Itinerant Collection

Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas)
EDI187971 Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Paddy the Piper
An itinerant Irish piper sitting at the roadside, playing his full set of uilleann pipes. Date: circa 1904

Railway Station at Rawalpindi, then in Northern India in the North West Frontier Province, now in Pakistan

Young Nut Seller & Fish Seller
A Young Turkish vendor of nuts and a fish seller with a large round basket on his head

ITINERANT FAMILY, 1939. An itinerant family who travels by freight train in Toppenish, Washington. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

Brazil - Street vendor in Rio de Janeiro
Superb postcard from Brazil depicting Street vendor (seemingly specialising in pots, cans and pans) in Rio de Janeiro. He carries the majority of his wares in a large tin tub balanced on his head

Thessaloniki - Salep Merchant. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in places that were formerly part of the Ottoman Empire

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Street Vendor - selling small items including this miniature carpet! Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bootblack Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki - Dervishes, Lemonade Seller and foreign troops Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki - Street Traders and Foreign Military Personnel
Street Traders, including a shoeshine boy, a cigarette seller and a porter - all finding plenty of cutom amongst the foreign troops staioned in Thessaloniki (Indian, French and British)

An itinerant organ grinder and magic lantern girl
5310203 An itinerant organ grinder and magic lantern girl; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an itinerant organ grinder and magic lantern girl. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Aunt Clegg, one of Mrs Tulliver's sisters, looking over the goods in Bob Jakin's pack
536961 Aunt Clegg, one of Mrs Tulliver's sisters, looking over the goods in Bob Jakin's pack. Illustration by Walter James Allen (active 1859-1891)

Itinerant Knife Grinder sharpening blade by turning grindwheel with treadle
531809 Itinerant Knife Grinder sharpening blade by turning grindwheel with treadle. Red can over grindwheel contains lubricant. Brazier hangs on handle of cart

Itinerant seller of tissane with flask and cups, serving a drink to a small boy, Paris, 1815
FLO4671686 Itinerant seller of tissane with flask and cups, serving a drink to a small boy, Paris, 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by M. S

Itinerant Tinker and his boy assistant: Woman brings utensil for repair. Leather tool bag doubles as bellows creating
531765 Itinerant Tinker and his boy assistant: Woman brings utensil for repair. Leather tool bag doubles as bellows creating draught for little forge. Piemonte (Piedmont) district, Northwest Italy

An engraving depicting an itinerant Chinese florist and potted plant seller, 19th century
5310746 An engraving depicting an itinerant Chinese florist and potted plant seller, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1812); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cotton spinner and mantua maker, Qing Dynasty China. Woman spinning thread on a spinning wheel
FLO4590334 Cotton spinner and mantua maker, Qing Dynasty China. Woman spinning thread on a spinning wheel, and itinerant clothes maker with her tools in a basket

Artist's reconstruction of an itinerant 16th century bookseller with covered donkey cart of books
531693 Artist's reconstruction of an itinerant 16th century bookseller with covered donkey cart of books. Late 19th century (chromolithograph Liebig trade card); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an itinerant Chinese pork butcher, 19th century
5311046 An engraving depicting an itinerant Chinese pork butcher, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1812); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting an itinerant barber at work in the open street of a Chinese city, 19th century (engraving)
3521220 Engraving depicting an itinerant barber at work in the open street of a Chinese city, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Cover of catalogue of Manufrance (Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles) Saint Etienne, c1920 (print)
545162 Cover of catalogue of Manufrance (Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles) Saint Etienne, c1920 (print) by French School

Wandering minstrels at Yokohama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wandering minstrels at Yokohama, 1864. Engraving of a sketch '...by Mr. C. Wirgman, our special artist...of wandering musicians

Street dweller
Trevor Cole

A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Indian musician...of the Dher caste...playing on an instrument called the tingadee, which is composed of three gourds

The Savoyard, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Savoyard, 19th century

Costumes de Différents Pays, Pretre Indous, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Pretre Indous, c1797

Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Itinerant Priest, 19th century

Scheveningen fish seller, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue
Scheveningen fish seller, 1775

Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. Creator: Unknown
Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. A showman points to nine prints on a stage. A woman is playing the harp. On the right a boy with balloons

The Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. Creator: Willem van Mieris
The Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. In 17th and 18th century Europe, raree shows (also known as peep shows or peep boxes) were a popular form of entertainment provided by wandering showmen

The print seller, 1784. Creator: Jacobus Perkois
The print seller, 1784

Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. Creator: Henry Reynolds Steer
Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. A blind man with an early version of a magic lantern is accompanied by a young woman selling sheet music

Roma woman reading a gentleman's hand (Moses?), 1674. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Roma woman reading a gentleman's palm (Moses?), 1674. A Roma woman reads the palm of a gentleman (probably Moses ter Borch, the artist's brother), as his page watches

Country Kermis, 1680-1704. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
Country Kermis, 1680-1704. Feast day of St Martin: woman playing a hurdy-gurdy and boy playing the flute. Note child on hobby-horse

The Quacksalver, 1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Quacksalver, 1648

Street scene in Copenhagen, young woman buying lace from a Jewish trader, 1798-1802. Creator: Unknown
Street scene in Copenhagen, young woman buying lace from a Jewish trader, 1798-1802

Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Creator: Johannes Lingelbach
Italian Marketplace with a Quack Dentist, 1651. Other Title(s): Marketplace in an Italian Town, with an Itinerant Toothpuller

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (les musiciens), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (les musiciens), 1888

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques, 1888

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Pea pickers in California, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea pickers in California. "Mam, I've picked peas from Calipatria to Ukiah. This life is simplicity boiled down." California

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

More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms. The type that formed the backbone of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Napa Valley, California. More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms

More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Napa Valley, California. More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms

More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff... Napa Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Napa Valley, California. More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms

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Paddy the Piper, with his melodious tunes, wandered through the bustling Railway Station at Rawalpindi. His music echoed through the air, captivating passersby and filling their hearts with joy. Amidst the vibrant chaos of this busy station, a young Nut Seller and Fish Seller displayed their colorful array of goods. Their itinerant nature allowed them to bring flavors from distant lands to tantalize taste buds and satisfy cravings. In a quaint corner of an art gallery hung Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas). This masterpiece depicted itinerant performers who traveled from town to town, bringing entertainment and wonder wherever they went. On the lively streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil stood a Street Vendor. With his cart filled with exotic fruits and refreshing drinks, he catered to locals and tourists alike – a true embodiment of the city's vibrant spirit. Thessaloniki was adorned with its own unique street vendors. A Salep Merchant offered warm cups of this traditional beverage while another vendor sold various trinkets that captured the essence of Greece's rich culture. The hustle and bustle continued as Bootblacks worked diligently on every street corner in Thessaloniki. Their skilled hands transformed worn-out shoes into polished masterpieces while engaging in friendly banter with passersby. Within Thessaloniki's diverse tapestry were Dervishes gracefully spinning amidst Lemonade Sellers quenching thirsts under scorching sunrays. Foreign troops added an intriguing element as they interacted with these local vendors – cultures colliding in harmony. Traveling back in time during Victorian period England led us to an Itinerant Barber roaming village lanes offering haircuts and shaves door-to-door. These barbers brought tidiness straight to people's homes when salons were scarce. From past eras to present times, Itinerant Barbers still exist today – carrying their tools around neighborhoods, providing grooming services with a personal touch.