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Street market, ThailandStreet market in Thailand on a busy day, with food on display. Date: circa 1970s
Hillman Wizard car illustrationA well-dressed couple stand and admire their new Hillman Wizard car. Date: 1931
Choosing fancy dress costumes for Carnival on the RivieraIllustration by Steven Spurrier showing women selecting fancy dress costumes to wear on the Riviera at Gala events during the Carnival season
British Railways memorabiliaA wagon-load of old timetables are pored over by railway enthusiasts, including a lady in a tam-o-shanter and wellington boots. circa 1974
Spain. 19th century. Pawnshop and Savings Bank. Sales roomSpain. 19th century. Pawnshop and Savings Bank, an institution created with a social and religious assistance to the most needy. Sales room. Madrid
Japanese history. Fruit seller. Colored engraving from 1882
France. Paris. Market. Colored engraving, 1869
Scene in a grocers shop -- No Trust. 19th century
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo buys a balloon, which lifts him up into the air, until he lands on a policemans head. Originally published in The Bonzo Book (Partridge, London). Date: 1925
Leipzig Tree MarketA Christmas tree market in the Augustus Platz, Leipzig: people buying trees in the evening winter darkness by the light of lanterns and lamps Date: circa 1870
Social / Cosne Market 1913People buying and selling at a picturesque street market at Cosne Date: 1913
Cartoon, Parisian woman out shopping, WW1Cartoon showing an elegant Parisian woman in a very tall hat, out shopping for fabrics. She asks for a large amount of material for a new hat, in spite of wartime austerity. Date: 1917
London Street Dog SellerLondon street trader selling dogs Buy a dog, Ma am ? Date: 1860
Frozen Meat MarketJolly traders at a frozen meat market in St Petersburg. A whole piglet hangs from the roof. Date: 1913
Cartoon, Modern artist and visitorCartoon, modern artist showing his abstract painting to a visitor. She says she likes it; he replies: I can tell you re a connoisseur ! Date: 1919
Buying PatrioticallyBritish people buying patriotic goods with which to celebrate Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee Date: 1887
Dogs / Market / LondonThe Dog Market at Club Row (near Brick Lane) in the East End of London. Date: circa 1912
Scottish Cattle MarketBuying and selling at a Scottish cattle market Date: 1830
Farringdon Market LondonFarringdon Market, London; watercress girls buying their stock Date: 1882
Old lady buying a picture of a young ladyAn old lady buying a picture of a young lady in the bloom of youth. Date: 19th century
Ticket office queue at stationPassengers queue to purchase their tickets. Date: 1891
At the dressmaker sA ladys outfit is given some final finishing touches by her dressmaker. Date: 1907
Group of people at an antiques fair. Date: circa 1910
French charlatan selling his wares in the streetA French charlatan selling his wares in the street. Date: 18th century
Bidding at an art auctionPeople bidding at an art auction -- the auctioneer is about to bring down the hammer. Date: 1883
A tea dealer shop, c. 1800Outside a tea dealer shop, c. 1800 Date: C.1800
The Sphere magazine absorbs Black and WhiteA newspaper boy selling copies of The Sphere and The Tatler (sister titles from the same group) to a man on a train. The photograph was promoting the fact that The Sphere had successfully absorbed
People buying food during Lunch hour on the docks, Jacksonville, Florida, USA Date: 1900s
Street Scene, The Marina, Naples. The fruit and vegetables of the town are sold almost entirely on hand-carts about the streets. Date: 1904
On The Marina, NaplesA drink and lemon booth on the marina in Naples. The vendors drive a brisk trade all year round. 1904
Boy and girl in a shop on a Christmas card -- the little girl is buying a packet of tea. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Two fashionable French women, WW1Cartoon, two fashionable French women with their purchases, one of them reading a newspaper (Le Journal). One of them says that its easy to say Howitzers, Grenades, etc
Cartoon, Good sense, WW1Cartoon, Good sense. An extravagant wife explains to her soldier husband why she had to buy such expensive clothes, and travel home by taxi. Date: 1916
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, buying a white French poodleIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- the young Aldin in the rag and dog market at Bruges, Belgium, buying a large white French poodle. Date: 1927
Illustration, Tattersalls after the Derby RaceIllustration, Tattersall s, or, a Glance at the Settling Day after the Derby Race -- Felix Qui Nihil Debet (happy the man who owes nothing). An auction scene at the famous horse dealers. Date: 1832
WW1 - British Subaltern buys suppliesWW1 - The text accompanying the illustration translates to the British Subaltern asking the French shop keeper, " Could you please give me bread, butter and cheese for Mass
WW1 - buying horses for the Suffolk Territorial R. F. ASoldiers from the Suffolk Territorial Royal Field Artillery buying horses for Army purposes at a Norfolk farm shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
Cartoon, The Salesman, WW1Cartoon, The Salesman, flirting with a customer as she tries on some gloves. Behind the salesman is a shadow of German soldiers with severed hands skewered on a sword. Date: 1915
Assyrian-Babylonian tablet with cuneiform characters. Purchasing contract. 2000 B.C. Babylonian art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Como. Civic Museum
Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915
British troops arrive from the trenches at Waterloo StationTroops just arrived at Waterloo Station from the trenches buying tickets at the booking office for travel to their suburban homes. A typical scene at London train stations during the First World War
Christmas shopping on the Western Front 1916British soldiers buying geese in a French market. 1916
Help to Win the War by Buying Aeroplanes at 2, 500 eachBusiness Mens Boom Week (March 4th - 9th 1918) - A Message from the Sky to the People of Bridgwater and District. Help to Win the War by Buying Aeroplanes at 2, 500 each
By George! by Nellie C. George, WW1 silhouette humourThe Customer: Have you got anything topical in the way of curtains? The Shop Assistant: Certainly Madam, Here is one of our new Kaiser curtains; all ready to hang
The Needless Question, predominance of khaki, WW1The Customer: Will the colour run? The Assistant: Oh, no, Madam; its a khaki shade. A lovely reverse silhouette image from the First World War showing a woman at a drapery shop
Looking in a shop window during the sales, WW1Each person has his or her own interpretation of the national call to thrift. This is the construction put upon it by the great drapery houses in the West End of London
Flag Day, WW1, little boy in miniature uniformA small boy dressed up in a miniature British officers uniform sells a flag to an obliging police officer with the help of a lady, presumably his mother
Buying games for the Tatler scheme, WW1Cartoon showing a lady leaving her car after spending a day buying various games to contriubte to the Tatler magazines Games Bureau