Whiteley Collection

Advert for William Whiteley, womens underwear 1906
Elegant corset cut very low at the bust and rounded at the hips. 1906

Old Cottages in Whiteley Woods, Sheffield Date: 1907

Advertisement for William Whiteley elegant straight fronted corset. Date: 1906

A page from Opal's precocious childhood diary which backs her claim to be a French princess who had emigrated to the U.S. : though truly extraordinary, not all believed it. Date: 1920

Opal Whiteley (1897 -1992), mysterious diarist, repairing her diary which was damaged by a foster sister Date: 1920

Advert,s L Prima Donna Corsets
Advert fors L Prima Donna Corsets, available at a range of department stores. 1897

Whiteleys department store, Queens Road, Bayswater, London
The new Whiteleys department store in Queens Road, Bayswater, West London, grand opening, with a banner, Welcome to the Lord Mayor. Date: circa 1911

William Whiteley, department store founder
William Whiteley, founder of the department store in Westbourne Grove, West London. late 19th century

Advert for Whiteleys womens corset 1907
A very elegant straight-fronted corset with front and side suspenders, made of danity silk batiste. Date: 1907

View of Queens Road (Queensway), Bayswater, London
View of Queens Road (now Queensway), Bayswater, West London, with Whiteleys department store in the distance. circa 1920

Ashar Creek - Basra, Iraq
Ashar Creek and the Whiteley Bridge - Basra, Iraq - WWI era Date: circa 1917

Lord Mayor of London opening Whiteleys store
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby (1830-1916), opening Whiteleys new premises in Bayswater, West London. At the time this was the biggest shop in the world

View across Whiteley Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Westbourne Grove, West London, with Whiteleys shops on the right. Date: circa 1910

Whiteley Woods, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1907

Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co. Date 1884

The Whiteley Bridge - Basra, Iraq, WWI era Date: circa 1910s

Whiteleys 1911
The new Whiteleys shop in Queens Road, London, England

Mr William Whiteley
WILLIAM WHITELEY Mr William Whiteley, owner of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London. Shot by a man claiming to be his illegitmate son

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