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Background imagePrepared Collection: The coronation of King George VI

The coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey, London, showing the moment the king is crowned.Date: 1937

Background imagePrepared Collection: The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938

The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938
Photograph showing the clipper ship Cutty Sark in dry-dock at Falmouth in 1938. The ship was being prepared for what was predicted to be her last journey - under tow

Background imagePrepared Collection: DESSERTS (1890)

DESSERTS (1890)
Jelly, blancmange, trifle, tarts and tartlets, puddings, pancakes, dumplings, biscuits and Christmas Plum Pudding !

Background imagePrepared Collection: NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2

NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

Background imagePrepared Collection: Sunday Roast

Sunday Roast
A mouth-watering Sunday roast meal - a joint of roast beef, served with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding

Background imagePrepared Collection: Fruit Desserts (1890)

Fruit Desserts (1890)
Dessert fruits, including ginger and olives

Background imagePrepared Collection: Cold Collation Dishes

Cold Collation Dishes
COLD COLLATION DISHES pigeon pie - game pie - cutlets and other meat dishes

Background imagePrepared Collection: Fruit on Platters 1907

Fruit on Platters 1907
Fruit displayed on platters

Background imagePrepared Collection: Strawberry Cup Jelly

Strawberry Cup Jelly
A strawberry cup jelly

Background imagePrepared Collection: Italians Take Adwa

Italians Take Adwa
The Italians invade and capture Adua, against a poorly equipped and ill-prepared Ethiopian army

Background imagePrepared Collection: Beeton 1865 Desserts

Beeton 1865 Desserts
Desserts

Background imagePrepared Collection: Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
View inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, with the Stone of Unction on the left -- according to tradition, the body of Jesus was prepared for burial on this stone by Joseph of Arimathea

Background imagePrepared Collection: Dryden Menswear 199

Dryden Menswear 199
A gentleman in a white trench coat, bowler hat & gaiters - prepared for any weather! Date: 1927-8

Background imagePrepared Collection: British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1

British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1
A British Bristol F2B biplane with members of 22 Squadron on an airfield, being prepared for takeoff during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Background imagePrepared Collection: Gateau Violette

Gateau Violette

Background imagePrepared Collection: Tangerine Souffle

Tangerine Souffle
Tangerine souffle

Background imagePrepared Collection: Robin & the Sheriff

Robin & the Sheriff
The Sheriff of Nottingham orders his men to seize Robin Hood, but Robin is prepared to defend his liberty

Background imagePrepared Collection: Michaelmas Goose

Michaelmas Goose
You are invited to admire this dead goose before it is plucked and prepared for your Michaelmas feast

Background imagePrepared Collection: Donkey Ride / Margate

Donkey Ride / Margate
Children prepared for a donkey ride

Background imagePrepared Collection: North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian

North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy

Background imagePrepared Collection: Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine

Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine, operated by Airbus Industrie, being prepared to unload its load of BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde fuselage sections. Date: circa 1974

Background imagePrepared Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Always Ready And Prepared

WW2 Christmas Card, Always Ready And Prepared
A WW2 Christmas greetings card complete with a red ribbon, the illustration portrays a smoking warden standing in his pyjamas and dressing down, holding his boots and a gas rattle. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePrepared Collection: Douglas Boston I / Havoc I BD111

Douglas Boston I / Havoc I BD111, of No.23 Squadron being prepared for a night intruder sortie over occupied Europe on 7 March 1941 at RAF Ford. Date: 1941

Background imagePrepared Collection: Hester, Getting Up

Hester, Getting Up
This oil painting portrays a young lady wearing a green skirted dress, preparing to put on some stockings, with her foot prepared upon the seat of a chair. Date: circa 1923

Background imagePrepared Collection: RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister

RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister
RMS Titanic - highly significant and historically important letter to Sixth Officer James Moody's sister. Dated 7 May 1912

Background imagePrepared Collection: Finished goods in warehouse, Alfred Meakin

Finished goods in warehouse, Alfred Meakin
Finished goods in warehouse being prepared for packing Date: 1913

