Stores Collection (page 12)

Bandon Hill Infants School Procession & Boy Scout Parade - Stafford Road, Wallington, near Croydon, Surrey, England. Showing The Vale Stores & a Hurst - Baker Date: 1900s

Walton Road, Molesy, Surrey
Walton Road, Molesy, Esher, near Hampton Court, Surrey, England. Showing Waltons Household Stores Date: 1910s

The Village Stores, Ashford Hill, Hampshire
The Village Stores, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, near Tadley, Hampshire, England. Date: 1920s

Tom Pickens Stores, North Street, near, England. Showing Stores for the People Date: 1900s

The Bridge & Post Office, Lympstone, Devon
The Bridge & Post Office, Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, England. Including Mortimers Stores Date: 1910s

The Green, East Rudham, Norfolk
The Green, East Rudham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Showing Sewells Public Supply Stores Date: 1900s

General Stores Building, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
The General Stores Building, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, where the Russian and Japanese Peace Commission met before the signing of the peace treaty in September 1905

Department store in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Hahne & Co, a large department store in Newark, New Jersey, USA, on Broad, New and Halsey Streets. Seen here celebrating a 50-year anniversary. Date: circa 1910

Army Camp Store, WW1
Scene inside a well-stocked Army Camp Store, with prices chalked up above the counter, and five men ready to serve customers. Date: 1914-1918

Advert for Meakers mens swimwear 1927
Two-piece mens bathing suit for your holiday. Date: 1927

Advert for Drages bedroom furniture 1937
Drages fine funiture. Payable in a small deposit and then pay 50 months installments. Available department stores in Oxford Street, London, Manchester and Birmingham. Date: 1937

First Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, with snow on the ground. circa 1905

Suffragette Votes for Women Doll
A suffragette doll wearing a brown dress and hat, holding a Votes for Women placard. The head of the doll is made from a ping pong ball with a hand painted face

Rotes Colleg, Leipzig, Germany
Rotes Colleg (now part of Leipzig University) following reconstruction, Leipzig, Germany. Date: circa 1905

Scene in Oxford Street, London, on a busy day, with pedestrians and traffic. Date: circa 1930

Canton Bazaar, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Interior of the Canton Bazaar, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA -- the first large store to reopen in Chinatown after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Date: circa 1908

Kaufmanns Store, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Kaufmanns Big Store, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1905

Fire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, London
Fire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, City of London, 28 March 1955. Showing a firefighter in action with a hosepipe at the top of a turntable ladder. Date: 1955

Anzac Bay, Troopships and Stores, Mudros in the distance, by Captain G Drummond-Fish (Royal Irish Rifles)

Captain James Cook -- an allegory
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), explorer. An allegory, showing Neptune raising him up to Immortality, a Genius crowning him with a Wreath of Oak, and Fame introducing him to History

WW2 poster, G R Notes are the Key Notes
WW2 poster, G R [Goods Received?] Notes are the Key Notes of harmonious store keeping. Wrong information and careless handling causes discord. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

WW2 poster, Tidy Stores -- theres a place for everything -- put everything in its place! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

WW2 poster, Be quick in your clearance of goods inwards to stores -- make lightning speed with accuracy your motto. Date: 1940s

Major-General Sir John Steevens by Percival Anderson
Major-General Sir John Steevens, KCB, KCMG (1855-1925), British Army Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores during the First World War

The Needless Question, predominance of khaki, WW1
The Customer: Will the colour run? The Assistant: Oh, no, Madam; its a khaki shade. A lovely reverse silhouette image from the First World War showing a woman at a drapery shop

Actors selling chocolate for charity, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing various well-known members of the theatrical profession acting as sales-people at an unidentified London store

Gamages advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Gamages, the famous toy store in Holborn, London, with a selection of presents for Christmas 1914 including some war themed suggestions such as a game called Britwar

Dickins & Jones First World War advertisement
Advertisement for Dickins and Jones, the department store in Regent Street, London, advertising their rich, brocaded crepe shirts

Advert for Gamages motoring needs 1926
Selection of motoring garments suitable for all weathers, showing at Olympia. 1926

Eton boys helping with army stores, WW1
Eton College boys helping to unload war stores at Didcot Junction, forgoing their usual sport in order to help out. On the left is Prince Henry, the future Duke of Gloucester

Rickshaws and Curio Store, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Maple & Co. advertisement
Advertisement for Maple s, Londons best-known furniture store situated on Tottenham Court Road. Date: 1927

Wings of Piccadilly advertisement
Advertisement for Thomas Wing of Piccadilly, hosiers and catering to gentlemen since 17777. Advert features a likeness of the famous dandy, Beau Brummell to underline their exacting style. Date: 1927

German stores left behind, Western Front, WW1
German stores of bombs, helmets and other items left behind when they were driven out of Pierre St Divion on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Suggested site for London University
A suggested site for London University: how another fine building might be placed next to the new LCC Hall (later known as County Hall)

Number of planes needed to land 1000 men by G. H. Davis
The enormous number of planes needed to land even 1000 men in Britain by air. A schematic drawing showing the fleet of aircraft needed to carry even 1000 men for an aerial invasion

Selfridges cycle advertisement by H. L. Oakley
Delightful advertisement for the cycle department of London department store, Selfridge s, guaranteeing top speeds at low prices and featuring a silhouette of a cyclist zooming downhill by H. L

Selfridges advertisement by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for London department store, Selfridge s, in particular its goods catering for the open air life, including hampers, flasks, luncheon baskets and camp equipment. The silhouette by H. L

Selfridges sweets advertisement by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for London department store, Selfridge s, and in particular their confectionary department. The advert features a silhouette by H. L

Oxford Street, c. 1950
Oxford Street, Londons major shopping thoroughfare - an aerial view showing buses and shoppers thronging the pavement. The temple of commerce, Selfridge s, with flags flying

Selfridges during Second World War
Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, London pictured during World War Two with the windows covered over as protection against air raids

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

Custer County Horse Fair, Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, USA. circa 1910

View of San Francisco from above. The Pantages theatre can be seen on the left

Lusitania anti-German riots
Chrisp Street anti-German Lusitania riots and break in at A. Schoenfelds tobacco and cigar store, Poplar, east end of London. Date: 1915

Isaac Walton & Co in Brixton, London

The exterior of Harrods department store, from Brompton Road. London Date: C. 1905

Staff photo outside Star Dining Rooms

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