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Serving Collection (page 10)

Background imageServing Collection: Canada in Khaki No 2

Canada in Khaki No 2
Book entitled Canada in Khaki No. 2 - A Tribute to the Officers and Men now serving in the Overseas Military Forces of Canada

Background imageServing Collection: The Town Hall of P鲯nne

The Town Hall of P鲯nne
The Town Hall of P鲯 nne. Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916

Background imageServing Collection: German World War One commemorative cup and saucer

German World War One commemorative cup and saucer celebrating a Silver Wedding on the 5th March 1914. From your beloved son, Heinrich, Machine Gun Company of Infantry Regiment, Karl (7 Brig) No

Background imageServing Collection: Blank card - Portrait of King George V

Blank card - Portrait of King George V
Blank card entitled.. of this house is serving his King and Country. With a portrait of King George V.. Commemorative Art

Background imageServing Collection: Angel of Victory statue

Angel of Victory statue given to F.C.H. (Frederick Crosby Halahan) from F.R.E.D. (Francis Robert Edward Davis) - inscribed F.C.H. FROM F.R.E.D. - 1922 1929 - PER ARDUA AD ASTRA

Background imageServing Collection: Sir David Muirhead Bone working in the field

Sir David Muirhead Bone working in the field
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Background imageServing Collection: Sir David Muirhead Bone at Ypres, 1916

Sir David Muirhead Bone at Ypres, 1916
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Background imageServing Collection: Aerial photo of WW1 camp

Aerial photo of WW1 camp
Aerial photo of a WW1 camp, unknown location, annotated by the architect and artist Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960), who served with the RNAS, HMA (His Majestys Airship Squadron) No.17

Background imageServing Collection: Envelope from Firminy, near Dunkirk, WW1

Envelope from Firminy, near Dunkirk, WW1
Envelope containing a letter dated 29 January 1915 from the architect and artist Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960) to his uncle Alfred Ayrton at Lloyds Bank, Chester, England

Background imageServing Collection: Letter from Firminy, near Dunkirk, WW1

Letter from Firminy, near Dunkirk, WW1
Letter dated 29 January 1915 from the architect and artist Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960) to his uncle Alfred Ayrton on the latters birthday

Background imageServing Collection: Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton in deserted Arab village, WW1

Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton in deserted Arab village, WW1
The architect and artist Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960) in a deserted Arab village. During WW1 he served with the RNAS, HMA (His Majestys Airship Squadron) No.17

Background imageServing Collection: Waitress in a gentlemens club by Fish, WW1

Waitress in a gentlemens club by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, one of the characters in The Tatler magazine s, Letters of Eve, drawn by Annie Fish is pictured enjoying having his lunch at his club

Background imageServing Collection: Zena Dare working at the front during WW1

Zena Dare working at the front during WW1
Mrs Maurice Brett, formerly the theatre and music hall star, Zena Dare pictured waiting on soldiers in a cellar at the front while she was working in France during the First World War

Background imageServing Collection: Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London

Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cubs 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

Background imageServing Collection: Dining room of Baden Powell House, London

Dining room of Baden Powell House, London
People eating and serving in the dining room of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageServing Collection: Serving tea, Japan

Serving tea, Japan

Background imageServing Collection: Queen Alexandra serving at London Bridge buffet, WW1

Queen Alexandra serving at London Bridge buffet, WW1
Queen Alexandra pictured serving soldiers at the free buffet organised by Lady Limerick at London Bridge station in December 1915

Background imageServing Collection: Serving girl with tea set, Japan

Serving girl with tea set, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageServing Collection: Suggested Christmas gifts 1915

Suggested Christmas gifts 1915
Advert for suggested Christmas gifts for Britains Blue and Khaki boys. Chamois leather waistcoat, with long sleeves, sleeping caps -favourite cap with men of both forces

Background imageServing Collection: British doctors sitting at a table, Western Front, WW1

British doctors sitting at a table, Western Front, WW1
British doctors (Medical Officers) attached to a dressing station, sitting at a table complete with a white tablecloth, near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageServing Collection: 1937 Coronation - serving milk to schoolchildren

1937 Coronation - serving milk to schoolchildren
A sketch taken during the Coronation of 1937 showing schoolchildren waiting to watch the Coronation procession, being served milk. Date: 1937

Background imageServing Collection: Dewars Whisky advertisement

Dewars Whisky advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars whisky, featuring a smart footman in full livery and powdered wig carrying a decanter and glass on a tray. Date: 1927

Background imageServing Collection: Herbert Gladstone and his wife return from South Africa

Herbert Gladstone and his wife return from South Africa
Herbert Gladstone (1854-1930) and his wife Dorothy Mary (nee Paget, 1876-1953), returning to the UK from South Africa, where he had been serving as First Governor-General since May 1910. Date: 1914

