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Queue Collection

Background imageQueue Collection: At the Fish & Chips shop At the Fish & Chips shop

At the Fish & Chips shop At the Fish & Chips shop
People You See. From Teddy Bear (2 October 1965)

Background imageQueue Collection: The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Background imageQueue Collection: Gyrocopter Beats Traffic

Gyrocopter Beats Traffic
The Campbell Cricket one-man gyrocopter is used for speedy commuting above the traffic and passengers queuing at the bus stop Date: late 1960s

Background imageQueue Collection: Busy Brighton Bus-Stop

Busy Brighton Bus-Stop
Men, women and children queue to board the open-top Sea Front Service bus in Brighton at a stop outside the Royal Albion Hotel Date: 1952

Background imageQueue Collection: The Rules of Life by H. M. Bateman

The Rules of Life by H. M. Bateman
A baby in a highchair is presented with a long list of rules for life by a queue of influential people including his nurse, his parents, teacher, police officer, judge and vicar. Date: 1930

Background imageQueue Collection: Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes

Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes
A study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene

Background imageQueue Collection: Bus Stop Queue 1960S

Bus Stop Queue 1960S
A young pregnant woman waiting at a bus stop with another young woman and two old ladies

Background imageQueue Collection: Chung Ling Soo (real name William Robinson)

Chung Ling Soo (real name William Robinson). The other side of the previously shown circular flyer showing a portrait of Soo in the centre of a Willow Pattern Plate

Background imageQueue Collection: Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

Background imageQueue Collection: Schoolchildren line up in playground

Schoolchildren line up in playground
A junior prefect lines up a group of infants in the school playground

Background imageQueue Collection: Chiropractor - Dr. A Ortman of South Dakota

Chiropractor - Dr. A Ortman of South Dakota
Chiropractor - Dr. Amon S. Ortman (1892-1956) of South Dakota, USA - Founder of the Chiropractic Hotel & Clinic - practiced between 1918 and 1956 - developed the Ortman Technique

Background imageQueue Collection: Stantons Ice Cream Van

Stantons Ice Cream Van
ICE CREAM VAN A queue forming at Stantons ice cream van

Background imageQueue Collection: London City / Midland Bank

London City / Midland Bank
A queue at the counter of the London City and Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill

Background imageQueue Collection: Coronation. Cars arriving with guests

Coronation. Cars arriving with guests
View towards Great Smith Street as cars arrive to join the queue of cars depositing the foreign representatives. 1953

Background imageQueue Collection: Chinese Barber

Chinese Barber
In a Chinese barbershop, short back and sides is taken literally. circa 1911

Background imageQueue Collection: Ration Cards WWII

Ration Cards WWII
People queuing for temporary ration cards during World War II

Background imageQueue Collection: Food Queue / Tverskaya St

Food Queue / Tverskaya St
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Queueing for food, Tverskaya Street, Moscow

Background imageQueue Collection: Buses at Trafalgar Squ

Buses at Trafalgar Squ
Four Routemaster London buses in a queue on the National Gallery side of Trafalgar Square, with the South African embassy in the background

Background imageQueue Collection: Womens exhibition at Earls Court 1900

Womens exhibition at Earls Court 1900
Queuing to pay for the Womens Exhibition at Earls Court, 1900. A man puts his hand in his pocket to pay for his wife and daughters

Background imageQueue Collection: A Cavalcade of Charabancs of the Royal Red Coach Company

A Cavalcade of Charabancs of the Royal Red Coach Company (of Llandudno, North Wales) at the Sychnant Pass in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The pass links Conwy to Penmaenmawr via Dwygyfylchi

Background imageQueue Collection: Sugar queue in Keighley in 1917

Sugar queue in Keighley in 1917

Background imageQueue Collection: Queue for sugar in Keighley in 1917

Queue for sugar in Keighley in 1917

Background imageQueue Collection: Policemen and a queue, Victoria Tower, Houses of Parliament

Policemen and a queue, Victoria Tower, Houses of Parliament
Policemen and a queue at the Victoria Tower, Houses of Parliament, London, early 1900s

Background imageQueue Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Boys Entering Flying Classroom

WW2 - R. A. F. Boys Entering Flying Classroom
This photograph portrays a queue of British WW2 Royal Air Force pupils stepping into their flying classroom. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageQueue Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Queue Of Bees

