Umbrellas Collection (page 6)

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

India - Benares - Banks of the Ganges River
Benares, India - situated on left bank of the Ganga (Ganges) River. Regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world

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

Reading the papers in the rain
The streets are crowded with top-hatted gentlemen eagerly reading the main story of the day, umbrellas shielding them from the heavy rain

Ealing Common, Ealing, London
The record rainway of June 1901 - view of some rather soggy pedestrians and a struggling open-top (!) tram at Ealing Common, Ealing, London on the evening of the 15th June

How to Hoodwink the Zeppelins
The latest device for disguising London from roving Zeppelins during World War One - ingenious umbrellas in the shape of various animals

Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904
Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904

British troops sheltering under umbrellas
Illustration of British soldiers sheltering from the rain beneath their umbrellas in the trenches

Children / Holly & Toys
Two boys and two girls with holly and umbrellas: one girl carries a doll, a boy pulls a toy train

Acoustic Umbrellas
Umbrellas can be used as sound-collecting devices, enabling two people to conduct a whispered conversation without others overhearing

Lost Property Office 1 / 2
Two ladies in 1920s fashion of cloche hats and furs check through the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office racks for their missing umbrellas. Metropolitan Police

Windy Derby / Epsom / Alken
A Start for the Derby of the Effects of a Windy Day or The Epsom Race Course Race-goers are sent flying by a severe wind causing havoc amongst the spectators

Costumes at Isabey s
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls

Umbrella Arrangement
A selection, (or maybe a shower?) of umbrellas and sunshades

Two Danish Women 1901
Two Danish ladies on a wet street - one wears a tailored costume & white feather boa, the other wears a 3/4 length D-B coat with high stand collar & plume adorned hat

Southsea under Rain
Promenaders along the parade at Southsea, Hampshire, huddle under umbrellas as rain falls

Two children give their snowman an umbrella
Two children (and their dog) thoughtfully provide their snowman with a parasol to stop the sun melting him (or an umbrella to keep the snow off)

Scarborough Late 19th C
Scarborough, North Yorkshire: a crowded summertime beach, with umbrellas used as parasols. The Spa building is in the centre, and the Grand Hotel in the right distance

Boat Race Barnes Bridge
The boat race as viewed from Barnes Bridge

Folding Umbrellas, 1715
A French merchant offers umbrellas so small that when folded you can carry one in your pocket !

Ostend Promenade / Photo
Strolling along the promenade at Ostende with umbrellas - to protect them from the sun

Social / Copenhagen Rainy
A rainy day in Copenhagen - pedestrians in the Bredgade put up their umbrellas, a carriage clatters on the cobbles, a dog crosses in front of a tramcar

Sale at Peter Robinson s
A Sale Day at Peter Robinson s

London / Cries / Umbrellas
The umbrella man who purchases, repairs and sells umbrellas

Rainy Weather & Sentry
A rain shower on the outskirts of a town which smokes away in the distance. A man & woman shelter beneath umbrellas while a dog gets wet. A sentry keeps dry in his box

Gentleman offers to share his umbrella -ella -ella
A polite gentleman kindly offers to share his umbrella with some young ladies who are in danger of getting wet

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