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Oh--You shall see, vat you shall see

Oh--You shall see, vat you shall see

Illustration showing London street crier talking to two children, who are looking into a peepshow box. Illus. in: Marcellus Laroon's The cryes of the city of London after the life. London, 1711, pl. 75. Engravi... More

Ijin shishimai kenbutsu no zu - Public domain portrait engraving

Ijin shishimai kenbutsu no zu - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows a man and a woman watching street entertainers performing a New Year's dance. Signature: Ichigeisai Yoshitomi. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Seal date: Cock 3. Annotations, stamps, etc. on ve... More

Street entertainers - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Street entertainers - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

An old photo of a man pushing a cart of ice cream, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the ... More

Stseny na samarkandskoi ploshchadi (registan) i eia bazarnye tipy. Fokusnik (nairang baz) na ploshchadkie medrese Tillia Kari

Stseny na samarkandskoi ploshchadi (registan) i eia bazarnye tipy. Fok...

Photograph shows a large audience of men and boys around a man (center of image) performing a type of shell game. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 1... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cuban dancers on stilts dance around Old Havana, Cuba

Cuban dancers on stilts dance around Old Havana, Cuba

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 191. Alternate titles from a similar image in: Genthe's photogra... More

Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.

Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "In Cornwall with an Umbrella," Harper's magazine, 63:812 (Nov. 1881).

Scene in Printing-House Square, New York City Elevated railway in Greenwich Street, New York City / / sketched by Stanley Fox.

Scene in Printing-House Square, New York City Elevated railway in Gree...

Two illustrations: one showing street peddlers, street entertainers, and their customers in front of the Times and Tribune offices; the other showing elevated railway in Greenwich Street, New York City. Illus. ... More

[Snake charmers, India] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Snake charmers, India] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photo shows three men, one man squatting before a cobra in a pot, holding the snake with his right hand and making a fist with his left in front of the snake's head, the second man is standing with a large snak... More

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photogra...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Ulichnye aktery vy Samarkandi︠e︡. Zakaspīĭskye tipy Acteurs ambulants à Samarcand. Types du territoire Transcaspien.

Ulichnye aktery vy Samarkandi︠e︡. Zakaspīĭskye tipy Acteurs ambulants ...

Print shows Transcaspian men and boy street actors in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, formerly Russia. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall... More

Theater Square, Grandfather Frost performs for 1999 New Year's, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Theater Square, Grandfather Frost performs for 1999 New Year's, Arkhan...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The boy Martin Luther and companions singing for alms at the portal of Frau Cotta's house

The boy Martin Luther and companions singing for alms at the portal of...

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Martin Luther and His Work" by Arthur C. McGiffert, Century, 81:172 (Dec. 1910).

Ulichnye aktery vy Samarkandi︠e︡. Zakaspīĭskye tipy Acteurs ambulants à Samarcand. Types du territoire Transcaspien.

Ulichnye aktery vy Samarkandi︠e︡. Zakaspīĭskye tipy Acteurs ambulants ...

Print shows Transcaspian men and boy street actors in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, formerly Russia. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall... More

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The boy Martin Luther and companions singing for alms at the portal of Frau Cotta's house

The boy Martin Luther and companions singing for alms at the portal of...

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Martin Luther and His Work" by Arthur C. McGiffert, Century, 81:172 (Dec. 1910).

Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.

Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "In Cornwall with an Umbrella," Harper's magazine, 63:812 (Nov. 1881).

[Group of street musicians and actors in front of a building with reed or bamboo blinds]

[Group of street musicians and actors in front of a building with reed...

Inscribed in pencil on mount: "Itinerant with monkey" street performers. No. 605. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 23] In 1877 Stil... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photogra...

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

Theater Square, Grandfather Frost performs for 1999 New Year's, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Theater Square, Grandfather Frost performs for 1999 New Year's, Arkhan...

Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Number assigned by photographer: arkh013. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More

A street Arab /. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

A street Arab /. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera. From a contemporary Edison Company catalog: A STREET ARAB. Umreichen [code for telegraphic orders]. Shows one of New ... More

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 191. Alternate titles from a similar image in: Genthe's photogra... More