WW2 Birthday Card, Queue Of Bees
An illustrated WW2 birthday greetings card, Even if a queue were a mile long, I'd join it to wish you a happy birthday

Background imageQueue Collection: WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees

WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a boy scout presenting us with a queue of civilians lining up to serve the British forces by enlisting

Background imageQueue Collection: Line of Characters

Line of Characters
This painting illustrated a side profile view, of a queue of men, wearing diverse, colourful clothes varying in quality, most of the figures are smoking and encumbered. Date: circa 1917

Background imageQueue Collection: The Queue

The Queue
A pastel painting of a densely packed queue of people, impatiently waiting in line for food, the adults are all towering above the central focal point, a little boy. Date: circa 1918

Background imageQueue Collection: RAF volunteers signing on to be pilots, WW2

RAF volunteers signing on to be pilots, WW2
RAF volunteers signing on to be pilots Date: circa 1941

Background imageQueue Collection: Travel to the Theatre

Travel to the Theatre
People reading and talking as they queue outside the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Oil painting by Herbet Ashwin Budd. Date: circa 1929

Background imageQueue Collection: Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London

Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London. Captioned, Our twenty first birthday Gifts and Recipients and A Symphony in Shoes'

Background imageQueue Collection: Caricature illustration of man and woman waiting for theatre to be built, with policeman looking

Caricature illustration of man and woman waiting for theatre to be built, with policeman looking on. Captioned, A Wait-y Problem'

Background imageQueue Collection: Spain Civil War Truck Queue Trying To Cross The

Spain Civil War Truck Queue Trying To Cross The
spain, civil, war, truck, queue, trying, to, cross, the, french, border, horizontal, black, and, white, b, w, outdoor, daylight, exterior, outside, daytime, sunlight, scene, group, man, with, people

Background imageQueue Collection: Jessica Mitford at a book signing event

Jessica Mitford at a book signing event
Jessica Mitford (Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford, 1917-1996), nicknamed Decca, English author, journalist, communist and political campaigner, one of the Mitford sisters

Background imageQueue Collection: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Outside the entrance of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Date: 1828

Background imageQueue Collection: Buses queue in rush hour, Central London

Buses queue in rush hour, Central London
London buses in a queue in Central London during the rush hour. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageQueue Collection: Members of the Guide International Service, rehearsing mass food preparation

Members of the Guide International Service, rehearsing mass food preparation and serving in the open air. The Guide International Service provided volunteers to work in relief camps in Europe during

Background imageQueue Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Pooh - I don t stand in no queue

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Pooh - I don t stand in no queue
The Caption is Pooh! I don t stand in no queue. Rationing went on well after the war ended so queuing became a habit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

Background imageQueue Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Ladies in Waiting

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Ladies in Waiting
The Caption is Ladies in Waiting. This colourful queue is very cheerful. They obviously know that the early bird catches the worm and they are at the top. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

Background imageQueue Collection: Unceasing stream of pilgrims 1920

Unceasing stream of pilgrims 1920
Two photographs showing the Unknown Warriors coffin which were the remains of a British service personnel who was killed in World War One, laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, London

Background imageQueue Collection: Queue of tourists visit Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge

Queue of tourists visit Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge
A queue of tourists visiting Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long

Background imageQueue Collection: Women queuing for ration books, WW2

Women queuing for ration books, WW2
Women queuing outside a Food Office for ration books at the beginning of the Second World War. 1939

Background imageQueue Collection: The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome

The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome
Street entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901

Background imageQueue Collection: Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939

Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939
Heavy queues in London due to reduced bus services to save fuel in times of spirit rationing, particularly in the mornings as people made their way to work

Background imageQueue Collection: African labourers lined up to receive their wages

African labourers lined up to receive their wages
African labourers on a farm or plantation lined up to receive their wages. Date: 1950s

Background imageQueue Collection: A line of people bringing boxes and crates to a porter

A line of people bringing boxes and crates to a porter. He says, Of course, with pleasure. He thinks, These animals take me for a conveyor belt

Background imageQueue Collection: Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus, female

Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus, female (Rufous curucui, Trogon rufus). Copied from Martinets illustration of the Couroucou a queue rousse de Cayenne for Buffon

Background imageQueue Collection: Atlantic pomfret, deep-bodied mojarra

Atlantic pomfret, deep-bodied mojarra
Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama, deep-bodied mojarra, Gerres erythrourus, and three-striped whiptail, Pentapodus trivittatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Plee Sr



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