Commerce Collection (page 13)

Colonial architecture: facade of the former British East India House. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826888 Colonial architecture: facade of the former British East India House. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Colonial architecture: facade of the former British East India House)

Whimsey machine for coal mining in Staffordshire, England, years 1850. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826761 Whimsey machine for coal mining in Staffordshire, England, years 1850. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Whimsey machine for coal mining in Staffordshire, England)

Shipping: Unloading of the cargo from the East India Company's warehouses, London, England, 1860s
NWI4827564 Shipping: Unloading of the cargo from the East India Company's warehouses, London, England, 1860s. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Shipping)

Salmon canning plant on the Pacific coast in Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827509 Salmon canning plant on the Pacific coast in Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Salmon canning plant on the Pacific coast in Astoria, Oregon)

Black Friday at the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 1869: Quarme caused by the financial crisis
NWI4827359 Black Friday at the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 1869: Quarme caused by the financial crisis. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Advertised for "The Sun", an American weekly newspaper in New York sold a million copies a week
NWI4825742 Advertised for "The Sun", an American weekly newspaper in New York sold a million copies a week (created in 1883).; (add.info.: Advertised for "The Sun")

Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: cattle walking with cows, forage carts and Andalusian peasants, 1890
LUX4781881 Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: cattle walking with cows, forage carts and Andalusian peasants, 1890; (add.info.: Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: cattle walking with cows)

View of the Marktplatz (Marche Square) in Stuttgart, Germany 1909
LUX4803276 View of the Marktplatz (Marche Square) in Stuttgart, Germany 1909; (add.info.: View of the Marktplatz (Marche Square) in Stuttgart, Germany 1909); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: rue Champoiseau and rue Leon Boyer
LUX4798585 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: rue Champoiseau and rue Leon Boyer, 1917 - commerce: hotel de Tourne-Guide mother of gardeners

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, walk to flowers, 1914
LUX4797954 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, walk to flowers, 1914; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, walk to flowers

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk, 1900
LUX4800600 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: the march, basket merchant and basket
LUX4779987 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: the march, basket merchant and basket, 1892 - poster: cinema theatre Pathe, the pope in the eternal city

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: le marche, merchant de basketerie et basiers
LUX4779887 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: le marche, merchant de basketerie et basiers, 1892 - commerce: le tar distillerie et steam - F

Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Biroletto square, flea walk, animated view with many stands, 1895 - commerce: Macelleria
LUX4771555 Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Biroletto square, flea walk, animated view with many stands, 1895 - commerce: Macelleria; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Biroletto square, flea walk)

Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting)
3497468 Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

France: the owner and employees of a car garage pose with car and bicycles, 1900 - cycle dubois, Jibaps regional agent
LUX4752368 France: the owner and employees of a car garage pose with car and bicycles, 1900 - cycle dubois, Jibaps regional agent, repair, spare parts

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk, 1900
LUX4800622 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai port Bretagne, Loire, flea walk

France, Lorraine, Meuse (55), Verdun: tourists visit the battlefield, the ruins of the city after the war
LUX4799474 France, Lorraine, Meuse (55), Verdun: tourists visit the battlefield, the ruins of the city after the war, 1920 - trade: Butcher's shop Klein; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Meuse (55)

Flower delivery by bicycle. Cover of " Harper's Weekly" on March 11
NWI4827574 Flower delivery by bicycle. Cover of " Harper's Weekly" on March 11, 1911 edited by George Harvey (United States).; (add.info.: Flower delivery by bicycle)

The dealer of relics, engraving by Simonet after Fictoors, 1857
1732728 The dealer of relics, engraving by Simonet after Fictoors, 1857; (add.info.: The dealer of relics, engraving by Simonet after Fictoors, 1857).

International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893. The giant Ferris wheel. Illustration 1893
530588 International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893. The giant Ferris wheel. Illustration 1893.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Facade of The Bank of England, London. Hand-coloured engraving 1796
531723 Facade of The Bank of England, London. Hand-coloured engraving 1796; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Fruit trader in Bordeaux, 1810 (engraving)
2069721 Fruit trader in Bordeaux, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. Geography. France. Fruit trader in Bordeaux)

Flower Seller in Netherlands, 1909 (illustration)
2248439 Flower Seller in Netherlands, 1909 (illustration); (add.info.: Geography. Netherlands. Girl flower trader. Illustration by Hichcock for an article on the birth of Juliana)

Elizabeth I on her way to open the first Royal Exchange, London, 23 January 1571. Copperplate engraving c1680
532290 Elizabeth I on her way to open the first Royal Exchange, London, 23 January 1571. Copperplate engraving c1680.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter. Tunisian by bicycle, bread dealer. Animated view, 1900
LUX4765928 Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter. Tunisian by bicycle, bread dealer. Animated view, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter. Tunisian by bicycle, bread dealer)

France, In a town of Brittany cycle merchant poses with its cycles and people of the village, 1895
LUX4806874 France, In a town of Brittany cycle merchant poses with its cycles and people of the village, 1895; (add.info.: France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1919, Victory Feast in Tours
LUX4799158 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Tourangeaux line up in front of a tobacco office, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: July 1914
LUX4785669 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: July 1914, the beach with a bike and donkeys rental stand, 1914; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

