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Fish Seller in Tiflis Bazaar

A fish seller cleaning fish at a market stall while several men stand around watching in a bazaar street.

Fish seller preparing fish at the Tiflis bazaar.

This photograph by David Guramishvili shows a fish seller working at a bazaar stall while customers and passersby gather around. Images like this document everyday professions and commercial life in the markets of Tbilisi.

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Date
1870s
Photographer
David Guramishvili
Source
Courtesy of Roena Kenia, Tbilisi.
Attribution
Digitization courtesy of the Photomuseum archive.
Rights
Public domain - Free to use
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