Straker Collection

Nude Danae by Jean Straker
A woman reclining on a bed is captured in a shaft of light. A nude study by photographer Jean Straker inspired by the painting Danae by Rembrandt which appeared in his art photography book

Coal miners strike
The conference of the miners federation of Birmingham meeting to discuss the coal miners strike. The names, reading from left to right, are: Sitting--Mr. H. Duff, Mr. T. H. Cann, Mr. M. C. Kerrell

High Street, Notting Hill Gate, West London, with shop premises including W Straker. Date: circa 1910

68 Notting Hill Gate, London - W Straker Store (right). The shop fronts still survive (wihtout vast modification, although they now house a souvenir stoare and a womens fashion boutique)

Back cover of Utility and Art
Utility & Art, an illustrated catalogue of home furnishings by Oetzmann & Co of 67 Hampstead Road, London, printed by Chas. Straker & Sons of London and Redhill, c.1900. Date: c.1900

Page from Utility and Art
Page A1, of Utility and Art catalogue, entitled Preface to Abridged List. This is a page from Utility and Art, an illustrated catalogue of home furnishings by Oetzmann & Co of 67 Hampstead Road

Nude by Jean Straker
A nude woman casts a shadow as she brushes her hair. c.1955

Peep Show
Photograph of a model, dancer or possibly chorus girl, peeping through a curtain wearing very little except for some tiny glittery briefs and matching nipple covers. c.1945

Straker Squire Vintage Car, Britain. Date: 1910s

Straker-Squire Vintage Car, England. Driver Jack Holdsworth Date: 1910s

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Woman posing in costume
A woman posing in a costume and casting a shadow on the wall behind her. circa 1940s

Eton schoolboys on 4 June
Five Eton schoolboys in smart suits and top hats, sitting on a wall on 4 June, traditionally the date when King George IIIs birthday is celebrated at the school with speeches

Radiator Badges 1926
including such well-known marques as Minerva, Oakland, Rhode, Star, Straker Squire, Swift, Trojan, Unic, Vulcan, and Windsor, not to mention Lea-Francis and Lagonda

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