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Whiteleys department store, Queens Road, Bayswater, LondonThe new Whiteleys department store in Queens Road, Bayswater, West London, grand opening, with a banner, Welcome to the Lord Mayor. Date: circa 1911
Borgfeldt Department Store, New YorkBuilding, George Borgfeldt Co. Photograph of a watercolor architectural rendering of the George Borgfeldt Building at Irving Place and East 16th Street; signed James Reily Gordon
Frederick Gorringes, London Department StoreThe premises of Frederick Gorringes Ltd. - Buckingham Palace Road, London. A fine Department Store, opened in the early 1900s and closed sometime after 1960
Fortnum & MasonThe Fortnum and Mason lettering sign above the door of the famous store, selling luxury goods of all description, Piccadilly, London. Date: 1960s
Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers
Hitchin, Herts 1940SThe corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. The Half Moon pub, sells Noted Luton Ales, too
Bourne & Hollingsworth, Oxford Street, LondonBourne & Hollingsworth department store, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1920
Derry and Toms PosterPoster for Derry & Toms department store, Kensington High Street, London
Reading, Royal County of Berkshire - Tram on the Bath Road, advertising the Heelas Store on Broad Street (now John Lewis). Date: 1907
Selfridges, London 1909Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
HARRODS 1953A large expensive car approaches the Knightsbridge store, which is now somewhat larger than the original grocers shop of 1849
Bank and shops, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USAWyoming Valley Trust Company and Second National Bank (left) and Jonas Longs Sons department store, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1907
Opening of Whiteleys department store, 1911Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911
John Lewis, founder of the department storeJohn Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London
Waring & Gillow, LondonThe exterior of Waring & Gillow, Oxford Street, London
LIBERTY S, LONDON 1920SLibertys of London
Hitchin, Herts 1940SThe corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. A horse and cart keeps strictly to this limit
Marshall & SnelgroveThe Marshall & Snelgrove department store on Oxford Street, London
Selfridges Exterior 30SAn exterior view of Selfridges department store on Londons Oxford Street
Shoolbred Store, LondonShoolbred department store, Tottenham Court Road, London
Harrods ExteriorAn exterior view of Harrods, London Date: circa 1900
Corner View of HarrodsThe elegant facade of Harrods is matched by the elegance of its customers
Electrical Magnet appliances 1929Products from the Harrods catalogue electrical department, including Magnet, irons, kettles, shaving pot, milk sterilizer, coffee percolator, water boiler, toaster, griller and toaster, towel rail
Harrods toy department, rocking horses, 1922A uniform display of wooden rocking horses and smaller toy horses on wheels in the Harrods toy department, Christmas 1922. Date: 1922
Back cover of William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated CatalogueWilliam Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue, containing 202 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white and colour illustrations including designs for ceilings and dados
D H Evans, Oxford Street, LondonD H Evans department store, Oxford Street, London. circa 1910s
Shaftesbury Homes - Farm School for Boys, Bisley, SurreyThe Bisley Farm School for Boys, established by what became the Shaftesbury Homes charity. It later became known as the School House department of Shaftesbury School. Date: 1930s
Ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace at Milot, HaitiThe overgrown ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters at Milot, Haiti
Marks & Spencer FrontThe elegant shop front of a branch of Marks & Spencer Ltd. Date: circa 1910
Electric Fires 1929Electrical heaters give cosy warmth instantly day and night no fumes no smoke, products for Harrods catalogue electrical department. 1929
Trade catalogue for copper moulds with tin lining 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing round fluted copper moulds with tin inside. Date: 1911
Carantec, Brittany, France, Crevette fishergirlsCarante cin the Finistere department of Brittany in north-western France - Crevette fishergirls. Date: circa 1910s
The Selfridge family at Highcliffe Castle, 1921. From left to right: Gordon Selfridge Junior, Isadora Duncan, Vicomte de Sibour (sitting)
Selfridges, London - Confectionery SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Confectionery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Ouija Board DangerThe Ouija Board - Doorway to the Occult - by Edmund C Gruss, chairman of the Department of History at Los Angeles Baptist College at Newhall, California
Selfridges Roof Garden Restaurant, London, 1910Illustration showing the diners at Selfridges department stores roof garden restaurant, London, 1910
Selfridges Department Store, London, c. 1908Illustration showing the architects design for Selfridges Department Store in Oxford Street, London, c.1908 when the store was being built
Grand Leader Co Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, USAGrand Leader Co Department Store, West 22nd Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910
John Lewis, Oxford Street, LondonJohn Lewis department store, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1905
Leaflet advertising Remembrance Day, 11th November 1927. Wear a Flanders Poppy - British Legion Appeals Department, 26 Eccleston Square, London SW1. Commemorative Art
Trade catalogue for jelly and cake moulds 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing jelly and cake moulds in a variety of shapes. Date: 1911
LA Samaritaine, ParisThe Samaritaine, in the rue de Rivoli, is still Pariss biggest and best department store. (on the reverse of this card are portraits of the founders of the store.)
Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao ZedongHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here shaking hands with the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Date: circa 1950s
Saint-Juvin, FranceSaint-Juvin - a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Sent back to Germany, possibly by a German soldier on active service in France during WW1
Wilson, NC, USA - Oettingers The Dependable StoreWilson, North Carolina, USA - Oettingers - The Dependable Store. The leading store of the town with the slogan: " It pays to Deal at Oettinger s"
Beaulieu-sur-Mer - La Pointe Fourmie - French Riviera. Date: circa 1910s
Harrods Exterior 1929The exterior of Harrods, London Date: 1929
Sete, France - The Harbour and TownSete, France, in the Herault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France - a lovely view of the Harbour and the town. Date: circa 1910s
The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all strive to make the future better and brighter than the past ever was. Soldier shaking hands with worker holding sledgehammer. Date 1918
A court dress to curtsey in from Harvey Nichols, 1935Advertisement for the department store, Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, London, advertising a gown of classic simplicity to wear to a court presentation
Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, LondonQueen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London
Fire at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham JunctionA fire at the Arding & Hobbs Department Store, Clapham Junction on December 20th, 1909. The store was rebuilt and is still open to this day
The General Strike - Government leadersGovernment leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3
The London Symphony Orchestra playing at Harrods, London, 19Illustration showing the London Symphony Orchestra playing in Harrods, during the department stores Diamond Jubilee celebrations, 1909
Peter Jones, LondonMR. PETER JONES, GENERAL DRAPER, SILK MERCER, OUT FITTER AND FURNISHER. The Sloane Square shopping emporium in the late 19th century
Au Bon Marche, Rue du Bac, Paris, FranceExterior view of the Au Bon Marche department store in the Rue du Bac, Paris, France
Harrods toy department, dolls houses, 1922Fantastic array of dolls houses in all shapes and sizes available to buy at Christmas from the Harrods Toy Department Date: 1922
de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 6 G-ANUUde Havilland DH.104 Dove 6 G-ANUU (msn 04455) of the Civil Aviation Flying Unit. G-ANUU flew with the Board of Trade - Department of Trade
Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top bootsOur Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895
Advert for Dickins & Jones womens winter sports wear 1928Dickins & Jones, winter sports department, helping you choose the correct outfits for the season. 1928
Harrods advertisement Yves St Laurent dressAdvertisement for London department store, Harrods, featuring a knee length, long-sleeved shift dress designed by Yves St Laurent but made in London exclusively for Harrods
Canadian Fire DepartmentCanadian fire services and engine Date: 1950s
Westbourne GroveWhiteleys department store in Westbourne Grove
Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistere, BrittanyTraditional local costume and house interior at Plougastel-Daoulas - a commune in the Finistere department of Brittany in north-western France. Date: circa 1930s
Washington DC, USA - The Interior Department Building Date: 1920
Corsica, A view of VivarioA view of Vivario in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Date: circa 1903
Aerial view of the Bristol Aero Engine Department factory and offices, September 1936
Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire control join the fire department auxiliary corps at the nearest fire house
Headquarters of the New York Fire Department, Brooklyn
Advertisement for Selfridges childrens clothesHis First Pair -- advertisement for Selfridges childrens clothes, with a silhouette of four children and a dog. One little boy is wearing his first pair of shoes
Wardrobe DepartmentLadies in the Wardrobe Department of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s
Printemps Store AflamePrintemps Department Store in flames, Paris
Selling Persian CarpetsSelling Persian carpets in Le Printemps, French department store
Shopping for Fabric 1809A throng of mostly feminine customers scrutinize the stock at Messrs. Harding, Howell & Co. at 89 Pall Mall. Fabrics cascade from displays in the drapery department
Marshall & Shelgrove, Oxford Street, London
Debenham & Freebody 1905Debenham & Freebody department store, Wigmore Street, London
Lab at Pratt InstituteThe Department of Domestic Science (Chemistry) at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Physicians RoomThe Physicians room in the medical outpatient department of the London Hospital in Whitechapel
Decorations on E P Rose & Son Ltd Department Store, BedfordDecorations outside E P Rose & Son Ltd Department Store in Bedford - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953
Parasol mushroom, Macrolepiota procera or Lepiota procera. Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blainpey from the Report of the Microscopist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892
Birminghams Bull Ring Centre - 1960scirca 1910s
