Bratislava: the International Danube trade show, 1924. Lithograph by Ant. Chlebeček, 1924.

Luxor, Egypt; blacksmith selling his wares. Shows men, one with a goat, examining metal implements. Trades such as smithing are often performed by landless villagers who are often amongst the poorest groups. In 1990, as much as 40% of the rural population was landless. These people often provide village services including carpentry, machinery maintenance, and livestock herding or cultivate land for absentee landlords as tenants and sharecroppers. Photographed in January 1990.

Coinage: showing (a) furnace (b) components of the furnace with tools of the trade. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Chemists' Exhibition march : specially composed for the annual chemists' exhibition / by Ph. R. Meny.

A baroque sculpture forming an allegory of dentifrice at the entrance to an international toothpowder exhibition. Drawing by A. Oberländer, ca. 1900.

The Scientific Instrument Association conference and exhibition... / organised by The Scientific Instrument Association.

Stickney & Poor's mustards, spices and extracts are the best : if your grocer does not keep the send to us direct ... / Stickney & Poor.

Nath. Longbottom in St. Thomas's Street, Southwark, London sells skeletons of different sizes & both sexes, of good colour & accurately articulated; & packs them safe either for sea or land carriage : N.B. he also mounts for such gentlemen as have loose sets of bones : letters post-paid will be duly answered & orders punctually obeyed.

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The psychology of Ouija

The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

When skin bleaching goes wrong

The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

Trade card: Spratt's Patent Poultry Meal

D.I.Y. as privilege : a manifesto / Richard Phoenix.

Medals won at trade shows: product label. Colour lithograph.

Vape Jam UK

A proposal fully to prevent the smugling of wool, Which by methods entirely new, shows how, and wholly takes off the former charge in the old methods of endeavouring to do it. Also, adds fifteen millions yearly to the trade of the British nation.

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The psychology of Ouija

The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

When skin bleaching goes wrong

The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

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Catalogue

Trade card: Spratt's Patent Poultry Meal

D.I.Y. as privilege : a manifesto / Richard Phoenix.

Medals won at trade shows: product label. Colour lithograph.

Vape Jam UK

A proposal fully to prevent the smugling of wool, Which by methods entirely new, shows how, and wholly takes off the former charge in the old methods of endeavouring to do it. Also, adds fifteen millions yearly to the trade of the British nation.

Wellcome uses cookies.

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Stories

The psychology of Ouija

The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

When skin bleaching goes wrong

The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

Images

Catalogue

Trade card: Spratt's Patent Poultry Meal

D.I.Y. as privilege : a manifesto / Richard Phoenix.

Medals won at trade shows: product label. Colour lithograph.

Vape Jam UK

A proposal fully to prevent the smugling of wool, Which by methods entirely new, shows how, and wholly takes off the former charge in the old methods of endeavouring to do it. Also, adds fifteen millions yearly to the trade of the British nation.