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LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fireFirefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London
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
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
Miami Poltergeist CaseJulio Vasquez, focal point of poltergeist outbreak in the store-room of a store at Miami, Florida, investigated by William Roll
Union Square, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1910
Grand Leader Co Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, USAGrand Leader Co Department Store, West 22nd Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910
Cow over stone wall, YorkshireA curious cow looks over a dry stone wall in Rosedale, Yorkshire. An old stone barn is in the background. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1991
Saddar Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab, British IndiaSaddar Bazaar, a shopping street in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). circa 1920
Newfoundland & Labrador - Battle Isle - under the Salt StoreNewfoundland & Labrador, Canada - Battle Isle - under the Salt Store in Battle Harbour. Young Victor Crowley and two massive cod. The larger fish measured 5ft 5" and weighed 60lbs. Date: 1901
Walgreen Drug Store - Baronne and Canal Streets, New OrleansWalgreen Drug Store - 900 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Date: 1950s
Reading, Royal County of Berkshire - Tram on the Bath Road, advertising the Heelas Store on Broad Street (now John Lewis). Date: 1907
John Lewis, Oxford Street, LondonJohn Lewis department store, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1905
Music cover, In the Quartermasters Stores (My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See), words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read. 1940
Main Street, Colebrook, New Hampshire, USAMain Street (looking north), Colebrook, New Hampshire, USA. Date: circa 1925
Music Hall, Leominster, Massachusetts, USAMusic Hall in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, with shops on the ground floor. Date: circa 1911
Eileen & Fred, a secondhand shop in Eccles, ManchesterScene outside Eileen & Fred, a secondhand shop in Eccles, Manchester, with a boy, a pram and a pushchair. Date: circa 1977
Main Street, Natchez, Mississippi, USAView of a busy Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. Date: circa 1904
Broadway, Pittsburgh, Kansas, USABroadway, looking south, Pittsburgh, Kansas, USA. Date: circa 1904
Dollar Savings Bank, Niles, Ohio, USA, marking the spot where President McKinley was born. Date: circa 1905
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
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Native Boutique Date: circa 1920s
Lord Howard de Walden in libel suitLord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box
Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository, LondonEngraving showing the interior of Messrs. Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket repository, Strand, London, 1875. The necessity of a store devoted to the two sports reflects their popularity through
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.)
Notting Hill Gate and Coronet Theatre, West LondonNotting Hill Gate (looking west) and Coronet Theatre, West London. Date: circa 1905
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
The Temporary Courthouse at Morant BayThe temporary courthouse in Morant Bay in Jamaica. Soldiers stand guard at a gathering under a long gazebo, serving as a temporary courthouse. A stone grain store lies a little further away
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"
Linden Gardens, Notting Hill Gate, London - Christmas CardThe gated entrance to Linden Gardens at the junction of High Street Notting Hill Gate, London - Christmas and New Years Greetings Postcard
Advert for Dickins & Jones womens winter sports wear 1928Dickins & Jones, winter sports department, helping you choose the correct outfits for the season. 1928
Main Street, Chanute, Kansas, USAMain Street looking west, Chanute, Kansas, USA. Date: circa 1920
Man waiting in sidecar on a Sussex roadMan sitting waiting in a motorbike sidecar on a Sussex road, outside Sprinks Stores. Date: circa 1920s
WW2 greetings card, As You Were! Three servicewomen in uniform, a WRN, an ATS and a WaF, look longingly at an elegant evening dress in a store window. Date: circa 1942
Wig Shop - Middle Temple, LondonE Albins Wigmaker and Hair Cutters Shop, selling wigs to the members of the Legal Profession, based in the vicinity of the Middle Temple, London. Date: 1857
New Bond Street, London, with a view of the famous Fenwicks Store (right) Date: circa 1910
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
Tunisia - Arab BazaarTunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns
General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirThe general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves
Westbourne GroveWhiteleys department store in Westbourne Grove
Sparta, Ontario, CanadaThe Sterling Bank of Canada and Eakins General Store at Sparta, Ontario
Looting Secret WhiskeyIn America, crowds loot a secret whiskey store of confiscated liquor
Au Bon Marche, Rue du Bac, Paris, FranceExterior view of the Au Bon Marche department store in the Rue du Bac, Paris, France
Lottas Fountain, San Francisco, California, USA, at the intersection of Market, Geary and Kearney Streets. Date: circa 1930
Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853
SOLAR PANELS 1929Solar panels on the roof of a house will capture the suns heat during the summer and store it to heat the house in the bleak mid-winter. Date: 1929
Florence (Firenze), Italy - On the Ponte Vecchio (shops and pedestrians). Date: circa 1910s