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Fawley Oil Refinerycirca 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 Machinecirca 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 TastersA 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)
Tea-Water DeliveryA 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 SpringA 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 WellA man operates a draw well while a women waits for a turn, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Country StoreAn 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, 1828Colorized 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
Whaling Station1912: Barrels piled up at a whaling station in a mountainous region. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Bankside ViewSt Pauls Cathedral seen from Bankside on the River Thames, London, with barges on the river.. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Fish Market1870: Piles of fish on the ground at Lowestoft Fish Market, Suffolk. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Barrel Organcirca 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 Harvest1907: The herring harvest in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Graphite Workscirca 1900: A graphite works in Hunupitaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ready For Delivery19th 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 House1908: The vat house at Henley and Sons Cider makers in Newton Abbot in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Italian Food Shopcirca 1907: An Italian delicatessen in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Organ Grinderscirca 1907: Italians turning barrel organs in the Italian colony in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Italian DelicatessenAn Italian delicatessen in the Italian immigrant area of Londons East End. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Pumping Water6th 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 Cider1908: Workers loading wagons at Henley and Sons Cider Works at Newton Abbot in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Water For CarsJune 1906: Water provided for cars at Inverness during the Scottish Reliability Trial. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
BarrierMay 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 DublinFebruary 1911: Steam-powered barges carrying barrels of stout in Dublin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
After The Strike15th 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 Quaysidecirca 1841: Fishermen and boats at the quayside in Toronto. Original Artwork: Engraving - William Henry Bartlett (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brooklyncirca 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 Playing20th September 1974: Two pandas, Chia Chia and Ching Ching play together. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)