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Shop Window Collection

Step back in time and take a glimpse into the captivating world of shop windows throughout history

Background imageShop Window Collection: Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912

Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912. Shop front with window display and royal coat of arms over the door indicating by appointment to the royal family

Background imageShop Window Collection: Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904

Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904
Horse drawn vehicles, barrows and shop fronts, 309-317 Borough High Street, London, 1904. Men and boys wait with barrows and horse-drawn carts

Background imageShop Window Collection: The first Co-operative shop to be opened in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1844 (litho)

The first Co-operative shop to be opened in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1844 (litho)
7157581 The first Co-operative shop to be opened in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1844 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShop Window Collection: A Chinese shop, Limehouse, London, c1900 (1901)

A Chinese shop, Limehouse, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Background imageShop Window Collection: Sweets and souvenirs in shop window, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Sweets and souvenirs in shop window, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Background imageShop Window Collection: Dentists window and collection of teeth moulds, Zhongdian, Shangri-La County

Dentists window and collection of teeth moulds, Zhongdian, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Background imageShop Window Collection: Tiffany and Co, jewelry store, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

Tiffany and Co, jewelry store, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

Background imageShop Window Collection: Caroline Square Skipton a58_00217

Caroline Square Skipton a58_00217
75 - 79 Caroline Square, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west looking towards 75-79 Caroline Square and 2-10 New Market Street

Background imageShop Window Collection: Woburn Village, Bedfordshire. 24th July 1968

Woburn Village, Bedfordshire. 24th July 1968

Background imageShop Window Collection: Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. James

Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess Street, London, August 12, 1821

Background imageShop Window Collection: Historical drugstore in the city center, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Historical drugstore in the city center, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Background imageShop Window Collection: Sugg Sports and Radio, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1960

Sugg Sports and Radio, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1960. The High Street branch of Sugg Sports in Scunthorpe, showing some electrical goods and adverts to either rent or buy

Background imageShop Window Collection: Porte St. Denis, Paris (black chalk and bodycolour)

Porte St. Denis, Paris (black chalk and bodycolour)
6452879 Porte St. Denis, Paris (black chalk and bodycolour) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (1854-1941); 20.3x33.2 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageShop Window Collection: Sign Maker, illustration from High Street by J. M

Sign Maker, illustration from High Street by J. M
STC411903 Sign Maker, illustration from High Street by J.M. Richards, printed by the Curwen Press, pub. by Country Life, 1938 (colour litho) by Ravilious

Background imageShop Window Collection: Street scene in Westminster, London, c1790

Street scene in Westminster, London, c1790. View showing the Adelphi Hotel and hatmakers shop window, and Nottingham manufacturers shop window

Background imageShop Window Collection: Close-up of the window display of a Boulangerie in the Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Close-up of the window display of a Boulangerie in the Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Background imageShop Window Collection: Souvenirs shop window, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Souvenirs shop window, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shop window with jewellers and gold bracelets, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

Shop window with jewellers and gold bracelets, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageShop Window Collection: Porcelain dolls on display in a shop window, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany

Porcelain dolls on display in a shop window, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageShop Window Collection: The Yellow Book advertisement 1894 (print)

The Yellow Book advertisement 1894 (print)
6266144 The Yellow Book advertisement 1894 (print); (add.info.: An advertisement for volume I of The Yellow Book, which was published on April 15, 1894)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Bad Tolz in the Isar Valley in Upper Bavaria (postcard)

Bad Tolz in the Isar Valley in Upper Bavaria (postcard)
7377762 Bad Tolz in the Isar Valley in Upper Bavaria (postcard); (add.info.: market street with Marienbrunnen, children, cars); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

In the days of George I, this little shop was opened in Haymarket for the sale of snuff (b/w photo)
8647522 In the days of George I, this little shop was opened in Haymarket for the sale of snuff (b/w photo) by English Photographer

