Handcart Collection

A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934
A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, under construction at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934. Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946 when she was

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water
5309107 Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water)

À quinze ans, moi, j'etais pas core formée, c1855. Creator: Paul Gavarni
A quinze ans, moi, j'etais pas core formee, c1855

Group of figures in seventeenth century clothing, c.1846-c.1882. Creator: Cornelis Springer
Group of figures in seventeenth century clothing, c.1846-c.1882. One of them pushes a handcart

Carriage and figures in seventeenth-century clothing, c. 1846-c. 1882. Creator: Cornelis Springer
Carriage and figures in seventeenth-century clothing, c. 1846-c. 1882. Carriage, riders, man with a loaded handcart

Jacobikerk in Utrecht, 1792. Creator: Johannes Huibert Prins
Jacobikerk in Utrecht, 1792

Les Indesirables; Deux "Strasbourgeois" venus d'Allemagne y retournent, derriere leurs... 1918
Les Indesirables; Deux "Strasbourgeois" venus d'Allemagne y retournent, derriere leurs colis remorques par un jeune Alsacien, 1918

By the French Broad at Jack's Run, N.C. (1902?). Creator: William H. Jackson
By the French Broad at Jack's Run, N.C. (1902?)

Handcart and barn, 1822-1893. Creator: Willem Troost II
Handcart and barn, 1822-1893

View of a park with trees, hedges and lawns where orange trees are planted in the summer, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of a park with trees, hedges and lawns where orange trees are planted in the summer, 1700-1799

The Gedempte Burgwal in The Hague, 1842-1879. Creator: Marinus van Raden
The Gedempte Burgwal in The Hague, 1842-1879

Mill house, engine and boiler room, Emma Brick Works, Emma, N. C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mill house, engine and boiler room, Emma Brick Works, Emma, N. C. 1902

The pride of the plantation, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips
The pride of the plantation, 1899

View of the Pont-Neuf, c1900. Creator: Georges-Emile Carette
View of the Pont-Neuf, c1900

Affiche pour le Magasin des "Buttes Chaumont", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le Magasin des "Buttes Chaumont". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

'Homeless", after L Bruck Largos, 1891. Creator: Unknown. 'Homeless", after L Bruck Largos, 1891
'Homeless", after L Bruck Largos, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

La rue Lepic, l'angle de la rue Puget et la place Blanche, c1890. Creator: Louis Abel-Truchet
La rue Lepic, l'angle de la rue Puget et la place Blanche, c1890

Saint-Martin-des-Champs church, side view, 1902. Creator: A Lesbroussart
Saint-Martin-des-Champs church, side view, 1902

Exiled Captives Carting Manure at Korsakov Post in Southern Sakhalin, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s

Hard Labor Convicts Hauling Construction Materials to Worksites in Gornyi Zerentui, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Hard Labor Convicts Hauling Construction Materials to Worksites in Gornyi Zerentui, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

Hauling Water to the Prison Camp and Gardens, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Hauling Water to the Prison Camp and Gardens, 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)

Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

King Charless House, Cornmarket, Worcester, with a sign advertising Charles Collins, Bricklayer and Plasterer. Date: circa 1900s

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

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

Porte de Gentilly, Bd Kellermann, 1907. Creator: Eugene Atget
Porte de Gentilly, Bd Kellermann, 1907. A work made of albumen print, from " fortifications"

All Saints Pavement, York (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
1219607 All Saints Pavement, York (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); 31.1x25.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Road sweeper (b / w photo)
3637466 Road sweeper (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Road sweeper. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

A family fleeing from the German invasion during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris
697582 A family fleeing from the German invasion during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont, Jules (1863-1931); eGalerie Bilderwelt; French

A French Army reservist arriving at his barracks with his family (colour litho)
2779526 A French Army reservist arriving at his barracks with his family (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the archaeological site at Herculaneum, Vesuvius
Vintage 19th century photograph - view of the archaeological site at Herculaneum, with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Italy, eruption, volcano

