Shelves Collection (page 5)

Library at The Natural History Museum at Tring
Library at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Mother and daughter in a shop
A mother and her daughter study the food shelves in a shop, deciding what to buy. c. 1910

Emersons study showing shelves of books, fireplace and desk. Date c1888

Library in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales
Colour sketch of the Library in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Pams Bakers shop staff, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Pictured inside their High Street bakers shop are the staff of Pams Bakers at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1953

International Stores, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Interior view of The International Stores at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing biscuit containers (Mitre Biscuits) in front of the counter, and stacks of tins and packets on shelves behind. 1963

A man reads a book in a shop
A man reads a book in a bookshop, with many strange-looking busts in the background. 1925

Canteen, Marylebone Police Station, London
The police canteen at Marylebone Police Station, London, showing food, refreshments and remedies lined up on lace-edged shelves. (2 of 2) Date: 1920s

UK ceramics Industry at Burslem, Staffs (2 / 4)
Making toilet ware at Burslem, Staffs (making the jugs for jug and basin sets). Date: circa 1910s

The Library, House of Commons, London
View inside the Library, House of Commons, London. Date: circa 1910s

Archive service at Paris Peace Conference
Gendarme officers in the archive service of the Paris Peace Conference which followed the end of the First World War. It was their job to classify three tons of documents. Date: circa 1919

The Library, House of Lords, London
View inside the Library, House of Lords, London. Date: circa 1910s

Abstract design with various shapes
An abstract design with various shapes, including an empty set of shelves and a red brick wall floating in the air

Friendly Village Shop
A friendly village shop in Colebourne, a village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1953

Camerawork at Birmingham
A photographer sets up her equipment to do some shooting at Birmingham University, UK. Date: circa 1950s

Charing X Road Bookshop
E. Josephs second-hand bookshop, 48A Charing Cross Road, one of several bookshops which used to be a familiar sight in central London, but now gradually disappearing. Date: 1960s

Kingsdale School library, Dulwich, South London
Scene in the library of Kingsdale School, a mixed comprehensive in Dulwich, South London, which opened in the 1950s. Date: 1950s

Old man shopping in supermarket, Bristol
Elderly man shopping in a Bristol Fine Fare supermarket. Date: 1968

Greenhouse with manure pit
A greenhouse with a manure pit filled with compost in 18th century France. Date: circa 1760

Borgfeldt Department Store, New York
Geo. Borgfeldt Co. New York. Interior of George Borgfeldt & Co. store, with row after row of shelves filled with porcelain and pottery, including cups & saucers, vases and tablewa

Cigar Shop, New York
Acker, Merritt [Merrall] & Condit. Acker, Merrall & Condit Co. tea testers (Byron list) store; dry goods on shelves and a glassed-in room full of cigars in the center of the store

Returning medicine bottle at the Grocers Shop
An elderly gentleman Mr W. Hitchman delivers his bottle of medicine for collection and replacement at his local Grocers Shop

Medical museum, St Bartholomews Hospital, London
A view of the medical museum at St Bartholomews Hospital in the City of London. The room is packed with shelves and display cases containing medical specimens, most of them in glass jars

Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, Norfolk
Boot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Cell Interior, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Portland Prison, Dorset. The inmates bedding is rolled up on the left. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed

Interior of workmans home, East End of London
The interior of a workmans home in the East End of London. The walls are lined with shelves, pictures and plates. A small cooking range stands in the hearth

The Bookworm by Muriel Dawson
A small child engrossed in a book, even though he looks possibly too young to be able to read

Indian spices on display in Kerala
Indian spices on display in Mattancherry, Cochin, Kerala State, India

Museum souvenirs, Rostov Velikij, Russia
A display of souvenirs, including traditional wooden Russian dolls, on sale in the museum shop at Rostov Velikij (Rostov the Great), Russia

Young woman in 1960s interior
A young woman sits reading a magazine in a typically 1960s interior. The garden outside is covered in snow

Cooking street food - Tunis, Tunisia
Cooking and selling street food in Tunis, Tunisia

Egyptian Shop - Cairo
Native shop - Cairo, Egypt. The owner and his family stand proudly in the foreground. Small interestingly-shaped packets of some foodstuff or another hang in rows above the open pavement-front counter

Turkish Sweet Shop
Turkish Sweet shop in Constantinople, Turkey with a variety of interestingly shaped jars with a variety of interestingly flavoured sweet contents!

Observer asleep on a bed in Base Room
Photograph of an observer asleep on a bed in " Base Room", during investigations at Borley Rectory, 21 November 1937. HPG/1/3/7 ()"

Wax run down at Llandarcy
The wax run-down at the BP crude oil processing plant at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Skinning a Rabbit for Dinner
A housewife, determined to take on the domestic duties that their servant currently carries out, gets to grips with skinning a rabbit for dinner

The Hatters Shop. A smartly-attired young gentleman tries on a top hat in front of a full-length mirror in a Hatters shop

The Book Shop
Two girls (one hardly older than a toddler!) look through a variety of volumes in a Bookshop

The Mudies of Melbourne
Mr Samuel Mullens circulating library, Collins Street, East; based on the plan of that in New Oxford Street in London, the source of so much inexpensive intellectual pleasure founded by Mr C. E

Grocers shop by Percy Macquoid
Engraving to accompany a story in the Graphic ( Madame Leroux ), showing a typical interior of a grocers shop during the late 19th century

Dead Christmas Turkey
A dead turkey hanging upside down in the kitchen pantry, plucked and ready for Christmas. Other items on the shelves include Christmas pudding and sausages, etc

Man & Boys Fashions 1844
Boys: plaid tunic, gigot sleeves, belt, tasselled cap, strapped pantaloons, forage cap, short jackets, vandyked collar, neckerchief, page boy hair-style. Man: D-B coat

Stacking Shelves
Two female employees stack the shelves of an almost empty supermarket

Dressing Table 1826
Cabinet Dressing Case an ornate dressing table housing a wash basin, mirrors, and a number of convenient shelves and niches for storing toilet articles

Industry / Ice / Refrigerate
A Refrigerator or portable Ice-house with sliding and perforated shelves for preserving wines, fruits and provisions

Unloading Paper
Workers unloading paper from warehouse shelves under supervision

Suburban Living Room
Typical suburban lounge with ornaments on shelves, family photographs on the window ledge and television in the corner

Preparing models at Madame Tussaud s
Waxwork artists preparing models at Madame Tussaud s

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