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Cabin in Hancock County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cabin in Hancock County, Mississippi

Cabin in Hancock County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cabin in Hancock County, Mississippi

Potato harvesters, Kern County, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Potato harvesters, Kern County, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Oklahoma potato picker's family encamped on the flats near Shafter, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma potato picker's family encamped on the flats near Shafter, California

Blue Monday in a California migratory camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Blue Monday in a California migratory camp

FSA tenant purchase client's herd, near Manteca, California, November 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Manteca, California. Farm Security Administration Tenant Purchase client's wife

The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c. 1745. Creator: Torii Kiyotada
The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c. 1745. Detail from a larger artwork

Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina. The farmer does a little day labor for his landlord. He received fifty cents a day in 1936, sixty to seventy-five cents in 1937

Child of Texas sharecropper carrying water, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Child of Texas sharecropper carrying water

Utah coal miner, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Pa. German Pail and Cover, 1938. Creator: Eugene Shellady
Pa. German Pail and Cover, 1938

The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five...", c. 1801
The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)", c. 1801

Evening Glow at Nojima (Nojima no sekisho), No. 7 from the series "Eight Views of...c. 1716/36
Evening Glow at Nojima (Nojima no sekisho), No. 7 from the series "Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)", c. 1716/36

Texas woman in carrot pullers camp, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texas woman in carrot pullers camp. Imperial Valley, California. This sunbonnet is typical of women who came from Texas

Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817

Water-Carrier at Hampstead, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Water-Carrier at Hampstead, [London], 1850. The soft water used for domestic purposes is supplied chiefly from two springs at the opposite and extreme ends of the town, the one being at North End

The Shaft - Descent of the Bucket, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator:s Read
The Shaft - Descent of the Bucket, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Scene at Marston Mine, near Northwich, in Cheshire....every facility was shown to strangers who were desirous of seeing the wonders of

Woman Emptying a Pail, 1856/1857. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman Emptying a Pail, 1856/1857

Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862–63, published 1921. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862-63, published 1921

Bucket, c. 1940. Creator: Edward Bashaw
Bucket, c. 1940

Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862–63. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862-63

Copper Bucket, c. 1940. Creator: Dana Bartlett
Copper Bucket, c. 1940

Holy Water Bucket, c. 1936. Creator: Dana Bartlett
Holy Water Bucket, c. 1936

Shaker Wooden Bucket, 1935/1942. Creator: Eugene Barrell
Shaker Wooden Bucket, 1935/1942

Fruit Bucket
Adriana Vitale

Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine, between c1900 and 1916

$1, 250, 000 in gold bullion at Miners and Merchants Bank, 1906. Creator: Lomen Brothers
$1, 250, 000 in gold bullion at Miners and Merchants Bank, 1906

Well, 2nd half of 19th century. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Well, 2nd half of 19th century. From a collection of 239 drawings and illustrations which include drawings of artifacts from archaeological finds in the territory of West Siberia, sketches of nature

Household work, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: I Popov
Household work, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. The album "Peoples of Siberia" contains twenty-seven photographs depicting Yakuts and Buryats, everyday life, festivals, meetings, housing

Dou Kee, one of the Chinese servants, carrying water buckets, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Showing Dou Kee on his way to the kitchen in the wing of Dom Smith, near the main entrance

Great Russians. (Voronezh Governorate), 1862. Creator: Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov
Great Russians. (Voronezh Governorate). 1862. Sheet 4 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

A Vagrant under Rural Guard, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
A Vagrant under Rural Guard, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

A Vagrant on the Loose, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
A Vagrant on the Loose, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

The old house at the new building in Vienna, undated. Creator: Franz Sager
The old house at the new building in Vienna, undated

Water carrier, 1909. Creator: Franz Seifert
Water carrier, 1909

The first courtyard of the Salzgries barracks in Vienna, 1880. Creator: Emil Hutter
The first courtyard of the Salzgries barracks in Vienna, 1880

Members of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Members of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1862. A movement was set on foot a short time since at Coventry with a view to the establishment of a volunteer fire brigade

Cat Soak
July 1958: A soaking cat leaps out of a pail of water. (Photo by Frank Martin/BIPs/Getty Images)

Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century

Young women taking bath at home, late 19thc. Japan
Young women taking a bath at home, late 19th century Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), late 18th-early 19th century

Young girl preparing chips - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
A young girl (likely the daughter of the shop owner) prepares chips at a Fish & Chip Shop in Morecambe Lancashire. Note the wonderful chipper machine on the counter

Rubber Plantation - Malaysia - Overseer and Coolies. Date: circa 1910s

Water buckets at temple, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan

A man dries earthenware oil lamps or Diyo in the sun outside his workshop
A man dries earthenware oil lamps or " Diyo" in the sun outside his workshop, as he prepares for the upcoming festival of Tihar, in Bhaktapur October 19, 2011

A hand of a woman is pictured as she collects globe amaranth flowers, used to make garlands and offer prayers, before selling them to the market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali

africa, Cape Verde, Santiago. Market-women buying fresh fish in Tarrafal

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"Buckets: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the past with us as we explore the significance of buckets throughout history. From an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease, to a milkmaid in Cornwall during the early 1900s diligently carrying her bucket, these humble vessels have played various roles. In another depiction from 1866, a poignant "Pollution Cartoon" reminds us of the consequences that polluted water can have on public health. Fast forward to the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl sits elegantly at a cocktail bar, perhaps sipping from her own stylish bucket-shaped glassware. But buckets were not only used for personal needs; they served practical purposes too. The "Keep a Pig" poster encourages households to use buckets for feeding livestock while promoting self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Promenade witnessed countless beachgoers carrying their trusty sandcastle-building companions - colorful plastic buckets. Across continents and cultures, buckets found their place in daily life. In Japan's bathhouses depicted by artist Yoshiiku, quarrels broke out amidst steam-filled rooms where women clutched their precious bathing utensils tightly. And who could forget the demolition excavator tearing down structures with its mighty metal bucket? Market Jew Street in Penzance during the 1920s showcased bustling scenes where vendors relied on sturdy buckets to display and sell their goods. Even young Uyghur girls in Kashgar carried small pails filled with treasures collected along Xinjiang's vibrant streets. Beyond utility, some advertisements highlighted unexpected uses for these versatile containers. An advertisement for Morses distemper featured a decorator lying flat while painting walls – his trusted companion being none other than his trusty paint bucket. From ancient times to modern days, one thing remains constant: butter making. Whether it was churning cream or collecting fresh milk straight from cows, buckets played an essential role in this timeless culinary tradition.