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Trolley Collection (#4)

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90034531

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90033219

DDE-90033219
Netherlands, Holland, Aalsmeer, Aalsmeer Flower Auction Date: 05/02/2005

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90033220

DDE-90033220
Netherlands, Holland, Aalsmeer, Aalsmeer Flower Auction Date: 05/02/2005

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90033218

DDE-90033218
Netherlands, Holland, Aalsmeer, Aalsmeer Flower Auction Date: 05/02/2005

Background imageTrolley Collection: DDE-90033179

DDE-90033179
Netherlands, Holland, Aalsmeer, Aalsmeer Flower Auction Date: 05/02/2005

Background imageTrolley Collection: Luggage cars

Luggage cars
Theo Luycx

Background imageTrolley Collection: Loading sacked potatoes from shed to truck, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Loading sacked potatoes from shed to truck, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading sacked potatoes from shed to truck. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageTrolley Collection: A scene at Fultons fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

A scene at Fultons fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A scene at Fultons fish market

Background imageTrolley Collection: Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market moving a barrel of codfish, New York, 1943

Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market moving a barrel of codfish, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market moving a barrel of codfish

Background imageTrolley Collection: Fulton fish market street scene, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Fulton fish market street scene, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Fulton fish market street scene

Background imageTrolley Collection: Dock scene, Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Dock scene, Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock scene, Fulton fish market

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

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: Detail of old railroad station, small farming town, population 108, Irrigon, Oregon, 1939

Detail of old railroad station, small farming town, population 108, Irrigon, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Detail of old railroad station. Small farming town, population 108. Irrigon, Oregon

Background imageTrolley Collection: Detail of railroad station painted 'railroad yellow', Irrigon, Morrow County, Oregon, 1939

Detail of railroad station painted "railroad yellow", Irrigon, Morrow County, Oregon, 1939
Detail of railroad station painted " railroad yellow." Irrigon, Morrow County, Oregon

Background imageTrolley Collection: Winter in Union Square, 1889-90 (oil on canvas)

Winter in Union Square, 1889-90 (oil on canvas)
3493104 Winter in Union Square, 1889-90 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 46.4x45.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageTrolley Collection: Miners at work, 17th century

Miners at work, 17th century
6317483 Miners at work, 17th century. by Luyken, Caspar (1672-1708) (after); (add.info.: Miners at work in the 17th century)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St. New York City, 1909 (b / w photo)

Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St. New York City, 1909 (b / w photo)
5042939 Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St. New York City, 1909 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Background imageTrolley Collection: Broadway and 42nd Street, 1902 (oil on canvas)

Broadway and 42nd Street, 1902 (oil on canvas)
3472214 Broadway and 42nd Street, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 66x55.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Longacre (now Times) Square)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Red Squirrel standing behind shopping cart with eggs

Red Squirrel standing behind shopping cart with eggs Date: 26-03-2021

Background imageTrolley Collection: Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman

Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor, 19th century

Background imageTrolley Collection: Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c. 1820 (papier mache & ivory

Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c. 1820 (papier mache & ivory
CH440599 Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c.1820 (papier mache & ivory) (see also 441500) by English School

Background imageTrolley Collection: Railway porter (b / w photo)

Railway porter (b / w photo)
3637616 Railway porter (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway porter. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Railway Porter (colour litho)

Railway Porter (colour litho)
3639086 Railway Porter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway Porter.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageTrolley Collection: The Green Car, 1910 (oil on canvas)

The Green Car, 1910 (oil on canvas)
3613989 The Green Car, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Glackens, William James (1870-1938); 61x81.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageTrolley Collection: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989467 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTrolley Collection: Porter with a horse-drawn luggage trolley at the docks (b / w photo)

Porter with a horse-drawn luggage trolley at the docks (b / w photo)
6030838 Porter with a horse-drawn luggage trolley at the docks (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Two senior citizens of Reims, an old woman and Mr. Reiser

Two senior citizens of Reims, an old woman and Mr. Reiser
GBW451459 Two senior citizens of Reims, an old woman and Mr. Reiser, standing in front of a gate with many bullet holes, Reims, Marne, France, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville

Background imageTrolley Collection: 'Mademoiselle Claire', the robot nurse of the Bretonneau Hospital in Paris (colour litho)

"Mademoiselle Claire", the robot nurse of the Bretonneau Hospital in Paris (colour litho)
2779851 " Mademoiselle Claire", the robot nurse of the Bretonneau Hospital in Paris (colour litho) by French School

Background imageTrolley Collection: Original Artwork - Railway porter with laden trolley

Original Artwork - Railway porter with laden trolley
Original Artwork - Collage design for a stationery company to promote their Varnished Leather paper - a railway porter struggling to wheel a large amount of luggage on a trolley. Date: circa 1937

Background imageTrolley Collection: Street scene in Tours, France

Street scene in Tours, France
An old man walks along a cobbled street in the sunshine - Tours, France. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Shadows on a station platform

Shadows on a station platform
A woman walks along a station platform, where heavy decorative shadows are cast on the ground. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Selling second hand clothes from a barrow, London

Selling second hand clothes from a barrow, London
Man selling second hand clothes from a barrow on the street in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Merstone Station, Isle of Wight

Merstone Station, Isle of Wight
Merstone Station (now defunct), Isle of Wight. Station staff converse, while train with third class carriages waits at platform. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Bournemouth Station

Bournemouth Station with two sailors, a languishing station porter and goods trolley. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Birmingham New Street Station

Birmingham New Street Station
Passengers await the arrival of their train on a platform at Birmingham New Street Station. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageTrolley Collection: Xmas Postcard

Xmas Postcard
A humorous design depicting Santa and happy children on a trolley, being pulled along by his reindeer. Date: circa 1930

Background imageTrolley Collection: Methods of transporting pre-fabricated roofs to the site from Della Architettura

Methods of transporting pre-fabricated roofs to the site from Della Architettura
STC205049 Methods of transporting pre-fabricated roofs to the site from Della Architettura, published 1590 (engraving) by Rusconi

Background imageTrolley Collection: Workmen with implements and ropes for moving a Winged Bull

Workmen with implements and ropes for moving a Winged Bull
STC221876 Workmen with implements and ropes for moving a Winged Bull, plate 17 from Nineveh and its Remains by Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) published 1849 (litho) by English School

Background imageTrolley Collection: Detail of a Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c

Detail of a Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c
CH441500 Detail of a Regency wine coaster by William Leeson & Sons, c.1820 (papier mache) (see also 440599) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Background imageTrolley Collection: Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire

Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire, on the Leicester and Hitchin Railway route, with people waiting with their luggage on opposite platforms. Date: 1857

Background imageTrolley Collection: Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique

Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique
Railway tramcar or riding trolley on a banana plantation in Mozambique. 19th century

Background imageTrolley Collection: Market Street, east from 10th, Philadelphia, 1907 (b / w photo)

Market Street, east from 10th, Philadelphia, 1907 (b / w photo)
3958227 Market Street, east from 10th, Philadelphia, 1907 (b/w photo) by Smith, John Gibb (1889-1946); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Battery D, 2d U. S. Artillery, in action. May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)

Battery D, 2d U. S. Artillery, in action. May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951154 Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery, in action. May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); 17.8x22.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageTrolley Collection: Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Sen (colour woodblock print)

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)

Background imageTrolley Collection: Trackless trolley, Laurel Canyon, California, USA

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: Boy kneeling on the floor sorting out some glass jars

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: Early Motor Power - A Narrow Gauge Motor Trolley

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

Background imageTrolley Collection: Work at a coal mine 1878

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



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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.