Department Collection (#9)

Details of first and second floor windows at the new science schools for the science and art department (engraving)
586988 Details of first and second floor windows at the new science schools for the science and art department (engraving) by English School

The Sewing Machine (colour litho)
586602 The Sewing Machine (colour litho) by Packer, Thomas (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musical score for The Sewing Machine, sung by Fred Buckingham)

Interior of Jays Mourning Establishment, Regent Street, London (engraving)
586583 Interior of Jays Mourning Establishment, Regent Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Jays Mourning Establishment)

Regent Street, London, east side (engraving)
586571 Regent Street, London, east side (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Regent Street, London, east side); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Prices Patent Candle Companys works; The spreading and stripping department (engraving)
608713 Prices Patent Candle Companys works; The spreading and stripping department (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Whiteley Ltd, department store (photo)
609944 William Whiteley Ltd, department store (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Whiteley Ltd)

Oxford Circus, London, with Peter Robinson (photo)
609621 Oxford Circus, London, with Peter Robinson (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford Circus, London)

New Caledonia, pirogue of the Isle of Pines, after a pen and ink drawing of a deportee
661418 New Caledonia, pirogue of the Isle of Pines, after a pen and ink drawing of a deportee, illustration from the bulletin Les Missions Catholiques, 1893 (engraving) by French School

Album of the Isle of Pines, title page, 17th August 1878 (litho)
661403 Album of the Isle of Pines, title page, 17th August 1878 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis, France; (add.info.: Ile des Pins)

Marks & Spencer, Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire - Bus stop. Date: 1980s

Advert for Spiers & Ponds Stores - Toys 1902
Advertisement for early Edwardian outdoor toys. Date: 1902

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

Harrods advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody
Harrods Stores advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody Departments, Brompton Road, London SW. 1897

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Striped gopher, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus). Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blampey after an illustration by Ernest E

Sophie plum, Prunus domestica. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Mercer cherry, Prunus avium. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Cherry varieties, Bing and Napoleon, Prunus avium. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Royal Church raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Webcap mushroom, Cortinarius turmalis. Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blainpey from the Report of the Microscopist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Turpentine orcharding in France. Worker on a ladder tapping the sap of a turpentine tree, Pistacia terebinthus. Lithograph from the Report of the Division of Forestry, US Department of Agriculture

Japanese persimmon variety, Costata, Diospyros kaki. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by D.G. Passmore from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Hannibal raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Primus blackberry, Rubus ursinus x Rubus crataegifolius hybrid. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H

Eldorado blackberry, Rubus fruticosus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by D.G. Passmore from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Buffalo berry, Shepherdia argentia. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by D.G. Passmore from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Red or plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius. Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blampey after an illustration by Ernest E

Gray or northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides. Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blampey after an illustration by Ernest E

Richardsons ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii (Richardsons spermophile, Spermophilus richardsonii). Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blampey after an illustration by Ernest E

Caesars mushroom, Amanita caesarea. Chromolithograph from the Report of the Microscopist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge (colour litho)
559384 Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge)

Bila Labut (department store)
Advertisement for ladies wear at Bila Labut, a department store opened in Prague in 1939. Date: 1940

Safe Deposit, Plate Room, Harrods (litho)
2811690 Safe Deposit, Plate Room, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Safe Deposit, Plate Room, Harrods)

Artists Materials Department, Harrods (litho)
2811675 Artists Materials Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artists Materials Department, Harrods)

Gentlemens Outfitting Department, Harrods (litho)
2811667 Gentlemens Outfitting Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gentlemens Outfitting Department, Harrods)

Artifical Flower Department, Harrods (litho)
2811661 Artifical Flower Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artifical Flower Department, Harrods)

Salon for Blouses and Teagowns (litho)
2811658 Salon for Blouses and Teagowns (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon for Blouses and Teagowns)

Furnishing Ironmongery Department, Art Metal Goods, Harrods (litho)
2811632 Furnishing Ironmongery Department, Art Metal Goods, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnishing Ironmongery Department, Art Metal Goods)

Picture and Picture Framing Department, Harrods (litho)
2811678 Picture and Picture Framing Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture and Picture Framing Department, Harrods)

Upholstered and Wicker Chair Department (litho)
2811629 Upholstered and Wicker Chair Department (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upholstered and Wicker Chair Department)

Harrods Highland Whisky (litho)
2811612 Harrods Highland Whisky (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrods Highland Whisky. Page from Harrods catalogue, 1903.); © Look and Learn

Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio (b / w photo)
3642049 Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio)

Dickins and Jones, Summer Suits, Ladies Fashion. 1936

Kinnear Shutters, Dickins & Jones, London
Kinnear shutters, used for security and fire protection at Dickins & Jones department store, London, for the lift lobby openings. Date: circa 1930s

Kinnear Shutters, Harvey Nichols & Co, Knightsbridge, London
Kinnear patent steel rolling shutters, used for fire protection at Harvey Nichols & Co, Knightsbridge, London, and at various other premises in London and elsewhere. Date: circa 1930s

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

Busy scene in Regent Street, Central London, with Jays department store on the left and All Souls, Langham Place, in the far distance. Date: circa 1910

Barnardos William Baker Training School ( Goldings ), Hertf
Boys in the printing department at Barnardos William Baker Training School (also known as Goldings ), near Hertford

A corner of the Composing Department. 1893

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