Commerce Collection (page 8)

Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s
NWI4826881 Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s.; (add.info.: Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century
NWI4827866 Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827767 Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway)

Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico)
ELD4965258 Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico) from Queen Joan I of Naples in June 6, 1348 for the sum of Naples, 80, 000 crowns

United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans)
NWI4965728 United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans), 1880

United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana
NWI4965711 United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana, years 1870

United States, State of Pennsylvania: Stock Exchange, omnibus depot and part of Dock Street, Philadelphia, 1850 years
NWI4967164 United States, State of Pennsylvania: Stock Exchange, omnibus depot and part of Dock Street, Philadelphia, 1850 years

Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme)
NWI4962761 Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).; (add.info.: Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

United States, New York: view of Mulberry Street, district of Italian immigrants years 1890
NWI4966784 United States, New York: view of Mulberry Street, district of Italian immigrants years 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine, circa 1870. 19th century lithography
NWI4966476 The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine, circa 1870. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine)

Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910
CSO4979429 Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port
ICA4855562 Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port; (add.info.: Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port); Photo © Caricadoc

The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800
NWI4855546 The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800. Color lithography

Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4864328 Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850

View of the horse market in the 5th district of Paris Engraving of Les stages d'un touriste en France: Paris
ELD4842545 View of the horse market in the 5th district of Paris Engraving of Les stages d'un touriste en France: Paris, promenades dans les 20 arrondissements" by Alexis Martin

Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca
ICA4841512 Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - The misunderstood inventor - Modernite, Technique, Rue alley

Illustration in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - Les petits mysteres de Paris devoiles - Musique, Paris
ICA4841119 Illustration in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - Les petits mysteres de Paris devoiles - Musique, Paris, Singer singer

The first page of the Boston Port Act 1774, the blockade of the port of Massachusetts
NWI4843409 The first page of the Boston Port Act 1774, the blockade of the port of Massachusetts, one of the punitive or coercive acts of Parliament, in retribution at the Boston Tea Party of 1773

The legume dealer
DUV4217139 The legume dealer; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Minister of Commerce: child selling various items. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers
DUV4218246 Minister of Commerce: child selling various items. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers. Unknown printer and publisher. Around 1880

Portrait of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Arab merchant and explorer of Congo
NWI4923496 Portrait of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Arab merchant and explorer of Congo, circa 1800 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Tippu Tib

Entree of the Maison of Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer (1645-1700) in the PeuChamplain neighbourhood, Quebec, Canada
NWI4868190 Entree of the Maison of Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer (1645-1700) in the PeuChamplain neighbourhood, Quebec, Canada; (add.info)

Camel caravan approaching Sidon (Saida or Saidoon) port of the Phenicians in the antiquite
NWI4859713 Camel caravan approaching Sidon (Saida or Saidoon) port of the Phenicians in the antiquite. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fort Garry, Manitoba (Canada), Hudson's Bay Company fur trading counter on the Red River - Colorised engraving
NWI4867715 Fort Garry, Manitoba (Canada), Hudson's Bay Company fur trading counter on the Red River - Colorised engraving early 19th century (Fort Garry, Manitoba)

Commercial display of ivory defenses in the village of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Congo
NWI4852726 Commercial display of ivory defenses in the village of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Congo, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving

Merchants raising the British flag on their boat, on the river Ruo (Mozambique), 1889 - Colorised engraving
NWI4853439 Merchants raising the British flag on their boat, on the river Ruo (Mozambique), 1889 - Colorised engraving, 19th century - Trader hoisting the British flag on the Ruo in what is now

Story of the transport: businessmen on horseback, Netherlands. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847148 Story of the transport: businessmen on horseback, Netherlands. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Netherlands: The flag of the Dutch East India Company, a European trading company for the exploitation of the wealth of
NWI4872318 Netherlands: The flag of the Dutch East India Company, a European trading company for the exploitation of the wealth of Asia, founded in 1602 and dissolved in 1799 - Colorisee engraving

Rich Jewish merchants from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 19th century engraving, drawing by E. Ronjat
JAB5037160 Rich Jewish merchants from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 19th century engraving, drawing by E. Ronjat.; (add.info.: Rich Jewish merchants from Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace
NWI4916410 Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace, which was the heritage of his father in ancient Israel

