Historic Streets and Public Life

A collection of black and white images showcasing historic street scenes and public gatherings in various locations during the mid-20th century.

Vintage Photograph. School children in line in front of school in Aruba.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the Royal Visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Royal Companion in Lelydorp. November 3, 1955. Lelydorp, Suriname

Description: Barbados. 'Swan Street, Bridgetown'. Photograph No D 76976 Official Barbados photograph compiled by the Central Office of Information. Publicity statement on reverse. Crown copyright reserved. Location: Barbados Date: 1955 Mar barbados, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Palestine disturbances 1936 Jewish exodus from the Old City, taken near the Jaffa Gate. 1936, Jerusalem

Street scene, Bombay, India. 1922. .

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jaffa. Jaffa. A Note Aviv adjacent street with shops and shoppers. January 1, 1948. Israel, Jaffa, Tel Aviv

Vintage Photograph. Front Street, Philipsburg Saint Martins.

Vintage Photograph. School children in line in front of school in Aruba.

Poll photo collection. Travel to France. Market tins and traders at the Quai Docteur Gailleton. September 1935. France, Lyon

Passenger in Willemstad, Curaçao by crew of Practersmaldeel, early 1957. A look at the Heerenstraat.

Poll photo collection. A fruit and vegetable market in Cairo. "1935 May / June [Report"}. Cairo, Egypt

Elsevier photo collection. Batak market Brastagi. background Sibajak volcano. August 1922. Berastagi, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Travel photos. Street scene (probably in the Arab room)

Misdroy. Partie am beach

Travel photos. Roadscape in the Arab room. View with tracks

Vintage Photograph. Street scene in Karachi Pakistan.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. The office hours in the office of the district commissioner in New Nickerie. 1947. Nickerie, Suriname

(or Katmandu) Street market Date: 1992

Description: Barbados. The Mawby woman with her can on her head sells this refreshing drink to workers on the Careenage at Bridgetown, Barbados'. Photograph No D 48707 Official Barbados photograph compiled by the Central Office of Information. Publicity statement on reverse. Crown copyright reserved. Location: Barbados Date: 1950 barbados, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Beachgoers, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1904

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Residents of the BoslandCloooldorp Wakibasoe. 1947. Suriname

Cafe at the public garden 1900, Lebanon, Beirut

Tel Aviv. 1920, Israel

Vintage photograph. Sugar workers returning homewards from the fields

Poll photo collection. Travel to Indonesia. Market along the road in Batavia. 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Looking north along wharf to British Consulate (on hill), in the busy harbour of Chemulpo (Incheon), South Korea 1904

Description: Carnival procession on 6th June. Location: Tanganyika Date: 06 June africa

It rains at least one every afternoon, usually many times, in Singapore soon as rain stops, clothes are hung out to dry on bamboo poles. January 20, 1951 (Photo By Horace Bristol, East - West Photographic Agency)

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. A BoslandCreole village, probably coffee camp .. 1947. Coffee camp, Suriname

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Jerusalem (Jerusalem), Mea Shearim. Activity on the market, in the foreground two street cats. January 1, 1964. Israel, Jerusalem, Mea Shearim

Life on the Island of Zanzibar --The Stone Town is Eastern in character, but is the East without its smells, poverty and beggars. The bazaars and narrow streets are clean and pleasant. January 25, 1952. (Photo by Violet Northoott, Camera Press).

The main square and street in Valona, Albania, photograph by Aldo Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 21, May 25, 1913.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Musicians on the arrival of the royal couple on Saba. October 26, 1955. Netherlands Antilles, SABA

The Royal Tour Of Nigeria: Ibadan - The Largest Negro City In Africa -- H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh will leave London on the 27th January, 1956, for an 18-day visit to Nigeria - the first ever to be made to the territory by a reigning sovereign. The Queen will arrive at Ibadan on February 11th, an stay there four days. December 22, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Haifa, street images. Visitors walk along market stalls with fruit and vegetables, on the side of the road are vehicles. January 1, 1964. Haifa, Israel

Historical image from the beginning of the 20th century, Porreres, Majorca, Spain.

Egyptian views Luxor. Street scene 1900, Egypt, Luxor

Theatre Street, Osaka,Japan 1896

Madrid, August 1947. El Rastro in summer, with its stalls set up with bars and sheets.

Kiosk, spring water, san giuliano terme, Tuscany, italy 1935.

Vintage Photograph. View of the market at St. Maro, Haiti.

Street Scene, Columbo, Sri Lanka

old vintage photo of mumbadevi road mumbai maharashtra India Copyright: xAjayxGoyal/DinodiaxPhotox

Poll photo collection. Israel: Kana. Road with church buildings in the background; On the right a woman with a basket on the head. undated. Galilee, Israel, Kana

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Reception by the royal couple in Barber. October 21, 1955. Barber, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

12/31/1919. The Typical Scenes of Gran Canaria, Palm Trees and Canarian Mantilla.

