Mess Collection (page 9)

Maid Drops Tray
Maid drops the tray Date: circa 1900

Mess at Basawul
Interior of the mess tent of the 4th Rifle Battalion, at Basawul, during the Afghan War - not very comfortable, but at least the supply of Bass (beer) has not run dry Date: 1879

Mess card, R. A. F. East Kirkby
A mess subscription card for the Sergeants Mess at RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, which opened as a Bomber Command Station in August 1943. No. 57 Squadron and no. 630 Squadron were based there

His Artistic Temperament by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in yellow shorts tests out his creativity on a pail of paint that has been rather carelessly left on the floor

Soldier inspecting destroyed train, Iraq
A soldier inspecting the debris of a destroyed train, somewhere in Iraq

Mess Room, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Scene in the boys mess room on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

An RAF mess hall
RAF mess hall during the Second World War. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Chatham Prison Riots - The Mess-house
The Mess-house at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham - where a riot broke out in early March 1861

A moment alone
A small child empties the contents of their spoon into a locket, making a rather sticky mess

You Simply Must Save Water by George Studdy
Instead of drinking from his dog bowl, a naughty puppy instead chooses to climb up at a table and help himself to water from a jug

Mendi expedition, Sierra Leone. Palaver hut used as mess
A palaver hut at Mafweh in Sierra Leone, West Africa commandeered as a mess house by the West Indian Regiment during the Mendi expedition of 1898

Buckingham Palace Hotel - Church Army Soldiers Hostel
Buckingham Palace Hotel - being used as the Church Army Soldiers Hostel - very close to Victoria Station, Pimlico, London. An interior view showing the canteen

Hangover after the Party
A kindly maid brings her misstress a l eau minerale to help her recover from the hangover she is bound to be suffering. By the look of the mess it was a hell of a party!

Clumsy Dog on Desk
Towser jumps onto his masters desk and upsets the ink, paper, and all the pens and pencils

The Humorist Christmas Number
Two diners pull a wishbone rather too energetically much to the amazement (or annoyance) of their waitress. Chicken, plates

A portrait of David Wright
A photograph of David Wrigh posed in his army uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Modern magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Modern Weekly magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Home Chat magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Modern Chat magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

A Present For A Good Little Girl by David Wright
An illustration of a lady inspecting a new necklace, a gift from a gentleman admirer. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Just A Piece Of Cake by David Wright
An illustration of a seductive lady, provocatively posed on a chaise lounge. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Where Did That One Go. By David Wright
A model posed in elaborate lingerie with a long train, decorated with orange flowers. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

The Last Silk Stocking. By David Wright
A lady reclining in an easy chair or chaise lounge, dressed in a negligee and inspecting the last of her stockings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

Landing Craft by David Wright
A lady posed on the edge of the bed putting in her earrings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Gilding The Lily by David Wright
A David Wright illustration of a lady wrapped in a large fur coat. She looks away from the viewer, whilst putting in here earring

Play / Grundy / New Woman
A poster for the play by Sydney Grundy

Midwinter Day Celebration, National Antarctic Expedition, 19
Illustration of the Midwinter Day Celebration held in the crews mess-room of the Polar Research Ship Discovery ; National Antarctic Expedition, 22nd June 1902

The Lower Deck of HMS Foudroyant
Photograph of the lower deck of HMS Foudroyant ; the 2nd Rate ship, built in 1798, that served as Lord Nelsons Flagship in the Mediterranean, 1799-1800. Mess tables can be seen set up between the guns

Commune Damage 5
The Communards make a right mess of the Ministere des Finances

Uniforms of state registered nurses
Pictured on the left a Cambridge blue washing dress, on the right a blue woollen mess dress

Military Men at Ease
British officers in their mess - men in evening dress relax, talking to one another or reading or playing games, while servants bring them refreshing drinks

Newfoundland Cable 2
Interior view of Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, linked to Europe via the Atlantic Cable : operators in their mess room. (two of two)

Barings Bank in Trouble
The Bank of England to the Barings board : Well, you ve got yourselves into a nice mess with your precious " speculation" !

French Naval Mess
French sailors at mealtime

Twin puppies in geranium bed
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, bury a bone under the geranium bed and generally make a mess

Twin puppies burrow into rabbit hole
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, try to make the rabbit hole bigger so that they can get through it

Worcestershire garage and owner before a fire
Worcestershire garage and seated owner surrounded by oils, engine treatments and lubricants. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Jacob Deceives Esau
The sly JACOB obtains his simple-minded elder brother ESAUs birthright in return for a mess of pottage

Toasting in Mess
Officers stand to drink a loyal toast to Queen Victoria in the Regimental Mess

Wellington Unhorsed 1829
The Duke of Wellington unhorsed - d---d accident ! d---d mess ! what a pickle ! d--n the cows !

Trench Entertainment
British soldiers off duty, smoking and listening to an accordion at the front, somewhere in Flanders

Bastardized Chesterfield
Don t mess with a classic! Ameican version of a fly- fronted Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & enormous patch pockets said to give it a snappy quality!

Dressed for Dinner
British officers wear formal evening dress, in all its glory, to consume their evening meal in a mess tent after a day spent hunting elephants in Mysore

Jameson Raid in a Mess
THE JAMESON RAID The British are in a mess after the failure of the Jameson Raid

Alice Pulls Tablecloth
Alice pulls away the tablecloth

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