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Street trade - cherriesWoman in the streets of London selling cherries. Date: 1885
Street trade - muffin manMuffin man coming round on Sunday would balance them on a tray on his head, ringing a large bell, calling out Muffins... Muffins.... Date: Circa 1905
London coffee-stall 1850sSelling coffee to passers-by on the streets of London. Date: circa 1850s
London costermonger 1850sHere partaters! kearots and turnips! fine brockelo-o-o!. Date: circa 1850s
Traditional flower sellers in Madeira, Portugal. Date: circa 1930s
Tucks Great Postcard Competitions - Sandwich Man and VendorLondon Life - Raphael Tuck and Sons " Great" Postcard Prize Competitions - Sandwich Man and News Vendor. Prize pot of 6
The Butter, Brooms and Basket Market, Bayeux, FranceThe Butter, Brooms and Basket Market, Bayeux, Normandy, France. Date: circa 1910s
Itinerant doorstep peddlar / seller of accoutrement for sewingItinerant doorstep peddlar/seller of accoutrement for sewing. Date: 1920s
A newpaper seller sits on the pavement in a street in CantonA young male newspaper seller sits on the pavement beside his wares in a street in Canton, Guangzhou, China. He is barefoot and rests his head on his hand. He appears to be sleeping
Reconstruction of Dubrovnik, Croatia - 2A young man on fish stall, Dubrovnik. Part of series for The Daily Telegraph showing the reconstruction of the town after the devastatiing Siege of dubrovnik Date: 1994
Coconut seller, Sierra LeoneCoconut seller carries his wares on his head, on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982
Marigold seller, IndiaAn old woman sits on a ledge in a back street in Banares, India. She sells marigold flowers. Two boy urchins approach. The flowers are used to make offerings to the River Ganges Date: 1987
Floating bread market, KashmirDawn light at the floating bread market on Lake Dal, near Srinagar, Kashmir Date: 1986
Fish stall Normandy, FranceA woman serves in a fish stall in Normandy, France. Theres a customer with a small black dog which is watching a man huddled against the rain and cold Date: 1988
Spice Merchant - Algiers, AlgeriaA fabulous photograph of a Spice Merchant of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1905
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Flower Sellers. Date: 1920s
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
Old muslim seller of seeds - Rhodes, GreeceOld muslim seller of seeds - in the old Turkish Quarter in Rhodes, Greece. Date: circa 1920s
Italy - Indian Fig Seller. Date: circa 1901
Fruit Bazaar, Karachi, PakistanFruit Bazaar, Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan (then part of Northern India). Date: 1910s
Italian Street Oyster Seller and General Fishmonger Date: circa 1903
Bagpipe Seller, Charing Cross, London. Date: 1900s
A Kaymak Seller and a Vegetable Seller - Turkey Date: 1821
Kissy Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912
La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and ChildrenLa Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action
Kermel Market in Dakar, SenegalTraders at Kermel Market in Dakar, the capital of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1920
Milk vendors in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), EthiopiaFemale milk vendors sitting in the sun in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), a city in eastern Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Date: 1920s
Al-Hamidiyah Souq in old town Damascus, Syria. It is the largest and the central souq in Syria, located near to the Citadel. Date: circa 1905
Soho, London - Berwick Street Market W1 - view towards Peter Street. 1973
Tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905A. Green, tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905. Newspaper boards outside the shop proclaim headlines about peace in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. The newsagent stands in the doorway
Balloon seller on a Victorian scrapBalloon seller on the beach on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. ButcheryTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Butchery. Miniature. Fol. 77r
House clearance auction in a garden, with items on tables, an auctioneer with a baton and a porter in an apron. Date: circa 1908
Indian general store, Tabora, Tanzania, East AfricaIndian general store, Tabora, German East Africa (now Tanzania). The woman on the left is operating a Singer sewing machine. Date: circa 1910
Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, TanzaniaMoloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Claimed to be the largest curio shop in East Africa, selling silk, ivory and other items. Date: circa 1920s
Marks & Spencer shop, Portobello Road, West LondonAn early Marks & Spencer shop (originators of penny bazaars), in Portobello Road, West London, with a display of goods on the pavement
Indonesia, Java - Street Satay Vendor Date: circa 1910s
News Round Boy 1950SDelivering newspapers on his bicycle, a boy pauses to speak to a colleague. Date: 1950s
Selling IndulgencesThe sale of indulgences by Catholic clergy in a German market-place
Tradesman sharpening scissors on a Christmas cardTravelling tradesman sharpening scissors and other items on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
c. 1880s Italy - Italy, probably Sicily street vendors, boysc.1880s Italy - southern Italy, probably Sicily street vendor with his wares - boy selling vegetables
Dog costermonger selling in the street on a Christmas cardDog costermonger selling juicy bones in the street on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Man selling toys in the street on a Christmas card -- Like the cuckoo with but one song. Date: circa 1890s
Girl selling holly on a Christmas and New Year cardGirl in a snowy street selling holly on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Tourist and textile salesman in EgyptA tourist in Egypt is shown some textile samples by an itinerant salesman. Date: early 20th century
Women selling lace, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Copenhagen, Denmark - Gammel Strand - The Fish Market. Date: circa 1930s
Street market, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910