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Petrol pumps on the pavement at a service station at Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, a practice not permitted by local by-laws. Green Shield stamps for sale! Date: 1960s
Main Street Businesses Date: 1950
Number 6The number 6 - extracted from a point of sale card (indicating that an item is special value at 9 d.) Date: c.1920
Early Morning at the Smithfield Meat Market, London 1870A typical scene outside Smithfield Meat Market at two in the morning. A large number of horse-drawn carriages are shown, bringing meat to the market for sale. Date: 1870
Sale of Hyde Park TurnpikeHyde Park corner, between Piccadilly and Knightbridge, considerably narrowed the entrance into Piccadilly at the western end; and its removal was a great improvement
Corner of Leadenhall Market, London 1900Covered market, selling live poultry in cages. Date: 1900
CHINESE ORNAMENTSOrnaments exported from China displayed in a British auction house. They will be sold just in time for Christmas presents Date: 1930s
HAYMARKET SUPPER ROOMSMidnight at supper rooms in the Haymarket, London, where oysters, coffee and lemonade are on sale to gentlemen who may require them. Date: 1858
SOCIAL / HORSE SALE C1790A horse sale at a country inn, The George, at Crawley in Sussex Date: circa 1790
WINDOW SHOPPING / OXFAMTwo old ladies window shopping in the Hull branch of Oxfam. The shop is promoting the great Blue Peter bring and buy sale. Date: 1980s
SPRING BLOSSOMS ON SALEThe first spring blossoms on sale at a flower stall. Date: circa 1895
CURDS AND WHEY FOR SALECurds and whey for sale from a street stall: a woman gives some to her baby to drink Date: 1819
BUY A FLOWER, LADY? 1887Buy a flower, lady? A poor London flower girl tries to make a sale Date: 1887
HOT CHESTNUTS FOR SALEA vendor of hot chestnuts; a smartly dressed woman and a chimney sweep boy are among his customers, while in the background an organ grinder and monkey also look for trade Date: circa 1920
BALLAD SELLER / WHEATLEYA new love song, only hapenny a piece. A ballad-seller makes a sale. Date: 1796
CHERRIES FOR SALERound and sound, five pence a pound, Duke cherries: a woman weighs out a quantity of cherries from her wheelbarrow for two children, and ignores the attentions of a carter Date: 1795
STRAWBERRY SELLERA woman balancing a large basket of fruit on her head cries Scarlet strawberries for sale Date: 1795
MUFFIN SELLER / PETHERICKA muffin man with a tray of muffins balanced on his head rings a handbell to let people know of the fresh muffins for sale Date: circa 1880
CHRISTIES SALE 1863The sale of the Dicknell Collection of drawings at Christie and Mansons Date: 1863
PELLATT &GREEN GLASSWARE PELLATT &GREEN GLASSWARECustomers browse amongst the glassware and chandeliers on sale at Messrs. Pellatt and Green, St Pauls Churchyard, London Date: 1809
NEW YORK NEWSTAND / 1951Men and women browse through an array of newspapers and magazines on sale at the Garfield News Company stand at New York port authority bus terminal Date: 1951
Spouses for SaleTHE MATRIMONIAL TATTERSALLS Marriageable ladies and gentlemen are put up for auction as if they were horses Date: 1847
CHECKING PERSIAN CARPETSPersian carpets are checked and examined in the workshop of an importer, before being offered for sale. Date: circa 1930
TERRACED HOUSES FOR SALEAn impressive row of grand Georgian terraced houses and flats for sale during the 1980s housing boom. Date: 1980s
ARAB CARPET MERCHANTSA carpet is beautifully displayed by Arab merchants who are hoping to make a sale
GREAT RUBBISH SALETHE UNPROTECTED FEMALE AT A GREAT RUBBISH SALE The customer is depicted as the victim of unscrupulous shopkeepers Date: 1853
RABBITS & GOOSE FOR SALE RABBITS & GOOSE FOR SALERabbits O! A street trader advertises his stock of rabbits and a goose. Date: circa 1815
PICTURE SALE / EXAMININGExamining a picture with a magnifying glass - the next pleasing picture was Solomons judgement, where a Centinel held a fine babe oer the pavement. Date: 1821
BARKERS SALE - 2Queuing for a sale at Barkers, Kensington, London. Date: 1928
Sale of the fish 1869Early morning fish selling in France. Date: 1869
Selling cats in China 1835Selling cats in China. Date: circa 1835
Book sale at Sothebys auction house, LondonA book sale taking place at Sothebys auction house, London. Mr Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the German-born British bookseller and collector, is seated just in front of the auctioneers desk
A sale of art works at Christies, LondonA sale of art works at Christies in London. Date: 1888
Republic RC-1 Seabee assembly at Croydon Airport, carried out by Rollason Aircraft and Engines. Three Seabees were imported from the production line at Farmingdale, for onward sale in Scandinavia
Camel traders at Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, EgyptCamel traders deal with an angry camel, Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1993
Farmers pull faces at sheep sale, SW ScotlandFarmers pull their faces as they watch a sheep sale at Castle Douglas cattle market, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 1999
Sleeping boy, Bangkok marketA small boy sleeps on his mothers flower stall in a Bangkok market, Thailand Date: circa 1985
Fruit sellers, Sierra LeoneTwo women fruit sellers, Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa. They wear bright clothes and carry their wares on their heads Date: circa 1982
Fruit seller, Sierra LeoneWoman fruit seller, Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa. She carries her wares on her head in an enamel bowl Date: circa 1982
Junk shop, LisbonAn elderly man smoking a pipe walks past a junk shop in a Lisbon street, Portugal Date: 1989
Three farmers at sheep saleThree male farmers study the stock at a sheep sale in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Date: circa 1975
A Normandy Lad with his wares for sale - he certainly has the look of a cad or Joker ! Date: circa 1910
By Order of the Owner - Lot 1. Kitty, Chestnut Mare (property of a lady - very fast) - a lightly satirical (to whom does the description apply!!) postcard by Lance Thackeray (1867-1916). Date: 1902
Sale, Rabat, Morocco - Medersa Abu al-Hassan, also called Medersa des Merinide Date: 1928
M. White & Co. Menswear Store - 157 Kings Road, Chelsea, London - next to the Chelsea Wesleyan Church. Shopkeeper Miss Denton stands proudly in the doorway. Date: circa 1910s
The Old Slave Block, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. In the days prior to the US Civil War, the block was used for the sale and annual hire of slaves
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret - 1933Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002) at the annual sale of work by the Disabled Soldiers Embroidery Society, held in the grounds of Violet
Duchess of York and daughters - Disabled Soldiers SaleElizabeth, the Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900-2002) and her daughters Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002)