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Woman selling Empanadas, ArgentinaWoman selling Empanadas (stuffed bread or pastry (baked or fried) - popular in many countries in Latin America) at San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina. Date: 1910s
Exterior of Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855Frozen out dock labourers wait to receive bread from Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855. Dock workers and owners of waterside premises faced starvation in the face of frost on the Thames
Standard Bread CampaignThe story of the Standard Bread Campaign began in 1880 when Mary Anne Yates Corkling (using the name May Yates) formed the Bread Reform League
Romania - Bakers AssistantA studio photograph of young Bakers Assistant with a basket of breads and pastries balanced on his head Date: 1903
Frontispiece, Mrs Bobbity standing at the tea tableFrontispiece design showing Mrs Bobbity standing at the table, getting the tea ready. Date: 1937
Lots of BreadBread in some its many forms : Bread buns, wholemeal sliced loaf, wholemeal tin loaf, white tin loaf, bloomers, etc. etc.! Date: 1980
Tunisia, North Africa - KairouanGeneral view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908
Butchers boy and bakers boyA butchers boy and a bakers boy having a chat. first published 1879
Mrs Bobbity shaking out her tablecloth at the back door. A crust of bread flies out. Date: 1937
Balinese Flour GrindersGirls grinding sago flour, Bali, Indonesia. Date: 1930s
Apples & Fried BreadBaked apples on fried bread, garnished with coconut. Date: 1930s
Flooding in Lyon in 1910Flooding in Lyon in January 1910 caused a great rise in the water level of the River Rhone. Here a baker and his boys in his traditional bateau boat
Freshwater Trout StreamReflections in the trout stream which runs through the centre of Dawlish, Devon, England. The trout are very tame and will come to the side to eat bread, etc. Date: 1930s
Fattening FoodsFive plates of fattening foods, full of calories, including pies, bread and buns, biscuits, doughnuts and eclairs and uncooked sausages. Date: 1970s
Freshly Baked LoavesA housewife takes her two freshly home baked loaves, one white and one wholemeal. from a hot oven. Date: 1940s
Wholemeal FoodsWholemeal bread and crisp bread, healthy eating and perfect for those on a diet! Date: early 1980s
Wine & Cheese EveningA carafe of red wine, fresh bread and Danish Blue and Dutch Edam cheese on the cutting board, ready for a trendy wine and cheese evening! Date: 1968
Wild FennelA study of fennel, a wild herb, also known as love-in- a-mist. Date: 1950s
Fresh BreadLoaves of freshly baked bread, cut to tempt the palate.. Date: 1980
White Sliced LoafWhite sliced bread - don t be tempted, its very BAD for you! Date: early 1980s
Wholemeal LoafHealthy wholemeal brown bread, temptingly cut into slices, on a wooden cutting board - very GOOD for you! Date: early 1980s
Brownstone Thatches
Kneading Bread DoughKneading bread dough. Date: 1980
Cat under laurel bush, looking at crustThe cat sits under a laurel bush in the garden, looking at the crust, waiting to pounce on the first bird to swoop down for it. Date: 1937
Women in the cornfields. Artist: Anon. Women returning home from work in the fields with a ration of wheat to make their own bread Date: 1900
American soldiers at Citroen Munitions, France, WW1American soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions in France during the First World War. Date: August 1918
She made them some broth without any breadThere was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children... She made them some broth without any bread -- an illustration to the nursery rhyme
Bakers Double Rack TruckA bakers double rack truck for transporting numerous loaves of bread made from hardwood and wrought iron. (as in the truck is made from hardwood and wrought iron, not the bread!). 1910
Kaiser Wilhelm II at lunch in the field, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor (centre), with army officers, eating lunch in the field during a visit to the Western Front, First World War. Date: June 1918
The Ugly Duckling by Lilian Govey. They threw grain and bread into the water. A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1912
Dietary from Thame Workhouse, OxfordshireThe dietary or menu plan adopted in 19836 by the Thame Union workhouse in Oxfordshire. It largely comprises bread, meat and gruel, with a cooked meat dinner two days per week. Date: 1836
Tommy Tucker songThe music and words (correct version) to the song of Little Tom (Tommy) Tucker, who had to sing for his supper. Date: 1931
Wartime poster, conservation of wheat for war effortWartime poster recommending the conservation of wheat. Think!! For every 100, 000 tons of wheat saved by economy 28, 000 troops can be rationed and transported from America. Eat one loaf a week less
Bread Riots, MilanoBREAD RIOTS IN MILANO The cost of bread, the lack of work, and general dissatis- faction bring the people out : the police are unable to prevent widespread looting Date: May 1898
Street Market / BrittanySelling bread underneath parasols in Brittany. Date: 1905
Vienna BreadsA collection of Vienna breads Date: late 19th century
Fancy BreadsFancy breads of fermented sweet dough Date: early 20th century
Pompeii BakeryA bakery in Ancient Rome, reconstructed from the excavations at Pompeii Date: ancient
Ale at public houseA gamekeeper, fresh from a shoot stops off at The Sportsmans Rest to be served a jug of ale with a loaf of bread
Convicts delivering meals to prison cellsUniformed warders supervise convicts delivering food cans and bread to the cells at an unnamed London prison
Gipsy woman making tea, Charlwood, SurreyA gipsy woman making tea in the open air at an encampment in the Newdigate area of Charlwood, Surrey. There is a loaf of white bread and a plate of uncooked bacon on the table
Women on the barricade, Paris 1848Women on the barricade near the Porte St Denis, during the Paris unrest of June 1848. A banner reads " Du pain ou la mort" - " Bread or Death"
Edwardian group enjoying a picnicAn Edwardian group (three women, three children and a dog) enjoying a picnic in a field. The cloth is set out with a teapot, a jampot, some scones, and a large loaf of bread
Bakery, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West LondonScene in the bakery at Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London. Prisoners are making bread under the supervision of the prison cook who wears a chefs overalls and hat
Gipsy woman cooking breakfast in the open airA gipsy woman cooking a fried breakfast in the open air. A little girl crouches nearby, sipping a mug of tea
Bargeman eating a sandwichA bargeman eating a large sandwich, four slices thick!
S Teerwood. Bakers delivery vanA bakers van stops at a quaint looking village with the mornings delivery of fresh bread
Salvation Army night shelter at supper timeA midnight supper of soup and bread at a London Salvation Army shelter for men brought in from the streets