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January Sales 1980SPeople queueing outside Hamleys toy shop and the sportswear shop next door, during the January sales, central London
Food Queue / Tverskaya StRUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Queueing for food, Tverskaya Street, Moscow
Cartoon by H M Bateman, of crowds queueing, big dipper rideCartoon illustration by H M Bateman, of crowds queueing for a big dipper rollercoaster ride. Captioned, A Crowd Effect and Festival of Empire'
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'
Exterior of Olympic Theatre, located junction of Drury Lane, Wych Street, London, specialised in comedies. Date: 1831
c. 1880s Italy - milking cow in street, customers queueingc.1880s Italy - milking a cow in the street with customers queueing
Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939Heavy 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
Recruits queueing up to enlist, WW1Recruits queueing up to enlist at the start of the First World War. 1914
Great Railway Strike, queue of people waiting for tramsGreat Railway Strike - a queue of people waiting for trams, Blackfriars Bridge, London. 1919
A long queue to buy railway tickets - and an opportunity for casual flirtation ! Date: 1872
GETTING ON A BUS 1981A mad scramble to get onto a London Routemaster bus! Date: 1981
PASSENGERS DESCEND PLANETravellers at an American airport alight from their plane and step into a car parked alongside. No waiting for baggage, no queueing for customs... Date: 1936
Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, LondonA crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London
Bus Stop 1960SThe 505 bus at a bus stop, destination Waterloo Station & Marble Arch, via Charing Cross, central London. Date: 1960s
Kinmel Park, No. 4 Army Camp, North Wales, WW1Scene in Kinmel Park, No. 4 Army Camp, North Wales, showing soldiers queueing up outside the YMCA Central Pavilion ready to go in to watch a film. Date: 1916-1919
Queue for food at Bacalar Chico, British HondurasBoy scouts queueing for food at Bacalar Chico, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America, 23 May 1951. Date: 1951
Peers entering Westminster Abbey for CoronationPeers in their robes, entering Westminster Abbey to take their places for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953
Fern Street SettlementPoor working class children in Londons East End, queueing up for the Fern Street Settlement, set up in 1905 by Clara Grant; a bundle of toys in exchange for a farthing. Date: early 1930s
Brighton Winkle StallQueueing up at a winkle stall in Brighton, Sussex, England. Winkles are eaten with a pin, to winkle them out of their shells. Date: mid 1960s
WWII - El-Amriya station canteen in EgyptCanteen of El-Amriya station, a dispersal camp by the British Army during World War II in Egypt. Date: circa 1941
Motorway service station, Burger King, with people eating, queueing and serving. Date: circa 1980
London Tube StationPassengers queueing for tickets at an London Underground tube station leading to the Victoria Line. Note the old ticket vending machines in old money! Date: 1960s
Coffee on Canadian TrainMen queueing for coffee, which is being served at the Snack Bar of the buffet carriage of the Canadian National Railway. Date: 1930s
Victoria Station 1960SAn incredibly packed Victoria Station, London, with passengers waiting with their luggage and keeping an eye on the train arrivals and departures notice boards. Date: late 1960s
Frenchwomen VotingWomen voting ? Helas, this is an imaginary scene showing how it WILL be WHEN Frenchwomen get the vote - ladies from all social spheres, maid and mistress alike, queueing Date: 1906
Madame Tussauds, Marylebone Road, LondonMadame Tussauds waxwork museum in Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1920
Passengers at Oxford Circus tube station, Central LondonPassengers queueing for twopenny tickets at Oxford Circus tube station booking office, Central London. Date: circa 1900s
People queueing for food, RussiaPeople in a Russian city queueing for food at a time when supplies were low, after the October Revolution of 1917. Date: circa 1918
People queueing for bread with police guard, Russia, WW1People queueing in a street for bread at a time when food supplies were low, guarded by the imperial police, Russia, March 1917, during the First World War. Date: 1917
A group of Japanese women board an aircraftA group of Japanese women queue to board an aircraft. They are all dressed in Kimonos. Date: 1932
Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, LondonCubs queueing for food in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
