Oil Drum Collection

Fawley Oil Refinery
circa 1952: Fawley Oil Refinery, Southampton, is owned by the Esso Petroleum Company. It is the largest oil refinery in Europe. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Early Washing Machine
circa 1860: An early labour-saving machine for clothes washing, comprising a water barrel, water boiler, agitator and mangle. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Wine Tasters
A group of men tasting wine in a cellar. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Jacott from a painting by JP Hasenclever (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Milk man with his horse and float stands in a street where an unexploded bomb has been found in Sidcup, Kent

Oil barrels. Oil products are obtained from crude oil, which is oil from the ground before it has been refined. It contains a varied mixture of hydrocarbons

Pea fields of the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea fields of the Imperial Valley, California. Tamarisk trees are commonly planted along the irrigation ditches for shade so necessary in this desert valley. Note water barrels

Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatters camp near Farmersville. Tulare County, California

Slums of Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of Brawley, California. Imperial Valley

Homes of Mexican field laborers, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Homes of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers. Imperial Valley, California

Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers. Imperial Valley, California

A man puts bricks into an oil barrel which filled with water at a construction site in
A man puts bricks into an oil barrel filled with water at a construction site in Colombo February 10, 2015. Saudi Arabias oil exports have risen in February in response to stronger demand

Unity State, South Sudan. Transporting goods in Leer

Last house in the United States before crossing over into Canada, Pointhill, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Last house in the United States before crossing over into Canada. In American border ghost town. Pointhill, Idaho

Temporary buildings on Williams new farm, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Temporary buildings on Williams new farm. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

USA, Alaska, Wiseman. Paint on an oil drum. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Crashed in the Regia Aeronauticas Graveyard, 1941. The wreckage of an Italian Fiat C.R.42 biplane. Which crashed attempting to land with one of its wheels shot away

Supplies At Anzac Cove during the Gallipoli Campaign
Supplies are amassed at Anzac Cove, Turkey, prior to the allied attacks on Lone Pine and Sari Bair, during the Gallipoli campaign, August 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tea-Water Delivery
A man with a yoke over his neck (right) delivers water while others gather around a horse-drawn wagon loaded down with a large barrel to purchase water, late 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Getting Water At A Spring
A man and woman load water from a spring into a barrel mounted on a horse-drawn wagon, New York, New York, 1700s. Original caption reads New Yorks Primitive Source of Water-Supply--the Spring

Draw Well
A man operates a draw well while a women waits for a turn, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Country Store
An illustration of a man sitting in a rocking chair reading a newspaper while another man leans against a door and smokes a pipe in a county store, circa 1890s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

South Street From Maiden Lane, 1828
Colorized engraving shows a view down South Street from its intersection with Maiden Lane, New York, New York, 1828. Visible are men and women walking, talking, shopping

Digital illustration of green oil drum

June 1943 - Drums of glycerine ready for shipment, Cincinatti, Ohio
June 1943 - Drums of glycerine ready for shipment at Procter and Gamble Distributing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Whaling Station
1912: Barrels piled up at a whaling station in a mountainous region. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Bankside View
St Pauls Cathedral seen from Bankside on the River Thames, London, with barges on the river.. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Fish Market
1870: Piles of fish on the ground at Lowestoft Fish Market, Suffolk. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Barrel Organ
circa 1905: A crowd of children gathers to listen to a barrel organ, with three monkeys sitting on it. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Herring Harvest
1907: The herring harvest in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Graphite Works
circa 1900: A graphite works in Hunupitaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Ready For Delivery
19th October 1918: Crates and barrels tied on to a cart at Nine Elms goods yard, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Vat House
1908: The vat house at Henley and Sons Cider makers in Newton Abbot in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Italian Food Shop
circa 1907: An Italian delicatessen in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Organ Grinders
circa 1907: Italians turning barrel organs in the Italian colony in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Italian Delicatessen
An Italian delicatessen in the Italian immigrant area of Londons East End. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Pumping Water
6th July 1917: A young boy filling a barrel with a water pump at allotments in Dulwich which are being used to grow produce as part of the war effort. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Devon Cider
1908: Workers loading wagons at Henley and Sons Cider Works at Newton Abbot in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Water For Cars
June 1906: Water provided for cars at Inverness during the Scottish Reliability Trial. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Barrier
May 1916: A horse and cart being allowed through the barrier of barrels at the Quays area, during the Easter Rising 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Barges carrying barrels of stout in Dublin
February 1911: Steam-powered barges carrying barrels of stout in Dublin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

After The Strike
15th May 1926: Resumption of work by dockers at London Bridge, after the settlement of the 1926 General Strike. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Toronto Quayside
circa 1841: Fishermen and boats at the quayside in Toronto. Original Artwork: Engraving - William Henry Bartlett (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Brooklyn
circa 1910: Congested traffic on a main thoroughfare in Brooklyn, New York City, looking west toward Manhattan Bridge over the East River. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pandas Playing
20th September 1974: Two pandas, Chia Chia and Ching Ching play together. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Digital illustration of improvised raft made from planks of wood tied to oil drums

Spilled oil
Leaking oil drums, computer artwork. Oil drums are used for transporting small amounts of oil, where the use of a tanker is not financially viable

Oil drums, artwork
Oil drums, computer artwork

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"From Fawley Oil Refinery to Vintage Washing Machines: The Versatile Oil Drum Chronicles" A relic from the Fawley Oil Refinery, this oil drum has witnessed the transformation of liquid gold into fuel for generations. Did you know that early washing machines were powered by oil drums? These sturdy containers played a vital role in revolutionizing laundry day. In a scene frozen in time, a milkman and his horse stand near an unexploded bomb, highlighting the resilience of both man and barrel during times of adversity. Beyond their industrial use, oil barrels have found themselves repurposed as rustic wine tasters, adding a touch of charm to vineyards around the world. Nestled beside a serene village pond, an oil barrel serves as a makeshift bench where locals gather to share stories and enjoy moments of tranquility. Witnessing construction progress firsthand, watch as bricks are carefully placed into an oil barrel filled with water at a bustling construction site in Unity State, South Sudan. Journeying through rugged terrains in Leer, South Sudan; these resilient barrels transport essential goods across challenging landscapes - true lifelines for remote communities. Captured by Dorothea Lange's lens in 1939 Idaho, this weathered house stands proudly as the last dwelling before crossing over into Canada - its walls echoing tales untold. On Dead Ox Flat's new farm in Oregon lies temporary buildings constructed using resourceful creativity - including repurposed oil drums serving multiple purposes on this frontier land. From Wiseman's Alaskan wilderness emerges vibrant artwork painted on an unlikely canvas - an old oil drum showcasing artistic ingenuity amidst nature's grandeur.