Preparing Collection (page 5)

Brian Trubshaw (left) BAC Concorde chief test pilot
Brian Trubshaw (left), BAC Concorde chief test pilot and John Cochrane, deputy chief test pilot, on the flightdeck of Concorde 002 preparing for its maiden flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Lewis Gun Section, Palestine, WW1
A Lewis Gun Section (British troops) preparing for action in Palestine during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Men at West Pit, Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, South Wales
Miners preparing to descend the West Pit of the Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. The West Pit opened in the 1880s

Spain Civil War Battle Aisa Import 1936 1939
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Group of women preparing a meal, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s

Training camp for Scouting Jamborette, Labasa, Fiji
Training camp for the 1st Nebala Troop, Labasa, in preparation for the 2nd Scouting Jamborette, Fiji, South Pacific. A leader instructs boys in woodcraft

A young woman doing up her Fathers smock
A young woman sorting out her Fathers smock, preparing for him to go out with his (equally-elderly) wife, whilst her man stands to one side, with a sack over his shoulders

Preparing for Prince of Wales visit to Nairobi, Kenya
Preparing for the Prince of Waless (later King Edward VIII) visit to Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1928

Mobile Chinese Street Food Cook and Vendor - preparing lunch - Beijing, China. Date: circa 1910s

Civil Defence Handbook, preparing the house
Civil Defence Handbook provides instructions on preparing the house in the event of an attack

Bookbinding / Diderot
The interior of a French book binding establishment : preparing the leather, sewing the gatherings, making the boards, pressing the volumes. Date: circa 1760

The perennial difficulty of getting changed on the beach when one only has a small wicker handbag and an unhelpful husband for assistance in preserving ones modesty... Date: circa 1950s

Folland Gnats Red Arrows take off Finningley 1977
RAFAT Two Folland Gnats from RAF Red Arrows preparing for take off at Finningley in July 1977 Date: 1977

Suffragettes Chaining to Railings Vera Holme. Shows Vera Holme (1881-1969) with two other suffragettes, probably preparing to chain themselves to the railings

First day of the Somme - fixing bayonets
The Lancashire Fusiliers in a trench seen fixing bayonets, ready for action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916). 1916

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Argenta Beef advert, 1909 Date: 1909

German gunners preparing 25cm heavy trench mortar, WW1
German gunners in a gun emplacement, preparing a 25cm muzzle-loading heavy trench mortar for firing during the First World War

Lord Redesdale and Pamela Mitford
Lord Redesdale and his daughter Pamela Mitford preparing to depart to Canada to go gold prospecting in Northern Ontario. Date: 16th July 1930

Baden-Powell with Cub Scouts
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) preparing to take the Cubs Grand Howl. 1930s

Three Geisha Girls eating a meal. The firl on the right is serving rice

Royal Engineer adjusting a Flying Dustbin charge; Second W
Photograph showing a soldier of the Royal Engineers preparing a Flying Dustbin explosive charge, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

Firewalking / Trench
Preparing the trench at Carshalton across which AHMED HUSSEIN and three volunteers, Adcock, Bold and Russell, subsequently walked

Catholic Emancipation
A British battering Ram preparing the way for a Popish Bull - A satire on the pressure for Catholic emancipation, which led to an Act of Parliament in 1829

Turning on the Cooker
Lady models with the new Prince II, Parkinson Crown cooker, in a domestic setting

Stratospheric Flight
These two aviators are preparing for a flight in the stratosphere, for which they will need the equivalent of divers suits to withstand the lack of breathable air

Public information notice, Decimal Money
Public information advertisement preparing for the introduction of decimal money in the UK on 15 February 1971. 1971

Young woman prepares a hot meal for her parents in her cottage. Her man stands to one side (looking on admiringly) whilst a pair of young kittens frolic before the fire. Date: circa 1890s

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

Preparing for the Childrens Party - Now, one, two, and three - a man plays the cello while two little girls practise their dance. circa late 19th century

Cartoon, Forever Young - Appearances Deceive - Theatre Makeup. early 19th century

Two people preparing a sailing dinghy. circa 1948

The Sikh Bomber.Statuette on plinth with four silver plaques, with inscriptions.Silver by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, hallmarked London, 1951-1952.The standing figure of Mohan Singh

Belgian askaris preparing a meal, Lindi area, WW1
Belgian askaris preparing a meal, Lindi area, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Preparing trench mortars, East Africa, WW1
Preparing trench mortars for a push into Portuguese East Africa during WW1. 1917

Photograph of Sudanese preparing for battle. Photograph from an album associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Men with swords

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

Victorian bride preparing for her wedding, with bridesmaids. circa 1860s

D-Day Invasion Forces preparation, WW2. 1944

Fashion sketches by Soulie preparing the way for summer, 1926 Date: 1926

Transporting gun at Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Troops preparing to transport heavy artillery from Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Indian troops at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1
Indian toops preparing to leave Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Falling To - and In by H. M. Bateman
The Small Boy: Ma! Ma! Quick Ma! Come ere; babys eating all the plum-pudding mixture. Occupational hazard during Christmas food preparation in a busy family home, as imagined by H. M

Advert for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares drinks 1912
Advertisement for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares some cups of hot chocolate for her brood, occupied happily building a huge snowman in the garden. Date: 1912

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Black troops leaving Massowah - Troops preparing to embark. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889

Kippering at Kilkeel - an interior view of two men preparing to kipper fish at Kilkeel. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Kilkeel). Date: circa early 1900s

Lough Neagh Pollan Fishers Preparing the Nets - a view of two men working at nets beside an overturned boat. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Preparing Transfer Designs for China from Engraved Copper Plates, Belleek Potteries - an interior shot showing a man working with copper plate for designs on the chinaware

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