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Characteristic Collection (#6)

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Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Farmhouse in the Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Historic

Farmhouse in the Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a photochrome
1890s, 1900s, 19th-century, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, black, black forest, black forest farm, black forest farms, black forest house, black forest houses, black-and-white, black-white

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Woman drawing water from a well, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an

Woman drawing water from a well, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of
1 person, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clear, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture, custom

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Konkonchiki, Japanese woman at a parlour game, a group of eight young woman

Konkonchiki, Japanese woman at a parlour game, a group of eight young woman
4, 8, activities, activity, adults, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, bunch of, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Japanese Family, Women and Children in Traditional Dress, c. 1870, Japan, Historic

Japanese Family, Women and Children in Traditional Dress, c. 1870, Japan, Historic
album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, attire, characteristic, childlike, children, clothes, commemorating, commemoration, content, contented, contentment, copy, culture

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Antique Japan, making parasols, umbrellas, in a small workshop, c. 1880, Japan, Historic

Antique Japan, making parasols, umbrellas, in a small workshop, c. 1880, Japan, Historic
1 person, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, descent, digital

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Freight cart, transport of goods with a simple cart pulled by a few men, c

Freight cart, transport of goods with a simple cart pulled by a few men, c
2 people, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture, custom, dealer

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Kago Travelling Chair, Japanese woman being carried in a palanquin by two men

Kago Travelling Chair, Japanese woman being carried in a palanquin by two men, distinguished lady with her servants, c
2, 3 people, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, attribute, attributes, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, classy, commemorating, commemoration, copy

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Three Samurai warriors in armour, with lances and sword, typical uniform of the fighters

Three Samurai warriors in armour, with lances and sword, typical uniform of the fighters, around 1870, Japan, Historic
3, 3 people, album, albums, armed, armor, armour, armours, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, battles, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, bushi, characteristic, commemorating

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Two Buddhist monks on their way to the monastery, Buddhism, priest, c. 1870, Japan, Historic

Two Buddhist monks on their way to the monastery, Buddhism, priest, c. 1870, Japan, Historic
2, 2 people, abbey, abbeys, addressee, addressees, album, albums, almsman, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, beg, beggars, begging, belief, believer, believers, buddhist, buddhistic

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Samurai warrior with sword and uniform, fighter with distinguished clothing, around 1870, Japan

Samurai warrior with sword and uniform, fighter with distinguished clothing, around 1870, Japan, Historic
1 person, album, albums, armed, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, attire, battles, black, black-and-white, black-white, bushi, characteristic, classy, clothes, commemorating

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Japanese man with a tattoo on his back, Tattoo, c. 1880, Japan, Historical

Japanese man with a tattoo on his back, Tattoo, c. 1880, Japan, Historical
1 person, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, body art, body arts, body painting, body paintings, body-painting, carry, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, cool

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Hairdressing in Japanese style, hairdresser with customer, c. 1880, Japan, Historic

Hairdressing in Japanese style, hairdresser with customer, c. 1880, Japan, Historic
3 people, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, barber shops, businesses, characteristic, client, commemorating, commemoration, commercial, consumption, copy, craftsman

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Street vendor with amazake, a traditional Japanese drink made from fermented rice, c

Street vendor with amazake, a traditional Japanese drink made from fermented rice, c
1 person, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, basic food, basic foods, beverage, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, copy

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Greengrocer with customer, c. 1880, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an

Greengrocer with customer, c. 1880, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period
2 people, album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, client, commemorating, commemoration, consumption, copy, cropped, culture

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Shop for fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs, c. 1870, Japan, Historic

Shop for fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs, c. 1870, Japan, Historic
4 people, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Shoe shop, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Shoe shop, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period
arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, descent, digital

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Travelling salesman for baskets and wickerwork, c. 1870, Japan, Historic

Travelling salesman for baskets and wickerwork, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an
5 people, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, basketry, baskets, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Elderly Japanese woman, farm labourer, carrying bales of straw on her back, work, c

Elderly Japanese woman, farm labourer, carrying bales of straw on her back, work, c
1 person, aged, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, backs, bale of straw, bales, bales of straw, black, black-and-white, black-white, carry, characteristic, contemporary, copy, culture

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Second-hand clothing shop, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an

Second-hand clothing shop, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period
2 people, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, clothing shop, clothing shops, contemporary, contemporary history, copy

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Manufacture of paper lanterns, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an

Manufacture of paper lanterns, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period
1 person, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, beam of light, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: A distinguished woman with a parasol being pulled in a jinrikisha by a man wearing a straw

A distinguished woman with a parasol being pulled in a jinrikisha by a man wearing a straw mackintosh, Rischka, c
1 person, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, classy, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, descent, digital, digitalization

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Two Women in Turkish Costume Sitting on a Sofa, 1870, Turkey, Historic

Two Women in Turkish Costume Sitting on a Sofa, 1870, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th
1900s, 19th-century, 2, 3 people, album, albums, arts, attire, attraction, attractions, auf, black, black-and-white, black-white, buddhist, buddhistic, buddhistic temple complex, building, buildings

