Street Cry Collection

Baskets!, Cries of London, 1804
Baskets! A basket seller standing in a street laden with baskets of all sizes. From Cries of London, 1804

Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City - Background photo for Hightstown project, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Background 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

Frozen-Out Gardeners and Snow Clearers - drawn by Foster, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans
Frozen-Out Gardeners and Snow Clearers - drawn by Foster, 1850. Illustration to a story by Thomas Miller. During winter, gardeners couldn't work because of the cold weather

Cries of London: No. 1: Buy a Trap, a Rat-Trap, January 1, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke
Cries of London: No.1: Buy a Trap, a Rat-Trap, January 1, 1799

Cries of London, No. 7, Old Clothes, May 4, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke
Cries of London, No. 7, Old Clothes, May 4, 1799

Cries of London, No. 4: Do You Want Any Brickdust?, February 20, 1799

Cries of London, No. 3: Last Dying Speech and Confession, February 20, 1799

Cries of London, No. 2: Buy my Goose, my fat Goose, January 1, 1799. Creator: Henri Merke
Cries of London, No. 2: Buy my Goose, my fat Goose, January 1, 1799

Cries of London, No. 6: All a growing, heres Flowers, March 1, 1799

Merchant of Plaster Figures, ca. 1822. Creator: Carle Vernet
Merchant of Plaster Figures, ca. 1822

Hot Cross Buns!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Hot Cross Buns! A child buying from a hot cross bun seller, From Cries of London, c1840

Old Clothes! Old Clothes!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Old Clothes! Old Clothes! A man buying from an old clothes seller. From Cries of London c1840

Mackarel!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Mackarel! A woman buying from a mackerel seller. From Cries of London, c1840

Turnips & Carrots ho, Cries of London, c1870
Turnips & Carrots ho. A turnip and carrot seller and his donkey laden with baskets. Standing next to them is a woman holding a bunch of turnips. From Cries of London, c1870

Hot Spice Gingerbread Smoking hot!, Cries of London, c1870
Hot Spice Gingerbread Smoking hot!. A gingerbread seller, pictured with a woman and children at his barrow, with a boy eating a piece of the gingerbread, and a dog standing in front of the cart

A New Love Song only ha penny a piece, Cries of London, c1870
A New Love Song only ha penny a piece. A songsheet seller receiving payment for her wares. The seller is receiving money from a man carrying a whip

Old Chairs to mend, Cries of London, c1870
Old Chairs to mend. A chair mender sitting outside a house working on a seat, with a woman watching him, another holding a chair waiting to be mended, and a dog in the foreground

Strawberrys, Scarlet Strawberrys, Cries of London, c1870
Strawberrys, Scarlet Strawberrys. A strawberry seller carrying a basket on her head, with horses and a cart to her right and figures by a sedan chair to her left. From Cries of London, c1870

Round & Sound Fivepence a Pound Duke Cherries, Cries of London, c1870. Artist
Round & Sound Fivepence a Pound Duke Cherries. A cherry seller weighing out the fruit in a set of scales. The seller then tips it out into a boys hat

Knives Scissars and Razors to Grind, Cries of London, c1870
Knives Scissars and Razors to Grind. A knife grinder beneath a lamp in the street with two women, one of whom holds a pair of scissors to be sharpened. From Cries of London, c1870

New Mackrel, New Mackrel, Cries of London, c1870
New Mackrel, New Mackrel. A mackerel seller on the doorstep of a house, with two women inspecting the fish that are being offered to them. From Cries of London, c1870

Do you want any Matches?, Cries of London, c1870
Do 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

Sweet China Oranges, sweet China, Cries of London, c1870
Sweet China Oranges, sweet China. An orange seller standing in the street, with two women looking at the fruit. From Cries of London, c1870

Milk below Maids, Cries of London, c1870
Milk below Maids. A milk seller handing a cupful of milk to a boy and girl on a street, with a dog walking past and a lamp on the right. From Cries of London, c1870

Two bunches a penny primroses, two bunches a penny, Cries of London, c1870. Artist
Two bunches a penny primroses, two bunches a penny. Primrose sellers walking in the street, carrying baskets of primroses, and accompanied by a dog. From Cries of London, c1870

Milk below Maids, Cries of London, c1795. Artist: Luigi Schiavonetti
Milk below Maids. A milk seller handing a cupful of milk to a boy and girl on a London street, with a dog walking past and a lamp on the right. From Cries of London, c1795

