Sacks Collection (page 15)

Grass silage is usually produced by stock farmers two or three times a year, however it is the first cut of grass in late May that is the most important

Biodegradable bag with fruit peelings for compost heap, England

Horses loaded with sacks, carrying harvested crop, Vattavada, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Donkey and cart transportation. Man riding on a cart being pulled by a donkey. Photographed in Marrakesh, Morocco

Household waste recycling. Three sacks on a drive ready for collection. The green sack contains compostable plant materials

Yunnan green tea. Sacks of green tea on sale at a market. Photographed in Yunnan province, China

Dried nutmeg in sacks. These seeds are from the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans). The seeds are found inside fleshy fruits, which split open when they are ripe to reveal the seed covered by the aril

Spice market

Fertiliser bags
Inorganic NPK fertiliser, computer artwork. NPK fertiliser contains the plant nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (whose chemical symbol is K)

Sweet potato and cassava roots
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, front bags) and cassava roots (Manihot esculenta, rear bags). Sweet potatoes are sweet tropical root vegetables originating from Central America

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Grading Walnuts - California, USA
Grading Walnuts with a grading machine - California, USA

Laos - Sacks of cardamom being weighed. A very superior French overseer takes down the details in a jotter

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Market traders weighing large sacks of grain in the main Sarajevo Market

Bosnia - Sarajevo - General Store
A General Store in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - probably selling all kinds of wares, but all that is on show in this scene are some brushes and some sacks of grain

Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - Grain Market
Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - The Town Market

Municipal Theatre - Algiers
The Municipal Theatre, Algiers

Cocoa beans being lifted from a canal barge
Two workers lift Gold Coast cocoa beans from a low canal barge. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Grain Market - Antioch, Turkey
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. Founded in the 4th century BC, eventually rivalling Alexandria as the greatest Near Eastern City

Boulogne Docks 1917
Under the instruction of a British officer, Chinese labourers load sacks of oats at Boulogne Docks

The Petrovski Quay at Baku, Azerbaijan

Moving large sacks in a warehouse
An operator uses a small picker to stack and manoeuvre piles of sacks, containing cotton or wool, into place in a large warehouse. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Manchester Ship Canal - Railway and warehouses
Manchester Ship Canal - Railway line and mulit-storey warehouses. The trade coming through the Ship Canal (often originating from Ireland)

Natives unloading cargo from boats
Native men unloading cargo from boats, in an unidentified location. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Turkey, Chanak - British Fleet Sports Final. A rather funny game is in progress between the 8th Flotilla and HMS Emperor of India

Sailors carrying potatoes onto HMS Coventry, Second World
Photograph showing the seamen of HMS Coventry carrying sacks of potatoes onto their ship, as it is refitted at a British dockyard in 1940. HMS Coventry was an anti-aircraft cruiser of 4290 tons

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Compartment in the Bullion
Engraving of vauly in the Bank of England used for storing sacks full of Mexican Silver Dollars. A Bank official in uniform with tricorn hat is unloading a cart stacked with sacks

Reforms at Athens
A day of bloodless revolution in Athens led by Kalergis leads to political reforms : Otto sacks his Bavarian ministers and grants a new constitution

Mistaken Identity
A group of children pursuing an old man carrying sacks and baggage through the snow, in the belief that he is Father Christmas

Putting the Mail on the Viceroy, Galway, 1850
Engraving showing sacks of mail leaving Galway in rowing boats to be put aboard the Viceroy, on its maiden voyage to New York, 1850

Phosphate Mining
Sacks of phosphate, the salt of phosphoric acid, mined in Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa

Beans, Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal), Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Spices, Medina Souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Hessian bags full of stem ginger, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia

Man sitting outside his house packing vegetables, Bandare village, Trisuli Valley, Nepal, Asia

Cotton being transported to auction, Ganakale, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

The market, Sikasso, Mali, Africa

Salt sacks in the market, Sikasso, Mali, Africa

Spices at market stall, Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Colourful spices at market stall, Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Dried flowers and herbs for sale in the souk, Medina, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Spices and herbs for sale in the souk, Medina, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Social / Romanian Mats
Romanian mat sellers

Meal-Man / 1647 / Broadside
A meal-man with sacks of wheat These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London

Fong-Pe, God of Winds
FONG-PE, the Chinese god who controls the winds. In this aspect he is an old white- bearded man who carries the winds in sacks. He can also be a dragon

Marseille Docks / Photo
A view of the docks at Marseille - full of sacks and barrels

English Chimneysweeps
A London chimneysweep offers his services - or rather, those of his two lads who will go down the chimneys getting rid of the accumulated soot which they cart away in sacks

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"Sacks: A Journey Through Time and Tales" Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card: "Feline Festivities: Paws-itively Purrrfect Party in Sacks. " Picking coal from waste tip during 1921 strike, South Wales: "Resilience Amidst Hardship: Hands Stained with Coal Dust and Hope" Harvesting barley with a combine harvester, Suffolk: "Bountiful Barley Harvest: Nature's Golden Grains Fill the Sacks" Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire: "A Glimpse into History: Stories Woven within Holmfirth's Sack-laden Streets" A delivery van from Platt Mill, Borough Green, Kent is loaded up with sacks of flour: "On the Road to Nourishment: Flour Power Enroute to Every Kitchen" Warehouse / Liverpool Dock: "The Pulse of Trade Flows through These Sacked Warehouses at Liverpool Dock" Covent Garden Market: "From Farm to Forks: The Bustling Bazaar Brimming with Colorful Sacks at Covent Garden Market" St Georges Square, Pimlico, London: "Urban Oasis Embraces Serenity Amidst the Rustle of City Life's Many Sacks" Hoisting Hops: "Elevating Flavor and Tradition: Hoppy Delights Rise in Burlap Sacraments " Cats enjoying a dinner party on a Christmas card "Purr-fectly Divine Feast Unfolds as Whiskered Guests Revel Amongst Festive Sacks. " London Life - The Busy Docks of the Port of London "A Symphony of Movement & Commerce Echoes Within Each Laden Sailors' Stack. " Coal Men 1960S "Gritty Heroes Fuel Progress With Every Heave Of Their Burdened Backs.