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Gentlewoman from Athens in Sunday Dress, Traditional Costume, 1878, Greece, Historic

Gentlewoman from Athens in Sunday Dress, Traditional Costume, 1878, Greece, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, arts, athens, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital, capital city, capitals, characteristic, cities

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Man from Croatia in festive dress, 1880, Croatia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a

Man from Croatia in festive dress, 1880, Croatia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, adults, album, albums, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, characteristic, chic, clothes

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Studio Portrait of Woman and Child in Traditional Greek Dress, 1888, Greece, Historic

Studio Portrait of Woman and Child in Traditional Greek Dress, 1888, Greece, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 2 people, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, characteristic, chic, childlike, children, clothes, clothing style, commemorating

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Studio portrait of a man in traditional Greek dress with rifle and sword, 1880, Greece, Historical

Studio portrait of a man in traditional Greek dress with rifle and sword, 1880, Greece, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, armed, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, commemorating

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: A man selling salapi, salep, sahlep, a sweet drink, 1890, Turkey, Historical

A man selling salapi, salep, sahlep, a sweet drink, 1890, Turkey, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, beverage, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, commemorating, commemoration, contemporary

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Studio portrait of a woman in traditional Greek dress beside a fountain, 1869, Greece, Historical

Studio portrait of a woman in traditional Greek dress beside a fountain, 1869, Greece, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, characteristic, clothes

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Water seller, c. 1890, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century

Water seller, c. 1890, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, attire, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, buddhist, buddhistic, buddhistic temple complex

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Turkish family in front of their home, woman are veiled, men with hookah, around 1870, Turkey

Turkish family in front of their home, woman are veiled, men with hookah, around 1870, Turkey, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, childlike, children, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Two Women at a Market, Nuremberg, ca 1870, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

Two Women at a Market, Nuremberg, ca 1870, Bavaria, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th
1900s, 19th-century, 2, 5 people, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, consumption, contemporary, copy, country-specific, deal, depiction, depictions, digital, digitalization

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: A man and a woman near a market stall, Nuremberg, ca 1870, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

A man and a woman near a market stall, Nuremberg, ca 1870, Bavaria, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, animal breed, animal breeds, animal husbandries, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, breed, breed of livestock, breeds, breeds of livestock, building, buildings

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Picture series The Earth and its Peoples, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture

Picture series The Earth and its Peoples, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900
2 people, aboriginal, aboriginals, adorned, advertising, arts, australian, black, black-and-white, black-white, bric-a-brac, caparisoned, character, characteristic, colored, colorful, colorfully

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Birthdays (colour litho)

Birthdays (colour litho)
2800608 Birthdays (colour litho) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birthdays. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: DDE-90200097

DDE-90200097
Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi. Crested black macaque adult portrait. Date: 26-08-2007

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: DDE-90200096

DDE-90200096
Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi. Crested black macaque adult and group in rainforest. Date: 06-01-2013

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: DDE-90200095

DDE-90200095
Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi. Crested black macaque male adult portrait. Monkey selfie because the monkey pressed a cable release offered to the monkey after the camera was mounted on a tripod by

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: DDE-90200094

DDE-90200094
Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi. Crested black macaque adult relaxing in rainforest. Date: 16-12-2015

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: DDE-90020378

DDE-90020378
Sunset landscape in Tsavo-West National Park with an African Baobab (Adansonia digitata), Kenya, Africa (Large format sizes available). Date: 26/08/2009

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Shows character of land which new settlers are buying in the Priest River Valley, Idaho, 1939

Shows character of land which new settlers are buying in the Priest River Valley, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shows character of land which new settlers are buying in the Priest River Valley, Idaho

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Another stump farm, fenced, showing general characteristics of... Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Another stump farm, fenced, showing general characteristics of... Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Another stump farm, fenced, showing general characteristics of the valley. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Type barn, characteristic of Idaho, on farm of older settler, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939

Type barn, characteristic of Idaho, on farm of older settler, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Type barn, characteristic of Idaho, on farm of older settler. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Looking across alfalfa field, late afternoon, Moxee Valley district, Yakima Valley, Washington

Looking across alfalfa field, late afternoon, Moxee Valley district, Yakima Valley, Washington
Washington, Yakima Valley, Moxee Valley district. Looking across alfalfa field, late afternoon. Shows layout of French Canadian farm with characteristic type barn and hop kiln

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pelican Bay Lumber Company. The burner is characteristic of the Northwest landscape as grain elevator is to the Plains. There are many types of variations. It is an essential part of the sawmill

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Elma, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Elma, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Elma. Note type architecture, very common in western Washington

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Possibly: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once... Gem County, Idaho, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once the " Jacknife Saloon." This type building is characteristic of early Idaho

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op... 'Jacknife Saloon', Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op... "Jacknife Saloon", Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once the " Jacknife Saloon." This type building is characteristic of early Idaho

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: 13132549

13132549
Kissing gourami, Helostoma temminckii. Two males challenging themselves with the characteristic mouth to mouth pushing. The kissing itself is never fatal




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