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Background imagePrepare Collection: Seagulls - St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall - Fishermen and catch

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Dining Hall

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: U. S. Supply Depot in England Prepare for Invasion

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Preparing for the ball by Rene Lelong

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Fencing

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Interior of a Mosque, Algeria

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds - Children Ready for a Walk

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: HMS Marlborough - Sailors preparing to land at Canakkale

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up

Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up, accompanied by this comparative quote by John Ruskin. Date: 1904

Background imagePrepare Collection: Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing food

Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing food
Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing (pounding!) food using a large pestle and mortar Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrepare Collection: The King Arthur ordering the banquet preparation for Knights

The King Arthur ordering the banquet preparation for Knights of the Round Table. Manuscript. Roman the Tristan. 15th century. French

Background imagePrepare Collection: Cartoon, Getting Ready for the American Market

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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Workers Preparing Rice in Jamaica

Workers Preparing Rice in Jamaica
Workers 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Force Feeding a Goose

Force Feeding a Goose
A woman force feeds a goose to prepare it for pate foie gras. Date: 1859

Background imagePrepare Collection: Two-Charabanc Outing

Two-Charabanc Outing
A 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Family Shower / Leech

Family Shower / Leech
A 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Dionysos Prepares Feast

Dionysos Prepares Feast
Dionysos and his companions prepare for a feast - the cooks get cooking, decorations are hung, the musicians practise

Background imagePrepare Collection: Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier life

Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier life
Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier and happier life

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW2 poster, teacher and pupils on allotment

WW2 poster, teacher and pupils on allotment
WW2 poster (For Freedom series before lettering is added), showing a teacher and her pupils on allotment with rhubarb leaves

Background imagePrepare Collection: Cartoon, There will be a party, WW1

Cartoon, There will be a party, WW1
Cartoon, 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Cartoon, Christmas preparations, WW1

Cartoon, Christmas preparations, WW1
Cartoon, 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman cooking

The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman cooking up a storm in her 1920s kitchen. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrepare Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman tastes some soup

The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman tastes some soup. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrepare Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Lady taking cake out of the oven

The Empire Cookery Book - Lady taking cake out of the oven. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrepare Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Lady making a pot of tea

The Empire Cookery Book - Lady making a pot of tea
The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous lady making a pot of tea. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - Off to the trenches

WW1 - Off to the trenches
WW1 - 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - Air Patrol - The Night Hawk, 1917

WW1 - Air Patrol - The Night Hawk, 1917
WW1 - Air force and mechanics at sea-shore preparing a British sea-plane, The Night Hawk, for flight. Date: 1917

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WW1 - A scene at night on a British airfield
WW1 - 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - Russian reconnaissance plane, 1915

WW1 - Russian reconnaissance plane, 1915
WW1 - A Russian airfield covered in snow with Russian sky-pilots seated in their aircraft. Surrounded by their fellow airmen

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s

WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s
WW1 - 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20

WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20
WW1 - The Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War

Background imagePrepare Collection: WW1 - Australian Gunners in Gallipoli, 1916

WW1 - Australian Gunners in Gallipoli, 1916
WW1 - 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Cartoon, The bad cloud, WW1

Cartoon, The bad cloud, WW1
Cartoon, The bad cloud, showing a cloud of gas billowing across the battlefield, just as the French soldiers are preparing to charge

Background imagePrepare Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-AMWC Silver City, Eastleigh

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-AMWC Silver City, Eastleigh
Passengers alight from a Silver City Airways Bristol Freighter, G-AMWC, as the ground handlers prepare to unload the cargo Date: 1953

Background imagePrepare Collection: Indian cavalry preparing for an offensive during World War I

Indian cavalry preparing for an offensive during World War I
Steel-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

Background imagePrepare Collection: A food hygiene course

A food hygiene course
Two 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Couple Hire a Rowboat

Couple Hire a Rowboat
A couple prepare to set off in a rowing boat they are hiring. Date: mid 1960s

Background imagePrepare Collection: Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress

Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePrepare Collection: Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertime

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertime
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San talks to her maid while partaking of supper. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePrepare Collection: Japan - A Japanese Cook

Japan - A Japanese Cook. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePrepare Collection: Ready for China - British troops prepare to depart

Ready for China - British troops prepare to depart
Ready for China - Young British troops prepare to depart to bolster the British military garrisons in China. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePrepare Collection: Japan - Women preparing food including chopping a daikon

Japan - Women preparing food including chopping a daikon
Japan - 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: Congo, Africa - Sacks of Coffee prepared for export

Congo, Africa - Sacks of Coffee prepared for export. Date: 1911

Background imagePrepare Collection: Burmese Cheroot makers

Burmese Cheroot makers
A group of Burmese women Cheroot makers. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePrepare Collection: Mecahnics prepare the Northrop XB-35 for its first flight

Mecahnics prepare the Northrop XB-35 for its first flight at Northrops Hawthorne, California, plant

Background imagePrepare Collection: At Cuxhaven BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launch

At Cuxhaven BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launch
At 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

Background imagePrepare Collection: The Rt Hon G R Strauss MP the Minister of Supply

The Rt Hon G R Strauss MP the Minister of Supply
The Rt Hon G.R. Strauss, MP, the Minister of Supply; Lord Brabazon of Tara (with camera) and A.J. Pegg, Bristol chief test pilot

Background imagePrepare Collection: AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2

AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2
London 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



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