Bearer Collection

Doryphoros (spear bearer, Roman copy of the time of Tiberius from a Greek original by Polykleitos)

Our Coolie Porters; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Our Coolie Porters; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

'Caravane de porteurs Senoufos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Caravane de porteurs Senoufos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

The Graphic Stanley Number; The Vanguard of the Expedition Marching throughthe Primaeval Forest, Creator: Unknown
The Graphic Stanley Number; The Vanguard of the Expedition Marching throughthe Primaeval Forest, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

'An Exploring Expedition in Unknown Tonquin; The Expedition on the March to the Donnai River, 1890 Creator: Unknown
'An Exploring Expedition in Unknown Tonquin; The Expedition on the March to the Donnai River, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850....the new arrangement for dak travelling, which has superseded the palankeen

Fragment of a Tomb Wall Depicting Offering Bearers and Butchers, Egypt, Old Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6 (about 2445-2287 BCE)

Wall Fragment from a Tomb Depicting Offering Bearers, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6 (about 2400-2250 BCE)

Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers carrying Trophies, ca. 1490. Creator: Unknown
Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers carrying Trophies, ca. 1490

Triumph of Caesar: The Corselet Bearers, ca. 1490. Creator: Unknown
Triumph of Caesar: The Corselet Bearers, ca. 1490

Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c, 1912. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from an army battalion, c, 1940. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Zurich, c. 1852. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Neuchatel, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Geneve, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Valais, c. 1819. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Vaud, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Grisons, c. 1809. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Tessin, c. 1809. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Thurgovie, c. 1805. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Saint-Gall, c. 1804. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Appenzell, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Argovie, c. 1805. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Bale, c. 1520. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Schaffhouse, c. 1520. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Soleure, c. 1500. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Fribourg, c. 1500. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Glaris, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Zoug, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Lucerna, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Unterwald, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Schwytz, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Flag bearer from the canton of Uri, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Archaeologist Howard Carter walks alongside the bearers

The Transit of Venus, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Transit of Venus, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Bearer, c1910. The bearer was a mans personal servant who would run the household of a bachelor sahib. Here we see the Bearer cleaning a rifle. From a post card produced by Moorli Dhur & Sons, Ambala

Bringing David Livingstones body down to the coast, Africa, 1873. Scottish missionary and explorer Livingstone (1813-1873)

David Livingstone being carried on a makeshift stretcher through the jungle, Africa, 19th century. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. A joss house is a temple for the worship of shen, deities, saints, ancestors and supernatural beings in Chinese folk religion

The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Charcoal bearers on the road to Peking, China, late 19th or early 20th century

Sedan chairs, 18th century (1882-1884). Artist: Smeeton and Tilly
Sedan chairs, 18th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

King of the Franks being carried on a shield, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Joseph Gallieni, French general, 1899. Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies

The Last Mile, 1873 (1883) David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and African explorer, being carried the last mile to die at his African home in Ujiji, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Man being carried on a Sedan chair, Hong kong, 20th century

Japanese woman in a yamakago (mountain chair) crossing the torrential Daiya river near Nikko, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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