Catering Collection (#13)

Crew on board PS Bournemouth Queen
Group photo of crew on board the paddle steamer Bournemouth Queen, Southampton

Union Oyster House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The original Oyster House, Union Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, established in 1826, one of three famous Union Oyster House Restaurants in Boston. Date: circa 1940

French scout with dish of meat
A French scout carrying a dish of meat ready for cooking

French scouts on a training course, with woodcraft and cooking going on

French boy scouts enjoying meal at camp
French boy scouts enjoying a meal at camp

French boy scout cooking at camp
A French boy scout cooking at camp

Merry-Go-Round Cafe, San Francisco, California, USA
Scene inside the Merry-Go-Round Cafe, O Farrell Street, San Francisco, California, USA. The food is selected from a long revolving table. Date: circa 1930s

Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, with some people sorting through the rubble and others stopping for a refreshment break. Date: 1940s

Boy scouts baking bread at camp, Cairo, Egypt

WW2 Poster -- the ATS wants Cooks
The ATS wants Cooks. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO

Firefighters taking a break, Victory Place, SE17
Firefighters taking a break during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Date: 1958

Fire station staff in meal break, London, WW2
Fire station staff having a meal supplied from a mobile canteen van in a school playground in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

The first National Kitchen, WW1
The first National Kitchen in Britain, opened on 21 May 1917 by Queen Mary. The National Kitchens were opened during the First World War to provide one solution to food shortages

First mobile kitchen donation, WW2
The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, receiving the keys to the first mobile kitchen from Lord Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett)

AFS firefighters being served from mobile kitchen, WW2
AFS firefighters being served hot meals from a mobile kitchen presented by the Junior Red Cross of Saskatchewan, Canada. Date: 1940s

Interior of a mobile kitchen, WW2
Interior of a mobile kitchen, looking towards the rear, 25 August 1941. Date: 1941

Tea break for AFS man and woman, London, WW2
Tea break for a man and woman of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service), standing by a canteen van in London, Second World War. Date: 1940s

NFS mobile kitchen in operation, WW2
An NFS (London Region No 5) mobile kitchen in operation, handing out meals to women in uniform. The vehicle was donated by the Canadian Red Cross. Date: 1940s

Firefighters outside canteen van
Firefighters outside a canteen van with mugs of tea. Date: 1933

National Kitchens, tram kitchen in Halifax, WW1
A clever development of the National Kitchens, devised during the First World War to provide cheap, nutritious and economically produced meals for war workers and poorer classes

London Fire Brigade with canteen van, WW2
London Fire Brigade crew enjoying a mug of tea outside a canteen van during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

London Fire Brigade and AFS with canteen van, WW2
London Fire Brigade crew and AFS staff enjoying a cup of tea outside a canteen van during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ
Refreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937

Scouts cooking in South Australia
Three Scouting Pack Leaders of the First College Park Group, South Australia, functioning as cooks for a Commissioners Weekend course held at Glenalta, Sterling, 9-10 June 1934. Date: 1934

Cartoon, Killing a Grouse, WW1
Cartoon, Killing a Grouse. Orderly Officer: The teas alright; whats the complaint? Tommy: It ain t tea, sir - its stoo ! Orderly Officer: And very nice stoo ! By Charles Crombie

The Kaisers Motor Kitchen, WW1
To Cook Williams rations - May We Cook His Goose! The elaborate motor field kitchen and mess tent following Kaiser Wilhelm II around at the Front to ensure the Emperor could eat in comfort. Date: 1914

Tatler cover - Mrs Burleigh Leach
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a portrait of Mrs Burleigh Leach, wife of Brigadier-General Burleigh Leach and Controller of Inspection

Kitchens of Baden Powell House, London
View of the modern kitchens at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: 10 July 1961

Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cubs queueing for food in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Cubs and Scouts in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cubs and Scouts in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Cub Scouts in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cub Scouts in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Dining room staff, Baden Powell House, London
Dining room staff preparing for visitors at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Women and girls in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Women and girls in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Dining room of Baden Powell House, London
People eating and serving in the dining room of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

British soldier cooks dinner on a brazier in trench
Somewhere in France, a British soldier cooks his dinner on a brazier in the trenches while his comrades keep a look out. Date: 1915

The Womens Legion & Army Waste, WW1
Women inspecting copper vats filled with boiling soup, involved in a scheme originated by Lady Londonderry to lessen waste in camp kitchens

Trench Cooking for Women
Cookery lessons in a trench dug-out - a special feature at Kings College for Women, London, as training for nurses leaving for the front. Date: 1915

British cooks at work near front line, Western Front, WW1
British army cooks at work near the front line, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers preparing food, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers preparing food on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers in trench, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers in a trench with kitchen equipment, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Black soldiers preparing food, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers preparing food at a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

British cooks at work, Western Front, WW1
British cooks at work on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British doctors sitting at a table, Western Front, WW1
British doctors (Medical Officers) attached to a dressing station, sitting at a table complete with a white tablecloth, near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Cook preparing food for British troops, Western Front, WW1
A cook preparing food for British troops near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Australian cookhouse on Western Front, WW1
An Australian cookhouse on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Cafe Bristol, Los Angeles, California, USA
Scene inside the Cafe Bristol at 4th and Spring Streets, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1910

Mayfair Catering Company advertisement 1928
Advertisement for the Mayfair Catering Company, offering everything a society hostess might need for successful entertaining during the Season from silver and glasses to flowers

Scene on the Pike, Long Beach, California, USA
A typical scene on the Pike, Long Beach, California, USA. 1940

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