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The Terrible Bogeyman - who steals away naughty children in his sack if they misbehave. Date: circa 1908
Nassau, Bahamas - Woman takes fowls to Market, A brace of Tureys in a box on her head and a couple of chickens in her arms. Certainly not a paltry load! Date: circa 1910s
A Mexican Criada (House Servant) carrying a large jar on her shoulder. The caption to this card states that: " All the work about native households is performed by Such Women." Date
Japan - Woman her two children disturb a storkJapan - A Woman with her two children disturb a stork from the rushes beside a river or pool. Date: 1905
Gathering water in the Vietnamese CountrysideVillagers gathering water in the Vietnamese Countryside Date: circa 1910s
Chinese woman carrying her wares to market in two bags tied to the end of a yolk across her shoulders. Note the wonderful spelling mistake: " Happy New Year and Maxs" !! Date: 1910s
China - Chinese Farmer carrying two large bundles of a yolkChina - Chinese Farmer carrying two large bundles of his crop of choice by means of a yolk across his shoulders. Date: circa 1910s
Carrying pigs to market - China Date: circa 1908
Man with Game Cocks - Stone Sails - Guadalupe, MexicoInset photograph of a man carrying Game Cocks and the Stone Sails Monument (in the grounds of the Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe) - Guadalupe, Mexico. Date: circa 1910s
Two young Moroccan Girls with buckets on their heads Date: circa 1930s
Three boys on a desert island captured by an indigenous man, who nails their packing case clothing to a long pole and carries them away midst weeping sore and wailing. Date: 1898
China - Shanghai - Chinese Burial Chair Date: circa 1950s
China - Shanghai - Chinese Funeral Procession with Dragon model carried aloft before the funerary bier. Date: circa 1950s
South Korea - Children making a Ying Yang design Kite Date: circa 1910s
Sedan Chair and porters - Seoul, Korea Date: circa 1907
Maori Woman and child - Tauwhitu House, Ohinemutu, NZMaori Woman carrying her child on her back - pictured in front of the Tauwhitu House, Ohinemutu, New Zealand. The house was owned by Te Kahuranga, also known as Wiremu Matene. Date: 1909
South Africa - Women carrying mealie-meal - a relatively coarse flour made from maize (called mielies or mealies). A staple food in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi
WW1 - German soldiers carry spare wing for Fokker BiplaneWW1 - German soldiers carry spare wing for a Fokker Biplane near the front line at Reims Date: circa 1916
Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a palletThessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a wooden pallet Date: circa 1908
Greetings from Egypt - Water Carrier and Ramesseum, ThebesGreetings from Egypt featuring inset photographs of a Water Carrier Girl and The Caryatids of the Ramesseum at Thebes Date: circa 1910s
Greetings from Egypt - Water Carrier Girl and Donkey DriversGreetings from Egypt - featuring inset photographs of a Water Carrier Girl and a team of Donkey Drivers beneath palm trees on the banks of the River Nile. Date: circa 1910s
Istanbul, Turkey - Open Air market, Porters carrying loadIstanbul, Turkey - Open Air market and Porters carrying a load using poles. Date: 1898
Istanbul, Turkey - Water Seller and his customers Date: circa 1908
Lebanon - Two Bedouin Women with children on their backs Date: circa 1910s
Porter and Water Carriers, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1897
Porter, Leanders Tower, Nusretiye Mosque Tophane, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897
Yams & Canes taken to market - Constant Spring Road, JamaicaYams taken to market by women (baskets carried on the head) along with canes transported by a solitary donkey - Constant Spring Road, Jamaica Date: circa 1910s
A rather basic bridge - Senegal, West AfricaA rather basic bridge (likely far more secure than it looks!) - Senegal, West Africa Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Japanese woman carrying bunch of daikon and packageJapan - Japanese woman carrying bunch of daikon and a package wrapped in brown paper. Daikon (white radish), is a traditional Japanese staple vegetable used for takuan or bettarazuke dishes
Japan - Japanese woman with baskets in hand and on her back (containing a large bunch of pink flowers). Date: circa 1910
Japan - Japanese woman with basket, teapot and Baby Date: circa 1910
A Lakeland Shepherd on horseback carrying a sick eweA Lakeland Dalesman Shepherd on horseback bringing home a sickly ewe, Cumbria - his trusty dog trots alongside Date: 1913
Mexico - Street Basket and basket vendors. Date: circa 1910s
Taking home a little Pisa, ItalyA giant carries away the principal sights of Pisa, Italy, including the Leaning Tower, the Baptistry and the Duomo. Date: 1900
Russian Dyer with his vat and belt pouches Date: 1905
Boy provides straightforward answer when quizzed by UncleUncle John - " Well, Bobby, how did you manage to get out so soon?" Bobby " Leg Before, Uncle." Date: circa 1890s
A Newlyn Fishwife, Cornwall. Date: 1893
Male wit - Thoughtless of HerThoughtlessness of Her " If you was arf the man you d offer to carry some of these bundles". " Ow can I with my ands in my pockets!" Date: 1894
Russian porter with a large wooden bucket on his head Date: 1902
Russian Mother helps teach her daughter to read by pointing to words on posters on a brick wall. Date: 1902
Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Fetching waterMali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Large excavations dug out of the sand to draw up water from the depths. Date: circa 1910
Mexican Ollas Seller - An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking stews or soups, for the storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes. Date: circa 1910s
Christmas Greetings from The Australian Airforce. An RAF Hawk is flying in with a large bomb to take out a Japanese submarine, which is spouting curses via its periscope! Date: 1942
Joyous Easter - Maiden carrying Eggs and spring frondsJoyous Easter. A European Easter Maiden with a yolk; on one side hangs a large basket of colourful eggs, on the other a large broken eggshell, holding some spring branches with cherry blossom buds
A Korean Basket Seller - Seoul, South Korea. He is carrying well over 40 baskets! One would imagine they are empty... Date: circa 1910s
Carrying Firewood at Tres Rios, Costa RicaWomen and children Carrying firewood on their heads - Tres Rios, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s
British Empire Exhibition - St Ivel Cheese - MilkmaidA trade card (featuring a pretty young milkmaid) from the St. Ivel Cheese Company stand at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Sierra Leone - A Snake CharmerSierra Leone, West Africa - A Snake Charmer Date: circa 1910s