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Wandering minstrels at Yokohama, 1864. Creator: UnknownWandering minstrels at Yokohama, 1864. Engraving of a sketch '...by Mr. C. Wirgman, our special artist...of wandering musicians
A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Creator: UnknownA strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Indian musician...of the Dher caste...playing on an instrument called the tingadee, which is composed of three gourds
The Savoyard, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob MillerThe Savoyard, 19th century
Costumes de Différents Pays, Pretre Indous, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF LabrousseCostumes de Differents Pays, Pretre Indous, c1797
Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: UnknownItinerant Priest, 19th century
Scheveningen fish seller, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la FargueScheveningen fish seller, 1775
Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. Creator: UnknownKermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. A showman points to nine prints on a stage. A woman is playing the harp. On the right a boy with balloons
The Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. Creator: Willem van MierisThe Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. In 17th and 18th century Europe, raree shows (also known as peep shows or peep boxes) were a popular form of entertainment provided by wandering showmen
The print seller, 1784. Creator: Jacobus PerkoisThe print seller, 1784
Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. Creator: Henry Reynolds SteerMan with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. A blind man with an early version of a magic lantern is accompanied by a young woman selling sheet music
Roma woman reading a gentleman's hand (Moses?), 1674. Creator: Gesina ter BorchRoma woman reading a gentleman's palm (Moses?), 1674. A Roma woman reads the palm of a gentleman (probably Moses ter Borch, the artist's brother), as his page watches
Country Kermis, 1680-1704. Creator: Cornelis DusartCountry Kermis, 1680-1704. Feast day of St Martin: woman playing a hurdy-gurdy and boy playing the flute. Note child on hobby-horse
The Quacksalver, 1648. Creator: Adriaen van OstadeThe Quacksalver, 1648
Street scene in Copenhagen, young woman buying lace from a Jewish trader, 1798-1802. Creator: UnknownStreet scene in Copenhagen, young woman buying lace from a Jewish trader, 1798-1802
Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Creator: Johannes LingelbachItalian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Other Title(s): Marketplace in an Italian Town, with an Itinerant Toothpuller
Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (les musiciens), 1888. Creator: Fernand PelezGrimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (les musiciens), 1888
Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand PelezGrimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques, 1888
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki... c. 1776. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776
Pea pickers in California, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePea pickers in California. "Mam, I've picked peas from Calipatria to Ukiah. This life is simplicity boiled down." California
Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City - Background photo for Hightstown project, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBackground photo for Hightstown project. Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City, where the Solomon family do their shopping. In the street and displayed on newspaper
More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMore than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms. The type that formed the backbone of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeNapa Valley, California. More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms
Flatbreads vendor, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-GorskyFlatbreads vendor, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early
Der Thespiskarren (Schauspieler auf Reisen), mid-late 19th century, (c1924). CreatorDer Thespiskarren (Schauspieler auf Reisen), mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Actors on the road with their Thespian wagon
Marlborough: The Itinerant, 1800. Artists: James Walker, John GreigMarlborough: The Itinerant, 1800. From The Copper Plate Magazine. [J. Walker, London, 1800]
Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonAerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
A Group of Tightrope Walkers just before a Performance, 1840-1841. Creator: Julius FriedlaenderA Group of Tightrope Walkers just before a Performance, 1840-1841
A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen, 1798-1801
A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his... ca. 1640-60. Creator: AnonA caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head, ca. 1640-60
A caricature figure representing a poor itinerant artist loaded with various implem... ca. 1640-60. Creator: AnonA caricature figure representing a poor itinerant artist loaded with various implements relating to his trade, ca. 1640-60
FSA emergency migratory labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalipatria, Imperial Valley. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) emergency migratory labor camp. Left Oklahoma December 11, 1937 with husband and two children and son-in-law
Bindle stiffs in town three weeks before opening of Klamath... Tule Lake, Siskiyou County, CABindle stiffs in town three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake
Hobo wakes up early in the morning from his bed alongside a corral, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeHobo wakes up early in the morning from his bed alongside a corral. Imperial Valley, California
Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard, near Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeWashington, Yakima Valley, near Toppenish. Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard
Migratory cotton picker on highway near Merced, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeMerced (vicinity), California. Migratory cotton picker on highway near Merced, California. He and his family from Independence, Kansas, have been looking for work chopping cotton
Farmer from Independence, Kansas, on the road at cotton chipping time, U. S. 99, California, 1939Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. Farmer from Independence, Kansas, on the road at cotton chipping time. He and his family have been in California for six months
Migratory cotton picker from Kansas on highway near Merced, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory cotton picker from Kansas on highway near Merced, California
Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeCar on siding across tracks from pea packing plant. Twenty-five year old itinerant, originally from Oregon. " On the road eight years, all over the country, every state in the union
The Fan Peddler, 1765. Creator: Suzuki HarunobuThe Fan Peddler, 1765. Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu
A Woman Peddler of Needles and Thread, c. 1730. Creator: Hanekawa ChinchoA Woman Peddler of Needles and Thread, c. 1730
Itinerant female musician, from the triptych "Series of Three (Sanbantsuzuki)"Itinerant female musician, from the triptych " Series of Three (Sanbantsuzuki)", Japan, c. 1830