Street vegetable market, Algiers, Algeria
Vintage 19th century photograph: Algeria, c.1890 - street vegetable market, Algiers, Algeria, c.1890 s

Strata del Chiatamone, Naples, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Italy c.1880s - Strata del Chiatamone, Naples, Napoli, historic street along the waterfront

La Reclame de l Avenir (Advertising of the Future). Cover illustration from Le Figaro Illustre
3098734 La Reclame de l Avenir (Advertising of the Future). Cover illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, December 1895 (colour litho) by Beraud

Harbour at Messina, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - harbour at Messina, Sicily, Italy

Norway, rural family outside home with spinning wheel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Norway, rural family outside their home with spinning wheel

Christmas handcart
Out in the snow, two young boys riding in a handcart decked with holly and pulled along by their sister. Artist: EJ Manning

A Flower Market on the Seine, (oil on canvas)
823573 A Flower Market on the Seine, (oil on canvas) by Checa y Sanz, Ulpiano (1860-1916); 31. 8x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Flower Market on the Seine. Ulpiano Checa y Sanz (1860-1916)

Scene in the Rue Cardinet, Paris, France
Scene in the Rue Cardinet, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France, with the Restaurant Clement on the right. Date: 1900s

All Saints Pavement, York (w / c and bodycolour on paper)
5914745 All Saints Pavement, York (w/c and bodycolour on paper) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Hawker of Pancakes and Pretzels, during the Council of Constance in 1417
CHT199787 Hawker of Pancakes and Pretzels, during the Council of Constance in 1417, after an incunabulum, c.1485 (pen and ink on paper) (b/w photo) by German School

The Toy Seller
BAL56393 The Toy Seller by Beinke, Fritz (1842-1907); Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany; German, out of copyright

Rue du Haut Moulin, from rue de Glatigny, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR230834 Rue du Haut Moulin, from rue de Glatigny, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Thanksgiving card with little boy and turkey (colour litho)
3096581 Thanksgiving card with little boy and turkey (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thanksgiving card with little boy and turkey)

Advert, J H Kelly, Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for JH Kelly, Trade Vehicles and Carts, Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland, contractor to the British Government. 1905

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"Journeying through time and places, the handcart tells tales of resilience and transformation. In 1934, a striking bow view captures the majestic Queen Mary, standing tall at Clydebank in Glasgow, symbolizing the grandeur of maritime travel. Fast forward to World War II, where a City of London handcart becomes an emblem of resourcefulness as it carries scrap bomb metal, reflecting the indomitable spirit amidst chaos. In Worcester's King Charles House on Cornmarket Street, a handcart stands as a humble witness to history's footsteps. It silently observes the comings and goings of daily life while holding stories untold. Meanwhile, in small-town Irrigon, Oregon in 1939, Dorothea Lange's lens immortalizes an old railroad station with intricate details that speak volumes about its significance within a community of merely 108 souls. Lange continues her exploration in Morrow County with another snapshot capturing an eye-catching railroad station painted "railroad yellow. " The vibrant hue adds cheer to this remote corner of Oregon's landscape—a beacon for travelers passing through. Transporting us further back in time is Eugene Atget's Porte de Gentilly on Bd Kellermann from 1907—where horse-drawn carts once ruled the streets. This glimpse into Parisian life showcases how even simple handcarts played their part in shaping urban landscapes. Moving away from bustling cities to quieter realms brings us to All Saints Pavement in York—an enchanting watercolor painting depicting a charming street scene complete with pedestrians and their trusty handcarts. These unassuming vehicles are woven into everyday life like threads connecting communities together. Handcarts have also witnessed moments of upheaval—the Battle of Marne east of Paris during World War I saw families fleeing German invasion; their only solace being what they could carry on these humble contraptions—a lifeline between safety and uncertainty. Not limited to practicality, handcarts have also been a source of entertainment and education.