Preparation Collection (page 8)

Air Scouts preparing a glider
Two Air Scouts lift and place the canopy on a glider with another Scout already in the cockpit. 1958

Churchill present at German manoeuvres
German army manoeuvres at which Winston Churchill was present in 1909. Churchill was on holiday in Marienbad when he attended the manoeuvres

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The preparation for the anointing of Queen Elizabeth II. While the anthem Zadok the Priest is sung, the Queen is divested of her crimson robe and train

Edward, Prince of Wales, inspecting field kitchen, Richmond
Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), inspecting a field kitchen of the Grenadier Guards in Richmond Park, Surrey, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Brazilians mashing turtle eggs
Native indians of Brazil cooking al fresco: mashing turtle eggs in a large trough. Date: 19th century

Granpop gives him an earful by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing Granpop (Lawson Woods wily orang-utan) throwing tomatoes at a thieving pig. Date: 1934

Women gut Herring - Lowestoft, Suffolk
Women gut Herring at Lowestoft, Suffolk Date: circa 1910s

St. Ives, Cornwall, gutting the catch
Gutting the catch of the day on the beach at St. Ives, Cornwall. Dinnertime for the seagulls! Date: circa 1930s

Local cooks at Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Local cooks at Accra, Ghana (Gold Coast), West Africa Date: circa 1910s

Making Shaving Brushes
Two women washing and sterilising bristles, an important part of the dressing and preparation of badger hair for the manufacture of shaving brushes. Date: 1 March 1933

Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 November
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 22-27 November. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Lewisham Hospital kitchens, south east London
Uniformed catering staff prepare meals in the kitchens of Lewisham Hospital in south east London. A cook at the right is making up plates of salad. Large metal boxes carry the names of hospital wards

Her Good Deed by Muriel Dawson
A tiny little girl charmingly dressed in a red dress with a bow in her hair, helps out by podding a large number of freshly picked peas

Christmas Lanterns
Two small children dressed in party finery hang out a line of pretty Chinese lanterns

Policemen with gas masks
A group of London policemen kitted up with gas masks and respirators (in canvas bags), prior to the outbreak of World War Two

Arab women preparing trays of sweetmeatsm or Baklava in Iran

German gas attack preparation WWI
German soldiers laying out lead pipes for gas attack on the Western Front during World War I

German artillery WWI
German field artillery preparing in Delme during World War I

Gallipoli preparation WWI
Transports for the Gallipoli expedition at Lemnos during World War I

French cannon WWI
French army preparing a 155 cannon

French troops WWII
Members of the French Forces of the Interior clean their weapons in their camp in the Breton woods before going into action

Paris blackout WWII
Paris blackout rehearsal for air raids. The top photo shows Paris before being blacked out seen from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower whereas the bottom is after the lights have been switched off

Refugee preparation WWII
Miss Moorhouse carries a heavy load of crockery whilst fitting out a house to be used for refugees during World War II

Preparing for refugees WWII
Any items useful in furnishing houses are requisitioned for refugees and collected by vans from local residents in England during World War II

Sand bags WWII
Mrs. Storer and family stop to watch excavators at work in Hyde Park, London, digging earth for sand bags during World War II

The Kitchen of the Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan
The large basement kitchen of the Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan. A classical resort hotel, the Fujiya was opened in 1878

Waiting for D Day
British women serve coffee and talk to American Army Ordinancemen waiting to cross the channel to France for the D Day landings in 1944

Turkish Butcher skinning a sheep
A Turkish butcher skinning a sheep in Constantinople

Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute, Istanbul
Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute - Establishment of the Brothers at Kadikoy, Constantinople

War Preparations in Berlin. Foreign attaches watch a mock air raid on 20th September 1937

Indian cavalry rehearsing for royal visit, Bombay
Indian cavalry rehearsing at the Apollo Bandar in Bombay, in preparation for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Coronation Durbar

Macedonian Butcher at work
A Macedonian butcher cuts up a sheep

An 18th Century Kitchen by Pauline Baynes
A galaxy of eighteenth century food and a kitchen scene showing food preparation. From the top is a Stargazey pie, then a baked ham stuffed with apricots, fried apple pasties

Applying ink to a screen
A printer applies ink to a large screen in preparation for printing. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Lord Haldane and Sir John French
Lord Haldane (Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane) and Sir John French (Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French)

House of Lords cleaners
Two cleaners in the House of Lords, vacuuming and polishing in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament in a few days time

The Sketch Xmas Shopping
An elegantly attired woman wearing cigarette pants, and neck scarf wraps up a selection of presents in preparation for Christmas

Preliminary preparation for a road surface
A mechanical steam-powered digger by the M.M Barrat brothers is used to break the ground in preparation for a road to be constructed

Boys Club, food preparation 1932
Two older boys from a Boys Club help with food preparation. Big pots of food need to be heated and stirred over an open fire whilst a kettle comes to the boil

Ghana - Fish Drying Kilns

An illustration of two children pushing a Guy Fawkes
Colour illustration of two children; one boy pushing a pram with Guy and another boy carrying fireworks in preparation for Bonfire Night

The Society of Friends Soup Kitchen, Ball Street, Mancheste
This illustration in three panel shows the preparation of the soup, the mass of people waiting to receive some and the distribution of the soup

The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-off
Allied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

The blessing of the Rouen and Harve railway
Benediction of the railway in preparation of the opening of the Rouen and Havre railway

The Crew of an Emigrant Ship prepare for inspection, 1884
Engraving showing the Captain and officers of an emigrant ship checking their vessel in preparation for a Government Inspection, 1884. Date: 1884

Chinatown, San Francisco, California, 1884
Engraving showing Chinatown in San Francisco decorated in preparation for the Chinese New Year celebrations, 1884

The Banns Forbidden
Doctor Syntax forbids the banns

Preparing Rissoles
A photograph from the National Societys Training College for Teachers of Domestic Economy showing a female student preparing vegetarian macaroni rissoles

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