Havana, Cuba. Group picture with locals under palm trees in a place

Elsevier photo collection. Kampong Batavia. 1921. Batavia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Royal visit to the West. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in the Cream Calèche on the way to the House of Representatives in Willemstad, Tuesday, October 18, 1955. October 18, 1955. Curacao, Nederlandese Antilles

Location: Maldive Islands asia, maldives, asiathroughalens

Italy. Lazio. market at the island of Ponza. 1950

Tel Aviv. 1925, Israel

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. De Voorstraat in Philipsburg on Sint Maarten during the Royal visit. October 25, 1955. Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten

Travel photos Haiti. Event Square. View with locals and tourists

Poll photo collection. Jerusalem. A busy market street in the city. undated. Israel, Jerusalem

Benares in a downpour Description: Photograph taken by Cecil Beaton for the Ministry of Information. "The Sacred City of Benares. The shopping centre of Benares in a downpour of rain, showing camels which make up a large part of the traffic." Date: 1944 india, rain, umbrella, varanasi, camels, uttarpradesh, cecilbeaton

Women selling provisions at Tortola Wharf, St. Thomas, V. I., Dec. 1941.. 1941. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Virgin Islands of the United States, Wharves, Women merchants, Saint Thomas (V.I.), Blacks , Caribbean Area

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jaffa. A street in Jaffa with shops, street trader with a trolley and shoppers. January 1, 1948. Israel, Jaffa

Poll photo collection. Israel: Nazareth. Nazareth. Shopping street with a woman with a basket on her head and with the church of the proclamation in the background. undated. Galilee, Israel, Nazareth

Photography album, images of Japan, 19th-20th century, 9 x 13 x 1 1/2in. (22.9 x 33 x 3.8cm), Gelatin silver prints, hand-tinted, album, Japan, 19th-20th century

Travel photos Haiti. Streetscape with a tourites and locals (maybe in Port-au-Prince)

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Police officers in Philipsburg on Sint Maarten. October 25, 1955. Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten

Kuty, marketplace.

Location: Maldive Islands asia, maldives, asiathroughalens

Travel photos Senegal. Locals and tourists on a street

El-Azrak & Wadi Sirhan in the Arabian desert. Druze political refugees from Jebel Druze (The Hauran). The castle of El-Azrak. Showing palms and Bedouin with camel. 1926, Jordan, Qasr el Azraq

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the Royal Visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Royal Companion in Lelydorp. November 3, 1955. Lelydorp, Suriname

Road life in Istanbul. .

Poll photo collection. Israel: Nazareth. Nazareth. Shopping street with public. On the right a store where metal crockery is sold with the church of the proclamation in the background. undated. Galilee, Israel, Nazareth

A street scene of Kalbadevi, Mumbai, 1942, India Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Aden, Crown Colony On The Red Sea.A street scene in Aden Town which has a population of 80,000.In narrow streets like these you can strike a bargain ... or spend your money on worthless articles. March 6, 1951. (Photo by Camera Press).

Celebration at Tel Aviv jetty, Israel, Tel Aviv

THE CALIFORNIA TRAIL (1933).

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan. Leaven in the Refugee Kamp Biara near Nablus. 1950. Israel, Jordan, Nablus

River front and bank, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Seville. July 1957. Terraces on the streets of Seville.

Morocco - Marrakesh - Entrance to the Souks Date: circa 1920s

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jerusalem. Street with passerby and shoppers in the Mea Shearim district. 1948. Israel, Jerusalem, MEA Shearim

Catalunya. Girona. Turistas y veraneantes paseando por una calle de Tossa de Mar. Años 1950.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Indonesia. Back of Hotel der Nederlanden in Batavia. 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Description: Carnival procession on 6th June. Location: Tanganyika Date: 06 June africa

Street, tunisia, africa 1920 1930.

Persia, Firuskuh (Firuzkuh) in the Alborz Mountains (Elburz): settlement; village on a slope. Archive Photograph of Iran by Annemarie Schwarzenbach , circa 1939

Bathing ghats, Mathura, India, 1916-1917. Artist: Unknown

The small but historic town of Hoi An is located on the Thu Bon River 30km (18 miles) south of Danang. During the time of the Nguyen Lords (1558 - 1777) and even under the first Nguyen Emperors, Hoi An - then known as Faifo - was an important port, visited regularly by shipping from Europe and all over the East. By the late 19th Century the silting up of the Thu Bon River and the development of nearby Danang had combined to make Hoi An into a backwater. This obscurity saved the town from serious fighting during the wars with France and the USA, so that at the time of reunification in 1975 it was a forgotten and impoverished fishing port lost in a time warp.

Market, Souq al Jum'aa, libya, africa 1920 1930.

1940S Downtown Street Scene Newport Beach, California Usa

Travel photos Grenada. St. George's. Street view

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Market on the Ruyterkade in Willemstad. October 1955. Curaçao, Willemstad

Description: Trinidad and Tobago. Children of the sugar plantation areas and others going to Canadian Mission in Felicity village. Photograph No.: ZZZ 34253 H. Official Trinidad and Tobago photograph compiled by Central Office of Information. Copyright hand stamp of Mirror Features on reverse. Location: Trinidad and Tobago Date: 1949 Jul 6 caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jerusalem. Shopping street with shopping women. January 1, 1948. Israel, Jerusalem

Mulinu'u, Samoa. From the album: Skerman family album, circa 1916, Smoa, maker unknown.

Every year on the second Sunday in May there is delectable smell of fish frying in the Italian coastal town of Camogli. The scent wafts upwards through the pines to the hillside villages above the little port.It announces that the "biggest fry-up in the World" has begun and invites everyone to celebrate La Sagra del Pesce. Cars crawl down the winding road, filing through terraced vineyards and olive groves like ants towards a picnic hamper. May 19, 1955. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Location: Tanganyika africa

Description: Jamaica. 'A street scene in Montego Bay'. Photograph No D 107900 Official Jamaican photograph compiled by Central Office of Information. Crown Copyright reserved. Publicity statement on reverse. Location: Jamaica Date: 1961 Jan jamaica, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Travel photographs by Johann Victor Krämer from 1898 to 1900 showing landscapes, towns, and cultural architecture in various regions.

Many tourists stay in Jakarta only as long as it takes them to get out again. They say this huge sprawl is a place without a soul. December 09, 1946. (Photo by Netherlands Indies Government Information Service).

Poll photo collection. Israel: Nazareth. Shopping street with passers-by, loaded carts and a donkey. undated. Galilee, Israel, Nazareth

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