Louis, Missouri (b/w photo) by Hall, G.P. & Son (1876-1914); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; George P

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Passengers embarking for Paris by an Imperial Airways craft (sepia photo)
STC347689 Passengers embarking for Paris by an Imperial Airways craft (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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An American soldier using his powder horn to prime the pan of his flintlock musket
PNP351147 An American soldier using his powder horn to prime the pan of his flintlock musket (lithograph) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

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United Mine Workers Certificate, 1890 (coloured engraving)
NYH188440 United Mine Workers Certificate, 1890 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

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North-Western Afghan mountain troops fighting against the British, engraved by H
CHT165184 North-Western Afghan mountain troops fighting against the British, engraved by H. Koch (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

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Limehouse Docks (engraving)
XJF444356 Limehouse Docks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Limehouse, on the north bank of the River Thames in the borough of Tower Hamlets)

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Hand cannon (or Baton a feu), taken from a piece of Tapestry belonging to the church of
PNP386844 Hand cannon (or Baton a feu), taken from a piece of Tapestry belonging to the church of Notre Dame de Nantilly, Saumur (colour litho)

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A break in fire: shells are polished before use (b / w photo)
STC406117 A break in fire: shells are polished before use (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

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Crossing Hylton Ferry, 1912 (oil on canvas)
TW427243 Crossing Hylton Ferry, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 126.8x107.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Departure of a Fleet of Ships (tapestry)
XIR182563 Departure of a Fleet of Ships (tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); Musee d Art et d Archeologie, Moulins, France; Flemish, out of copyright

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The explorer Sven Ander Hedin (1865-1952) in Tibet, illustration from Le Pelerin
CHT176302 The explorer Sven Ander Hedin (1865-1952) in Tibet, illustration from Le Pelerin, February 1909 (colour litho) by Damblans

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A Mediterranean Harbour Scene: Morning, 1745 (oil on canvas)
CH378661 A Mediterranean Harbour Scene: Morning, 1745 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

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The Spanish-American War: on board a warship off Santiago de Cuba (colour litho)
2818892 The Spanish-American War: on board a warship off Santiago de Cuba (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

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Across the Channel (colour litho)
2809297 Across the Channel (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Across the Channel)

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Always new destructive vehicles in modern war, fighting between two armored trains (one German and one French)
2815718 Always new destructive vehicles in modern war, fighting between two armored trains (one German and one French) in Flanders (colour litho) by Beltrame

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Loading Cotton (b / w photo)
6022969 Loading Cotton (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Cotton)

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Advertisement, the Island of Montserrat, West Indies (engraving)
1628132 Advertisement, the Island of Montserrat, West Indies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, the Island of Montserrat, West Indies)

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Loading the Warree, at Woolwich, with Stores for the Ashantee War (engraving)
1620940 Loading the Warree, at Woolwich, with Stores for the Ashantee War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading the Warree, at Woolwich)

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In Central House, Red Army Park, 1937 (oil on canvas)
SPV212610 In Central House, Red Army Park, 1937 (oil on canvas) by Grigoryev, Nikolai (1880-1943); 72.3x53.3 cm; Springville Museum of Art, Utah, USA; eSpringville Museum of Art; Russian

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Gunners, Boatswains and Carpenters, plate 11 from Costume of the Royal Navy
STC97221 Gunners, Boatswains and Carpenters, plate 11 from Costume of the Royal Navy and Marines, engraved by the artists, c.1830-37 (colour litho) by Mansion, L. and Eschauzier, St

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F. 15. I Lake of Thun, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Charles Turner
FIT90220 F.15.I Lake of Thun, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Charles Turner, 1808 (etching) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); 20.8x28.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

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Fr 4274 fol. 6 Departure for the Crusades, 1352 (vellum)
BAL51350 Fr 4274 fol.6 Departure for the Crusades, 1352 (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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Trade of Wood from Brazil, c. 1550 (wood)
XIR158208 Trade of Wood from Brazil, c.1550 (wood) by French School, (16th century); Musee Departemental des Antiquites, Rouen, France; (add.info.: timber exploitation in Brasil; ); French

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New Orleans: Loading Cotton on the Levee (b / w photo)
5225723 New Orleans: Loading Cotton on the Levee (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Cotton on the Levee)

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Loading for market (engraving)
5212890 Loading for market (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading for market)

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Le Debarquements Des Marchandises (b / w photo)
6006585 Le Debarquements Des Marchandises (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Debarquements Des Marchandises)

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An Embarkment of Camels on the Beach at Sale, Maroc, 1880 (oil on canvas)
987315 An Embarkment of Camels on the Beach at Sale, Maroc, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Weeks, Edwin Lord (1849-1903); 91.5x155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Lake of Thun, Switzerland, c. 1802-10 (watercolour)
824106 The Lake of Thun, Switzerland, c.1802-10 (watercolour) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 27.7x39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lake of Thun, Switzerland)

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Beside them stood the women quietly loading the guns (colour litho)
871945 Beside them stood the women quietly loading the guns (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from Romance of Empire)

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Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock (b / w photo)
3637373 Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock)

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The German Bridge in Bergen (chromolitho)
735201 The German Bridge in Bergen (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The German Bridge in Bergen)

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Loading Cotton on the Alabama River (engraving)
729268 Loading Cotton on the Alabama River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Cotton on the Alabama River. Illustrations initialled F B)



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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.