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William Whiteley, department store founderWilliam Whiteley, founder of the department store in Westbourne Grove, West London. late 19th century
The Pantheon Theatre, Oxford Street, London, by this time used as offices and stores by Messrs W & A Gilbey, wine and spirit merchants. circa 1902
Arthur Lasenby Liberty, founder of Liberty & Co, London
Second-hand clothes store 1903Society ladies made an annual clearance of their wardrobe, giving old clothes away to hospitals or charities shops, or even poor relatives
Cheamside, Worcester Park, SW London (Surrey). circa 1910s
Cheam Common Hill, Worcester Park, SW London (Surrey). circa 1920s
The Greater Lewiss department store, Birmingham. Date: circa 1930s
High Street, Wincanton, Somerset. circa 1910s
Deansgate, Manchester, with a line of trams in the middle, and the Batchelor Showrooms on the right. Date: circa 1920s
High Street, Pinner, Middlesex, with the Queens Head on the left. Date: circa 1910s
Church Street, Enfield, North London. Date: circa 1900s
The Stores, Cowden, Sevenoaks, Kent. circa 1900s
Flower sellers in Regent Street, Central LondonFlower sellers in Regent Street, viewed from Oxford Circus (looking north), Central London. Date: circa 1900s
Messrs Gilbeys wine stores, Titchfield Street, LondonView inside Messrs Gilbeys wine stores, Titchfield Street, London, with men at work. Date: 1861
Flower sellers at Oxford Circus, Central London, outside Peter Robinson. Date: circa 1900s
Triumph motorcycle showroom, Pasadena, California, USA, with George and Hazel Butler behind the counter. Date: 1950s
Department store, Rochester, New York State, USASibley, Lindsay & Curr Co, Department store, Rochester, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1925
Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA. Date: circa 1940
LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fireFirefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London. Date: 1949
Order Office at Kays Stores 1905The order office at Kays Universal Stores, Worcester, a mail-order company : these clerks are working in the Shopping By Post department. Date: 1905
Grumman G. 159 Gulfstream I N18N, Marco PoloGrumman G.159 Gulfstream I N18N, Marco Polo (msn 90), of Winn Dixie Stores Inc. Date: 1967-1968
The Bazaars, Cairo, Egyptcirca 1910s
The Market Square and Henwoods Arcade - Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905
Produce Terminal Date: 1948
Main Street Businesses Date: 1950
Madagascar - Toamasina (Tamatave) - Rue de Commerce. Date: circa 1906
Newsagents - Corner Vauxhall Bridge Road and Gillingham StOswald King - Tobacconist, Newsagent and General Stores at 47 Gillingham Street (on the corner of Vauxhall Bridge Road), Pimlico, London SW1V. Date: 1908
Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAFifth Street, East from Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, showing the Tyler-Davidson Fountain, Hotel Gibson, Albee Theatre and the Federal Building. Date: circa 1940
Gilbeys wine office 1861Front entrance of Gilbeys wine office in Oxford Street, London. Date: 1861
Gilbeys wine store 1861Gilbeys wine store in Titchfield Street, Oxford Street, London. Date: 1861
Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851Largest establishment household and office furniture of British, located in four stores in London, Priests furniture shops. Date: 1851
GRAND CONDE STORE 1861The exterior of the Grande Conde department store in Paris. Date: 1861
REYKJAVIK STORE 1876From drums to rum, you may buy just about anything in this general store in Reykjavik, Iceland Date: 1876
CHILDREN IN RURAL STOREChildren shop at their local village store Date: 1891
MAGASINS DU LOUVREAdvertisement for Magasins du Louvre, Paris Date: 1871
LA MENAGERIE 1867Advertisement for La Menagerie, Paris selling household goods Date: 1867
10101608A busy scene at la Ville de Saint-Denis, Paris Date: 1880
MAISON DU GRAND-CONDEAn exterior view of Maison du Grand-Conde, Paris Date: 1861
AU BON MARCHE AD 1892An advertisement for Au Bon Marche, Paris aimed at American travellers Date: 1892
BED LINEN ROOM 1880The bed linen department at Au Bon Marche, Paris Date: 1880
AU PRINTEMPS, PARISAn interior view Date: 1865
GERSONS, BERLIN C1895A lady tries on a dress at Gersons department store, Berlin Date: circa 1895
EXPRESS DAIRY WINDOWThe window display of an Express Dairy which has a range of food such as McVities digestive biscuits, processed peas and sliced peaches. Date: 1960s
HARDING, HOWELL & CO HARDING, HOWELL & COThe 1st department Store was opened in 1796 when Harding, Howell & Co converted a London townhouse into a departmented shop which even included a restaurant. Date: 1809
PARIS DEPARTMENT STOREFabrics, shawls, childrens clothes &c. Date: circa 1850
SELLING CARPETS 1907Selling Persian carpets in Le Printemps, French department store Date: 1907
KLONDIKE GOLD RUSHProspectors buying stores at Victoria, British Columbia, before setting out for the Klondike Date: 1898
Sempill British Aviation Mission to JapanB Hangars - Armament Butts and Pyrotechnic Stores in background. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)