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Trolley Collection (#3)

"Journey through time: The trolley's historical significance and global presence" Step back in time to May 1937

Background imageTrolley Collection: Hintons Supermarket, Whitehouse Farm, Bishopton Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Circa 1972

Hintons Supermarket, Whitehouse Farm, Bishopton Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Circa 1972

Background imageTrolley Collection: Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, takes a shopping trolley around Tesco at Southport

Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, takes a shopping trolley around Tesco at Southport, Merseyside, where she shared advice on healthy eating. Picture taken 11th September 1990

Background imageTrolley Collection: Actors David Ross, Ben Warriss and Peter Baldwin outside the Theatre Royal

Actors David Ross, Ben Warriss and Peter Baldwin outside the Theatre Royal, Newcastle where they appeared in the comedy Having A Ball on 11th June 1985

Background imageTrolley Collection: Actors Peter Baldwin, Ben Warriss and David Ross outside the Theatre Royal

Actors Peter Baldwin, Ben Warriss and David Ross outside the Theatre Royal, Newcastle where they appeared in the comedy Having A Ball on 11th June 1985

Background imageTrolley Collection: Porters checking parcels that have arrived by train at Ashby-de-la-Zouch railway station

Porters checking parcels that have arrived by train at Ashby-de-la-Zouch railway station. Glass negs taken 1958

Background imageTrolley Collection: Taxidermy: A stuffed grizzly bear on a trolley at the Taxidermists. 1960 A715a-003

Taxidermy: A stuffed grizzly bear on a trolley at the Taxidermists. 1960 A715a-003

Background imageTrolley Collection: Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
The Commercial Hotel on Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. circa 107

Background imageTrolley Collection: Female Refreshment Attendant, c. 1918

Female Refreshment Attendant, c. 1918
A member of Refreshment Department staff is photographed manning the platform trolley at Paddington Station circa 1918. Photographs such as this

Background imageTrolley Collection: Turkey, Istanbul, The Taksim to Tunel tram, Istiklal Street, Beyoglu District

Turkey, Istanbul, The Taksim to Tunel tram, Istiklal Street, Beyoglu District

Background imageTrolley Collection: Maidenhead, Berkshire - Nicholsons Walk Shopping Centre

Maidenhead, Berkshire - Nicholsons Walk Shopping Centre
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England - Nicholsons Walk Shopping Centre. Date: 1980s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Airship Z9 Gondola on a Trolley

Airship Z9 Gondola on a Trolley

Background imageTrolley Collection: Rolls-Royce Kestrel Supercharged Aero-Engine on a Trolle?

Rolls-Royce Kestrel Supercharged Aero-Engine on a Trolle?
Rolls-Royce Kestrel Supercharged Aero-Engine on a Trolley Off-Aircraft Date: 1940s

Background imageTrolley Collection: An English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missil

An English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile being transferred from the launcher-loading trolley to the launcher, September 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageTrolley Collection: Piazza Cordusio, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Piazza Cordusio, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Background imageTrolley Collection: Teatro alla Scala opera house, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Teatro alla Scala opera house, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Background imageTrolley Collection: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cable cars ascending to Sugar Loaf mountain. Morro da Urca hill, forest

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cable cars ascending to Sugar Loaf mountain. Morro da Urca hill, forest, Rio city in the background under golden light

Background imageTrolley Collection: Ukraine, Lviv, Rynok Square, Market Square, Square Was Planned In The Second Half Of The

Ukraine, Lviv, Rynok Square, Market Square, Square Was Planned In The Second Half Of The 13th Century, Electric Commuter Trolley, Medieval Cobblestone Streets

Background imageTrolley Collection: Food vendor selling simit, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey

Food vendor selling simit, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageTrolley Collection: A cable car passes above the town of Chiatura

A cable car passes above the town of Chiatura, some 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tbilisi, September 12, 2013. Dating to the Soviet era

Background imageTrolley Collection: Louisiana, New Orleans, Canal Street, Saint Charles Streetcar, Oldest Continuously

Louisiana, New Orleans, Canal Street, Saint Charles Streetcar, Oldest Continuously Operating Streetcar Line In The World

Background imageTrolley Collection: Vendor selling bread rools on red Trolley with Beyoglu area, Istanbul, Turkey

