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The Watchers by TrematorA beautiful young woman sits at her desk and powders her decolletage as fate and a ghostly figure dressed a Mephistopheles lurk in the shadows watching her - a metaphor on the fleeting passage of
Tram Construction at Belfast, Controllers Ready for CarsTram Construction at Belfast, Controllers Ready forCars - a view of control boxes upright, one is open, inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
Osiers Stacked Ready for Basket Making, Lough NeaghOsiers Stacked Ready forBasket Making, L. Neagh - a view of two men and a boy stacking bundles of osiers. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s
Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds Ready forGrinding - a view of stacks of clay in a shed with two men in the background. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)
Flax Stacked Ready for Scutching, Toome, Co. AntrimFlax Stacked Ready forScutching, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view of a man and woman beside a flax stack outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s
Flax Stacked Ready for ScutchingFlax Stacked Ready forScutching - a view of flax stacks outside in a field. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
HMS Marlborough - X and Y Turrets ready for action. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Owen Brannigan as Noah, EastbourneThe bass-baritone Owen Brannigan (1908-1973) getting ready to perform the role of Noye (Noah) in Benjamin Brittens opera Noyes Fludde, at Eastbourne in January 1965. Date: 1965
The King Arthur ordering the banquet preparation for Knights of the Round Table. Manuscript. Roman the Tristan. 15th century. French
Lady before a table ready for a banquet (top) and man and woDoctrine Chretienne. Manuscript. France. 13th century. Miniature depicting, at the top, a lady before a table ready for a banquet
Etruscan sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa. 150-140 BCEtruscan sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa. Polychromed terracotta. 150-140 BC. Is depicted reclined and resting on a pillow
People on a makeshift bridge, Peru, South AmericaPeople on a makeshift bridge in central Peru, South America. Date: circa 1910
People outside a hut, Chanchamayo, Peru, South AmericaPeople outside a hut in the province of Chanchamayo, central Peru, South America. Date: circa 1908
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
Patients waiting for VAD transportThree stretchers with patients are on the ground at the back of some vehicles. The patients have probably just arrived by ambulance train at Ramsgate Town Station
Group of Belgian and British soldiers at Quex Park, with three members of the VAD staff. The Belgian men are wearing civilian clothes. All the British soldiers are in army uniform
Four hospital patients ready for croquetFour Imperial VAD hospital patients ready for a game of croquet in the garden at Quex Park. The men are are in shirtsleeves and wearing the trousers of the patients uniform hospital blues
INSTANT POTATO MIXPouring powdered potato mix into a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon in it, ready to make instant mashed potatoes. Date: 1960s
Sir George CrokeSIR GEORGE CROKE Judge, in skull-cap and robes, holding a scroll, and with a shelf of statute-books ready to hand. Date: 1560 - 1642
Sulky Little GirlBut I don t want to go to bed yet! A rather sulky little girl sits in an armchair, ready for bed. Date: 1940s
Spooky SantasA strangly spooky consignment of toy Father Christmas dolls, apparently having just arrived at a London wholesale depot ready for the festivities. Date: 1930s
Poultry Ready to CookPoultry is prepared and ready for cooking. Date: late 19th century
Mother / Children / SchoolMother helps her son and daughter get ready for school. Date: 1884
Social / Getting ReadyAn elegant lady is just about ready to go out Date: 1898
Children Diving 1896Two wild-looking children dive from a rowboat on a lake; the boy stands with arms raised, ready to plunge into the water. Date: 1896
Sioux Warrior & LacrosseA Sioux warrior holds a ball stick, ready to play lacrosse. Date: circa 1830
Dog War Work Red CrossA Belgian Sheepdog (Groenendale) trained by the French Red Cross, wearing the distinctive medical marking, stands waiting, ready for action. Date: World War One 1914-1918
Mining / South BulliSOUTH BULLI Members of the Australian Royal Commission into the coal mining dispute ready to go down the mine at South Bulli, New South Wales. Date: 1930s
Rus-Jap War / Rus CavalryRussian cavalry arrive in Manchuria by train, ready to take part in the fighting Date: January 1904
Metro, Construction 1899Work progresses on the Metro - everyone is asking if it will be ready in time for the 1900 Exposition ? Date: 1899
Women / Post-War BritainTHE INDEPENDENTS An old fellow has too many daughters with no one to woo ; but they are able and willing to earn our own bread. Date: 1921
Advert for Harness ready fire-extinguisher 1886Sold by chemists and ironmongers everywhere, the most reliable and efficient fire-extinguisher. 1886
Advert for Peter Robinson Eton suits 1894Ready-made garments, a choice of black or grey trousers, suits in a variety of materials and sizes, for boys between the ages of eight and fifteen. Date: 1894
Advert for Jays ready-wear evening dresses 1937Models wearing full-length sweetheart chiffon evening gowns, with shoulder-straps. Date: 1937
A bride getting ready for her wedding day. A page relating various wedding lore, including that a bride should put on her gloves with her back turned to the mirror. Date: c. 1912
Anti-aircraft gun ready for action, Russia, WW1Soldiers with an anti-aircraft gun ready for action on the Eastern Front, Russia, First World War. Date: circa 1917
Advertisement, Ever Ready Batteries. 1955
Edwardian couple playing tennis -- the man runs to hit the ball. Date: early 1900s
International Law - The Better Way by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly, 14th November 1874. A boat called The Arbitrator carrying the flag of truce lands in Geneva
Two turkeys and a goose on a Christmas cardTwo turkeys and a goose at the wolf hairdressers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
WW2 poster, Every Rivet a Bullet -- Speed the Ships. Showing a newly constructed ship on the slipway ready for launching. Date: 1941
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, French poodleIllustration by Cecil Aldin, a black French poodle ready for the show ring. Date: 1927
Hungry Peter the pig in his best clothes, ready to go out for tea. Date: 1914
Japanese family getting dressedJapan - family scene - note how the tatami straw mats have been covered by a western-style carpet, the loudspeaker in the corner of the room
Advanced field ambulances, WW1Advanced field ambulances near the battlefield, ready to receive wounded soldiers. Date: circa 1915
The Beauty Spot by Fortunino MataniaA sketch of an 18th century beauty seated at her dressing table and applying a beauty spot. Date: 20th century
Alexandra Orphanage, Hornsey Rise, London - BedtimeA dormitory at the Alexandra Orphanage, Hornsey Rise, London. Boys in nightshirts get ready for bed. Date: circa 1902