Sorted Collection

Dry Stone Walling
Building a dry-stone wall in Yorkshire. The stones are sorted and graded for foundations, ties and courses which all fit together like a jigsaw

Oyster Catch / Whitstable
Oysters, found to be a valuable remedy for the influenza epidemic, are sorted and packed by fishermen in Whitstable, Kent, for distribution to the hospitals

French postal service. Paris, 1886 (engraving from 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse')
526874 French postal service. Paris, 1886 (engraving from 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse'); (add.info.: Sorting letters on the Paris-Marseilles express by the light of oil lamps)

Worker sorting colorful oil drums
Azim Khan Ronnie

Raw wool being sorted at a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Letters arrive for sorting at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Washing 1907
After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market

A Post-Office Van, L and NWR, where Letters are "sorted"during the journey (litho)
6025948 A Post-Office Van, L and NWR, where Letters are " sorted" during the journey (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Post-Office Van, L and NWR)

Sorting the catch, Great Yarmouth (colour photo)
3104545 Sorting the catch, Great Yarmouth (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting the catch, Great Yarmouth)

Factory hands at work in an Anatolian tobacco works (b / w photo)
6008238 Factory hands at work in an Anatolian tobacco works (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Factory hands at work in an Anatolian tobacco works)

Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo)
3104511 Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morning catch of sprats, Deal)

Underground, De Beers (b / w photo)
3092482 Underground, De Beers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Underground, De Beers)

The great Railway Clearing House. Millions of used railways tickets from all the big companies, pass through the tidiest department, of the Railway Clearing House every year

Travelling rail post office 1890s
Her Majestys mail-carriers, sorting letters on the London and North Western railway with speeds of sixty miles an hour. Date: circa 1890s

REFUSE TREATMENT PLANT
French treatment plant for the rational disposal of urban waste : different materials are sorted and disposed of according to their nature Date: 1898

London, England in the 19th century. The shoot in the general post office at 8 P. M
London, England in the 19th century. The shoot in the general post office at 8 P.M. after the closing of the letter box at 6 P.M

Apricot, plums and peaches in plastic cups, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Kodak Factory 1930S
Glass lenses being sorted at the Kodak works in Wealdstone Date: 1930s

Interior of a sorting car on a newspaper express train
London newspapers being sorted and packed in transit on board an express train in specially constructed cars, during the night journey

Old files, archive

Assorted rustic tarts on a stall at Spitalfields market, London, England, United Kingdom

Wooden magazine or literature files stained in bright colours, labelled with wooden pegs to organise documents in home office. credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Commercial fishing, unloading and sorting Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) catch in harbour, Grindavik, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, March

Picture No. 10881076
Squid being sorted Date:

General Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Letters being sorted. Aquatint after Pugin
General Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Letters being sorted.Aquatint after Pugin and Rowlandson published London c1808. From Rudolph Ackermann London

A mail train on which letters were sorted while it travelled through the night between cities, replacing the need for the horse-drawn mail coaches. From The Illustrated London News, January, 1849

The Rubbish Carter. Rubbish collected in the city would be put into carts and taken to dust yards to be sorted by women and children who would extract anything that could be sold for recycling

French postal service. Sorting letters on the Paris-Marseilles express by the light of oil lamps. The expansion of the railway network in the nineteenth century greatly improved mail services

Woolsorters. These workers, who were employed by a woolstapler, sorted the wool from various areas of the fleeces into separate batches

Placing sorted woollen rags in a grinding machine called a Devil. The reclaimed wool was mixed in varying proportions of new wool and made into Shoddy

Sheep farming, farmers penning up flock in snow, ready for sorting for market and worming, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, January

Bottles, plastic and paper sorted for recycling, overhead view

Log booms, Canada
Log booms. Aerial photograph of log booms on a river. Here, the logs are stored on the water before being processed at a sawmill

Carrot (Daucus carota) crop, workers sorting harvested roots, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India

Graded shingle on Chesil Beach, Dorset, UK. The shingle along Chesil Beach is graded from smaller in the west, to largest in the east

Stone runs, Falkland Islands. These rock formations have perplexed explorers and scientists for centuries. They were formed as the result of erosion of particular rock types through the processes of

Catching the Mails
A moving train picks up a sack of mail as it passes through a station : the letters can then be sorted on the train

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"Sorted: From Dry Stone Walling to Ostrich Feathers, the Art of Organization Unveiled" Step into the world of precision and order as we explore various realms where things are meticulously sorted. Witness the ancient craft of Dry Stone Walling, where every stone finds its perfect place in a harmonious structure. Travel to Whitstable's shores and marvel at the elegant dance of Oyster Catchers sorting through their bountiful catch, selecting only the finest treasures from the sea. Venture into Bradford's woollen mill, where raw wool is transformed into luxurious fabrics. Watch as skilled hands delicately sort through fibers, ensuring that each strand contributes to a masterpiece. At London General Post Office, letters arrive in abundance for an intricate sorting process. Witness this bustling hub of organization as postal workers diligently categorize mail destined for countless destinations. Journey back in time to 1907 when ostrich feathers were all the rage. Discover how these delicate plumes were carefully washed and sorted before adorning glamorous hats and gowns. Board an L&NWR Post-Office Van on its journey, witnessing firsthand how letters are expertly sorted during transit. Experience the efficiency behind delivering messages across vast distances with utmost care. In Great Yarmouth, witness fishermen sorting their daily catch with practiced expertise. See them separate species with speed and accuracy while preserving freshness for eager markets. Enter an Anatolian tobacco factory where diligent hands skillfully sort leaves for production. Observe workers' deftness as they ensure only premium tobacco makes it into your cherished smoke. Experience a dramatic scene at Montereau station as a fast train diverts unexpectedly. Marvel at railway personnel swiftly organizing alternate routes amidst chaos to keep passengers safe and journeys uninterrupted. Capture the essence of early morning tranquility in Deal when sprats are hauled ashore by dedicated fishermen. Behold their meticulous sorting process under vibrant skies before these delectable fish reach your plate.