View of a street in Jaipur (India) - Second half of the 19th century photography
CSO4984917 View of a street in Jaipur (India) - Second half of the 19th century photography -; (add.info.: View of a street in Jaipur (India) - Second half of the 19th century photography

Loading cotton on Elm Street in Dallas, Texas, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4967498 Loading cotton on Elm Street in Dallas, Texas, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Loading cotton on Elm Street in Dallas, Texas, USA, years 1870)

Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963955 Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans)

Spanish trading ships in a port of the colonies of the Caribbean Sea, 16th-17th century. 19th century lithography
NWI4963569 Spanish trading ships in a port of the colonies of the Caribbean Sea, 16th-17th century. 19th century lithography.; (add.info)

United States, New York: Sailors unloading cargo of bananas from a ship in port, 1870
NWI4966786 United States, New York: Sailors unloading cargo of bananas from a ship in port, 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Jone's boat supply merchant on Peak Island in Casco Bay, Maine. 19th century lithography
NWI4966498 Jone's boat supply merchant on Peak Island in Casco Bay, Maine. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Jone's boat supply merchant on Peak Island in Casco Bay, Maine)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205698 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter V Vannier)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205668 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Letters E F G H; E Grocer; F Iron Founder; G Engraver; H Watchmaker, 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205611 Letters E F G H; E Grocer; F Iron Founder; G Engraver; H Watchmaker, 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A young fashion woman (or fashion designer) offering her clients blue ribbons, a symbol of lovers
JAB5037077 A young fashion woman (or fashion designer) offering her clients blue ribbons, a symbol of lovers. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Chinese Merchants. Photograph of 1905
JAB5036942 Portrait of Chinese Merchants. Photograph of 1905.; (add.info.: Portrait of Chinese Merchants. Photograph of 1905.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

A payment in the 15th century
GIA5033380 A payment in the 15th century.; (add.info.: A payment in the 15th century.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Prints lover - Painting by Edgar Degas (1832-1883), Oil On Canvas, 1866 Dim. 0,4x0,53 m. New York. Metropolitan Museum
XEE5033369 Prints lover - Painting by Edgar Degas (1832-1883), Oil On Canvas, 1866 Dim. 0,4x0,53 m. New York. Metropolitan Museum; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

View of the statue of Ranuccio I Farnese made by Francesco Mochi, 1620-1625 Detail of the base representing
QUA5033181 View of the statue of Ranuccio I Farnese made by Francesco Mochi, 1620-1625 Detail of the base representing the allegory of Peace and Good Government - Placentia

Fair in San Marco Square. Painting by Antonio Stom (1688-1734). Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5032773 Fair in San Marco Square. Painting by Antonio Stom (1688-1734). Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Fair in San Marco Square)

View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan
QUA5033639 View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy" Detail Anonymous painting around 1650; (add.info)

View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan
QUA5034525 View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy" Detail Anonymous painting around 1650; (add.info)

View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan
QUA5034524 View of the Grand Marche Verziere" on the ancient Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy" Detail Anonymous painting around 1650; (add.info)

A covered street in Canton (Guangzhou) in the city center, China Traditional echoppes in the 19th century
ELD4842131 A covered street in Canton (Guangzhou) in the city center, China Traditional echoppes in the 19th century - (Pedestrian coveed street in the city center of Kwangchow with traditional)

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Commerce, the lifeblood of economies and the driving force behind global trade. From its humble beginnings to its towering heights, it has shaped societies and transformed nations. In 1450s Europe, Johannes Gutenberg's revolutionary printing press sparked a new era by making books more accessible to the masses. Ideas spread like wildfire, fueling intellectual growth and challenging established norms. Fast forward to 1850s England, where coal mines dotted the landscape. The mining industry boomed as demand for this vital resource skyrocketed during the Industrial Revolution. Commerce thrived on the back of hardworking miners who risked their lives in pursuit of progress. The capitalist pyramid loomed large in American society in 1911. An iconic socialist poster depicted this structure, highlighting how wealth concentrated at the top while workers struggled below. It served as a stark reminder that commerce could be both empowering and exploitative. The Great Depression struck Wall Street with devastating force in 1929. The crash shattered dreams and wiped out fortunes overnight, leaving an indelible mark on history. Yet from these ashes rose resilience and innovation as governments sought ways to rebuild shattered economies. Across continents and cultures, street scenes tell tales of vibrant marketplaces brimming with activity. Hoi An's bustling streets in Vietnam showcase Southeast Asia's rich trading heritage while Vucciria Market in Palermo captures Sicily's vibrant spirit through colorful stalls selling local delicacies. Advertisements have long been integral to commerce's narrative - enticing consumers with promises of quality products or services since time immemorial. A vintage linoleum ad showcases manufacturers' creativity while a Singer sewing machine ad from the 1890s speaks volumes about technological advancements shaping industries. Christmas markets evoke a sense of joyous celebration intertwined with commercialism - none more so than Frankfurt's Romerberg market in Germany. Here, centuries-old traditions blend seamlessly with modern consumerism as locals and tourists alike revel amidst twinkling lights and festive cheer.