![1900: A central group of hop-pickers emptying a large basket into a large container while being watched by a group of young children](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/07/52/00005207_medium.jpeg)
A central group of hop-pickers emptying a large basket into a large container while being watched by a group of young children. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Getty Images). UK, circa 1900
![1920s: Female paper flower vendor carrying two large baskets of artificial flowers, Hong Kong](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/08/52/00005208_medium.jpeg)
Female paper flower vendor carrying two large baskets of artificial flowers, Hong Kong. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images). 1920s
![1925: American film star, Mae Murray (1889 - 1965) seated on a pouffe with a large basket of flowers](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/09/52/00005209_medium.jpeg)
American film star, Mae Murray (1889–1965) seated on a pouffe with a large basket of flowers. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1925
![1930s: Bare-chested Balinese man holding two large birdcages containing fighting cock birds, Indonesia](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0a/52/0000520a_medium.jpeg)
Bare-chested Balinese man holding two large birdcages containing fighting cock birds, Indonesia. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images). 1930s
![1932: A fruit picker at a strawberry farm in Colchester, Essex, with a large basket full of strawberries which will be sent to the Bournville chocolate factories near Birmingham](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0b/52/0000520b_medium.jpeg)
![1934: A Singhalese man carrying a pile of clothing in a large closed basket on his head that looks like an enormous mushroom shaped hat](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0c/52/0000520c_medium.jpeg)
A Singhalese man carrying a pile of clothing in a large closed basket on his head that looks like an enormous mushroom shaped hat. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 30th April 1934
![Men at work at the Cardiff Institute, making huge baskets, unique in size and construction, for loading oil cake in South Africa, 1938](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0d/52/0000520d_medium.jpeg)
Men at work at the Cardiff Institute, making huge baskets, unique in size and construction, for loading oil cake in South Africa. (Photo by Maeers/Getty Images). 1938
![1938: Refugees arriving in Prague after leaving their homes in the Sudetenland, a region with a large ethnic German population, which was the object of German expansionism](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0e/52/0000520e_medium.jpeg)
Refugees arriving in Prague after leaving their homes in the Sudetenland, a region with a large ethnic German population, which was the object of German expansionism. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 28th September 1938
![1939: A dalmatian puppy peers out nervously from a large wicker basket](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/0f/52/0000520f_medium.jpeg)
A dalmatian puppy peers out nervously from a large wicker basket. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 12th April 1939
![1947: A man balancing a large basket and a pail on his head walks along the harbour at Piraeus in Greece](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/10/52/00005210_medium.jpeg)
A man balancing a large basket and a pail on his head walks along the harbour at Piraeus in Greece. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1947
![1955: A group of tribeswomen from the Congo, one carrying a large basket on her head](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/11/52/00005211_medium.jpeg)
A group of tribeswomen from the Congo, one carrying a large basket on her head. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
![1955: Two young men cycling amongst traffic in Holland, one on a bicycle with a motor attached and a large basket at the front](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/12/52/00005212_medium.jpeg)
Two young men cycling amongst traffic in Holland, one on a bicycle with a motor attached and a large basket at the front. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
![1955: An Indian woman carrying a large basket on her head, passing a large pile of roof tiles](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/13/52/00005213_medium.jpeg)
An Indian woman carrying a large basket on her head, passing a large pile of roof tiles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1955
![1959: A Guangzhou (Canton) worker transporting wicker baskets made by himself to an agricultural fair. The baskets are mainly used by farmers for transporting live ducks and chickens](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/14/52/00005214_medium.jpeg)
A Guangzhou (Canton) worker transporting wicker baskets made by himself to an agricultural fair. The baskets are mainly used by farmers for transporting live ducks and chickens. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). May 1959
![1955: Craftsmen weaving baskets in the Plaza San Alfonso, Riobamba, Ecuador, whilst waiting for customers](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/15/52/00005215_medium.jpeg)
Craftsmen weaving baskets in the Plaza San Alfonso, Riobamba, Ecuador, whilst waiting for customers. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
![1957: An old man carrying a large basket walks down a narrow cobbled street in what is by night Istanbul's main area for prostitution](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/16/52/00005216_medium.jpeg)
An old man carrying a large basket walks down a narrow cobbled street in what is by night Istanbul's main area for prostitution. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1957
![1960: In a Kowloon street a bare-footed woman carries two large panniers of vegetables on a yoke across her shoulders](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/17/52/00005217_medium.jpeg)
In a Kowloon street a bare-footed woman carries two large panniers of vegetables on a yoke across her shoulders. (Photo by S. Gardiner/Keystone/Getty Images). Hong Kong, circa 1960
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