An example of early nineteenth-century shop-front design, incorporating classic details in the manner of Sir John Soane
8647519 An example of early nineteenth-century shop-front design, incorporating classic details in the manner of Sir John Soane (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Another type of shop-front design which affords facilities for sectionalised displays (b/w photo)
8647518 Another type of shop-front design which affords facilities for sectionalised displays (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageShop Window Collection: J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Scarborough (colour litho)

J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Scarborough (colour litho)
8635843 J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Scarborough (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Westborough, Scarborough)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving)

Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving)
8677584 Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Charpentier, engraver)

Background imageShop Window Collection: London streets: The Smash (engraving)

London streets: The Smash (engraving)
8673583 London streets: The Smash (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smash)

Background imageShop Window Collection: An excellent reproduction in Dean Street, Soho, of the Georgian shop-front on a building which

An excellent reproduction in Dean Street, Soho, of the Georgian shop-front on a building which dates from the reign of
8647523 An excellent reproduction in Dean Street, Soho, of the Georgian shop-front on a building which dates from the reign of Queen Anne (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageShop Window Collection: Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores, Hampstead (engraving)

Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores, Hampstead (engraving)
8677532 Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores, Hampstead (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores)

Background imageShop Window Collection: An out-of-date shop-front; The same shop-front after modernisation (b/w photo)

An out-of-date shop-front; The same shop-front after modernisation (b/w photo)
8651179 An out-of-date shop-front; The same shop-front after modernisation (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Chinese shop (b/w photo)

Chinese shop (b/w photo)
8635282 Chinese shop (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese shop. Illustration from Images du Monde - Aventures de Deux Enfants)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Trade card for Parfumerie Lubin, Paris (litho)

Trade card for Parfumerie Lubin, Paris (litho)
8677471 Trade card for Parfumerie Lubin, Paris (litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Parfumerie Lubin, 11 Rue Royale)

Background imageShop Window Collection: A modern shop front (b/w photo)

A modern shop front (b/w photo)
8653466 A modern shop front (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A modern shop front)

Background imageShop Window Collection: An interesting example of a double-bow shop-front with small-paned windows

An interesting example of a double-bow shop-front with small-paned windows and a serpentine fascia (b/w photo)
8647524 An interesting example of a double-bow shop-front with small-paned windows and a serpentine fascia (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageShop Window Collection: Regency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat

Regency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat
FLO4619237 Regency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat, a couple in a tiny coach The Sovereign drawn by two men in top hats, a woman riding sidesaddle

Background imageShop Window Collection: Invoice from A Bowman, supplier of ladies' headdresses and gentlemen's perruques, London

Invoice from A Bowman, supplier of ladies' headdresses and gentlemen's perruques, London, 1810 (engraving)
8677430 Invoice from A Bowman, supplier of ladies' headdresses and gentlemen's perruques, London, 1810 (engraving) by English School

Background imageShop Window Collection: A few years ago this shop-front, designed by the Adam brothers

A few years ago this shop-front, designed by the Adam brothers, stood in Cornhill in the City of London (b/w photo)
8647528 A few years ago this shop-front, designed by the Adam brothers, stood in Cornhill in the City of London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageShop Window Collection: Les Anciens magasins Waucquez actual Belgian Comic Strip Centre by the architect Victor Horta in

Les Anciens magasins Waucquez actual Belgian Comic Strip Centre by the architect Victor Horta in 1903-1906. (photo)
TED4667522 Les Anciens magasins Waucquez actual Belgian Comic Strip Centre by the architect Victor Horta in 1903-1906. (photo) by Horta, Victor (1861-1947); Photo © Luc Boegly

Background imageShop Window Collection: Parfumerie, Cazaliere, Boutiques, Henry Delacroix, Editionss De Bonadona, Paris, Late 1920s

