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Buying Collection (page 3)

Background imageBuying Collection: Buy a Bird Cage!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Buy a Bird Cage!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Buy a Bird Cage! A bird cage seller trying to sell his wares to a customer, with a girl in the foreground. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Baked Potatoes, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Baked Potatoes, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Baked Potatoes A baked potato seller talking to a chimney-sweep, with a man behind eating a potato. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Bow-pots!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Bow-pots!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Bow-pots!. Two children buying from a bow pot seller who carries pot plants in a basket on her head. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Cherry-ripe, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Cherry-ripe, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Cherry-ripe. Two children buy from a cherry seller who stands with her barrow and a set of scales. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Buy a Lace of the poor Blind, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Buy a Lace of the poor Blind, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Buy a Lace of the poor Blind. A blind lace seller led by a dog along the street, as a woman crouches down to pat the animal. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Cats Meat, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Cats Meat, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Cats Meat. A woman buying cats meat with a cat and three dogs, one peering into the nearby barrow. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Matches, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Matches, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Matches, A girl buying from a match seller, with a third figure carrying a basket of carrots. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Fine Turkey Rhubarb!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones

Fine Turkey Rhubarb!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Fine Turkey Rhubarb! A man buying from a rhubarb seller. From Cries of London, c1840

Background imageBuying Collection: Fritters, piping hot Fritters, Cries of London, (c1688?)

Fritters, piping hot Fritters, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Fritters, piping hot Fritters. A fritters seller baking hot fritters, watched by two children, one of whom appears to be handing over a coin in payment. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Background imageBuying Collection: Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, British suffragettes, 18 September, 1908

Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, British suffragettes, 18 September, 1908. Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

Background imageBuying Collection: A woman from Harlem buys a pair of shoes for her child, New York, USA, c1920s-c1930s

A woman from Harlem buys a pair of shoes for her child, New York, USA, c1920s-c1930s

Background imageBuying Collection: Children buying ice-cream from an Italian trader, 20th century

Children buying ice-cream from an Italian trader, 20th century. The trader has painted his barrow like a Palermitan cart

Background imageBuying Collection: Immigrants on New York Citys East Side, USA, 1900s

Immigrants on New York Citys East Side, USA, 1900s. Traders buying and selling at a market in the Bowery

Background imageBuying Collection: Traders buying bacon direct from a Danish Bacon wholesale van, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1961

Traders buying bacon direct from a Danish Bacon wholesale van, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1961

Background imageBuying Collection: Supermarket checkout, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters

Supermarket checkout, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Supermarket checkout, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. An advertising image for Hamax cleaning products. Washing up liquid (half a gallon for 5 shillings)

Background imageBuying Collection: Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist

Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. A shopkeeper in the South Yorkshire town of Wath upon Dearne explains the May offer from Danish Bacon

Background imageBuying Collection: New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist

New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Customers survey the produce on offer in the newly refurbished department

Background imageBuying Collection: Buying wholesale meat from a Danish Bacon Company lorry, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961

Buying wholesale meat from a Danish Bacon Company lorry, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961

Background imageBuying Collection: Danish Bacon Company wholesale lorry at Barnsley Market, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist

Danish Bacon Company wholesale lorry at Barnsley Market, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Danish Bacon Company wholesale lorry at Barnsley Market, South Yorkshire, 1961. Delivering produce to the butchery traders

Background imageBuying Collection: The Ambassadors purchasing Aesculaplus, 1852. Artist: John Leech

The Ambassadors purchasing Aesculaplus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The Ambassadors purchasing Aesculaplus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Background imageBuying Collection: Buying goats at the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, c1900

Buying goats at the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Background imageBuying Collection: A Lady Buying Shoes, c1650, (1903). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar

A Lady Buying Shoes, c1650, (1903). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
A Lady Buying Shoes, c1650, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Background imageBuying Collection: Auction in progress at Phillips auctioneers, London, c1901 (1901)

