Drink Collection (#78)

Cooks Tours in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, 1931-32
Cover 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 Pavilion
The banquet hosted by the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

Large family group having a picnic
A large family group of eight people, adults and children, sitting against a wall, having a picnic

Two couples enjoying a champagne picnic
Two couples, one young, one middle aged, , enjoying a champagne picnic in front of a stone wall

Two men and a woman picnicking in bathing suits
Two men and a woman, all in their bathing suits, enjoying a champagne picnic at the waters edge, with some rocks behind them

Family and car in the desert, Middle East
A mother and her two children, together with grandparents, perch at the side of their car in the desert, somewhere in the Middle East

Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinner
The cover of the commemorative menu at the Halifax Union Board of Guardians final dinner. The abolition of all the countrys Boards of Guardians after April 1930 marked the end of the workhouse system

Camberwell Workhouse inmates at Bognor Regis
A large party of inmates from the Camberwell workhouse in south east London eating their dinner during their annual outing to Bognor Regis, West Sussex

White Star Line cup and plate
A cup and a plate bearing the White Star Line name and flag. Date: early 20th century

Patients in cafeteria, Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing five patients in the cafeteria enjoying a hot meal served by a catering lady

Revolving table seat / W H Robinson
Post War Britain. When each of these card players experiences a dull moment in their game, they can swivel on their revolving seat

The dream of a French Tommy (WWI)
France - The dream of a French Tommy (WWI). All of the aspects of his pleasant dream, from his lady love to the Gates of Paradise - Enter without knocking, but please wipe your shoes!

Two women at Bideford, Devon
Christine Pitts Tucker picnicking with her mother Violet at Binneys Reach, Bideford, Devon

Good Cheer by Ethel Parkinson
Good Cheer -- four children dressed in medieval costume bring in the Christmas feast, consisting of a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit

Family of three picnic by their car
A family of three -- mother, father and baby -- enjoying a picnic in the woods by the side of their car

Life at Monte Carlo
Well-to-do holiday-makers sit outdoors, enjoying the blue skies and sunshine of Monte Carlo as well as a drink or two

Western Russian Fmily drinking Mares Milk
Family from the Baltic Region - Far Western Russia at this period - passing round a bottle of Kumis. Kumis is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from horses (mare s) milk

Worthington Crosswords advertisement
An advertisement for Worthington Ales at the time of the craze for crosswords showing an engrossed crossword puzzler bumping into people and causing chaos in his wake as he walks along

Oldest brewery, Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany
Painting of a brewing scene on the exterior of the oldest brewery in the world, at Weihenstephan, near Freising, north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany

A community Christmas tea party, with adults and children. Decorations and garlands hang from the ceiling, and there are three long tables with plates of sandwiches and glasses

Draining Mill, Herringfleet with cattle
The Draining Mill, Herringfleet. Cattle come down to drink in the mill stream water. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Doctor relaxes with ambulance staff
A doctor relaxes with ambulance staff in the hospital canteen after attending to an injured man. They discuss the mans chances of survival

Aix-les-Bains - Source de St Simon
Refreshment Bar (Tap Room) of the Source de St. Simon - Aix-Les-Bains (Savoie), France

A Street vendor of rice wine - Japan
A street vendor serves a female client with rice wine in Kobe, Japan. The man carries the two boxes by means of a pole on his shoulders and cries " Amesake!"

Water Seller - Libya
A water seller providing a drink to a seated lad outside a Mosque - Libya

Lemonade Seller - Cairo
A Lemonade Seller in Cairo, Egypt

Poster depicting a cocoa estate in Trinidad
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting a cocoa estate in Trinidad

Poster depicting tea picking in Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting women picking tea in Ceylon

Promoting fresh milk
Empire Marketing Board board poster proclaiming Take Fresh Milk - And Plenty of It, with a baby and a girl toasting the king with milk: Heres a health unto His Majesty

A Showery Day on the River
Various examples of what a rainy day means to different people. A couple have a slight tiff on a boat, a man punts across a stream wearing his rain hat and coat and in the boat house

Brands Invalid Preparations advertisement
Advertisement for Brands invalid preparations which comprise of its calfs foot jelly, essence of beef and essence of chicken and, apparently, not containing any preservatives

Presenting a woman with milk and cakes
An Illustration accompanying an extract from Lily Watsons book A Child of Genius showing Katharine giving Miss Percival, the drawing mistress, cake and milk

Poster advertising Amaro Valsesia, a bitter aperitif made in northern Italy

Alices Adventures Underground: Bill the lizard comforted
Various creatures minister onto a sickly companion. Bill the lizard is restored with a drink after being ejected from the chimney of the white rabbits house

Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (1848-1931), a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage. He was a self-made man, merchant and yachtsman

In a French bar
A waiter waits patiently for a customer to find the money needed to pay for his glass of wine

Delineator cover, July 1928
Summery front cover illustration for the Delineator magazine featuring a woman with a sleek looking cropped hair style holding a long glass of lemonade, or perhaps a cocktail?

Still life with crockery, cutlery, beer glass and newspaper
A still life on a table, with crockery, cutlery, a beer glass and a folded newspaper

Argentina - Hamburger German Bier Halle
Hamburg Beer Hall, probably at Buenos Aires, run by German ex-patriot Augusto Hanning - Argentina. Some Germans enjoy a taste of home!

Milk for school children, 1955
Before Margaret Thatcher the milk snatcher put and end to free school milk for the over sevens, all primary school children would enjoy their daily third pint ration at school

Bar scene
A man wearing a suit, encourages his female companion to sit down and have a drink with him. A bartender can be seen in the background pouring a drink

Titanic pot and wine glass
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. An empty wine glass stands beside it

Titanic pot and glass of wine
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. A full glass of red wine stands beside it

Collecting water in Kashgar, western China
People collecting water in Kashgar, western China, and carrying it in buckets on poles across their shoulders. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Drinking at a picnic - possibly in Iran
A group of British diplomatic (or foreign service) personnel fool about during a picnic, possibly in Iran. Their attendant guard seems totally unfazed by the high jinks

Local and western men in Kashgar, western China
A group of local and western men inside a building in Kashgar, western China. They appear to be handing round drinks, perhaps after a hard days travelling. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Disturbed Nap by William Heath Robinson
Two hikers pause by a ramshackle pub for a drink. Knocking at the door, they are alarmed to find that the entire pub collapses

Titanic launch menu card
A menu card for the luncheon to mark the launch of the RMS Titanic, held on 31 May 1911 at the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. It is signed by GF Morrell

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