Fresh Gathered Peas Young Hostings, Cries of London, c1795. Artist: Pietro Bonato
Fresh Gathered Peas Young Hostings. A pea seller catching peas in her apron. The peas are being poured into her apron by a man in a cart

Knives Scissars and Razors to Grind, Cries of London, c1795. Artist: Vogel
Knives Scissars and Razors to Grind. A knife grinder beneath a lamp in the street with two women, one of whom holds a pair of scissors to be sharpened. From Cries of London, c1795

Hot cross Bunns two a penny Bunns, plate VIII of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Hot cross Bunns two a penny Bunns. Plate VIII of Cries of London, 1799. A stout woman sells buns to a woman with three children standing in their doorway

All a growing, a growing, heres Flowers for you Gardens, plate VI of Cries of London, 1799
All a growing, a growing, heres Flowers for you Gardens. A plant seller, with a two-wheeled cart drawn by an ass, sells pot plants to a young woman on the doorstep

Water Cresses, come buy my Water Cresses, plate V of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Water Cresses, come buy my Water Cresses. An old man stands at the door of a brothel at the corner of Portland Street, with two prostitutes leaning out of a first floor window

Do you want any brick-dust, plate VI of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Do you want any brick-dust. A pretty young maidservant stands on a doorstep, while the crier gazes into her face and fills her bowl with brick dust

Last dying speech and Confession, plate III of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Last dying speech and Confession. A stout, ragged woman bawls out her broadsides. In a doorway behind stands a woman holding an infant with a boy and dog next to her

Buy my Goose, my fat Goose, plate II of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke
Buy my Goose, my fat Goose. A fat tradesman stands at the door of a house chattering with an elderly couple, in each hand he holds a goose by the neck

Buy a Trap, a Rat Trap, buy my Trap, plate I of Cries of London, 1799. Artist
Buy a Trap, a Rat Trap, buy my Trap. A ragged man offers traps to an old man whilst children examine a rabbit in a wicker cage and a dog snarls at two rats in one of the traps

Milk Below!, Cries of London, 1804
Milk Below!. A milk seller in Cavendish Square, Marylebone. A woman with a yoke across her neck and shoulders in order to carry two large pails of milk through the streets. From Cries of London, 1804

Water Cresses, Cries of London, 1804
Water Cresses. A watercress seller walking through Hanover Square, carrying a basket of watercress and holding out a small bunch to attract passers by. From Cries of London, 1804

Mackerel, Cries of London, 1804
Mackerel. A mackerel seller at Billingsgate, by the side of the quay holding up a basket of mackerel. From Cries of London, 1804

Matches, Cries of London, 1804
Matches. A match seller standing in front of Mansion House. A young boy stands on the street corner, with holes in his shoes

Lavender, Cries of London, 1804
Lavender. A lavender seller standing on a street corner in front of Temple Bar, with a basket full of lavender held over one arm. From Cries of London, 1804

All Hot, Cries of London, 1804. Artist: Samuel Stanesby
All Hot. A baked potato seller with two boys. Standing on a street corner, one of the boys is eating a baked potato, while a dog stands in front of them sniffing out any scraps

Hotloaves, Cries of London, 1804
Hotloaves. A hot loaves seller walking past the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, City of Westminster, carrying a large basket of bread on his back, and holding a small bell in his hand

Hair Brooms, Cries of London, 1804
Hair Brooms. A hair broom seller walking past the church of St Leonard, Shoreditch, with a pile of brooms over one shoulder

Door Mats, Cries of London, 1804
Door Mats. A doormat seller walking past the statue of Charles I on horseback at the top of Whitehall near Charing Cross. From Cries of London, 1804

Cherries, Cries of London, 1804
Cherries. A cherry seller outside St Jamess Palace with a wheelbarrow full of cherries, and a pair of scales. From Cries of London, 1804

Knives to Grind, Cries of London, 1804
Knives to Grind. A knife grinder sharpening a knife on Whitehall. From Cries of London, 1804

Hot Spiced Gingerbread, Cries of London, 1804
Hot Spiced Gingerbread. A gingerbread seller standing outside the Pantheon on Oxford Street. He stands next to his cart of gingerbread holding up a piece to passers by. From Cries of London, 1804

Sweep Soot O, Cries of London, 1804
Sweep Soot O. A soot sweeper carrying his brush and sack past the Foundling Hospital. From Cries of London, 1804

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