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Some famous hoteliers of todayPage from The Bystander featuring photographs of well-known hoteliers and restaurant managers or owners. Clockwise from top
Tree sparrow, snow bunting, worm-eating warblerAmerican tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea 1, snowflake or snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis 2, worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum 3, and magnolia warbler, Setophaga magnolia 4
Pine grosbeak, red crossbill and white-winged crossbillPine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, male 1, female 2, American crossbill or red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra 3, white-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera 4, males
Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowdMan and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man eating at a dining table with a knife and fork. Death and the Glutton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers during a fight. Death and the Pugilists. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van
Interior view of the Dutch Kitchen Restaurant in Cardiff, with its heavy 17th century style panelling and furniture. Date: 1909
Suggested decor and layout for a high-class luncheon and dining room of the 1900s. With the painted green panelled walls and elegant furniture
Suggestion for decor and layout of a tea room and club room in the 1900s. Date: 1909
A light and airy restaurant dining-room with starched white tablecloths and numerous pot plants dotted around. Date: 1909
Example of an Edwardian restaurant interior notable for some art nouveau style ironwork surrounding a clock and the surfeit of pot plants scattered around. Date: 1909
Photograph of what is described as a high-class restaurant in Britain during the Edwardian era. The room is slightly baronial in style with wood panelling and studded dining chairs
Interior of what is described as a high class confectioners tea room with a counter offer tempting cakes and sweets in the foreground and tables and chair beyond. Date: 1909
Carthorse in harness eating hay. Artist: Eileen Hood. Date: circa 1920
HMS Pinafore, lunch on board shipHMS Pinafore. Luncheon in the ward-room on board ship (the apartment assigned to the lieutenants on board a man-o -war}. Date: 1908
Machnow eating breakfast at the London HippodromeFeodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there
Master Libbys Fruits - PearsLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Fruits - Pears. circa 1950s
Little Miss Muffit, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
Crab eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorusCrab eating raccoon, black variety, Procyon cancrivorus. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh
Native Americans preparing, steaming and smokingNative Americans grilling and roasting fish, boiling meat with hominy, and a couple seated on a mat eating from a plate between their legs. From illustrations by John White
Crab eating opossum, Didelphis marsupialis cancrivora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825
Dinner Time by Muriel Dawson. 1939
Illustration, Child eating apple, with dogIllustration, Child eating an apple, watched by a dog. late 19th century
Warning Against Non - Kosher MeatA warning poster to the Jewish public from the Board for the Affairs of Shecheta warning against purchasing and eating non kosher meat. Date: circa 1900
Children picking blackberriesChildren picking (and sampling) blackberries c. 1910
Hop-picking on the road 1858Hop picking season in Kent, men, women and children from many distant villages and town of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East End of London
Hop-picking resting 1858Hop picking season in Kent, men, women and children from many distant villages and towns of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East End of London
Soldier in Sancho Villas Army 1914A soldier in Sancho Villas army sits on the grass eating, holding a tortilla and a plate of food. He is wearing sandals, shirt and trousers, a hat
A regiment of Belgian troops en route to MexicoThe Belgian-Mexican regiment on board The Louisiana on their way to Mexico. A group of soldiers sit around a pot of food, eating
Chinese boat-trackers refreshing 1837Chinese boat-trackers resting, before going back on the canals and rivers. Date: 1837
Situation is serious women must hep to save it! WWIBeating up recruits : The procession passing through Whitehall, London, one banner said " The Situation is serious Women must hep to save it." Thousands of women wanted to help in the war
Open-air luncheon, Mr and Mrs H I PrattAerial view of an open-air luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs H I Pratt, at Glen Cove, Long Island, USA. 1924
Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating TrialsEarly Motor Car Racing - Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating Trials (left to right) Stocks, Fuller, Mayhew, Jarrott, Edge, Earp. Date: 1903
La Maitresse de Table d Hote
Silhouette, Two seated women eating from a bowl of fruit. early 19th century
Cartoon, A Licenced Vitualer. circa 1833
Christmas card in the shape of a rabbit hutch with the doors open and five rabbits inside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Father Nicholas of Tirana accused of eating his wifeStory in The Graphic in January 1928 alleging that Father Nicholas, a Greek Orthodox priest from Tirana was being tried for pickling
Three men on a cutout New Year card, sitting at a table with food and drink. Date: circa 1890s
Cot header design, Horse with Carrots and Duck
Cartoon, Sam Hall, Cider Drinking Song. 19th century
Sunday morning with hop-pickers 1871Hop picking season in Kent, men, women and children from many distant villages and town of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East End of London
Kettners advertisement, 1907Advertisement for Kettners restaurant emphasising its pleasant surroundings and moderate prices. Date: 1907
Supper dance in progress at Kettner sA supper dance in progress at Kettners in 1926. The Bystander writes, At this famous restaurant, which has now regained the popularity which made it so established a success in the Edwardian period
Arthur Giordano, managing director of Kettner sArturo Giordano, known simply as Arthur, Managing Director of the famous Kettners restaurant in Soho. Date: 1930
Kettners advertisementAdvertisement for the famous Kettners restaurant, " the meeting place of the international elite". Rex Evans on the bill as supper entertainment in 1930. 1930
Eating House, Bakersfield, Kern County, USAFred Harvey Eating House, Bakersfield, Kern County, USA. Date: circa 1910
Victorian Christmas - starlings eating berriesVictorian Christmas illustration - starlings eating berries in the snow. 19th century