Sheltering Collection

St Swithin / Dudley / Maxims
SAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days

Hanways Umbrella / Anon
JONAS HANWAY Traveller, philanthropist, and umbrella enthusiast

Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather
The very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Robins nesting on a bell-shaped Christmas card
Robins nesting in the snow on a bell-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Foxs umbrellas
Advertisement for Foxs umbrellas : when buying an umbrella insist upon having a Foxs Frame. Foxs are the best! Date: 1901

Sheltering Underground
Sheltering underground during The Blitz, Islington, London; a woman pours drinks for those around her

Camel driver at Petra, Jordan
A beautiful postcard depicting a camel driver with his camel train sheltering at Petra, Jordan

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Air raid cartoon
Cartoon depicting Oxford Circus tube station during an air raid. Date: 1940

Myrtle Street Military Hospital, Liverpool
The Liverpool Sheltering Home on Myrtle Street, Liverpool, during its First World War use as a military hospital. Date: circa 1916

Spain. La Rioja. Prejano. Calvary

A sing-song in the British Embassy at Madrid, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936. A number of British citizens in Madrid had sought refuge in the Embassy

Sheltering in the Madrid Underground; Spanish Civil War, 193
Photograph showing civilians of Madrid sheltering in the Gran Via underground station during a Nationalist bombardment of the city; Spanish Civil War, 1936. Date: 1936

Sheltered Cabmen 1870
Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870

Girl and boy sheltering in a tree. It never rains, but it pours by Gladys Peto

April, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Comic postcard, Scots soldier, Any Port in a Storm. Date: circa 1910s

Sheltering from the rain - Group of children out for a walk in the country, shelter under trees from the rain. (German). Artist: WF Date: circa 1900

RACE RIOTS / SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco race riots: attacks on Asian shopkeepers Date: 1908

Mother Goose Date: 1914

HOMELESS FAMILY / ADELPHI
Taking the census in the dark arches of the Adelphi. A bulls-eye lamp illuminates the misery of a homeless family sheltering under the arches. Date: 1861

Two cats in the rain on a Christmas card
Two cats under an umbrella in the rain on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Comic postcard, Plump woman in the rain Date: 20th century

Princess Diana visiting Cornwall
Diana, Princess of Wales, out on a visit, possibly in the Cornwall area. She is holding a daffodils, and is sheltering from the rain under an umbrella. Date: 1980s

Gunners sheltering during a bombardment, 1917, Matania
With our artist on the Western Front - No II. New Series. Front cover of The Sphere featuring the first of a new set of drawings done by the magazines special artist during his latest visit to

Darkling Beetle - burrowing in the sand to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Les Diables Bleus - A group of WWI Chasseurs Alpins
Les Diables Bleus - A group of First World War Chasseurs Alpins in the Alps sheltering behind a large rock in a snowstorm.. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)

Poster - Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme
Mothers - let them go - give them a chance of greater safety and health. Public Information poster issued by the Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme circa 1942

Soldiers WWI
Soldiers sheltering in a grenade pit in Flanders during World War I

The Thunder Storm -- a woman and two children shelter under a tree. 19th century

Susi - rain stops play. 1950s

Fairy sheltering under lily leaf on a greetings card
Fairy sheltering under a lily leaf on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Sheltering from a squall
Cartoon showing a couple sheltering from a squall under a leafless tree. The wind blows her skirts up, giving him a revealing view of her legs. Date: 1916

Child on Doorstep
A lady is astonished to find a child sheltering from the snow on her doorstep; her dog is no less surprised Date: circa 1840

Liverpool Sheltering Homes plaque
A commemorative plaque at the Liverpool Sheltering Homes, recording the contributions of previous residents(destitute children who emigrated to Canada)

Couple on a South Coast beach
A very jolly couple on a South Coast beach (probably Hythe, Kent), enjoying the sun, (the gent is taking typically British precautions against sunburn)

Two little dogs in the snow on a New Year card
Two little dogs sheltering under an umbrella in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies in a boat drawn by swans on a greetings card
Five fairies in a boat made from a shell, drawn by swans on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Two children sitting on large snowball on a Christmas card
Two children sitting on a large snowball under a red umbrella on a Christmas card, watched by a robin. Date: circa 1890s

Children under umbrella on a New Year card
Two children sheltering from the rain under an umbrella on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds sheltering under umbrella on a Christmas card
Two birds sheltering under an umbrella on a Christmas card, watched by a smaller bird. circa 1890s

Robin and two great tits on a New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Robin, two blue tits and wren on a Christmas card
A robin, two blue tits and a wren on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Robin and two great tits on a Christmas card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Birds in a shoe on a Christmas card
Birds sheltering inside an old shoe on a snowy Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mrs Louisa Birt
Louisa Birt was the sister and colleague of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson. From 1873 to 1915 she was Superintendent of the Liverpool Sheltering Home. Date: circa 1910

Liverpool Sheltering Home, Myrtle Street, Liverpool

Robins in a snow scene. Early 20th cent. Xmas card depicting robins sheltering in a wicker basket.Date: circa 1912

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