Umbrella Collection (page 20)

The Magic Umbrella. Samuel Jones flies above the rooftops thanks to his magic umbrella

Ice cream vendor in the Dordogne, France
An ice cream vendor with her stall in a village in the Dordogne, south west France. She and her assistant don t appear to be very busy. Date: 1951

U for Umbrella
From a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC Date: 1920

Teddy Bears on the River. Source unknown (probably Teddy Bear Annual)

Ducks in the rain

Cat family in motorboat

Rain through the Seasons
A satire on British weather showing the four seasons: rain, rain, rain and more rain! Date: 20th century

Peary & Cook / Assiette
Returning from the North Pole, Robert Peary returned home to find Frederick Cook claiming he had reached it the previous year. " What a hole, the Pole!" Date: 1909

Golf / Despite the Rain
Despite the rain Date: 1933

Queen Elizabeth II visiting the London Fire Brigade
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth. Seen here outside a church building

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Satirical cartoon, Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting

Women floating in the air by the use of parasols with large butterflies attached, and wings on their shoes, gazed at from the ground by men with lorgnettes and telescopes. circa 18th century

Departing by balloon

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Raincoat, umbrella hat, brush hook, spade, hoe, sickle. Drawings show, in top illustration, a raincoat and a traditional conical hat; and in bottom illustration, four farm implements. Date 1878 Sep

Umbrella maker. Photograph shows a man and a young boy making parasols. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict flowers in the upper right and a kimono drying on a wooden frame in the lower left

The actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu and Segawa Kikunojo as lovers beneath an umbrella. Date between 1751 and 1755

Two lovers under an umbrella. Print shows a man and a woman, full-length, walking beneath an umbrella. Date 1705, printed later

A beauty with an umbrella. Print shows the actor Nakamura Sanya as a young woman standing beneath an umbrella, wearing a head covering and geta. Date 1714, printed later

Two old men, possibly actors, one standing, holding an umbrella, the other reclining. Date 18--

If the umbrella could only talk. Postcard showing man and woman sitting on the ground, behind an umbrella. Date c1909

Shoki and a courtesan beneath an umbrella. Shoki, the demon fighter, with his arm around a young woman holding a parasol. Date between 1726 and 1736

Pleasant outing. Date c1889 Feb. 27

Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorce, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments

Man holding umbrella and another man falling. Date c1890

White Kid and Woolly Lamb by Dorothy Morgan
A woman dressed in a fashionable outfit of a lamb jacket and matching trimmed boots, goes out with her pet goat on a leash. Date: 1927

Pram Race contestants, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
As part of the week-long fun and games organised for the Walton-on-the-Naze Carnival, these young men were pictured at the start of the annual pram race

Church parade, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A parade of people leaving All Saints Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, led by the recently formed Boy Scouts. circa 1910

Girl & boy under umbrella
" You and I together". Boy and girl under umbrella in town in the rain. " Date: c.1909

Silhouette, On the Stray
On the Stray -- silhouette of a cow and a woman holding an umbrella or parasol

A Bourbonnais Man - France
A Bourbonnais Man in traditional costume including a fine pair of thick wooden clogs - France Date: circa 1906

Pedestrians in Harrogate on a windy day

Silhouette, Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good
Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good -- silhouette showing three people struggling along a street on a wet and windy day

The Full Moon. Like the moon, my brethren dear, I am full as full can be, Full of grace and lager beer, Full of food and sanctity! Date: circa 1910s

Silhouette, Back at 12. 30
Silhouette of a man walking away, entitled Back at 12.30. No doubt a notice which H. L. Oakley displayed during his lunch breaks!

Silhouette of two Irish priests
Troubled Waters -- silhouette of two Irish priests with umbrellas on a rainy day

India - Bengalese Babu
India - a Bengalese Babu (a clerk who managed the affairs of the Colonial British in India). Date: circa 1907

A Parsi Priest
A Parsi (Zoroastrian) Priest. Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (aka Zarathustra), probably founded some time before the 6th century BC in Iran

Watch your Step
A smart young woman who can step off a pavement and hold an umbrella simultaneously! Date: 1960s

Two little girls going for a walk
Two little girls, Polly and Susan, going for a walk. One of them holds a rolled up umbrella or parasol, the other pulls a doll in a cart. first published 1879

Japanese lady about to unfurl her umbrella. - she is weasring distinctive block shoes and a purple headscarf/shawl Date: circa 1900s

Mother & Child in Rain
A doorman kindly holds an umbrella while mother and daughter enter a department store. Date: 1932

Two boys and a dog. One boy pours the contents of a watering can over the dog and other boy, who are sheltering under an umbrella Date: 20th century

Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880
A marching band braves the rain at Oberammergau, Germany. Date: 1880

Man and Woman kiss passionately
A young French woman wearing a stripy dress stands with her Tricolour umbrella. Date: 1917

Ypres, Belgium - Street Artist
A street artist painting in a corner of the Nieuwerk annex of the Cloth Guild Hall, a huge flemish gothic structure era in Ypres, Belgium

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