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A gondola along the Grand Canal in Venice Venice Grand Canal. Date of Photograph:1900-1910 ca

"Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570749 "Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Full-length portrait of two Mexican musicians in uniform, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3561464 Full-length portrait of two Mexican musicians in uniform, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Mexico 1870 - 1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Pair of Red Cross
3564107 Pair of Red Cross by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tolmezzo 1914-1918 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Chefs on board a ship
3569327 Chefs on board a ship by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1909 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of the lawyer Torbolini, judge of Leghorn, seated at a desk and wearing his judge's robe and hat
3569984 Portrait of the lawyer Torbolini, judge of Leghorn, seated at a desk and wearing his judge's robe and hat; (add.info.: Livorno 1875 - 1890 ca)

"Street life in London": workers on the "silent highway", 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570767 "Street life in London": workers on the "silent highway", 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson)

"Street life in London": Cast-iron Billy, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570764 "Street life in London": Cast-iron Billy, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Vienna: workers and building contractors on a scaffolding during the works for a building
3570607 Vienna: workers and building contractors on a scaffolding during the works for a building; (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1910 ca. Photographer: Schaschek); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of some members of the ship's crew "Donau" (Danube)
3563211 Portrait of some members of the ship's crew "Donau" (Danube) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1894-1895 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Queen Elena of Savoy posing with her daughters Jolanda and Giovanna in the gardens of the Royal Palace in Rome
3560578 Queen Elena of Savoy posing with her daughters Jolanda and Giovanna in the gardens of the Royal Palace in Rome, surrounded by a group of Red Cross nurses and medical officers

A man photographed while putting up posters in Vienna
3567121 A man photographed while putting up posters in Vienna. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1875 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Extraction of marble at the quarries of Carrara, Italy, c.1900 (glass plate, silver salt gelatin)
3557571 Extraction of marble at the quarries of Carrara, Italy, c.1900 (glass plate, silver salt gelatin) by Unknown photographer

"Street life in London": photography on the common and waiting for a hire
3570751 "Street life in London": photography on the common and waiting for a hire, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson)

Farmers preparing bales of hay
3569213 Farmers preparing bales of hay; (add.info.: Great Britain 1867 Photographer: Hobson); Alinari Archives, Florence

Group of men seated on an enormous electric instrument
3568442 Group of men seated on an enormous electric instrument by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Europe 1930 - 1940 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Street life in London": "mush-fakers" and ginger-beer makers, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570769 "Street life in London": "mush-fakers" and ginger-beer makers, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson)

"Street life in London": the indipendent shoe-black, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570778 "Street life in London": the indipendent shoe-black, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

"Street life in London": public disinfectors, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570748 "Street life in London": public disinfectors, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

The crew on board the ship "Donau" (Danube)
3563200 The crew on board the ship "Donau" (Danube) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1894-1895 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Russian factory worker at work, 1967 (print on double-weight paper)
3567032 Russian factory worker at work, 1967 (print on double-weight paper) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Russia 1967 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Portrait of a smiling miner with a lantern around his neck
3569799 Portrait of a smiling miner with a lantern around his neck by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Europe 1920 - 1930 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Lively view of the Kartner Ring in Vienna
3569944 Lively view of the Kartner Ring in Vienna by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Kartner Ring, Austria 1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Two men carry wooden boards in Darjeeling, India, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3570174 Two men carry wooden boards in Darjeeling, India, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Darjeeling, India 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Street life in London": The "wall worker", 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570759 "Street life in London": The "wall worker", 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Vienna: works for hydric control by the enterprise of F. Marinelli and L. Faccanoni
3570609 Vienna: works for hydric control by the enterprise of F. Marinelli and L. Faccanoni. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1910 ca)

Panorama of part of Rome from the Wolkonsky villa: created by the Russian princess Zenaide in the mid nineteenth
3566221 Panorama of part of Rome from the Wolkonsky villa: created by the Russian princess Zenaide in the mid nineteenth century

Red Cross nurses photographed in a field hospital outside during the First World War
3564108 Red Cross nurses photographed in a field hospital outside during the First World War by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1914-1918 Photographer)

Venetian costumes and crafts: Peddlers of edible crabs
3569351 Venetian costumes and crafts: Peddlers of edible crabs by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Venice 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The Grand Canal in Venice in the stretch from the mint (Zecca) to Palazzo delle Prigioni
3572360 The Grand Canal in Venice in the stretch from the mint (Zecca) to Palazzo delle Prigioni. In the foreground the lagoon with a gondola and two gondoliers; (add.info)

Young woman in the kitchen with cap and apron at a table with vegetables Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

A man brings a cow back to the stable. A scooter with a trailer for transporting milk bottles is parked outside the stable. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950 - 1960

Grain harvest Italy. Date of Photograph:1955 ca

Ice-cream man on a beach in Rimini Rimini. Date of Photograph:1970

Deposit of a Distillery Fabbri plant, Bologna Bologna. Date of Photograph:1957-1965

Pipes for construction Italy. Date of Photograph:1950-1960 ca

Two travelling salesmen walking on a beach. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950- 1960

Two young travelling salesmen walking on a beach. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950- 1960

Young lamp-lighter Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

Young woman with apron in the kitchen in front of a table with vegetables Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

On the banks of a river, a man leads a bull. On the surface of the river, their image is reflected. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950 - 1960

A man at work, on the frame of a round window of the Council Building of Bueonos Aires
3569844 A man at work, on the frame of a round window of the Council Building of Bueonos Aires. In the background - a panoramic view of the city

A Russian fisherman, 1967 (print on double-weight paper)
3567033 A Russian fisherman, 1967 (print on double-weight paper) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Russia 1967 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Oxy-hydrogen flame". Portrait of a worker using the oxy-hydrogen flame from which sparks and an intense light radiate

"Lungo il canale" Livorno. Date of Photograph:1955 ca

Some firemen at work with gas-masks and fire-plugs. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950-1960

A construction worker with a jack hammer as digs a trench in the road Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

A welder captured while working. He is wearing a cap and protective goggles. Italy. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

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