Carrying On Head Collection (page 4)

A Street in Jamaica, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Street in Jamaica, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Truly Oriental - a street in the ancient city of Ajmere, India, 1907. [H. C. White Co. Chicago, New York, London, 1907]

Sketch of The Seven Seas, c1922, (1923). Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Sketch of The Seven Seas, c1922, (1923). 1923. Sketch design for The Mediterranean, one of the decorative panels of The Seven Seas in the British Pavilion at the Rio International Exhibition

Aux Portes Du Desert, c1920, (1923). Artist: Maxime Dethomas
Aux Portes Du Desert, c1920, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Water-bearer, Capri, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Water-bearer, Capri, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927] From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Sunset with Cattle, 1841. Artist: George Barret Junior
Sunset with Cattle, 1841. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Cuban bread vendor, c1920. From Souvenir Album from Havana Cuba. [Harris Bros. Company, Havana, Cuba, c1920]

Hartlepool, 1837. Artist: William Finden
Hartlepool, 1837. After Thomas Creswick (1811-1869). [Charles Tilt, London, 1837]

The Market, c1900. Artist: Claude Allin Shepperson
The Market, c1900. From The Studio Volume 76. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

Indian Miners in Cuba, 1920s
Indian miners living in Cuba were called Siboneyes and probably came from the Arauca family. Their character was peaceful and cheerful

Tabacco Factory, (17th century), 1920s
Tobacco Factory.The Spanish set up the tobacco factory, expanded by the Marquis de la Torre, with workshops and warehouses for tobacco

The Old House of Detention, 1878
The Old House of Detention, Clerkenwell. Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1878

Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and nobles of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (16th-11th century BC)

Harbour of Rangoon on the Irawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Harbour of Rangoon on the Irawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Woman and servants going to a market, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Woman and servants going to a market, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Flower seller, Funchal, Madeira, 20th century. Stereoscope Camerascope card detail

Market scene, Sierra Leone, 20th century

Woman and child, Sierra Leone, 20th century

The Vintage and Drunkenness of Noah, 1469-1484 (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
The Vintage and Drunkenness of Noah, 1469-1484 (1870). After a copy belonging to Mr Ambroise Firmin Didot. From the Camposanto, Pisa

Natives Making Pombe, 1883. Pombe is an African beer made from plantains or bananas. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D

Water carriers, Bolivia, 1911

A man on his way to market to sell a pig, Jamaica, c1900s

Men carrying baskets of cotton at an Indore cotton mill, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Ashanti architecture, Ghana, 1922Artist: PA McCann
Ashanti architecture, Ghana, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Smyrna, Turkey, 19th century. Artist: James B Allen
Smyrna, Turkey, 19th century

Sudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. Artist: Ivan Pranishnikoff
Sudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

A man carrying many baskets on his head, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fish porters in Billingsgate, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Women and a man from the 15th and 16th centuries (1849). Artist: Thurwanger Freres
Women and a man from the 15th and 16th centuries (1849). Featured are a common girl of 1560, a Gantois craftwoman of the 15th century

A Korean woman carrying a baby on her back, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A Korean woman carrying a baby on her back, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A maid of Nazareth, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Virgins well at Nazareth, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

River craft laden with melons, Tigris River, 1917-1919

Milk woman, 20th century

Outside a Country Alehouse, c18th century. Artist: William Ward
Outside a Country Alehouse, c18th century. After James Ward (1769-1859). From The Connoisseur Vol. XXIV. [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

The village of Imwas (Emmaus), Palestine, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The village of Imwas (Emmaus), Palestine, 1900. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

Arab woman and child, 1917-1919

Through a Ford, 19th century. Artist: William Shayer
Through a Ford, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Harumichi no Tsuraki, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Harumichi no Tsuraki, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Narguileh, Egypt, 1896. Artist: Maurice Orange
The Narguileh, Egypt, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th July 1896

Effects of Good Government on the City Life, (detail), 1338-1340. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Effects of Good Government on the City Life, (detail), 1338-1340. Ambrogio Lorenzetti frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall (Palazzo Pubblico) of Siena

Princely Garden in Cairo, Egypt, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880

Market at Tantah, Egypt, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880

Market at Dessouk, Egypt, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880

A Chaussee in the Delta, at the time of the flood, 1880. Artist: R Brandamour
A Chaussee in the Delta, At the time of the flood, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880

A Band of Tourists, Egypt, 1881. Artist: R Brandamour
A Band of Tourists, Egypt, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Louxor, from the front, 19th century. Artist: FH Naudin
Louxor, from the front, 19th century. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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