sidewalk haberdashery – Antique Wall Art
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Description
This rare historic image captures sidewalk haberdashery in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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sidewalk haberdashery
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This street scene shows a sidewalk haberdashery, a small open-air stall where a vendor sold thread, buttons, ribbons, needles, and other notions to passersby. Sidewalk trade of this kind has long been part of daily life in the crowded neighborhoods and market streets of Israel, where goods were often displayed on tables or cloth spread on the pavement. Such stalls served households that sewed and mended at home and offered an easy place to buy necessities without going to a shop. The record gives few details about the exact location or date, but the scene points to the everyday commerce that shaped city life in the region.
| Original scan | 3,095 × 5,846 px · prints to 10 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 17955u sidewalk haberdashery |
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