Bare Foot Collection (#9)

NEW MEXICO: ZUNI RUNNER. A Zuni runner holding a bow and arrow. Photograph, c1909

Scoll painting by Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)
JAPAN: OLD MAN, c1770s. Scoll painting by Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)

Two women abalone divers preparing for their next dive. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797-98
JAPAN: ABALONE DIVERS. Two women abalone divers preparing for their next dive. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797-98

Woman in a hammock on the beach, Florida, United States of America, North America

Woman on a cruise ship, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Masai, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A group of three Egyptians, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, mid or late 19th century
CAIRO: NATIVES. A group of three Egyptians, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, mid or late 19th century

A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

LYRE OF ORPHEUS. The lyre of Orpheus placed among the stars. Drawing by Eduard von Engerth (1818-1897)

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Armed strikers marching to the railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the Great Railroad Strike, July 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

SMALLPOX VACCINATION, 1881. Compulsory vaccination in Jersey City, New Jersey, during a smallpox scare in 1881. Contemporary American wood engraving

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS. Coastal California Native Americans of the Diegue├▒o tribe (near present day San Diego). Line engraving, 18th century

FLORIDA: STORING FOOD, 1591. Florida Native Americans carrying provisions in baskets to a storehouse, to be used only in cases of dire necessity

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Pennsylvania Governor John F. Hartranft (right foreground) at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company car in Pittsburgh that served as his headquarters during the Great

ANNUNCIATION TO SHEPHERDS. Copper engraving by Frederick Hendrik van den Hove from History of the New Testament, London, 1688

CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD (c1645-1701). Scottish privateer and pirate. Captain Kidd hurls a bucket and mortally wounds his mutinous gunner, William Moore, as they cruise off the coast of India in 1697

JEWs HARP, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

BRONZE AGE WARRIORS. Ancient European warriors. Line engraving

HURDY GURDY, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

SPAGHETTI VENDOR. An Italian spaghetti vendor with young customers. Wood engraving, 19th century

PIONEER SUNDAY SCHOOL. A Sunday School in the American West in the mid-19th century. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

CASTANETS, 1723. A dancer with castanets. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

TRIANGLE, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

INDIAN PERCUSSIVE RATTLE. A rattle from India made of metal jingles in the shape of a crown. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

XYLOPHONE, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

CONCH SHELL TRUMPET, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

INDIAN TRUMPET, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

LYRE. A man of antiquity playing a lyre. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

RECORDER, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

IRON AGE WARRIORS. Line engraving

DULCIMER, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

MARROW TRUMPET, 1723. A marrow trumpet, made from a scooped out marrow (squash) into which is inserted a single-reed tube. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

SHARECROPPERS, 1876. In Ole Virginny. Black sharecroppers on a farm in Virginia. Wood engraving, American, 1876

CALIFORNIA: IRRIGATION. Irrigating an orange grove in Southern California. Line engraving, 19th century

WELL, c1840. Wood engraving, American, c1840

COUNTRY STORE, 1872. Interior of a general store in North Carolina during Reconstruction. Wood engraving, American, 1872

PYLADES AND ORESTES. Pylades and Orestes brought before Iphigenia. Steel engraving, English, c1835, after the painting, 1766, by Benjamin West

IRELAND: WHISKEY STILL, 1844. Scene at a whiskey still in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. Wood engraving, English, 1844

WOOD ENGRAVER, 1864. A Japanese wood engraver. Wood engraver, English, 1864

PHRYXUS AND RAM. Phryxus sacrificing the winged ram with the golden fleece. Wood engraving, 19th century

NEWSBOY, 1873. The Newsboys First Lesson. Wood engraving, American, 1873

ANDROMEDA. Wood engraving, English, 1872, after a marble statuette by James Sherwood Westmacott (1823-1900)

PERU: MUSICIANS. Peruvian Indians of the Peruvian Andes playing drums and flutes in the street. Wood engraving, late 19th century

SIAMESE GUARD, 1866. Amazons of the King of Siams guard. Wood engraving, English, 1866

MACAO: BEGGAR, 1859. A beggar in Macao, the Portuguese colony on the coast of China. Wood engraving, English, 1859

GIRLS AND DONKEYS, c1870. Dobbins Breakfast. Wood engraving, English, for children, c1870s

HOLY LAND: TENT-DWELLERS. Semitic tent-dwellers of the Holy Land. Line engraving, 19th century

GIRLS FEEDING DONKEYS. Wood engraving, late 19th century

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"Barefoot: A Journey through Cultures and Traditions" Thames Mudlarks: Exploring the hidden treasures of London's riverbank, barefoot in search of history. Traditional Cambodian Apsara Dancer at Angkor Wat: Graceful movements tell ancient tales as she dances barefoot amidst the majestic temples. Carmelite Nuns: In their quiet devotion, these nuns find solace walking barefoot on the path to spiritual enlightenment. Holy Infant of Prague: Pilgrims humbly approach, leaving their shoes behind as they seek blessings from this revered statue. Peace Pipe Ceremony with Chitimacha Native Americans: Celebrating harmony and unity, they walk barefoot towards a new era of peace. Backyard Carnival in the 1800s: Children laugh and play games with joyous abandon, feeling the grass beneath their feet. Yoga Meditation on Full Moon Island in Maldives: Connecting mind, body, and nature while grounding themselves by practicing yoga barefoot under a starlit sky. Couples' Legs on a Beach in Maldives: Love is felt deeply as toes sink into warm sand during romantic walks along pristine shores. Isadora Duncan / Barefoot Pioneer: The legendary dancer defied convention by performing gracefully without shoes – an embodiment of freedom and self-expression. Laguna Beach's Bohemian Spirit in California, USA: Artists embrace nature's beauty by strolling shoeless along sandy shores or exploring tide pools at sunset. Man Praying in Sikh Temple Dubai UAE : Devotion fills his heart as he removes his footwear before entering the sacred space to connect with divinity Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking lady : Amidst lush greenery, her soul finds tranquility while enjoying her pipe smoke sans any footwear. From historical ceremonies to artistic expressions.