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Seagulls - St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall - Fishermen and catch. Date: 1910s
Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Dining HallStaff prepare the tables in the patients dining hall at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum
U. S. Supply Depot in England Prepare for InvasionPhotograph: 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 LelongA fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches
FencingEn 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 WalkGirls at Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds, prepare for a walk with dolls in toy prams. Date: circa 1909
HMS Marlborough - Sailors preparing to land at Canakkale. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up, accompanied by this comparative quote by John Ruskin. Date: 1904
Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing foodMyanmar - Village Scene - preparing (pounding!) food using a large pestle and mortar Date: circa 1910
The King Arthur ordering the banquet preparation for Knights of the Round Table. Manuscript. Roman the Tristan. 15th century. French
Cartoon, Getting Ready for the American Market. Showing the English actress and theatre manager Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) helping Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) prepare for a theatre tour of America
Workers Preparing Rice in JamaicaWorkers prepare rice in Jamaica. The rice is knocked off the straw, beaten with a wooden pestle to loosen the grain from the husk, then winnowed in hand sieves. Date: circa 1895
Force Feeding a GooseA woman force feeds a goose to prepare it for pate foie gras. Date: 1859
Two-Charabanc OutingA party of excursionists prepare to set off in two massive charabancs : note how the rear seats are raised to give passengers a better view of the passing sights. Date: circa 1920
Family Shower / LeechA family prepare to partake of a shower. The servants fill up the shower head with hot water as the family members don conical hats and towels - some require encouragement! Date: 1850
Dionysos Prepares FeastDionysos and his companions prepare for a feast - the cooks get cooking, decorations are hung, the musicians practise
Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier lifeGood Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier and happier life
WW2 poster, teacher and pupils on allotmentWW2 poster (For Freedom series before lettering is added), showing a teacher and her pupils on allotment with rhubarb leaves
Cartoon, There will be a party, WW1Cartoon, There will be a party! A woman prepares for the Christmas festivities, with a picture of her absent soldier husband at the centre of the fireplace display. Date: 1915
Cartoon, Christmas preparations, WW1Cartoon, Christmas preparations on the Western Front. French soldiers gather everything together for their Christmas feast, including a bird, some cheese, and some bottles of wine. Date: 1915
The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman cooking up a storm in her 1920s kitchen. Date: 1920s
The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman tastes some soup. Date: 1920s
The Empire Cookery Book - Lady taking cake out of the oven. Date: 1920s
The Empire Cookery Book - Lady making a pot of teaThe Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous lady making a pot of tea. Date: 1920s
WW1 - Off to the trenchesWW1 - An illustration showing troops lined up and waiting on cobbled road in a village destroyed by war. The soldiers are packed up with their equipment and military kits
WW1 - Air Patrol - The Night Hawk, 1917WW1 - Air force and mechanics at sea-shore preparing a British sea-plane, The Night Hawk, for flight. Date: 1917
WW1 - A scene at night on a British airfieldWW1 - A scene at a British flying-ground on the night of an air raid. Lit up by surrounding lights, the airmen and mechanics prepare the two aircrafts for the midnight call. Date: 1916
WW1 - Russian reconnaissance plane, 1915WW1 - A Russian airfield covered in snow with Russian sky-pilots seated in their aircraft. Surrounded by their fellow airmen
WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504sWW1 - Three Avro 504 British biplanes and the British bomber squadron on the ground preparing to carry out an aerial attack in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commander Briggs biplane, No
WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20WW1 - The Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War
WW1 - Australian Gunners in Gallipoli, 1916WW1 - Four Australian Gunners from the ANZAC Corps in action at their base in Gallipoli. The gunners working topless in the heat as they prepare their ammunition for their weapons as a team
Cartoon, The bad cloud, WW1Cartoon, The bad cloud, showing a cloud of gas billowing across the battlefield, just as the French soldiers are preparing to charge
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-AMWC Silver City, EastleighPassengers alight from a Silver City Airways Bristol Freighter, G-AMWC, as the ground handlers prepare to unload the cargo Date: 1953
Indian cavalry preparing for an offensive during World War ISteel-helmeted and turbaned troopers with bamboo lancers, prepare for a cavalry charge across the German Third Line in the Wood of Foureaux of Bazentin-le-Grand. Date: 1916
A food hygiene courseTwo chefs prepare food infront of a predominantly female audience who take notes and listen keenly to the two experts. The blackboard behind the cooks has details of todays dishes which include beef
Couple Hire a RowboatA couple prepare to set off in a rowing boat they are hiring. Date: mid 1960s
Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertimeJapanese Woman O-Koto-San talks to her maid while partaking of supper. Date: circa 1905
Japan - A Japanese Cook. Date: circa 1910s
Ready for China - British troops prepare to departReady for China - Young British troops prepare to depart to bolster the British military garrisons in China. Date: circa 1930s
Japan - Women preparing food including chopping a daikonJapan - Women preparing food including a Geisha girl preparing (cutting) daikon (white radish), possibly for takuan or bettarazuke dishes and another woman grinding foodstuffs using a pestle
Congo, Africa - Sacks of Coffee prepared for export. Date: 1911
Burmese Cheroot makersA group of Burmese women Cheroot makers. Date: circa 1906
Mecahnics prepare the Northrop XB-35 for its first flight at Northrops Hawthorne, California, plant
At Cuxhaven BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launchAt Cuxhaven, BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launch. With the rocket in the vertical firing position, servicing personnel loosen the retaining straps of the cradle. 15 October 1945. Date: 1945
The Rt Hon G R Strauss MP the Minister of SupplyThe Rt Hon G.R. Strauss, MP, the Minister of Supply; Lord Brabazon of Tara (with camera) and A.J. Pegg, Bristol chief test pilot
AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz. Seen here are women of the AFS learning to prepare and cook meals for those on the Blitz front line