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Making MacaroniMaking macaroni in Napoli - the strings of paste hanging out to dry Date: 1886
Waiter Uncorking BottleA waiter with neatly combed hair and sideburns trying to pull a cork out of a bottle of wine Date: 19th century
Three Absinthe DrinkersThree absinthe drinkers sit quietly absorbed in their own thoughts in a Paris cafe, specifically the CafÚáñu Helder. 1889
Belgian Cognac LabelA Belgian cognac label. Date: 1888
German Rifle OutingCountry outing of a German rifle club - music blares, the marksmen drink beer by the tankard, the onlookers wave and cheer, the girls admire, the dogs fight... Date: 1877
Flea Circus Feeding TimeFeeding time at the flea circus: the performers, on Professor Tomlins arm, drink his blood with relish; the wires are the fleas harnesses Date: 1960s
Sao Tome Cocoa HarvestThe cocoa harvest is gathered by women of Sao Tome island, Guinea. Date: 1935
Packing Tea, CeylonPacking tea on a Ceylon estate. Date: 1905
Xmas Dinner 1975A traditional Christmas meal with the mother and father and two young boys in tank tops, turkey, wine and all the trimmings. Date: 1975
1678 Cider MillA cider-mill and a cider-press designed by John Worlidge and depicted in his Vinetum Britannicum Date: 1678
Tea on the LawnThe English, too, have their Tea Ceremony - five ladies take tea on the lawn Date: 1895
Two Gents Drinking C1860Two smart-looking gents at a London bar counter, one with a short, the other with a stout and bitter; if they get peckish, there are sandwiches under a glass dome. Date: circa 1860
Champagne and Dance 20CHas the gentleman absorbed too much of the champagne to be capable of joining the lady in a dance ? Date: early 20th century
Supper time at a high society dance. Date: 1872
Hyde Park Coffee StallCoffee-stall at Hyde Park Corner, London Date: 1907
Pompeii BakeryA bakery in Ancient Rome, reconstructed from the excavations at Pompeii Date: ancient
Childrens PicnicsThree children and their dog picnic in a birch wood Date: circa 1890
Drinking WineA connoisseur holds up his wineglass to the light Date: 1878
WINEA connoisseur examines a bottle Date: 1878
Food and Drink / WineA wine waiter pours out wine in a restaurant 1878
Picking grapesYoung sicilian lady picking grapes ready to make into wine
Absinthe drinkers in a Paris cafeAbsinthe drinkers (Verlaine and his companions) in a Paris cafe. Date: 1907
Ladies drinking at a fashionable milliners in LondonLadies drinking at a fashionable milliners establishment in London. Date: 1871
Advert for Cocktails Baby Bar, 1928, Paris Date: 1928
Advert for Calvados and Cider from Pere Magloire, 1931, Paris Date: 1931
Advert for Champagne Monopole, 1922, Paris
Britannia and Eve magazine, February 1931Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a Lewis Baumer illustration of a pretty woman dressed in a red jacket
Dining Hall, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonView of the Dining Hall at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London, with boys and girls segregated at separate tables. Each table seated 10 boys or girls
The Soldiers ToastA smiling soldier in armour, sitting at a table, entitled The Soldiers Toast, with a quotation from Shakespeares Othello, And let the cannikin clink, clink
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
A wonderful viewOh, Harold, how wonderful! And to think we forgot the glasses. " Well, my dear, can t we drink out of the bottles?" A mountaineering couple admire the view at the end of a long climb
Edwardian family at the coffee tableAn Edwardian family of four at the coffee table. Father and mother are seated, while their two daughters stand
Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 JulyA double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
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
Banquet aboard H. M.s WellingtonEntertainment to Admiral Dundas, on board H.M.S Wellington of the Baltic Fleet
Kia Ora advertisementBright and cheerful advertisement for Kia Ora lemon squash, recommended and drunk by doctors and to keep you quenched during all types of summer activities including golf, hiking
Huntsman enjoys a stirrup cupA mounted Hunstman enjoys a traidtional stirrup cup - South Devon
Two men enjoying a smoke, Pembrokeshire, South WalesTwo smartly dressed men lying on the grass enjoying a smoke, and perhaps a drink of something too, somewhere in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
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
Three elderly people sitting outside their homeThree elderly people, two men and a woman, sitting outside their home, enjoying a glass of beer and a bite to eat
Portuguese family having a picnicA Portuguese family having a picnic in the shade of a low roof
Suburban Sunday in the back gardenA suburban Sunday in the back garden. Mother and son keep cool with bottles of drink, while the dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Dad, overheated, gives himself a break from mowing the lawn
Holidays in Italy, Thomas Cook and Dean & DawsonCover illustration for Holidays in Italy, with Thomas Cook & Son and Dean & Dawson Ltd, showing a wine bottle, and a dish of spaghetti with a hand twirling some of the spaghetti around a fork
Cooks Tours in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, 1931-32Cover illustration for Cooks Tours in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene
Banquet in the Imperial PavilionThe banquet hosted by the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House
Large family group having a picnicA large family group of eight people, adults and children, sitting against a wall, having a picnic
Two couples enjoying a champagne picnicTwo couples, one young, one middle aged, , enjoying a champagne picnic in front of a stone wall
Two men and a woman picnicking in bathing suitsTwo men and a woman, all in their bathing suits, enjoying a champagne picnic at the waters edge, with some rocks behind them