Trolley Collection (#5)

Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Sen (colour woodblock print)
5043710 Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Sen (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: An actor of the Nakamura family)

Trackless trolley, Laurel Canyon, California, USA
Trackless trolley to Bungalow Land, with driver and passengers, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Boy kneeling on the floor sorting out some glass jars
Boy kneeling on the floor in a dining room, sorting out some glass jars. Date: circa 1950s

Early Motor Power - A Narrow Gauge Motor Trolley constructed by Daimler. 1887

Work at a coal mine 1878
Work at a coal mine, low travelling and holding the bottom coal. Date: 1878

Taxi Driver - People You See. From Teddy Bear (artwork dated 3 July). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1960s

The Whirl of the town New York 1905
A charabanc extremely full of lively American women in Madison Square Gardens, New York. 1905

Street scene with trams, The Hague, Netherlands, near the Central Station. Date: circa 1960s

Market Street at 12th, 1912 (photographic print)
847460 Market Street at 12th, 1912 (photographic print) by Rau, William Herman (1855-1920); 19.6x22.4 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; American, out of copyright

Chestnut Street, west from 3rd Street, c. 1885 (b / w photo)
745879 Chestnut Street, west from 3rd Street, c.1885 (b/w photo) by Newell, Robert (1822-97); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Toast, from Foxhunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838
BSA266483 The Toast, from Foxhunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838) (colour litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); 45.5x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Loading the Vickers-Vimy machine City of London
STC347688 Loading the Vickers-Vimy machine City of London with motorbike frames for Cologne (sepia photo) by English Photographer

A Consumers Rest armchair, 1983, 1984 and 1985
1194991 A Consumers Rest armchair, 1983, 1984 and 1985 (zinc-plated metal wire supermarket cart) by German School, (20th century); height: 94 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German

Blockaded transport on 23rd street after a snow storm, New York, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
5053958 Blockaded transport on 23rd street after a snow storm, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Front and Market Streets, 1881 (sepia print)
745878 Front and Market Streets, 1881 (sepia print) by American Photographer, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Brooklyn trolleys bound for Coney Island, New York City, c. 1897 (litho)
745270 Brooklyn trolleys bound for Coney Island, New York City, c.1897 (litho) by Byron, Joseph (1847-1923); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

What a Siege Train means, Batteries in Position during an Engagement (litho)
1043337 What a Siege Train means, Batteries in Position during an Engagement (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What a Siege Train means)

Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps (chromolitho)
961372 Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps)

Mobile tea trolley in use (b / w photo)
5991458 Mobile tea trolley in use (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mobile tea trolley in use)

Les Mineurs, c. 1900 (colour litho)
1950629 Les Mineurs, c.1900 (colour litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miners in trolleys, leaving the mine by lift)

The Coolie Question in South Africa (engraving)
1606846 The Coolie Question in South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coolie Question in South Africa)

Departure platform, Victoria station, c. 1881-82 (oil on panel)
PNH367130 Departure platform, Victoria station, c.1881-82 (oil on panel) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 58.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

Model of Evening (pencil on paper)
AMO278898 Model of Evening (pencil on paper) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) (after); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Assyrians moving a Winged Bull on a Sledge, from Nineveh and its Remains
STC221891 Assyrians moving a Winged Bull on a Sledge, from Nineveh and its Remains by Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) published 1849 (litho) by English School

The New Government Railway from Sierra Leone towards the Interior, Scenes along the Line (litho)
1615272 The New Government Railway from Sierra Leone towards the Interior, Scenes along the Line (litho) by Holland Tringham

Car Cards, Brooklyn Trolley, May 25, 1920 (b / w photo)
1079028 Car Cards, Brooklyn Trolley, May 25, 1920 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Photographed for Joseph P)

Boat on the river
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WOOooohh!
Alexandr Pobat

Backstreet
Jianwei Yang

Fighting for their future
AnnicaWesterlund

Snow day
Jian Wang

Sweet triangle
Julien Oncete

Friday afternoon = nothing in the fridge
Gloria Salgado Gispert

No Access Here
Jacqueline Hammer

Urban Metallics
Jacqueline Hammer

Shopping trolleys
Inge Schuster

Vanilla Ice at Heathrow Airport. 6th December 1990

Graham Williams (Swansea Town). Travelling from Middlesbrough to Swansea via train and trolley is Swansea Town outside-left Graham Williams

Holly Johnson from the band Frankie Goes To Hollywood pictured at London Airport. 28th October 1984

A college - school linkup that produced these industrial trolleys has got the push itself. Cash cutbacks in education mean that the link course run for the past seven years between Ormesby

Women playing a round of golf on a very windy Fort Island Golf links Hotel on the Isle of Man course 7th May 1954

Three friends tee off for a round of golf on a very windy Fort Island Golf links Hotel on the Isle of Man course 7th May 1954

Hull Royal Infirmary - Preparing a trolley of sterilised instruments is one of the less glamorous jobs which have to be done. Various

House wives seen here at the Bexley Heath Co-Op supermarket doing the weekly. 23rd November 1961

Going green - thats what Batteyford First School pupils like Andrew Tennett (pictured) have been doing. Thirty-five pupils took part in Sainsburys Green Consumer Day

A woman working in Hintons supermarket, Redcar. 26th October 1981

ASDA trolley dash winner Marjorie Stansfield pictured with Susan Wilkinson of ASDA and Lions President Gerlad Higginson at ASDA Birkby. 11th December 1991

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"Journey through time: The trolley's historical significance and global presence" Step back in time to May 1937, as the GWR Refreshment Department Platform Trolley gracefully navigates Grimsby Street. Its charming presence adds a touch of nostalgia to this bustling English town. Meanwhile, an English Rose kitchen advert captures the essence of domestic bliss, featuring a woman skillfully crafting delectable desserts on her trusty trolley. A symbol of convenience and efficiency, it effortlessly aids her culinary endeavors. Venturing across continents, we find ourselves in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo. Late 19th-century photographs reveal the Plaza de Constitucion adorned with horse-drawn trolleys—a testament to their integral role in urban transportation worldwide. Transporting us further back into history is Chicago's State Street during the 1890s. Amidst its vibrant atmosphere, trolleys traverse the streets while curious onlookers marvel at these modern wonders shaping city life. In Illogan, Cornwall in 1893, exhausted Cornish miners find respite at the East Pool Mine's 310 level. Their camaraderie evident as they lean against their trusted trolley—both tool and companion throughout their arduous work underground. Shifting gears from industry to new beginnings brings us to a maternity hospital where newborn babies lie peacefully beside their mothers' bedsides. Here too stands a humble yet essential trolley—a silent witness to countless joyous moments marking life's precious milestones. Across vast oceans lies Brooklyn Bridge in its inaugural year of 1883—an iconic structure teeming with activity. Amongst pedestrians crossing this architectural marvel are bustling streetcars or "trolleys, " connecting communities and fostering growth within New York City. Amidst London’s Blitz during World War II emerges Charing Cross—the site of bomb disposal operations that demanded immense courage and resilience. In this chaotic landscape stands another hero—the bomb disposal trolley—a symbol of hope and determination in the face of adversity.