Dunlop advert featuring cars queueing up the Mall for the CoAdvertisement for Dunlop tyres, featuring one of the spectacles of the London Season, with a long queue of smart cars (sporting Dunlop tyres obviously), on the Mall in St
Womens Royal Air Force -- Pay ParadeIllustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women queueing up to receive their pay from male officers. Date: 1919-1920
Children queueing up for a ride on the swings, probably at a seaside resort in France
Queues for Esperanto courses in RussiaA large group men and women queue next to a desk where they can enrol in courses to learn Esperanto. Date: Late 19th Century
Cinema Queue 1935Queueing to see Gary Cooper in the film Lives of a Bengal Lancer, England. Date: 1935
German SchoolboysA row of mischievous looking German schoolboys, perhaps out on a day trip together. Date: early 1930s
WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggsOctober, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940
Comic Postcard - Housewives Choice! A queue of young ladies excitedly wait their turn to meet their new pop music idol at the stage door. Date: circa 1950s
West Southwark Slate Club paying out, LondonScene showing people collecting their money on paying out day of the West Southwark Slate Club in London. A Slate Club was a society whose members contributed small sums weekly or monthly to a fund
Shopping queue 1948Lining up to get some fresh fruit, Malmo, Sweden 1948. Date: 1948
Animal Ticket QueueA rabbit, a cat and a dog queueing for tickets sold by a cat. Date: early 1930s
Getting on a Bus 1981A mad scramble to get onto a London Routemaster bus! Date: 1981
London Bus QueueA miserable scene at a London bus stop, showing a crowd of people waiting for a bus during the Rush Hour. Date: 1979
Queueing for Eggs
People queueing for the Fun Fair, Battersea ParkA huge crowd of people queueing for the Fun Fair in Battersea Park on a Bank Holiday, at 4pm, not put off by the cold weather. It was part of the Festival of Britain. Date: May 1951
Have You Searched Yourself?Four soldiers lining up for inspection, below a sign which reads: Have You Searched Yourself? circa 1940s
Queue for Dome of Discovery, Festival of BritainA long queue of people patiently waiting to enter the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank on Whit Monday. Date: May 1951
Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, LondonView inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served
Female surface workers queueing, South WalesA line of female surface workers queueing up at a mine in South Wales, probably for their wages
London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross BridgeApplicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army
Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East LondonA line of men gathers near the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London, waiting for its opening time
The Currency Exchange on Ellis Island, New York, 1911Photograph of immigrants queueing up at a counter to exchange their native currency for American dollars, Ellis Island, New York, 1911
The Government Inspectors Office, Liverpool, 1850Engraving showing emigrants queueing outside the Government Inspectors Office, Liverpool, 1850. Passengers were checked at the office, for infectious diseases, prior to departure
Theatre Queue 1930SA huge crowd of theatre goers queueing outide the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, which opened in 1932
Queueing in PlaygroundA group of young children queue to climb the ladder in the playground
School Dinners 1988Rather sad looking young people queueing up for even sadder looking school dinners!
Bioscope Show, WisbechCrowd queueing in front of a travelling bioscope show, at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Food Shortages 1917RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Queueing for food, due to food shortages
British Depression QueueUnemployed working class women queueing for the Dole during the Depression
British Unemployed MenUnemployed working class men queueing for the Dole during the Depression
Customs at HeathrowA row of suitcases and their owners, queueing in the Customs Hall at London (Heathrow) airport
Queueing for Cinema 40SA working-class crowd line up to see Gilda, a racy thriller starring Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth
Queueing for Soup 1877Queueing for leg of beef soup at 2 pence a bowl outside working class dining room
Theatre / Full House 1863Crowds clamouring for the last few free seats to see George de Barnwells " Arthur and Bertrand" at the Adelphi Theatre, London to celebrate Edward and Alexandras wedding Date: 10 March 1863
