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Studies of Moorish Life -- a Storyteller. The man on the right holds up his hands as he tells his story. The man on the left sits on a rock with a human skull in one hand
Richmond Park, SurreyHolidaymakers patronising a fortune teller in Richmond Park, Surrey (now in the London Borough of Richmond). Date: 1839
Fortune Teller with cardsFrench (Breton?) Fortune Teller with cards Date: circa 1910s
Iranian Fortune TellerThe old Iranian fortune teller looks up at her shy, smiling young customer : I see a rich and handsome young man from Tehran... Date: 1930s
PALMISTRYCross my palm with silver : a fortune teller reads someones fortune from the palms of their hands. Date: 1930s
Fortune Teller & CatA sinister gipsy woman and her scary cat, reading someones fortune with playing cards... Date: 1970s
Guinea Day at the Festival Gardens, Festival of BritainA cartoon depicting Guinea Day at the Festival Gardens, Festival of Britain, with upper class people in their best clothes, taking part in some unlikely (for them) fairground activities
Marie-Anne LenormandMARIE-ANNE LENORMAND French fortune-teller Date: 1772 - 1843
I-CHINGConsulting the I-CHING in the elaborately decorated establishment of a Chinese fortune-teller Date: circa 1835
Spanish Fortune TellereA Spanish gipsy fortune-teller reads the hand of a bull- fighter as he goes to the corrida Date: 1891
Fortune teller - ConstantinopleA female street fortune teller in Constantinople
Will it Come to ThisA possible scenario due to the falling value of the pound against the dollar in 1920. A brashly dressed cigar-smoking American changes a dollar at a bank and when asked how he would like it, replies
Morocco - StorytellerA Moroccan storyteller entertaining a group of seated children before a large pavilion tent
Madagascar - A Sorceror - using Sikidy Divination. The Diviner uses an elaborate system of computation using seeds, which can be seen in this picture
Mme LenormandMARIE-ANNE LENORMAND, French fortune teller - the most famous of her kind, author of several books about herself and her art
Fortune Teller & BirdA fortune-teller on a London street with her fortune- telling little birds
Palmists AdvertAdvertisement for a French fortune teller, working with palmistry and the cards
Story Telling, NorwayIn a peasant home, an old countrywoman holds her hearers entranced with her folktales and stories of times gone by
Party of people picnicking at Henley RegattaA party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire
Reading the Tea LeavesFortune teller, reading tea leaves
Laboratory of LA VoisinThe laboratory of La Voisin, (Catherine Deshayes), Parisian adventuress, black magician and fortune teller who was eventually burnt for her wickedness
Europes Fortune is ToldWhat do the cards predict for 1896 ? Well, three kings together is a good sign, so perhaps there will be peace. I hope you re right
The Norwood GipsyTHE NORWOOD GIPSY a famous fortune teller of South London
Lenormand - HerselfMarie Anne Adelaide Le Normand French fortune teller, patronised by Napoleon
Divining from CharactersA Chinese fortune teller uses the TCHE TSE method of divining from characters
Blind Fortune TellerA blind Chinese fortune-teller tells a client her future, with musical accompanimeent
Chinese Wen-WangA Chinese fortune-teller employs the WEN-WANG method of prediction, in which small coins are used
French Trade Card 20CThe hand-out of a French fortune-teller of Lyon - clairvoyant, palm-reader, card-teller and Secret Egyptian Work
Fortune Teller, GrandvilA young lady spreads out the cards to learn what they offer her by way of a future
Consulting the ProphetA man consults a fortune teller on a matter of some importance
Japanese Scene / C. 1870A fortune-teller and Amma (shampooer) on a Japanese steet
Owl Fortune TellerAn owl tells the fortune of a simple-minded ewe
Korean Fortune TellerIn Korea, a master of the I-Ching tells a womans fortune in the street
Napoleon & LenormandNapoleon consults the celebrated fortune-teller, Madame Lenormand, who accurately foresees his destiny
Egyptian StorytellerAn Egyptian sha er (story- teller) with his accompanying musician, performing to an audience of smokers
Wheel of Fortune / CardA fortune-teller uses a wheel of fortune
TEA LEAVESA lady consults a tea-leaf fortune-teller
Visit to Fortune TellerTwo women visit a fortune teller in her cottage
Ladies & Fortune TellerAn old lady and three young ones look into the future - Your husband, whom you will adore, though steady will be always poor
Boy and Fortune Teller- Heres my penny - is I her beau ?