Parfumerie, Cazaliere, Boutiques, Henry Delacroix, Editionss De Bonadona, Paris, Late 1920s, Pochoir Print
STC255666 Parfumerie, Cazaliere, Boutiques, Henry Delacroix, Editionss De Bonadona, Paris, Late 1920s, Pochoir Print; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShop Window Collection: 8627999

8627999

Background imageShop Window Collection: Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street, London, 1911 (b/w photo)

Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street, London, 1911 (b/w photo)
8626520 Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street, London, 1911 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street, London)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Am'n [i.e. American] Relief, Chambery, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Am'n [i.e. American] Relief, Chambery, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Am'n [i.e. American] Relief, Chambery, between c1915 and c1920. American Red Cross vehicle and personnel in Chambe´ry, France during World War I.

Background imageShop Window Collection: Men's Fashions, 1925, (1956). Creator: Eugene Atget

Men's Fashions, 1925, (1956). Creator: Eugene Atget
Men's Fashions, 1925, (1956)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Mannequin, 1926-27, (1956). Creator: Eugene Atget

Mannequin, 1926-27, (1956). Creator: Eugene Atget
Mannequin, 1926-27, (1956)

Background imageShop Window Collection: Oh! Papa, Papa...v'là un beau polichenelle.. 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier

Oh! Papa, Papa...v'là un beau polichenelle.. 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Oh! Papa, Papa...v'la un beau polichenelle.. 1851. - Oh! papa, papa...v'la un beau polichinelle qui ressemble a mon oncle Cabassol...faut me l'acheter!...'

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shop Window, 1894. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Shop Window, 1894. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Shop Window, 1894

Background imageShop Window Collection: Boy secretly takes a puff of a cigar held by a man looking at books, c.1900-c.1950. Creator: Mat

Boy secretly takes a puff of a cigar held by a man looking at books, c.1900-c.1950. Creator: Mat
Boy secretly takes a puff of a cigar held by a man looking at books, c.1900-c.1950. A Quiet Draw - barefoot street urchin and top-hatted man

Background imageShop Window Collection: Exterior of the store of bookseller and publisher Samuel Leigh in London, 1814-c.1840. Creator: Anon

Exterior of the store of bookseller and publisher Samuel Leigh in London, 1814-c.1840. Creator: Anon
Exterior of the store of bookseller and publisher Samuel Leigh in London, 1814-c.1840



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Step back in time and take a glimpse into the captivating world of shop windows throughout history. Travel to Rochdale, Lancashire in 1844, where the first Co-operative shop opened its doors, revolutionizing the way people shopped (litho). Fast forward to 1912 on New Bond Street in London, and you'll find yourself mesmerized by Savory & Moores Pharmacy's elegant window display (143 New Bond Street). Immerse yourself in the bustling streets of Borough High Street, London in 1904 as horse-drawn vehicles and barrows pass by charming shop windows. Venture further afield to Salzburg, Austria, where colorful sweets and souvenirs tempt passersby through an enchanting shop window (Europe). Discover an unexpected sight as you stumble upon a dentist's window adorned with intriguing teeth molds in Zhongdian, Shangri-La County. Indulge your senses at Tiffany & Co. , Fifth Avenue's iconic jewelry store that has captured hearts for generations (Manhattan, New York City). Unleash your laughter at G. Humphrey's Caricature Shop on St. James street; their witty illustrations are sure to bring joy to all who pass by. Witness the artistry of sign makers as they create eye-catching displays that adorn high streets across towns and cities. Transport yourself back to Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1960 when Sugg Sports and Radio dominated High Street with their cutting-edge products. Experience Verona's rich history through a visit to its city center drugstore; step inside this historical gem nestled amongst Veneto’s picturesque landscapes (Italy). Marvel at Porte St. Denis' grandeur depicted through black chalk and bodycolor; this Parisian masterpiece captures the essence of French elegance. Finally, journey back centuries ago with a glimpse into Westminster's vibrant street scene circa 1790 - witness the hustle and bustle of London life in its earliest days.