Tunisia: An outdoor walk in a Tunisian village, 1920
LUX4809299 Tunisia: An outdoor walk in a Tunisian village, 1920; (add.info.: Tunisia: An outdoor walk in a Tunisian village, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916
LUX4809013 Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916; (add.info.: Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895
LUX4781639 Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Italy, Lombardy, PL, Mantua: the clock tower with a walk at its feet on the piazza delle Erbe
LUX4781593 Italy, Lombardy, PL, Mantua: the clock tower with a walk at its feet on the piazza delle Erbe, 1895 - trade: caffe piazza erbe; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy, PL)

Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903
LUX4780609 Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold
LUX4776854 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold on the dock with many merchants, traders

Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the banks of the Nile, at the stopover of the boat
LUX4779110 Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the banks of the Nile, at the stopover of the boat, shops of merchants offering tourists souvenirs, fabrics, sails, lace and flowers

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: commercial stands and shops selling souvenirs
LUX4775718 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: commercial stands and shops selling souvenirs and objects of foot on the square of the basilica

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: Sainte Anne d'Auray, Basilica Sainte Anne, the square with shops
LUX4775697 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: Sainte Anne d'Auray, Basilica Sainte Anne, the square with shops, 1895 - shops: Maison Peres merchant of pete objects

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Le Puy en Velay: walking with cattle on a square surrounded by many shops
LUX4773413 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Le Puy en Velay: walking with cattle on a square surrounded by many shops, 1900 - shops

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: opening of Leon Tassin's new business in 1907
LUX4752551 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: opening of Leon Tassin's new business in 1907; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: La marche Velpeau, 1895
LUX4749514 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: La marche Velpeau, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: La marche Velpeau, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Japan: a bazaar with women and their children in front, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor
LUX4748715 Japan: a bazaar with women and their children in front, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: a bazaar with women and their children in front)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Loches: a wine merchant (Baudin), his hippomobile transport and his staff
LUX4750087 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Loches: a wine merchant (Baudin), his hippomobile transport and his staff, poses in front of his establishment, 1886 - Etablissement E Baudin

Travelling lavender saleswoman with her basket of bouquets, in front of the temple bar
FLO4667034 Travelling lavender saleswoman with her basket of bouquets, in front of the temple bar and the door designed by Christopher Wren

Little potato saleswoman with her wheelbarrow. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)
FLO4667015 Little potato saleswoman with her wheelbarrow. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), published in Les Cris de Londres

A walking saleswoman holding a paper cone filled with strawberries and carrying a basket of fruit on her head
FLO4666970 A walking saleswoman holding a paper cone filled with strawberries and carrying a basket of fruit on her head, in front of the fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden (London)

Little girl with a hat held by a bloody, holding a basket of strawberries and accompanied by a small dog
FLO4666933 Little girl with a hat held by a bloody, holding a basket of strawberries and accompanied by a small dog. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

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Commerce, the lifeblood of economies and the driving force behind global trade. From its humble beginnings to its towering heights, it has shaped societies and transformed nations. In 1450s Europe, Johannes Gutenberg's revolutionary printing press sparked a new era by making books more accessible to the masses. Ideas spread like wildfire, fueling intellectual growth and challenging established norms. Fast forward to 1850s England, where coal mines dotted the landscape. The mining industry boomed as demand for this vital resource skyrocketed during the Industrial Revolution. Commerce thrived on the back of hardworking miners who risked their lives in pursuit of progress. The capitalist pyramid loomed large in American society in 1911. An iconic socialist poster depicted this structure, highlighting how wealth concentrated at the top while workers struggled below. It served as a stark reminder that commerce could be both empowering and exploitative. The Great Depression struck Wall Street with devastating force in 1929. The crash shattered dreams and wiped out fortunes overnight, leaving an indelible mark on history. Yet from these ashes rose resilience and innovation as governments sought ways to rebuild shattered economies. Across continents and cultures, street scenes tell tales of vibrant marketplaces brimming with activity. Hoi An's bustling streets in Vietnam showcase Southeast Asia's rich trading heritage while Vucciria Market in Palermo captures Sicily's vibrant spirit through colorful stalls selling local delicacies. Advertisements have long been integral to commerce's narrative - enticing consumers with promises of quality products or services since time immemorial. A vintage linoleum ad showcases manufacturers' creativity while a Singer sewing machine ad from the 1890s speaks volumes about technological advancements shaping industries. Christmas markets evoke a sense of joyous celebration intertwined with commercialism - none more so than Frankfurt's Romerberg market in Germany. Here, centuries-old traditions blend seamlessly with modern consumerism as locals and tourists alike revel amidst twinkling lights and festive cheer.