Background imagePrepared Collection: The Scene Painters

The Scene Painters
A watercolour of a studio set being prepared, with painters designing a background scene. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePrepared Collection: McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034

McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034
United States Navy (USN) - McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034 (MSN 1574), newly arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, being prepared for storage

Background imagePrepared Collection: Republican Aeroplane being prepared; Spanish Civil War, 1936

Republican Aeroplane being prepared; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing members of the Republican airforce loading the machine guns of one of their bi-planes at Irun, Northern Spain, during the early stages of the Civil War, 1936. Date: 1936

Background imagePrepared Collection: A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table

A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten Date: 1930s
A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten.. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: DIE SINKING ROOM AT MINT

DIE SINKING ROOM AT MINT
The coinage and medal dies are formed under this press by forcing a punch, on which is the required design, into specially prepared blanks. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrepared Collection: SHRUNKEN HEADS

SHRUNKEN HEADS
Shrunken heads or Tsanta, prepared by the Jivaro tribes who believe that they hold magical powers and symbolic significance Date:

Background imagePrepared Collection: Napoleon Lands Antibes Events War Napoleonic

Napoleon Lands Antibes Events War Napoleonic
napoleon, lands, antibes, events, war, napoleonic, wars, hundred, days, march, 1815, escapes, elba, greeted, vociferously, soldiers, who, prepared, die, will, french, army, history, historical

Background imagePrepared Collection: Duel - Saint-Beuve

Duel - Saint-Beuve
Duel with pistols between Saint-Beuve and Dubois of The Globe - the former insisted on retaining his umbrella, prepared to die but not catch a cold!

Background imagePrepared Collection: Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex

Perfumery prepared for the Emperor of China by Alex Ross, perfumer with a shop in Bishopsgate Street, London. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London

Background imagePrepared Collection: Bride being prepared for the big day 1875

Bride being prepared for the big day 1875
Parisian bride getting reading for her wedding with bridesmaids around her. 1875

Background imagePrepared Collection: Home delivery room demonstration

Home delivery room demonstration
A room as it should be prepared for a maternity case by a Queens (district) nurse. Features a bed with a large pillow and sheets turned back, newspaper and bucket on floor and cot to one side

Background imagePrepared Collection: SAVOURY GATEAU

SAVOURY GATEAU
A savoury sandwich gateau, decorated with sliced radishes and garnished with parsley. Date: 1960s

Background imagePrepared Collection: MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS

MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS
A delicious plate of moulded meat loaf, covered in mushroom sauce. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: PLAICE AND LEMON

PLAICE AND LEMON
A plate of plaice on a bed of lemon slices, garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: Raw cod as cooking ingredient

Raw cod as cooking ingredient
Raw cod on a cutting board, ready to be garnished with parsley and beetroot. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: MACKERELS IN SAUCE

MACKERELS IN SAUCE
Mackerels in sauce served with fresh bread. Date: 1960s

Background imagePrepared Collection: FISH CAKE

FISH CAKE
Fish cake in sauce, garnished with lemon and parsley and served on a fashionable glass plate. Date: 1940s

Background imagePrepared Collection: NUT AND PINEAPPLE SALAD

NUT AND PINEAPPLE SALAD
Nut and pineapple salad: Cut the tops off and scoop out some fresh tomatoes. Make a mixture of shredded pineapple and baked brazil nuts and fill the tomatoes with it. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: COCKTAIL SNACKS

COCKTAIL SNACKS
Dainty cocktail pastry snacks, neatly cut into triangles and decorated with walnuts and sausages or breadsticks. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: ROAST PARSNIPS

ROAST PARSNIPS
Carefully buttering up large parsnip slices and adding salt and pepper before roasting them in the oven. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: MAKING NUT CUTLETS

MAKING NUT CUTLETS
A houswife rolling up nut cutlets into balls, ready to be coated in breadcrumbs before frying them and serving them garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrepared Collection: INVISIBLE SANDWICHES

INVISIBLE SANDWICHES
These are surprise sandwiches... Anchovy Delight! They were obviously so delightful that they are all gone! Date: 1930s



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