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Pottery Peddler, 1738. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe dePottery Peddler, 1738
Traveling Musicians, 1610-85. Creator: Adriaen van OstadeTraveling Musicians, 1610-85
The Last Days of Harvest (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVII), December 6, 1873. Creator: UnknownThe Last Days of Harvest (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVII), December 6, 1873
The Rival Whiskers, ca. 1824. Creators: George Hunt, Theodore LaneThe Rival Whiskers, ca. 1824. [" They look not like the Inhabitants o the Earth and yet are on t" ]
Winter, 1865. Creator: Charles Emile JacqueWinter, 1865
Small Pig Herd, 1864. Creator: Charles Emile JacqueSmall Pig Herd, 1864
Une Bergere, ca. 1852. Creator: Francois RougetUne Bergere, ca. 1852
Shelling Beans, Argentelle, 1851. Creator: Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert De MolardShelling Beans, Argentelle, 1851
Two Men and a Boy with Outside Calipers, Backsaw, Square, and Frame Saw, 1860s
Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812. 1812. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonBitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812
The Crossing Sweeper, ca. 1860s. Creator: Seymour Joseph GuyThe Crossing Sweeper, ca. 1860s
A Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time, c1930s. Creator: UnknownA Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time, c1930s. Cotton farming was a major issue of racial conflict in the history of the United States, particularly during the 19th century
Aux Champs, 1903. Creator: UnknownAux Champs, 1903. In the fields. A young cowherd watches her cow drinking. After an etching of 1902 by Eugene Charvot. From " La Revue De L Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV
Warehousing in the City, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréWarehousing in the City, 1872. Men and boys lifting bales and barrels at warehouse depot. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co
Dark House Lane - Billingsgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréDark House Lane-Billingsgate, 1872. Darkhouse Lane, Billingsgate in the City of London. From " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co
London Shoeshine Boy, 1882. Artist: Jules Bastien-LepageLondon Shoeshine Boy, 1882. Found in the collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France
The Meeting of Mother and Son, 1883, (1965). Creator: Vladimir MakovskyThe Meeting of Mother and Son, 1965. A mother visiting her barefoot apprentice son. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
The Sale of a Young Serf, 1872, (1965). Creator: Vasily VereshchaginThe Sale of a Young Serf, 1872, (1965). Painting, also known as Selling a Slave Boy, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Valentine Makers, 1875. Creator: H JohnsonValentine Makers, 1875. A woman and her daughter doing piece-work making Valentines cards, applying various elaborate componenents to embossed lace paper
Fruit-Sellers Counting Their Money, 1618, (1914). Creator: BartolomA Esteban MurilloFruit-Sellers Counting Their Money, 1618, (1914). Child street-vendors with a basket of grapes. Painting in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Boys making bread at Upton House Truant School, Hackney, London, 1908. Scene in the bakery; one boy gets a loaf of bread out of the oven
Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, London, 1908Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, 1908. Workshop with boys making baskets and cribs, with completed baskets hanging from the ceiling
Boys tailoring class at Highbury Truant School, London, 1908Boys tailoring class at Highbury Truant School, Islington, London, 1908. Boys learn to make clothes; some draw patterns, others use sewing machines, while at the back more boys sew by hand
Boys at work in the smiths shop, Feltham Industrial School, London, 1908Boys at work in the smiths shop, Feltham Industrial School, Feltham, London, 1908. Boys in aprons learning metalwork in the smithy
Basketry workshop at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, London, 1908Basketry workshop at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, West Norwood, Lambeth, London, 1908. Girls work at making baskets, with examples of the finished product on display
Girls knitting socks by machine at the Elm Lodge School for Blind Girls, London, 1908Girls knitting socks by machine at the Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, West Norwood, Lambeth, London, 1908
Boys sewing at the Boys Home Industrial School, London, 1900Boys sewing at the Boys Home Industrial School, Regents Park Road, London, 1900. Young boys sew by hand and use sewing machines
Boys making shoes at the Anerley Residential School for Elder Deaf Boys, Penge, 1908Boys making shoes at the Anerley Residential School for Elder Deaf Boys, Versailles Road, Penge, 1908. Boys at work in the Shoemakers Shop; pieces of leather lie on the floor in the foreground
Bandy Bob, c1800. A chimney-sweeps boy eating a piece of bread and holding a brush
Do you want any Matches?, Cries of London, c1870Do you want any Matches? Match sellers standing in the street. A woman and a young boy selling matches, with a dog in the foreground and a coach behind them. From Cries of London, c1870
A Poor Sweep, Sir!, Cries of London, 1804A Poor Sweep, Sir!. View of a sweep crossing in front of Blackfriars Bridge, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. The sweep is a barefoot young boy who has a broom in one hand
Chimney Sweep, Cries of London, (c1688?)Chimney Sweep. Two chimney-sweeps, one carrying a long brush. From Cries of London, (c1688?)
Mutual Respectability... 1840. Two child chimney-sweeps acting like adults, smoking, drinking and reading the paper. They smile together
Cotton manufacture, c1845. An adult hand with a boy assistant, forming cotton into laps so that it could be put into the carding machine in a uniform amounts
The Kitchen-Maid, c1930. Artist: W Heath RobinsonThe Kitchen-Maid, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co
Cotton is king - plantation scene with pickers at work. Georgia, c1900. [Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas, 1900]. (Colorised black and white print)
Pluckers on Tea Estate, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus PlatePluckers on Tea Estate, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]
The Fishmongers Call, c1886. Artist: Henry Benjamin RobertsThe Fishmongers Call, c1886. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe
Factory girls decorating cheap pottery for the foreign markets, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodFactory girls decorating cheap pottery for the foreign markets, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Basket-makers, Hongkong, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey, edited by J A Hammerton
District messenger, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeishDistrict messenger, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)
Scavenger boy, who cleans up horse droppings in the road, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London)
Abrahams Sacrifice, 1516-1518, (1937). Artist: Ugo da CarpiAbrahams Sacrifice, 1516-1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937
Banana plantation, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & SonBanana plantation, Jamaica, c1905. Photograph from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (published in England, c1905)
The Thames at Low Water, 1897. From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]
A German spinning school, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Fruit gatherers, 1899. Picking Strawberries, Picking Raspberries, Refreshment after Toil, Farm House, A Passing Shower. A print from the Illustrated London News, (22 July 1899)
French Costume, (1885). A womans elaborate and heavy hairstyle is held up with a stick by her black servant. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789