Background imageServing Collection: Hebe in Society by Teddy

Hebe in Society by Teddy
The vogue of the cocktail party at its height in 1928. A chic woman in a short pink dress dishes out drinks to two male guests in evening dress. Date: 1928

Background imageServing Collection: Three Battenberg princes serving Britain, WW1

Three Battenberg princes serving Britain, WW1
Three Battenberg princes serving their adopted country, Great Britain, during the First World War. They are HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (left), First Sea Lord of the British navy

Background imageServing Collection: Man harvesting in a field, He Also Serves, WW1

Man harvesting in a field, He Also Serves, WW1
He Also Serves. A man harvesting in a field at the start of the First World War. The verse below says: He serves no less who toils to save / The harvest for his native land. Date: August 1914

Background imageServing Collection: Business card design, woman playing tennis

Business card design, woman playing tennis
Business card design, depicting a woman playing tennis. Date: 20th century

Background imageServing Collection: Serving Through the Ages - Women

Serving Through the Ages - Women
This picture shows the various roles of women servants from the 14th-19th century. It starts with showing servant girls milking, harvesting

Background imageServing Collection: Boy buying food from a travelling shop

Boy buying food from a travelling shop parked alongside a public convenience. Date: 1920s

Background imageServing Collection: Birthday card, the Many Happy Returns Inn

Birthday card, the Many Happy Returns Inn
Birthday card, depicting the Many Happy Returns Inn, a colourful toadstool where special birthday teas are served. Various elves are making preparations and enjoying tea in the foreground

Background imageServing Collection: Edmund Hammond, Vanity Fair, Ape

Edmund Hammond, Vanity Fair, Ape
GEORGE CECIL WELD-FORESTER, 3rd Baron Forester (1807-1886) British Tory and Conservative politician. Member of Parliament for Wenlock from 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years

Background imageServing Collection: Silver service on a train

Silver service on a train
Two attendants serving dinner to a woman (incidentally, a TWA stewardess) on a train journey. Date: 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: Sir Francis Vere

Sir Francis Vere
SIR FRANCIS VERE English soldier serving in the Netherlands Date: 1560 - 1609

Background imageServing Collection: Leonard Philaras

Leonard Philaras
LEONARD PHILARAS Greek-born scholar, serving as envoy from the duke of Parma to the court of Louis XIII. Date: ? - 1673

Background imageServing Collection: Sailors Snack

Sailors Snack
Hungry sailors tuck into a plate of chicken wings served through a porthole! Date: early 1930s

Background imageServing Collection: Frederick Lester

Frederick Lester
FREDERICK LESTER British military serving in India. Date: 1795 - 1858

Background imageServing Collection: Advertisement for Nescafe

Advertisement for Nescafe -- female model with tray. 1959

Background imageServing Collection: Advertisement for Ross Foods

Advertisement for Ross Foods -- family of three at the table (modelled by D Groves, Andrew Downie and M Baldock). 1959

Background imageServing Collection: Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress

Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906

Background imageServing Collection: A Japanese Geisha at Sugita near Yokohama

A Japanese Geisha at Sugita near Yokohama - pictured with three other women including a serving girl. Date: 1910s

Background imageServing Collection: For The Empire! King giving his Two Sons to the War

For The Empire! King giving his Two Sons to the War
For The Empire! King George V giving his Two Sons to the War - on the left HRH Edward The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972)

Background imageServing Collection: USA Tea Car providing refreshment for bombed-out famillies

USA Tea Car providing refreshment for bombed-out famillies
WW2 - The morning after - no homes, no gas, or water - but a USA Tea Car is there with hot tea and refreshment to care the children and families affected following the devastating raid

Background imageServing Collection: Canteen van - tea for anti-aircraft gun crew

Canteen van - tea for anti-aircraft gun crew
Raiders overhead! Mugs of tea provided from a canteen car - the greatest boon to anti-aircraft crews, who, month after month stuck by their guns and shot down so many Luftwaffe aircraft

Background imageServing Collection: Dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to Mistress

Dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to Mistress
A dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to her Mistress by explaining that the Baker has " been and gone", but obviously had intentions other than delivering a few loaves

Background imageServing Collection: Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served

Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served
Comic Postcard - A Housemaid removes and empties the slops from a bedroom chamber pot (potty), whilst at the same time a (hopefully different type of)

Background imageServing Collection: Young Kitchenmaid shocked by the odour of Brown Garlic

Young Kitchenmaid shocked by the odour of Brown Garlic - " Lovely grub - lovely grub!" Date: circa 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: American Military Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era

American Military Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era
American Military Recruitment/Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era. This is either a depiction of a cold soldier tempted by the thought of service abroad

Background imageServing Collection: Young boy tucking in at the Ice Cream stall

Young boy tucking in at the Ice Cream stall " Don t e make a gawd of is stummick? Why, thats the second a porth I ve seed I m ave this mornin !" Date: 1902



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