Warehouses Collection (page 5)

Africa. Floating factory on the shrimp river
History of Africa. 19th century. Floating factory on the shrimp river. The lack of security meant that in some areas of the Congo

Extraordinary view of an entire floor of ivory in a huge warehouse, a portion of the ivory came from Asia, but the better bulk was imported from Africa

The Alsacian Rail Road Gallops, 1845 (print)
3672818 The Alsacian Rail Road Gallops, 1845 (print) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Bombay, East India Company of England's port on the Malabar Coast of India
532330 Bombay, East India Company of England's port on the Malabar Coast of India, with Company trading vessels in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind

Muttrah, general view, 1925 (b/w photo)
3557411 Muttrah, general view, 1925 (b/w photo) by Eccles, G.J. (d.1929); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: Capt. G.J)

Cotton-Store and Coolies, Bombay; Notes on Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. Creator: C. B. Low
Cotton-Store and Coolies, Bombay; Notes on Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. [Workers at a cotton warehouse in what is now Mumbai, India]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Pinto bean warehouse, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Pinto bean warehouse, Pie Town, New Mexico

Cotton Store, Bombay; Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. Creator: C. B. Low
Cotton Store, Bombay; Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. [Workers at a cotton warehouse in what is now Mumbai, India]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton fish market

Waterfront fruit market, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Waterfront fruit market

A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store

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

Stevedore who packs and loads crates of fish on the lower east side, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Stevedore who packs and loads crates of fish on the lower east side

Waterfront warehouses, Louisiana, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Waterfront warehouses. Louisiana

Central High School for Boys, Juniper Street at Center Square, c. 1854 (b / w photo)
3512650 Central High School for Boys, Juniper Street at Center Square, c.1854 (b/w photo) by Edmunds, Franklin Davenport (1874-1948); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Rotherhithe (oil on canvas)
LEF222586 Rotherhithe (oil on canvas) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 50.8x52 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Lefevre Fine Art Ltd. London; English, out of copyright

The Canal, c. 1920 (ink, crayon & w / c on paper)
5892674 The Canal, c.1920 (ink, crayon & w/c on paper) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; English, out of copyright

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

The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Roks is the oldest area of Sydney.In the background the modern architecture contrasts with the old streets

The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Roks is the oldest area of Sydney.In the background the modern architecture contrasts with the old streets

The German Quay, Bergen, 1876 (oil on board)
OVR394351 The German Quay, Bergen, 1876 (oil on board) by Collett, Frederik (1839-1914); Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: Tyskebryggen; ); Photo © O. Vaering

The Custom House, plate three from Original Views of London as It Is, 1842

Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side, 1856. Creator: Julius Bien
Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side, 1856

Free Trade Wharf, 1877. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Free Trade Wharf, 1877

Thames Warehouses, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thames Warehouses, 1859

Ox Team, Wharf at Matinicus, 1916 (oil on lumbercore panel)
3492902 Ox Team, Wharf at Matinicus, 1916 (oil on lumbercore panel) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 55.9 x 71.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Punch bowl painted with warehouses or Hongs, Canton (Guangzhou), 1736-95 (porcelain)
3743370 Punch bowl painted with warehouses or Hongs, Canton (Guangzhou), 1736-95 (porcelain) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty - Qianlong Period (1735-96)

Old warehouses of the Hanseatic League in Hamburg, Germany (b / w photo)
5229962 Old warehouses of the Hanseatic League in Hamburg, Germany (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Front View of the Great Fire of 1861 (coloured engraving)
610892 Front View of the Great Fire of 1861 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Montague Street offices of the New York Dock Company, taken from the street bridge
1079026 Montague Street offices of the New York Dock Company, taken from the street bridge, Brooklyn, February 17, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler

View looking down the Oudegracht in Utrecht, 1890-1900 (chromolitho)
942823 View looking down the Oudegracht in Utrecht, 1890-1900 (chromolitho) by Dutch Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

