Commerce Collection (page 7)

Blyth coal staith a039506
General view of the coal staith at Blyth Power Station, Bedlington, Northumberland. View from the north west, with the frame of a coal barge in the foreground

Blyth silos DP087765
South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland. Looking east across the River Blyth towards the Alcan storage silos at North Blyth where the ship Arklow Wind is being loaded

Town Gold
Jukyong Park

Illustration by Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) in Punch, 25/06/24 - England Great Britain, English language
ICA4937230 Illustration by Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) in Punch, 25/06/24 - England Great Britain, English language, Foreign press - Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) by Partridge

France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore, 1914
LUX4754224 France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore, 1914; (add.info.: France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore)

France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village
LUX4806869 France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village, 1895 - touring club de France, public service by road autonomy without scramble, scotte

1879 cartoon critical of the co-operative movement
5308584 1879 cartoon critical of the co-operative movement; (add.info.: 1879 cartoon critical of the co-operative movement)

Zoroastrianism: women parsis in a charity sale in Bombay (India) - Second half of the 19th century
CSO4985027 Zoroastrianism: women parsis in a charity sale in Bombay (India) - Second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Zoroastrianism)

Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982321 Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Protesters burning 600 freight cars during the strikes at Pullman, Chicago, 1894
NWI4826799 Protesters burning 600 freight cars during the strikes at Pullman, Chicago, 1894. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Crew of a boat hunting whale with harpoons in the Arctic, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826671 Crew of a boat hunting whale with harpoons in the Arctic, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Crew of a boat hunting whale with harpoons in the Arctic)

Bomb detonated in police ranks during the revolt of Haymarket Square in Chicago, USA, 1886
NWI4827634 Bomb detonated in police ranks during the revolt of Haymarket Square in Chicago, USA, 1886. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America
NWI4826562 Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working
NWI4826478 Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.; (add.info.: Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The Pinkerton workers left the Carnegie Steel Company created by Andrew Carnegie during the strikes in the town of
NWI4826307 The Pinkerton workers left the Carnegie Steel Company created by Andrew Carnegie during the strikes in the town of Homestead, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1892

Shah Allum, Mongol, reviews the troops of the English East India Company, 1781. Coloured engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826243 Shah Allum, Mongol, reviews the troops of the English East India Company, 1781. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Shah Allum, Mongol)

American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century
NWI4826186 American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Vannes: La porte prison, 1900 - Tamareille-Brillant
LUX4817960 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Vannes: La porte prison, 1900 - Tamareille-Brillant, Grocery Graineterie depot d'oyitres, Dubonnet quinquina grand prix 1900; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand axis of Paris with the Vendome column, 1862
LUX4818291 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand axis of Paris with the Vendome column, 1862; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand axis of Paris with the Vendome column

Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865
LUX4818131 Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865; (add.info.: Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Postcard, Satirical in Colors: The journey of William to Paris - War of 14 -18, Paris - William II
ICA4838180 Postcard, Satirical in Colors: The journey of William to Paris - War of 14 -18, Paris - William II; (add.info.: Postcard)

Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4826873 Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts)

Defile workers on strike to obtain 8 hours of work a day in New York, USA 1872. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827704 Defile workers on strike to obtain 8 hours of work a day in New York, USA 1872. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s
NWI4826784 Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Dory fishers rowing to arrive the first near a fish bank, Ocean Atlantic, years 1880
NWI4827583 Dory fishers rowing to arrive the first near a fish bank, Ocean Atlantic, years 1880. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Workers scraping buffalo skin in a tannery in the 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826348 Workers scraping buffalo skin in a tannery in the 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Workers scraping buffalo skin in a tannery in the 19th century)

Women workers filtering coal from a mine in England, 19th century. Colourful engraving, 19th century
NWI4826316 Women workers filtering coal from a mine in England, 19th century. Colourful engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Women workers filtering coal from a mine in England, 19th century)

French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825928 French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Trappers and runners of the woods exchanging their story around a campfire. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825731 Trappers and runners of the woods exchanging their story around a campfire. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Young boys selling pretzels on a sidewalk in New York City (USA), circa 1890 - Colorisee engraving after a 19th century
NWI4828589 Young boys selling pretzels on a sidewalk in New York City (USA), circa 1890 - Colorisee engraving after a 19th century illustration

Workers of a coke-furnace steel plant in Pennsylvania, 1880. Coloured engraving of the 19th century
NWI4828181 Workers of a coke-furnace steel plant in Pennsylvania, 1880. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Workers of a coke-furnace steel plant in Pennsylvania, 1880)

Advertising for car tires " Republic" factory " Republic Rubber Co. ", Youngstown, Ohio, USA, 1908
NWI4828051 Advertising for car tires " Republic" factory " Republic Rubber Co. ", Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Uncle Sam squeezing a steel belt around the globe symbolizing America's domination of the new methods of working in
NWI4827314 Uncle Sam squeezing a steel belt around the globe symbolizing America's domination of the new methods of working in the metallurgical industry vis-a-vis other powers (England, Prussia)

Fishermen of Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland and Labrador). Fishermen in a dory on the Grand Banks off
NWI4827275 Fishermen of Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland and Labrador). Fishermen in a dory on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland

Railway strike: railway workers blocked locomotives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877
NWI4827266 Railway strike: railway workers blocked locomotives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Railway strike)

Lobster fisherman in the North Atlantic, 1880s. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4827178 Lobster fisherman in the North Atlantic, 1880s. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Lobster fisherman in the North Atlantic, 1880s)

Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s
NWI4826881 Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s.; (add.info.: Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century
NWI4827866 Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827767 Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway)

Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico)
ELD4965258 Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico) from Queen Joan I of Naples in June 6, 1348 for the sum of Naples, 80, 000 crowns

United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans)
NWI4965728 United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans), 1880

United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana
NWI4965711 United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana, years 1870

United States, State of Pennsylvania: Stock Exchange, omnibus depot and part of Dock Street, Philadelphia, 1850 years
NWI4967164 United States, State of Pennsylvania: Stock Exchange, omnibus depot and part of Dock Street, Philadelphia, 1850 years

Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme)
NWI4962761 Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).; (add.info.: Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

United States, New York: view of Mulberry Street, district of Italian immigrants years 1890
NWI4966784 United States, New York: view of Mulberry Street, district of Italian immigrants years 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine, circa 1870. 19th century lithography
NWI4966476 The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine, circa 1870. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: The docks and warehouses on Portland's shopping street, Maine)

Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910
CSO4979429 Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port
ICA4855562 Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port; (add.info.: Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port); Photo © Caricadoc

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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.