Preparation Collection (page 5)

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, final preparations for launch
Final preparations for the launching R.M.S. Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534. Hundreds of tons of tallow, soft soap

Destruction of rainforest: preparation for oil-palm plantation which replaces rainforest in a river-valley, (Elaeis guineensis). Sabah, Borneo; Malaysia; June

Boy scouts cooking at camp, British Honduras
Boy scouts cooking at Loyola Camp, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951

Dutch boy scout cooking at camp, Holland
A Dutch boy scout cooking at camp, Holland

Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables, Holland
A Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables at camp, Holland

Sea Scouts preparing for an activity, Gibraltar
Sea Scouts preparing for an outdoor activity, Gibraltar

Label design, Acme Hair Vigor, Phil Eisemann, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. An excellent preparation for dandruff and falling hair. Date: early 20th century

Digging A. R. P. shelters in Kensington Gardens, 1938
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) volunteers digging trenches and shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, on 26th September 1938, watched by an interested crowd. A.R.P

Training Royal Flying Corps officers in a balloon, WW1
A school in the sky over London town - how officers are trained in the Royal Flying Corps. Balloons flying over the capital

Bystander - Making assurance doubly sure
An illustration showing a sergeant teaching his soldiers how to stab someone with a bayonet to maximise the effect of the stab by twisting the bayonet, in preparation for fighting in WW1. Date: 1916

Dining room staff, Baden Powell House, London
Dining room staff preparing for visitors at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Rene Fraser cooking dinner on the G. Union Canal in 1930. Date: 1930

The Great Kitchen at Brighton Pavilion
The Great Kitchen at Brighton Royal Pavilion, complete with decorative cast iron palm tree columns

Breaches of the Hague Convention by Heath Robinson, WW1
VII - Tatchoing the British to their Entanglement. Another dastardly idea from the enemy as the Germans fire bombs filled with Tatcho, a famous hair restoring preparation of the time, which

The Womens Legion & Army Waste, WW1
Women inspecting copper vats filled with boiling soup, involved in a scheme originated by Lady Londonderry to lessen waste in camp kitchens

Three women preparing a meal, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Trench Cooking for Women
Cookery lessons in a trench dug-out - a special feature at Kings College for Women, London, as training for nurses leaving for the front. Date: 1915

British cooks at work near front line, Western Front, WW1
British army cooks at work near the front line, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers preparing food, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers preparing food on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Black soldiers preparing food, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers preparing food at a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

British cooks at work, Western Front, WW1
British cooks at work on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops get ready to attack, Western Front, WW1
British troops getting ready to attack on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Cook preparing food for British troops, Western Front, WW1
A cook preparing food for British troops near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

RAF personnel marking German positions, WW1
RAF pilots and observers marking German positions in preparation for a raid, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918

Pilot and observer about to set out, Western Front, WW1
A British pilot and his observer getting instructions through their CO via photographs and maps before setting out for the German lines on the Western Front in France during World War One

New element in British Navy by G. H. Davis
The new element in the British Navy: how the four corners of the Empire are combining to support the central Home Navy. Showing how Canada, Australia

British soldiers digging a trench, WW1
British soldiers digging a trench on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Sectional view of gun-house and decks by G. H. Davis
From the Fleet: naval notes of the week. Showing a sectional view through a gun-house of a ship and the decks below. Date: 1914

Aeroplane types required by the army by G. H. Davis
Five aeroplane types required by the army. They are, from top to bottom: two fighting aeroplanes, two reconnaissance aeroplanes, and a light scout. Date: 1914

Battleship v. destroyer by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus destroyer: an important question explained. Should a destroyer attack a battleship from astern or ahead

Mines and torpedoes by G. H. Davis
Navy Notes of the Week: the question of mines and torpedoes. Showing naval minesweepers at work, sweeping a wire across an underwater mine field; a modern high-speed long-range torpedo;

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

Our ever-ready battleships by G. H. Davis
Naval notes of the week. Held in leash -- our ever-ready battleships. Date: 1913

Winter work in the Royal Navy by G. H. Davis
Winter work in the Royal Navy: taking a disabled submarine in tow. Showing a submarine in the foreground, hailing the parent ship. 1910

Anti-invasion ring of fire by G. H. Davis
Britains wall of flame: the ordeal by fire prepared for German invaders on sea, land, and in the air. Showing the details and layout of an anti-invasion ring of fire: devices for converting beaches

Aerial minefields by G. H. Davis
Aerial minefields to baffle raiders: a new form of barrage. Major Muirs idea for a minefield of small bombs supported by free balloons. Date: 1939

Belgian troops defending Antwerp, WW1
Three scenes showing Belgian troops defending Antwerp in the early days of the First World War. Top: soldiers preparing to fire from a railway engine near Malines

Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad, Hollywood, USA
Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad (released in 1924), adapted from the Arabian Nights stories. Parts of the set, and prop items such as large jars, can be seen. Date: 1923

Lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, WW1
Rank Outsiders. A lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, at the start of the First World War. Young men who could be joining up to fight stand idly watching through the railings as the Inns of

British athletes undergoing light therapy before Olympics
British hopefuls for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games are given a course of light therapy or ray treatment in a Westminster surgery Pictured are J. R. Major, V.P. Brown, F. Gaby, S. Ferris and H. A

Australian fleet in Mediterranean by G. H. Davis
Bravo Australia! The first colony (of the British Empire) with a fleet of its own -- the fighting force of the Mediterranean. Two panoramic views of the ships of the Australian navy. 1913

Important naval developments by G. H. Davis
Some important naval developments of the moment: the merging of the battleship and the battle cruiser. Above: the meeting of the battleship and cruiser types

Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis
Germanys new expenditure on her aircraft: five years planned expenditure on airships, sheds and aeroplanes. Illustrating the latest military experiment with Zeppelins -- guns on the roof

Erecting coronation seats in front of Reform Club
Special stands and viewing galleries being constructed on the front of the Reform Club in Pall Mall, London from where members

Rehearsal of the Coronation procession
The first rehearsal of the Coronation ceremony and procession in 1911 (for the coronation of King George V) including a trial run of the famous royal creams pulling a prison-like van instead of

Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis
Not a Wellsian fantasy, but an actual project in preparation by Germany: Europe to America in 45 minutes. Drawings of a long-range rocket designed in Germany during the Second World War

Debutantes learning to curtsey, 1929
Debutantes of 1929 learning to curtsey under the guidance of Madame Vacani, in preparation for presentation at court. Date: 1929

Accustoming a horse to traffic before the Coronation
A mounted policeman accustoming an inexperienced horse to London traffic conditions rior to the Coronation procession of 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

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