Food Collection (page 11)

Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
Plate 31 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Butter and cheese poster
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Butter and Cheese Date: 1927-1933

Silhouette, To Have a Finger in the Pie
To Have a Finger in the Pie -- silhouette of a man in a tall hat (probably a chef) tasting a pie

Lion Brewery Sign
The famous lion statue on the Lion Brewery, Waterloo, London. The brewery was demolished in 1951 to make way for the Royal Festival Hall and Festival of Britain Date: 19th century

Kitchen staff, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1
Group photo of kitchen staff and others, possibly with the manager at the centre of the front row, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1. Date: 1908

Dick Whittington by Arthur Rackham
Dick Whittington arrives on the coast of Barbary, and everyone from the ship is entertained by the Moors. When they are invaded by rats and mice

Beef Carcasees
Butchers removing intestines from cattle carcasses, part of the Argentinian meat (beef) production process. Date: 1930s

Making Jam C19
Making jam Date: mid 19th century

Bakers Man with Dogs

Mcdougalls Cake
Traditional Christmas Cake made with McDougalls flour Date: 1931

Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express train
The dining saloon on the London & North Western Railways non-stop express from London Euston to the Riverside Station, Liverpool, for the Atlantic cruise liners. Date: circa 1912

Tinned Pineapple
A can of St Michael brand Pineapple

A selection of funnels, food warmers and flour bins. Date: circa 1900

Poster advertising Edwards soups -- adds stock to the pot! A plump cook carries a steaming pot to the table

A Picnic Party
A large picnic for several colonial familes with food and drink spread on a large white cloth and a gramophone playing music behind. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mellins Food Advert
Advertisement for Mellins baby food featuring a unique testimonial from the Empress of Germany who has reared all six of her princely sons on the concoction!

The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 1 of 5
A hungry fox, dressed in a jacket and scarf, goes out on the prowl in the night for food

German field kitchens at Przemysl
Field kitchens and food supplies are moved up to support German troops during the Battle of Przemysl. After a brief occupation by Russian forces

Food being unloaded in the Channel Islands; Second World War
Photograph showing the unloading of crates of food in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 1945. After nearly five years of German occupation the civilian population of the islands had very little food

Family / Grace before Meal
Papa, mama, son and two daughters say grace before starting to eat

Roman Ladies Party
Three Roman ladies partying, while servants play music and fill their beakers

Chicago Stockyards 9
Two-thirds of the 8 million pigs that enter the Chicago stockyards are destined for pork joints : the rest are used to make sausages. England is a major client

Chicago Stockyards 8
Sheep hang by their rear legs as they pass towards the attentions of the butchers at the Chicago stockyards

Mellins Food poster
A group of small children in fancy dress line up to advertise Mellins food

THE CROSSWAYS PUB SIGN
The fine inn sign of The Crossways at Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

The First Vegetarian
Surrounded by carnivores on every side, the first vegetarian decides that a meat-free life might be the way forward

Karo Syrup Advert
Why do thousands of women say that wherever there is Karo, there is good cooking - and a real pride in the family table?

Milkwoman in Cart Photo
A milkwoman poses for the photographer before setting out on her rounds in a two- wheeled horse-drawn cart holding two churns from which she will ladle out milk

Ram Inn, Cirencester
The yard of the Ram Inn, Cirencester : John Shaw propr

Meuxs Brewery
View of Meuxs brewhouse

Butcher & Carcasses
A butcher cuts large meat carcasses in half

Drying Hops 1906
Three men drying hops inside a Kentish oast house

Cherries in Paris Street
A smart woman buys cherries for herself and her children from a Parisien street trader

Baking a Pie
The baker places a pie in his oven, using a long-handled appliance which doubtless has its own name, but I don t know it

Selling Fish by Docks
The fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea

Bakers Shop / Loaves
A scene in a bakery, with the preparation and baking of standard size loaves of white bread

MILK BELOW
In Londons Cavendish Square the milk-woman cries Milk below ! to the servants in the basements of the houses

Students in Biergarten
German students enjoy a jocular session in a biergarten, joking with the waitress and emptying a few steins

Washington Xmas Dinner
George Washington, at Christmas dinner at his home at Mount Vernon, proposes a toast To all our friends

Jolly Plump Cook 1640
A jolly, plump cook (surrounded by poultry and other meats) proudly holds up a freshly made pie, decorated with a feather

Drinking / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper and his friends get drunk on Easter Monday

Paris Ecaillere 18C
A Frenchman treats himself to an oyster on the streets of Paris while the ecaillere watches to see whether he approves it

Carraways Grocery store, London - especially popular at Christmas time

Various Cuts of Beef
Beef cuts of poor and inferior quality

Gateau Violette

Tangerine Souffle
Tangerine souffle

In a London Coffee House
Socialising in a London coffee house

Inspecting Carcasses
Local Government inspectors examining the carcasses of pigs

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