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The crafty traders and the easy Indians. Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon and Nelson W. Aldrich dressed as a frontiersman labeled Licensed Trader offering trinkets labeled Pauper-Competition
Seller of plaster figurinesA street seller of plaster figurines and busts. He balances a board on his head with various figures for sale, and carries two larger busts in his arms. A small boy seems interested in his wares
Switzerland - Returning from MarketSwitzerland - A group of Swiss locals returning home from a day at the Market at Lugano. Their boat crosses Lake Lugano filled with their (now empty) baskets. Date: 1904
The Netherlands - Schiedam - The Commodity Exchange Date: circa 1900
Western traders loading cargo in Yokohama. Japanese pentaptych print shows an American ship in the harbor at Yokohama, Japan; small boats ferry cargo which is being carried up a gangplank
Picture of Western traders at Yokohama transporting merchandise and westerners. American and French(?) ships in a harbor transporting cargo and passengers. Date 1861
Local Traders at Turkmenabat, TurkmenistanLocal Traders at Turkmenabat (Chardzhou, Carjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Charjew - Persian for " four canals/streams" ), ancient Amul - a town in Turkmenistan
Water carriers, JerusalemWater carriers in Jerusalem. Date: early 20th century
Roadside Butter Market in Ireland Date: 1905
Rope Sellers at the Sunday Fair, Huancayo, Peru Date: circa 1910s
Christmas decorations in Covent Garden, LondonHolly, ivy and Christmas trees on sale at Covent Garden, London, just before Christmas 1911. 1911
Romanian food marketScene in a Romanian food market. Date: circa 1910s
The Trans-Siberian Railway - a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world
The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul - Turkey Date: circa 1900
A London Costermonger, 1910Illustration showing a London costermonger and his boy at their market Fruit and Veg stall, 1910. This image was produced by Frank Reynolds as part of a series entitled: Peculiarly British Types
Morocco - Tetuan - Street Traders - Berber women from the Moroccan Riff Mountains, who do not permit their faces to be seen. Date: circa 1910s
A Local Covent Garden - Colombo, CeylonA Local Covent Garden (!) - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 1910s
Madonna LiliesThe Madonna Lily (Lilium Candidum) is one of the oldest cultivated lilies, propigated by the Minoans. It was probably brought to Europe by Phoenician traders. Date: 1950s
Sudan - The Market at Kosti, White NileSudan - The Market ( Suk ) at Kosti, White Nile Date: circa 1910s
A Guajiro Market - VenezuelaA Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayuu, Guajiro, Wahiro) Market in Venzuela. The Guajiro are an Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela. Date: circa 1930s
Tabriz, Iran - Fruit SellerA Beautiful early photographic picture postcard showing a Fruit Seller. Rather bizarrely there is a partial view of a chap on a ladder emerging into the top-right hand corner of the shot - what he is
Flower Market at Dieppe, FranceFlower Market at Dieppe, Normandy, France Date: circa 1907
Algeria - Biskra - Camel Caravan on the move Date: circa 1906
Sudan - Khartoum - The Grain Market Date: circa 1904
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia - Batak Arms DealersMedan - the capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia - Batak Arms Dealers. Date: 1904
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Poultry or game vendors Date: circa 1910s
Brazil - Import and Export BusinessMoyses Ezagui & Irmao - Import and Export Business - Itaoatiara, Brazil (in Amazon). Date: circa 1910s
Bruges, Belgium Date: 1915
Skopje, Macedonia - Turkish Knife and shoe stall Date: circa 1910s
The Old House - RouenThe Old House - Rue des Eau-de-Robec, Rouen, Normandy, France Date: circa 1910s
Peeler Move Traders OnA policeman moves on some female street traders who are selling fruit and vegetables. Date: circa 1830
Clerkenwell GreenThe Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green. Date: 1831
Robert M BallantyneROBERT M BALLANTYNE - Scottish author of popular adventure stories for children, such as The young fur-traders based on his own experiences with the Hudsons Bay Company. Date: 1825 - 1894
Street Tavern / PompeiiA street tavern in Pompeii
Estonia - Tallinn (Reval)Estonia - the capital Tallinn (Reval) - The New Market
Dubrovnik (Ragusa) - Croatia - Piazza GundulicMarket stalls on the Piazza Gundulic - Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia - on the left is a monument to Ivan Gundulic (1589 - 1638) - the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa
18th century harbour sceneAn unidentified harbour in the 18th century showing numerous boxes and barrels offloaded onto the quay side while wealthy looking merchants and traders wearing frock coats
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Market traders weighing large sacks of grain in the main Sarajevo Market
Market Traders - Covent GardenMarket Traders with their carts and crates and boxes of fruit and vegetables. Covent Garden, Central London
Bosnian Street MarketTraders at a street market in Bosnia Herzegovina. Selling wares from large wicker baskets
Small shop Selling Moroccan goods, TunisiaA small boutique selling Moroccan goods in Tunisia!
The steps leading down to a Fondouk at Bousaada, AlgeriaThe steps leading down to a Fondouk courtyard with palm trees and camel at Bousaada, Algeria. The Fandouks are the old inns and trading posts for a city
Sfax, Tunisia - Souk of the MosqueThe Soul of the Mosque at Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: 1910s
Camels at a FondoukCamels at a Fandouk (trading post), Algeria, North Africa. The Fandouks are the old inns and trading posts for a city. Animals of the traders were housed inside the courtyards of the fandouk
Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the DyersThe Street of the Dyers at Sfax, Tunisia
Kairouan - Tunisia - Entrance to the Bazaars. Kairouan is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. Founded by the Arabs in around 670
Algeria - Date MarketA Date Market in the South of Algeria
Les Halles - Paris - Market Traders outside the market. Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris