Sheltering Collection (page 2)

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

Sphere cover - Air Raid over London
Front cover of The Sphere showing civilians in London during the air raid of 7 July 1917, taking shelter in what looks like a church doorway as a police officer looks skyward to check on whether

European Bison - a shelter and feeding place inside a corral (Bison bonasus L.). Bialowieza Nature Park - Belorussia

Hazel Hen / Hazel Grouse - female sits on nest (Tetrastes bonasia). near river Negustyah, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

European HEDGEHOGS - young behind mother, autumn (Erinaceus europaeus)

Common Sandpiper - on the nest; common but difficult to find on taiga forest floor near river Negustyah, (Totanus hypoleucos)

Steppe / Horsfields Tortoise - burrows for shelter in the soil - for the night (Agrionemys horsfieldii ). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Testudo - April

Steppe Tortoise - emerges from an overnight shelter under bushes (Agrionemys horsfieldii). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Horsfields Tortoise - Testudo - April

Boy & girl under an umbrella. Young boy & girl sheltering under an umbrella. Date: circa 1910

Shorter, full skirts of 1915, WW1 fashion worn by Eve
Eve, the fictional gossip columnist of The Tatler magazine pictured under a parasol or umbrella with an army and navy officer

British troops in one of the Aisne quarries, 1914
British troops resting in a disused quarry cave in the Aisne district of France. Most of the men when not actually in the trenches sleep

Vladivostok, Russia - Allied Soldiers and Red Cross train
January 1918 - Allied Soldiers shelter behind the wagons of a Russian Red Cross train, Vladivostok. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution

British soldiers sheltering in shell hole, Western Front, WW
British soldiers sheltering in a shell hole on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers sheltering under pontoons, WW1
British soldiers sheltering from the sun under pontoons on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Under Cover by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red coat gets under a raincoat to shelter from the rain. Date: 1936

Bathing Japes
Three jolly girls in bathing costumes and one lucky chap, sheltering under an umbrella next to their car! Date: early 1930s

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Serbian refugees within The Church of Saint George (The Rotunda). Date: circa 1916

A couple occupying their Favourite Corner Newlyn, Cornwall
A couple occupying their Favourite Corner on the seafront at Newlyn, Cornwall Date: circa 1890s

M Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu
M. Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu. The wreck of M. Weymanns Nieuport is in the foreground at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, 12 April 1913

Sheltering from the sun
Gentleman shelters from the midday sun under his lovers wide-brimmed hat. Date: c. 1910

Sheltering on underground stations 1940
During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940

Months of the Year. July
Sheltering from a shower. From postcard series published by CW Faulkner Date: circa 1923

Two illustrations, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing (1) Polly riding on the back of her cousin Hickory Hunt, as they pretend to make for a desert island in a storm

Umbrella Old / New
A royal parasol as used by the Assyrians, compared with Jonas Hanways umbrella of 1786

Vagrants sleeping rough in London
A group of vagrants sleeping rough under an archway in front of some large gates, somewhere in London

Baksei Chamkrong, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of Baksei Chamkrong, a small Hindu temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was completed in the 10th century during the reign of King Rajendravarman II

Princess Diana visiting St Columb, Cornwall
Diana, Princess of Wales, out on a visit, possibly in the Cornwall area. She is holding a small bunch of daffodils, and is sheltering from the rain under an umbrella

Hot chestnut seller
A jolly Hot Chestnut seller keeping warm by the fire, with a cat sheltering beneath him. He has a wicker basket full of uncooked chestnuts on his arm

Portable trenches
French observation soldiers sheltering behind imitation trenches made from iron plates covered with painted canvas and grass

Death of the Prince Imperial
Sketch of spot where the Princes body was found. By special artist Melton Prior. Panoramic view of the plain where the Princes body was found

British troops sheltering under umbrellas
Illustration of British soldiers sheltering from the rain beneath their umbrellas in the trenches

The Poop Deck of a P. &O. Liner, Red Sea, 1872
Engraving of the scene on the Poop deck of a P.&O. Steamer, as it crosses the Red Sea, on the voyage to China. Deck games

Children and Dog Onbeach
A dog chases after a fine piece of seaweed tugged by a girl across the sand, while her brother runs behind. Note the ladies sheltering beneath their parasols

Somerset Scenery
The start of Burrington Combe, Somerset, showing the Rock of Ages where a curate, Augustus Toplady, composed the famous hymn of the same name, whilst sheltering from a thunderstorm

An Innocent Abroad
Humorous illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing a young soldier sheltering in his funk hole in a trench while an " Ole Bill" type character observes his misery

Census Underneath Arches
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

Toddles put up his umbrella
A little boy sits in the rain sheltering himself, a lamb and a sheep underneath an umbrella

Stonemason at Work
A Stonemason prepares a large block of stone whilst sheltering from the hot sun below a wicker shade

Tube Station Shelter
A group of ladies chat on the platform at Aldwych underground station, sheltering from the danger of German bombs

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping