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  • A water seller in Naples offers a glass of water as refreshment to a woman who is carrying a large bundle under her arm. Watercolour.

    Date
    1800-1899
    Reference
    30274i
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  • Zululand, South Africa: three women water carriers. Photograph by Alfred M. Duggan-Cronin.

    • Duggan-Cronin, A. M. (Alfred Martin), 1874-1954.
    Reference
    541375i
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  • Pongos or water-carriers at the fountain at the Plaza de Cabildo, Cuzco. Wood engraving by Laly after Riou.

    • Riou, Edouard, 1833-1900.
    Date
    [1873]
    Reference
    36951i
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  • Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller at a stand on the street corner. Coloured lithograph by Gatti and Dura.

    • Gatti & Dura
    Date
    1800-1899
    Reference
    30250i
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  • A man in Paris carrying two pails of water suspended from straps on his back along the bank of the river Seine. Etching by A. Bosse.

    • Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676.
    Date
    1600-1699
    Reference
    29453i
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  • A water carrier in the streets of Constantinople. Engraving by G. Scotin, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.

    • Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste, 1671-1737.
    Date
    [1714]
    Reference
    36899i
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  • Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller's stand. Coloured lithograph.

    Date
    1800-1899
    Reference
    30252i
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  • An Indian water-carrier and his wife. Gouache painting.

    Date
    [1815?]
    Reference
    728684i
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    Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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  • A water seller carries a canister of water with glasses and a jug on a small tray. Coloured lithograph.

    Reference
    30267i
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  • Bavenda, Zoutspansberg, Transvaal, South Africa: Wylie's port. Photograph by Alfred M. Duggan-Cronin.

    • Duggan-Cronin, A. M. (Alfred Martin), 1874-1954.
    Reference
    541448i
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