Umbrella Collection (#22)

Snow Scene / Pangbourne
A woman with an umbrella stands on a snowy road. The trees look very pretty with snow on their branches. Date: February 1940

Girl Holds Two Dolls
A girl with a doll under each arm underneath an umbrella Date: circa 1900

Crossing the Mer de Glace - Chamonix
A smartly attired group of walkers cross the Mer de Glace at Chamonix, France. circa 1880

Paisley Costume 1888
Brown wool costume with embroidered paisley border: under-skirt & wrap over tunic & bodice which buttons on one side, 3/4 length slightly puffed sleeves. Date: 1888

Female Type / Signorina
An Italian signorina shows a daring glimpse of thigh. Date: circa 1920

George Robey / Cock 1906
GEORGE ROBEY Music hall entertainer Date: 1906

Girl with Grey Brolly
On a grey day, a girl in a grey coat and grey hat, with a grey scarf, protects herself from the rain with her grey umbrella... Date: 1918

George Robey / Rotary
GEORGE ROBEY Music hall entertainer Date: 1869 - 1954

When we went out with grandmamma - Mamma said, for a treat - oh dear, how stiff we had to walk as we went down the street ! 1885

Knife-Grinder / Belgium
A knife grinder working at Tournai market in Belgium Date: 1950

Quality Street: Valentin
Phoebe and Valentine Brown walking in the rain. Date: First published: 1913

DRESS & CAPE 1914
Brimless hat & feathers, dress of tiered tunic & tango skirt, gathered cape with flounce, blouse with wired collar, wrap over long sleeved waistcoat in a vertical stripe & gloves. Date: 1914

Holman Hunt / Vanity Fair
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT Pre-Raphaelite artist Date: 1827 - 1910

Umbrella Old / New
A royal parasol as used by the Assyrians, compared with Jonas Hanways umbrella of 1786

Arthur Lloyd / Pretty Lips
ARTHUR LLOYD Music hall singer and songwriter. Date: 1839 - 1904

Flower Market - Switzerland
Official postcard from the Swiss National Exhibition, held in Bern in 1914 - A Flower Market - a quite exquisite postcard

Contents of some Christmas crackers, 1905

Young Victorian woman in outdoor clothes
A young Victorian woman in her outdoor clothes poses in the photographers studio. She is holding a rolled umbrella in one hand, and leaning on a stone balustrade

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Spooney
Spooney. (Curzon Whey, Esq) With long neck, elongated oval head and living up to his nickname by casting the shadow of a spoon

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Quiet man - lamb
As quiet as a lamb. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a quiet young man, from a lamb. Dressed in a long tailed coat

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Money saver - tortoise
Slow and sure. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of money saver from a tortoise. A stout old gentleman, patient, industrious, conscious of the true value of money

Mans top hat blown off on a windy day in March
A mans top hat is blown off over a cliff on a windy day by the sea in March. He waves his rolled umbrella in annoyance, but his dog seems unconcerned

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Edwardian group at the seaside
An Edwardian group at the seaside (four women and one man), sitting in front of some rocks. The man is holding a dog, which seems eager to go racing off

Passengers with porter, waiting to board a boat
A group of passengers waiting to board a boat, with a porter sitting on a luggage cart. They are outside Munros Yacht Stores and Coffee Rooms, and it appears to be raining, as umbrellas are up

Saxifraga Peltata (Umbrella Plant), a plant of the Saxifragaceae family (commonly known as saxifrages or stone breakers because of their ability to grow in the cracks between rocks)

Off to Market by Muriel Dawson
A sweet little girl in an orange dress, carries a brightly striped umbrella and a blue basket on her way to market

Man and boy with junior sized motorcycle
A man gives his son a bit of advice under an umbrella before the boy sets off on his junior sized motorcycle

Off Home by Muriel Dawson
Charming depiction of a back view of a little girl who steps over a puddle on her way home, as gracefully as she can considering the fact she is carrying a doll

Singing in the Rain by Muriel Dawson
A small child wearing a classic yellow raincoat and sou wester, holds a miniature umbrella and appears to be enjoying the rain

Stormy Weather by Muriel Dawson
Two children dressed for rainy weather in raincoats, wellies and sou westers shelter together under a huge orange umbrella

Bus request stop / W H Robinson
The permanent signaling umbrella fitted to bus stops, for when one finds ones self without suitable equipment for waving or when the signaling arm is heavily occupied with shopping

Unselfishness / W H Robinson
In the new world even a tortoise can count on the kind of courtesy formally reserved for rich aunts. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Anti-splash car / W H Robinson
A friendly driver spots a messy incident in the making and lowers his anti-splash device (an umbrella on a mechanical arm)

Rijeka (Fiume) - Scene just after WWI
An interesting postcard with silhouettes and line drawings, showing Rijeka (Fiume) just after WWI (1918-19) with street sellers, soldiers and some young lads

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6/8) - young man standing on the beach smoking a cigarette. He is holding a furled blue umbrella and wears a red jerkin adorned with silver coins or medallions

A Happy Christmas by Ethel Parkinson
A Happy Christmas -- a little Dutch girl and boy shelter from the falling snow under a large umbrella

Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson, showing an elegant lady walking through the snow with an umbrella. Date: early 20th century

Dutch girl and boy in the snow
A little Dutch girl and boy stand chatting in a snowy landscape. The girl is holding a basket over her arm, and shelters from the falling snow under a large umbrella

Princess Diana visiting St Columb, Cornwall
Diana, Princess of Wales, out on a visit, possibly in the Cornwall area. She is holding a small bunch of daffodils, and is sheltering from the rain under an umbrella

Cleaning the car / W H Robinson
Cleaning the car, Heath Robinson style. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Wet day in Madras, India
A wet day in Madras, India. The local population use a variety of different methods to keep the rain off their heads!

Arab servant woman in Egypt

Bosnia - Sarajevo - Turkish Types
Turkish Types in Sarajevo: A Turkish woman, a Hodja, Turks outside a coffeehouse and a Turk outside his shop

DIY version of the fashionable Harem Skirt
The Harem Skirt is an inexpensive garment that may be designed from an old shirt, a waistcoat and a beehive (for a bonnet)

Selfridges, London - The Umbrella Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - The Umbrella Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Sally and her clothes
Every Sunday Sally goes To meeting in her finest clothes All the black boys in a line Cry Golly, ain t our Sally fine!

A Young Person in Pink by Pizer
A young woman dressed in a pink and white dress poses with a large umbrella

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