A View of the Exchange and the Warehouses at Petersburg in Russia (engraving)
1092950 A View of the Exchange and the Warehouses at Petersburg in Russia (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Looting of weapons in storage (engraving)
820432 Looting of weapons in storage (engraving) by Prieur, (fl.1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looting of weapons in storage, 13 July 1789. Drawn by Prieur, engraved by Berthault)

Silber and Flemings new wholesale warehouses (engraving)
587140 Silber and Flemings new wholesale warehouses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silber and Flemings new wholesale warehouses, Wood Street, London)

Warehousing Christmas fruits (engraving)
587657 Warehousing Christmas fruits (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warehousing Christmas fruits)

Mr Charles ice-stores in Lindsey House (engraving)
605275 Mr Charles ice-stores in Lindsey House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated London News (published on 19 January 1861)

Bermondsey Street, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
JHL394930 Bermondsey Street, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Warehouses in Novgorod (chromolitho)
735203 Warehouses in Novgorod (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warehouses in Novgorod)

North Shields (oil on canvas)
TW427179 North Shields (oil on canvas) by Slater, John Falconar (1857-1937); 50.3 x 75.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wharves and godowns or warehouses, port city, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of wharves and godowns or warehouses, waterfront, port city, Japan

Tabor St. and Olney Road, Hexamer General Surveys, 1894 (colour litho)
2630790 Tabor St. and Olney Road, Hexamer General Surveys, 1894 (colour litho) by Hexamer, Ernest (1827-1912); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Hexamer General Surveys)

c. 1880s Japan - high angle view of Yokohama

Cranes and warehouses on the River Thames near Tower Bridge, London. Date: circa 1930s

St Johns River, Old Jetty and Warehouses (b / w photo)
3092356 St Johns River, Old Jetty and Warehouses (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Johns River, Old Jetty and Warehouses)

Brussels, The Warehouse District, 1874 (oil on canvas)
NUL285090 Brussels, The Warehouse District, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Jongkind, Johan-Barthold (1819-91); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

View of the Hongs at Canton with the Danish, Austrian, American, Swedish
BON77779 View of the Hongs at Canton with the Danish, Austrian, American, Swedish, British and Dutch factories (oil on copper) by Chinese School (19th century)

European Factories at Canton, plate 23 from Sketches of China
STC105086 European Factories at Canton, plate 23 from Sketches of China, engraved by Eugene Ciceri (1813-90) 1842 (tinted litho) by Borget

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Warehouses have long been an integral part of our industrial landscape, serving as hubs for storage and distribution. From the historic Wigan Pier to the devastating Blitz fires at Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, warehouses hold stories of resilience and transformation. In Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA, The Navy Yard stands tall as a testament to America's maritime heritage. Its warehouses once bustled with activity, housing supplies and equipment that fueled naval operations. Butlers Wharf in Bermondsey witnessed its fair share of warehouse fires throughout history. One such incident was the LCC-LFB Warehouse fire that engulfed the area in flames. Firefighters valiantly worked at the scene, battling against adversity to protect lives and property. During World War II's Blitz in London, warehouses became targets for enemy bombings. Surrey Docks suffered significant damage but stood strong amidst destruction. These structures were not just buildings; they represented resilience and determination during dark times. The West India Docks saw sugar bags hanging out to dry on North Quay in 1900—a sight that symbolized trade and prosperity within these bustling storehouses. They held treasures from distant lands waiting to be shipped across oceans. Fireboats played a crucial role in tackling warehouse fires along East London's Colonial Wharf—heroes fighting against raging infernos reflected off glistening waters. Their efforts saved countless lives while preserving historical landmarks like Scotch whisky warehouses dating back to 1890. Liverpool's Stanley Dock showcased the grandeur of Hartley Warehouse—an architectural marvel standing proudly amidst bustling docksides. It served as a reminder of Liverpool's rich maritime history and its pivotal role as a trading hub connecting nations far apart. From wartime devastation to thriving centers of commerce, they have weathered storms both literal and metaphorical throughout history. They stand as silent witnesses to human perseverance—their walls echoing tales of triumph over adversity.