Bare Foot Collection

Holy Infant of Prague
The miraculous Holy Infant of Prague was revealed by his mother Mary to Saint Cyril of the Mother of God, a barefoot Carmelite monk, at Prague, in the 9th century

Thames Mudlarks
Barefoot mudlarks scavenging in the Thames at low water

Carmelite Nuns
Discalced (= Barefoot) Carmelite Nuns

Isadora Duncan / Barefoot
ISADORA DUNCAN American dancer, barefoot on stage

Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking lady
A rather powerful looking lady from the Congo, smoking a pipe and carrying a large wicker basket on her head. She is the wife of the Chief of the Mpongo Tribe of Kibweta, Madimba, Congo, Africa

Teenage Pregnancy
A barefoot pregnant teenager in a rather unflattering gingham mini maternity dress

Waifs and Strays Society Advertisement
An appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring an illustration of two barefoot children in rags on a doorstep

Clan Sinclair
Clan SINCLAIR a young barefoot woman wears a long tartan plaid

Walsingham Pilgrims
In the Middle Ages, pilgrims thronged to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, leaving their sandals in the " Slipper Chapel" and walking barefoot 2 miles to the shrine

The Slipper Chapel
In the Middle Ages, pilgrims thronged to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, leaving their sandals in the " Slipper Chapel" and walking barefoot 2 miles to the shrine Date

Riding Hood / Steinbruck
Red Riding Hood encounters a friendly wolf in the woods who offers her his paw

Children Make a Wreath
Three little girls & their brother sit upon a quilt in the middle of the floor. The eldest girl has abandoned her knitting to make a floral wreath for the youngest. Date: circa 1870

Boy, Dog and Cat
My turn now - a barefoot boy reluctantly shares his meal with his feline friend and canine chum

Boy carrying a donkey

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Link Boy, 18th Century
A barefoot LINKBOY carries a flaming torch with which he will illuminate the path of a gentleman, in the absence of any fixed street lighting

Clan Mac Nicol
Clan MAC NICOL a young barefoot woman is on her way to the burn to fetch water in her wooden pail

Maori Children
Learning to be good Maoris : The youngest children in the class are a little boxed up in their first lesson in old traditional Maori songs which tell the history of the race

Irish Crofter
An old Irish crofter, leaning on his walking stick and smoking his pipe outside his cottage with his barefoot granddaughter

Madman in Mad House
A mental patient, confined in a strait-jacket, is chained barefoot in a small bare cell - a warder opens the door for a visitor to see the wretch, perhaps a one-time friend

Boy attacked by cat

Wireless Class Aboard Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe
Barefoot boys, in naval-style uniforms, attend a wireless class aboard the training ship Mount Edgcumbe. One boy stands in front of a wireless apparatus wearing headphones. Date: 1916

Dancing Woman of Bengal, performing before a European Family. (Plate 14 of 20) Date: 1813

Cairo - Sellers of Bouza
Itinerant sellers of Bouza, a fermented alcoholic beverage produced from wheat in Egypt. Is this the origin of the English term booze??? Date: circa 1910s

African Coptic Priest - probably in Ethiopia. He is wearing a spectacular tradional hat and carries a staff and a Coptic cross. Date: circa 1930s

Kabyle Women and babies - Algeria. The Kabyle are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated population today of 5 million individuals. Date: circa 1910s

The unemployed in the East End, London
The unemployed in the East End of London wait outside Mansion House. There is a notice saying - Mansion House Fund Notice - and the men are applicants for the relief fund

Bringing home the turf
A Colleen (a young unmarried Irish girl) bringing home a wicket backpack full of cut turf. Date: 1909

Playing on a Wall
An older little girl helps a younger one, her sister, perhaps, to walk on a wall. Date: 1930s

Street music: organ grinder claimant, 1873
The " nobleman" organ grinder: a claimant to a title whilst on tour through the Irish provinces. Though he refused to name himself

Malay Seller of Satay Beef with his portable shop - Singapore Date: circa 1910s

Porter in Thessalonika
Indigenous barefooted elderly Turkish porter, carrying a small wooden cabinet - Thessalonika Date: circa 1910s

Egypt - Runners / Messangers Date: 1908

Material / Cloth merchant - Algeria
Material/Cloth merchant - Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Jesters (Smith)
In the background is a FOOL, a kind of domestic idiot : the JESTER is a more sophisticated creature, expected to be witty rather than the butt of coarse amusement. Date: 1272

CATSKIN
Catskin walks barefoot through the woods, carrying her belongings with her

West End Visits East
The West End visits the East End of London - a party of slummers are welcomed by some, but the barefoot children are scared and the sick creature in bed sees them as monsters. Date: circa 1890

Drunk Outside NY Saloon
Having taken advantage of drinks for just three cents, a man passes out on the pavement outside, watched by a barefoot child. Date: 1891

Star Child and Silver
A poor child has fled barefoot into the forest - she looks up at the stars - and they fall in the form of silver coins. Date: 19th century

Indian Actresses / Jaffna
Actresses from Jaffna (Southern India). Date: circa 1880

Barefoot in the Dew
The joy of running barefoot in the dew... Date: 1912

Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, London
A variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society

Salvation Army Slum Sisters on a home visit
Two Salvation Army so-called Slum Sisters visit the home of a poor family. At the door, the mother holds a baby in her arms while another child stands barefoot on the paving stones

Wet day in Madras, India
A wet day in Madras, India. The local population use a variety of different methods to keep the rain off their heads!

Belly Dancer - Algeria

Group of Algerian Musicians
A group of Algerian musicians, seated outside their house, with a low round table holding a selection of food and drink

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

Moorish Woman at the well
A Moorish Algerian woman raising water from a well in a small wooden bucket

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