Selfridge Collection

The Selfridge family at Highcliffe Castle, 1921. From left to right: Gordon Selfridge Junior, Isadora Duncan, Vicomte de Sibour (sitting)

Selfridges, London - Confectionery Section
Selfridges & 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

Advertisement for Selfridges childrens clothes
His 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

Two portraits of Beatrice Selfridge, the daughter of Gordon Selfridge, 1925, the hostess of Lansdowne House Date: 1925

Madame de Bolotoff (Rosalie Selfridge)
Madame de Bolotoff, formerly Rosalie Dorothea Selfridge (1893-1977), daughter of retail visionary, Harry Gordon Selfridge, who married the aviator, Serge De Bolotoff

Miss Violet Selfridge & Vicomte Jacques de Sibour
Miss Violet (Violette) Selfridge, daughter of retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, pictured at the time of her engagement to Vicomte Jacques de Sibour of whom there is an inset photograph

Selfridge and Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Selfridge & Co, Ltd, aptly titled, The Romance of Commerce. 1, 000 years B.C. the Phoenicians traded with the Ancient Britons

Grumman US-2A Tracker 144721 (msn 682), on display at Selfridge Military Air Museum, Michigan. Date: circa 1990

Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 142761 (msn 11822), on display at Selfridge Military Air Museum, Michigan. Date: circa 1990

North American F-100D Super Sabre 56-3025
North American F-100D-70-NA Super Sabre 56-3025 (msn 235-123), on display at Selfridge Military Air Museum, Michigan. Date: circa 1990

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 51-1986
Republic RF-84F-10-RE Thunderflash 51-1986, on display with Michigan ANG at Selfridge Military Air Museum, Michigan. Date: circa 1990

This Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doll's china tea set can be purchased at Selfridges or Harrods for a mere 4'/6 (four shillings and six pence in old money). Date: 1930s

Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, with city gents in foreground. Date: circa 1930s

Gordon Selfridge by Sherriffe
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe

Gordon Selfridge by William Orpen
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe. 1928

AEA Aerodrome No. 3 - June Bug
The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) Aerodrome No.3 June Bug. The Aerial Experiment Association was formed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, with J. A. D. McCurdy (a Canadian), Lt

Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 Red Wing
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No.1 - Red Wing, seen on skids at the time of its first flight a frozen lake. The first of a series of experimental powered aircraft designed

Perfume department, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
Perfume department, Selfridge s, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Jubilee decorations, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London W1
Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London W1, decorated for the 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations. Date: 1935

Selfridges, London - Perfumery
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Perfumery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Millinery Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Millinery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Chauffeuse, by Albert de Belleroche, WW1
Chauffeuse, by Albert de Belleroche, First World War. The artist used Selfridges employees as models during the war -- the uniform could be that of a lift attendant. 1914-1918

Selfridges, London - Writing Room and Lounge
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Writing Room and Lounge. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Boys Outfitting Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Boys Outfitting Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Tailoring Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Tailoring Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Gordon Selfridge and Anna May Wong
Retail supremo, F. Gordon Selfridge, founder of London department store, Selfridges, pictured with American-born Chinese film star, Anna May Wong

Bathing pool on Selfridges rooftop
A new Sportapool, a portable swimming bath which could be fitted up at short notice in almost any convenient place. Here it is installed on the roof of Selfridges department store on Oxford Street

Aerial view of Selfridges Department Store, London, with Mayfair in the foreground, Regent Street on the right, Piccadilly at the bottom, and Green Park, Hyde Park and Marble Arch on the left

Seismograph on display, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
Seismograph on display in the Information Bureau, on the third floor of Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London, used for recording earthquakes. Date: circa 1932

Corner of roof garden, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
Corner of the roof garden, Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London Date: circa 1905

Selfridges by night, Oxford Street, London W1
Selfridges department store by night, with floodlighting, Oxford Street, London W1, probably decorated for the 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations. circa 1935

Frocks for the river and tennis from Selfridges, 1927
Frocks for the river and tennis from Selfridge s, 1927 Date: 1927

Selfridges Royal Ascot advert, 1927
Selfridges advert for Royal Ascot with a stunning regal ensemble for a truly royal occasion Date: 1927

Selfridges Hat Advert, 1927
Advert for Selfridges hats (1927) - model millinery salon Date: 1927

Selfridges Bathings Outfits Advert, 1927
Advert for Selfridges Bathings Outfits Date: 1927

Fashion advert for Selfridges, 1927
Fashion advert featuring a slim-line coat for the petite figure from Selfridge s, 1927 Date: 1927

Advert for Selfridges, 1927
The small woman says - Selfridges Salon-for-Petites - gowns, wraps and suits for the smaller size Date: 1927

Selfridge residence, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA
Residence of Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858-1947) at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA. Date: circa 1910

1920s Society in Winter- Mr Gordon Selfridge
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1856-1947), pictured in Switzerland in the middle of the sledge next to Mrs St. George. Lord and Lady Headfort are sitting at the back of the sledge, covered by fur balnkets

Violet Gordon Selfridge
Miss Violet Gordon Selfridge, daughter of retail magnate, Harry Gordon Selfridge, pictured in The Tatler in 1916 which writes of her doing a lot of hard work in the cause of war charities

Advertisement for the opening of Selfridges, 1909
Advertisement in The Illustrated London News inviting shoppers to visit the new temple of commerce on Oxford Street, London, Messrs Selfridge & Co from the week beginning 15 March 1909. Date: 1909

Girls by a Pool
Three pretty girls in bathing costumes, kneeling down beside the swimming pool on the roof terrace of Selfridges department store, London. Date: early 1930s

Boeing P-12 of the 27th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Michigan, over the business area of Detroit

The imposing entrance to Highcliffe Castle, Gordon Selfridges country estate in Hampshire, 1921. In the distance Selfridge is seen talking to Isadora Duncan, the famous dancer

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Advertisement for Selfridges toys for Christmas, with a silhouette of children hanging up their stockings ready to be filled with presents

Advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes
The Plash of the Waves -- advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes, with a silhouette of three bathing beauties venturing into the sea for their daily dip

Advertisement for Selfridges wedding presents
A lucky pair -- advertisement for Selfridges wedding presents, silver, etc, featuring a silhouette of people at a shop counter, with another group in the background

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