Prepare Collection

Waste not, want not - prepare for winter. Poster shows a young woman and an older woman standing before a table of fruits and vegetables, and some canned foods

18th C French Kitchen
Several cooks work in a French kitchen to prepare and bake pies and pastry, a hare and a bird pie of some kind, perhaps pigeon

Scots Witches Prepare
Excited Scottish witches dance to the sound of diabolical bagpipes before flying off to the Sabbat

Ballerinas in their dressing room
Ballet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947

WW1 - Troops returning to front, Victoria Station, London
WW1 - British troops gathered by Victoria Station, London. They prepare for their return to the front after leave. Grouped together under the street lights at the station

Making Barristers Wigs
The wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court

Girton College Lecture
A lecture at Girton College, Cambridge, a women-only college until 1977: the students concentrate and prepare to take notes

Cherubs in Clouds 18C
A trio of cherubs cupids prepare to go hunting with their bows and arrows

C16 CHEMISTs SHOP
MEDICINES WHILE YOU WAIT: a druggist of the 16th century prepares a medicament, pounding the ingredients with pestle and mortar while two customers wait with their dog. Date: circa 1570

Curry&rice / Soldier Rides
Lady and gentleman prepare to go riding on a British station

The Dreadnought Hoax
THE DREADNOUGHT HOAX The Emperor of Abyssinia and his suite prepare to inspect the Royal Navy : Virginia Stephen (Woolf) on left, Horace Cole on the right Date: February 1910

Social gathering in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Social gathering of friends and family to prepare for a wedding in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in which the guests put together leaves, flowers and coins to throw over the couple at the wedding

African soldiers
A group of African soldiers stand together carrying weapons. Date: c. 1972

Prepare for the Holidays by William Heath Robinson
A man learning how to swim without water by correspondence from a college by letter. Date: 1919

A group of women standing over a couple of barrels cleaning fish. Date: 1908

CUSTOMS/SUTTEE
Women prepare for a suttee of a Hindu widow Date: circa 1840

Passengers prepare to disembark from ferry at Dieppe
Passengers prepare to disembark from a ferry at Dieppe after travelling from Newhaven, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

WW II - US Airforce crew return to USA - Monotonous Maggie
World War II - US Airforce crew prepare for return to USA following end of war in Europe and possible redeployment in Japan. Bomber named Monotonous Maggie

Glaisher and Coxwell balloon flight, 1862
Aeronaut Henry Coxwell and meteorologist James Glaisher prepare the balloon car ready for one of their scientific observation expeditions. Date: 17th July 1862

French at the Battle of Atlixco
The French armys battle formations at the Battle of Atlixco. Regiments of soldiers and cavalrymen line up ad march forward as they prepare to fight. They were defeated. Date: 1863

Balboa sets out on the Pacific
Vasco nunez de Balboa prepares to embark on the pacific, standing on the beach as row boats are prepared. Date: 1516

Anti-aircraft practice, Eire prepares for invasion - men of the Irish Army in training, 26 June 1940. 1940

STALIN IN 1917
Stalin, at the Sixth Congress of the Russian Social- Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) urges the necessity to prepare for an armed uprising. Date: August 1917

Travels with Baby Date: 1947

Skin-graft surgery preparation
Theatre nursing staff prepare the patient for a skin-graft operation. Date: 1946

POLYTECHNIQUE STUDENTS
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris: two men are on the roof, waving a white flag. Date: 27 July 1830

DIVING AT RACE START
Four swimmers prepare to dive at the start of a race. Date: circa 1895

TEEING OFF 1863
A pair of golfers prepare to tee off, watched by their caddies. Date: 1863

ROMAN ACTORS PREPARE
Roman actors prepare for a performance : a mask rests on a shelf, others are in a basket; an actor helps another don his costume; a musician rehearses

Children on beach bury grandpa in the sand
Three children on the beach prepare to bury their grandfather in the sand Date: late 19th century

FRENCH PREPARE FROGS
Frenchmen prepare frogs for the table - and the head chef tastes a mouthful to make sure theyre properly done Date: 1815

HUNTERS LEAVING CAMP
European hunters in India prepare to leave camp in the early morning. Date: 1807

GOLFERS / SABRAN / 1931
Fashionable players prepare to begin their round of golf Date: 1931

Macho swimmer in rubber hat, USA
Macho triathlon swimmer in green rubber hat. Seattle, USA

One, Two, Three... JUMP! Four Dutch Bathers dive in... Date: circa 1910s

Maserati 250F preparations - painting by Andrew McGeachy
Preparing a red Maserati 250F before a race. The 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in 2.5 litre Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

Myanmar - Burmese women rolling leaf tobacco into cigars
Myanmar - Burmese women rolling leaf tobacco into large cheroot cigars. Cheroots are traditional in Burma and India, consequently, popular among the British during the days of the British Empire

Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry
General Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry sitting in the back of an open car. At this time Fry (who is best remembered as a cricketer)

Bathing Beauties
Bathing beauties prepare for action at Margate Lido Date: circa 1950

Girl and Dogs
Two dogs prepare to accompany their young mistress on a fun- filled walk in the snow

Seagulls - St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall - Fishermen and catch. Date: 1910s

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Dining Hall
Staff prepare the tables in the patients dining hall at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

U. S. Supply Depot in England Prepare for Invasion
Photograph: U. S. Supply Depot in England Prepare for Invasion. An American officer giving the ?Once over? to a newly arrived tank from the U. S. Shows an American officer checking a tank. NYT. 2848

Preparing for the ball by Rene Lelong
A fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches

Fencing
En garde. Two fencers prepare to duel. Date: 1910

Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s

Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds - Children Ready for a Walk
Girls at Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds, prepare for a walk with dolls in toy prams. Date: circa 1909

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