Auction in progress at Phillips auctioneers, London, c1901 (1901). Phillips is an auction house founded in 1796 in London by Harry Phillips, a former clerk to James Christie

Background imageBuying Collection: The soldiers as family men, 1915

The soldiers as family men, 1915. Highlanders returned from Flanders on leave, and with the mud of the trenches still on them, buying a Christmas turkey for the people at home

Background imageBuying Collection: A war charity flag day incident, 1915

A war charity flag day incident, 1915. A wounded member of the Canadian Scottish buys a buttonhole. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Background imageBuying Collection: A Horse Fair at Southampton, c1820, (1918). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

A Horse Fair at Southampton, c1820, (1918). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
A Horse Fair at Southampton, c1820, (1918). From The Studio Volume 74. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1918]

Background imageBuying Collection: Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth

Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

Background imageBuying Collection: Dog sellers and buyers in the East End, London, c1900 (1901)

Dog sellers and buyers in the East End, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Background imageBuying Collection: Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, London, c1903 (1903)

Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, London, c1903 (1903)
Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, Covent Garden, London, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims

Background imageBuying Collection: Caledonian Market, 1936. Artist: Harry Morley

Caledonian Market, 1936. Artist: Harry Morley
Caledonian Market, 1936. From The Studio Volume 119. Caledonian Market began on a site adjacent to Caledonian Road in Islington

Background imageBuying Collection: Le Marchand de Tableaux, c1927. Artist: Jean Louis Forain

Le Marchand de Tableaux, c1927. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
Le Marchand de Tableaux, c1927. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Background imageBuying Collection: The Flower Market, 1915. Artist: Frank Milton Armington

The Flower Market, 1915. Artist: Frank Milton Armington
The Flower Market, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Background imageBuying Collection: The Marche des Capucins, 1915. Artist: Leopold Flameng

The Marche des Capucins, 1915. Artist: Leopold Flameng
The Marche des Capucins, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Background imageBuying Collection: The Marche des Innocents, 1915. Artist: Leopold Flameng

The Marche des Innocents, 1915. Artist: Leopold Flameng
The Marche des Innocents, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Background imageBuying Collection: The Water Seller, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish

The Water Seller, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
The Water Seller, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Background imageBuying Collection: The Fish Market, the Lenten season in Paris, 1875

The Fish Market, the Lenten season in Paris, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 6th March 1875

Background imageBuying Collection: The selling and branding of slaves before being put aboard a ship, 1965

The selling and branding of slaves before being put aboard a ship, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Background imageBuying Collection: Advert for Lockheed car brakes by Automotive Products of Leamington Spa, 1937

Advert for Lockheed car brakes by Automotive Products of Leamington Spa, 1937

Background imageBuying Collection: A bazaar in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, c1910

A bazaar in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, c1910. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co

Background imageBuying Collection: A food market in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, c1910

A food market in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, c1910. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co

Background imageBuying Collection: A New Love Song, Only Ha penny a Piece, 1796, (1929). Artist: Anthony Cardon

A New Love Song, Only Ha penny a Piece, 1796, (1929). Artist: Anthony Cardon
A New Love Song, Only Ha penny a Piece, 1796, (1929). Illustration from The Cries of London in the Apollo Volume X, no 59, (November 1929)

Background imageBuying Collection: A market place, Chile, 1895

A market place, Chile, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Background imageBuying Collection: Great market of flowers, Budapest, Hungary, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler

Great market of flowers, Budapest, Hungary, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Great market of flowers, Budapest, Hungary, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Background imageBuying Collection: Poultry merchants, Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927

Poultry merchants, Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageBuying Collection: The lunchtime newspaper paper headlines, Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927

The lunchtime newspaper paper headlines, Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageBuying Collection: Cattle market day, in the lower pool of Gihon, Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900

Cattle market day, in the lower pool of Gihon, Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

Background imageBuying Collection: The market place, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1926

The market place, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Background imageBuying Collection: Economy, 1899

Economy, 1899. She (musing): it seems a pity to spend twenty five dollars to have a gown made over, when I can get a new one for two hundred



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