Shoeshine Collection

Shoe shine Lisbon, Portugal
A young shoe shine man reads a newspaper while waiting for his next customer in a Lisbon street Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Woman in shoe shine booth Lisbon
Shoe shine booths in a Lisbon Street, Portugal. People sit in the small cabins to have their shoes cleaned and shined Date: 1988

Pyramid tomb of Cestius, Rome, Italy, with shoeshines in the foreground. Date: late 19th century

Barefoot shoeshine boy, North Africa, possibly Egypt c. 1880s
Vintage 19th century photograph: Barefoot shoeshine boy, North Africa, possibly Egypt, c.1880s

Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century

Cries of Paris - shoeshine boy

Scots soldier pursued by shoeshine boys
Shine, sir -- half piastre. A Scottish soldier with outsized boots polished like mirrors, being pursued by four Egyptian shoeshine boys! Date: 1916

SHOPS OPEN AT 8AM
A busy street scene in London as the shops open at 8am. Date: 1858

Shoe shine man in a shady spot - Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
A shoe shine man lies in a shady spot on the pavement in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Beside him are the tools of his trade - brushes and polish

Shoe shine in street, Lisbon
A shoe shine man cleans a customers shoes in a Lisbon street, Portugal. The male customer holds on to a traffic light as his shoes are polished. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Algeria - A Young Ouled Bootblack. Date: circa 1907

Algerian Shoeshine Boy. Date: circa 1907

Two Shoeshine boys fighting over a potential customer - humorous images used as a promotional tool for Blecao - the blurb for which reads as follows

Two cats on a New Year card, customer and shoeshine boy. Date: circa 1890s

Shoeshine boy, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks
A very odd postcard depicting Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks in highly regal pose ! Date: circa 1905

Gathering of Syrian Shoeshine boys - just a small fraction of a Artisan Group said to number 900 members. Date: circa 1908

Shoeblack & Cabby
Shoeblack polishing a Cabbys shoes. Date: circa 1910

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