Vendor selling bread rools on red Trolley with Beyoglu area, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageTrolley Collection: San Francisco, California, USA. Two cable cars in the streets of Frisco, one of the

San Francisco, California, USA. Two cable cars in the streets of Frisco, one of the landmarks of the American city

Background imageTrolley Collection: Street with tram in Mala Strana district, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Street with tram in Mala Strana district, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Background imageTrolley Collection: Street in Mala Strana district with tram and St. Nicholas Church in the background

Street in Mala Strana district with tram and St. Nicholas Church in the background, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Background imageTrolley Collection: City centers street with tram and Henrys Tower in the background

City centers street with tram and Henrys Tower in the background, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Background imageTrolley Collection: National Theatre, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

National Theatre, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Background imageTrolley Collection: Double decker tram in Queensway, Hong Kong, China

Double decker tram in Queensway, Hong Kong, China

Background imageTrolley Collection: Lisbon Tram, 'Elevador da Bica' Portugal

Lisbon Tram, "Elevador da Bica" Portugal

Background imageTrolley Collection: Lisbon transport tramway, Tram, 'Elevador da Bica' Portugal

Lisbon transport tramway, Tram, "Elevador da Bica" Portugal

Background imageTrolley Collection: London United trolley bus

London United trolley bus

Background imageTrolley Collection: Ipswich trolley bus and Pickfords tow truck, possibly 1950s

Ipswich trolley bus and Pickfords tow truck, possibly 1950s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk

Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageTrolley Collection: Puerta del Sol, circa 1900, by Enrique Martinez Cubells

Puerta del Sol, circa 1900, by Enrique Martinez Cubells
Enrique Martinez Cubells (1874-1947). Spanish painter. Puerta del Sol, circa 1900. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageTrolley Collection: Station Road (Stationsweg), Oosterbeek, The Netherlands

Station Road (Stationsweg), Oosterbeek, The Netherlands
Station Road (Stationsweg), Oosterbeek, a village in the eastern part of The Netherlands located in the municipality of Renkum in the province of Gelderland. Date: 1952

Background imageTrolley Collection: Liverpool, Merseyside - Kingsway and William Brown Street

Liverpool, Merseyside - Kingsway and William Brown Street. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Background imageTrolley Collection: Pacific Railroad Costa Rica - Rio Grande crossing

Pacific Railroad Costa Rica - Rio Grande crossing
Pacific Railroad Costa Rica - handcar riding over a bridge over the Rio Grande. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTrolley Collection: Trackless trolley bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Trackless trolley bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich
Trackless Trolley Bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imageTrolley Collection: Henry cartoon, boy takes a ride, by Carl Anderson

Henry cartoon, boy takes a ride, by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Background imageTrolley Collection: Double decker New York electric trolley bus

Double decker New York electric trolley bus
The streetcar is bright yellow Date: circa 1920

Background imageTrolley Collection: Glasgow tram publicity campaign to save paper, WW2

Glasgow tram publicity campaign to save paper, WW2
Glasgow tram publicity campaign - You can help to win, save your waste paper and cardboard, everyone can help, WW2 Date: 1943

Background imageTrolley Collection: The Bowery, New York City, USA - looking north

The Bowery, New York City, USA - looking north. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Two Children in the Mines 1854

Two Children in the Mines 1854
Two young colliers helpers pulling a cart full of heavy coal upwards in the dark mines. Date: 1854

Background imageTrolley Collection: Diagram of arrangement of the tubes in the steam boiler on steam powered tram

Diagram of arrangement of the tubes in the steam boiler on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s
Vintage illustration of Diagram of arrangement of the tubes in the steam boiler on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology

Background imageTrolley Collection: Loading oranges into refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Loading oranges into refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Loading oranges into refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90034533

DDE-90034533
Europe, Portugal, Lisbon. Traditional yellow tram in Lisbon. Date: 15/04/2009

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90034532

DDE-90034532
Europe, Portugal, Lisbon. Traditional yellow tram in Lisbon. Date: 15/04/2009

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90034531

DDE-90034531
Europe, Portugal, Lisbon. Traditional yellow tram in Lisbon. Date: 15/04/2009



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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.