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- Tin Peddler in Horse-Drawn Wagon, 1900-1920 - Tinsmiths came up with ingenious ways to sell their wares, retailing them in their shops, at local general stores, and through traveling peddlers. Some peddlers worked directly for or under contract to a tinsmith, but many were independent. They bought stock from tin shop owners and sold it in open markets or from portable carts or wagons like the one shown here.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Tin Peddler in Horse-Drawn Wagon, 1900-1920
Tinsmiths came up with ingenious ways to sell their wares, retailing them in their shops, at local general stores, and through traveling peddlers. Some peddlers worked directly for or under contract to a tinsmith, but many were independent. They bought stock from tin shop owners and sold it in open markets or from portable carts or wagons like the one shown here.
- Mulberry Street Market, New York City, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mulberry Street Market, New York City, circa 1900
- Lithograph, "Cochabamba Market Woman," circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "Cochabamba Market Woman," circa 1855
- Peddler's Registration Plate, 1919 -
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Peddler's Registration Plate, 1919
- New Orleans Characters, 1876 - Leon Joseph Fremaux was a French ex-patriot and Confederate officer and engineer during the Civil War. After the war, he opposed Republican efforts to govern New Orleans and led white vigilante organizations. His sketches, however, offer a glimpse into the occupations of immigrants and people of color in New Orleans. His son-in-law (Joseph Garcia) published the collection, and Fremaux and his children hand-colored them.
- 1876
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New Orleans Characters, 1876
Leon Joseph Fremaux was a French ex-patriot and Confederate officer and engineer during the Civil War. After the war, he opposed Republican efforts to govern New Orleans and led white vigilante organizations. His sketches, however, offer a glimpse into the occupations of immigrants and people of color in New Orleans. His son-in-law (Joseph Garcia) published the collection, and Fremaux and his children hand-colored them.
- Street Scenes, Lunch Cart on New Street, 1890-1915 - Immigrants in New York City could make a modest living by selling fresh produce, baked goods, or hand-held lunch foods from a pushcart. Lunch carts like this one were the predecessors to horse-drawn lunch wagons with enclosed tops and expanded menus. Eventually these lunch wagons evolved into diners.
- 1890-1915
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Street Scenes, Lunch Cart on New Street, 1890-1915
Immigrants in New York City could make a modest living by selling fresh produce, baked goods, or hand-held lunch foods from a pushcart. Lunch carts like this one were the predecessors to horse-drawn lunch wagons with enclosed tops and expanded menus. Eventually these lunch wagons evolved into diners.
- Street Vendor Selling Hot Dogs in New York City, 1910-1920 -
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Street Vendor Selling Hot Dogs in New York City, 1910-1920
- Peddler's Pushcart, 1900-1925 - Cities across the country operated public markets to give their citizens access to fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, and trinkets. Cities required vendors to have licenses like those on this cart. In exchange for paying licensing fees, vendors secured positions at the markets. Their carts served as stages for exhibiting items they offered for sale.
- 1900-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Peddler's Pushcart, 1900-1925
Cities across the country operated public markets to give their citizens access to fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, and trinkets. Cities required vendors to have licenses like those on this cart. In exchange for paying licensing fees, vendors secured positions at the markets. Their carts served as stages for exhibiting items they offered for sale.
- Sculpture of Peddler, 1840-1860 -
- 1840-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Sculpture of Peddler, 1840-1860
- Milk Can, Used to Peddle Milk in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Milk Can, Used to Peddle Milk in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, circa 1905