Social Types, Trades & Professions

Photography documenting the diversity of Georgian occupations, professional identities, traditional crafts, and recognizable social types. From blacksmiths and weavers to doctors and teachers, these images capture individuals defined by their work, professional uniforms, and occupational settings. This collection also includes ethnographic "type" photographs—a genre of photography that sought to document characteristic representatives of different social groups, regions, or professions.

Photos

Kharachokhelians Group Portrait (1900s)

Men Gathered in Front of a Public Building — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Fruit and Vegetable Vendors in a Bazaar Street — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Pack Animals Carrying Goods in a Street Market — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Street Scene with Handcarts — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Market Activity with Horse-Drawn Carts and View of Narikala — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Meidan Square with Horse Carts and View of Narikala — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Horse-Drawn Cart on a Market Street — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Early 20th Century

Street Workers Cleaning Tramway Tracks — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Early 20th Century

Pack Animals Transporting Goods — Tiflis Bazaar Area, Late 19th Century

Men Gathering in the Bazaar — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Work Activity at a Bazaar Shopfront — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Goods Carrier with Baskets — Tiflis Bazaar, Late 19th Century

Men Gathering at a Bazaar Shop Entrance — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Men and Boys at a Bazaar Shop — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Men in the Bazaar Courtyard — Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Fruit Vendor – Bazaar Stall, Tiflis (Tbilisi), Late 19th Century

Men in the Tiflis Bazaar

Fruit Seller in Tiflis Bazaar

Market Figure in Tiflis Bazaar

Fish Seller in Tiflis Bazaar

Carpet Merchants in the Tiflis Bazaar

Tulukhchi (Water Carriers) on the Mtkvari River, Tbilisi, 1890

Tulukchi – Water Supplier in Tiflis