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French cook engaged for a special Elizabethan feastFrench cook engaged to devise his own contributions to a special feast at a rich mans house in Elizabethan times. Date: 16th century
Rich mans kichen staff at workA rich mans kichen staff at work, depicting the hospitality and charity of old times, when food was given away to poor people. 16th century
WWII Post Office reservists, September 1939Post office reservists of the Royal Corps of Signals arriving in London to augment the telephone and communications staff in government offices in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939
First Electric Tram, HullUniformed staff stand in front of Hulls first electric tram outside the Queen pub, Junction Street. Date: circa 1900
National Childrens Home, Oxted, SurreyInmates and staff at National Childrens Home (NCH), Oxted, Surrey Date: 1915
National Childrens Home, Doddington, KentInmates and staff at National Childrens Home (NCH), Doddington, Kent Date: 1915
Ogle Mews Creche, Marylebone, LondonStaff and children at the Ogle Mews, Foley Street, Marylebone. The creche, established in about 1870, was one of the first in London. Date: 1896
Christmas at Windsor Castle, Royal banquet 1857Royal banquet at Windsor Castle at Christmas time, engraving showing the procession of the two dishes being carried by smartly dressed waiters in blazing scarlet clothing, first
Patriotic poster, Buy British - To provide your wagesTo provide your wages some must Buy British - Set a good example yourself. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis
Bystanders on the RivieraAperitif time at the CafÚáñe Paris, Monte Carlo. The group in the right foreground shows Mr. W. A. Hiatt, who looked after the financial interests of millionaire and Riviera personality
W H Smith bookstall at a railway station, London, showing a young lady cleaning with a feather duster. Date: circa 1916
Assault on House by Spanish SoldiersAssault on a house occupied by the staff of General Jordan, one of the leaders of the Cuban forces. A large crowd of men with guns rush toward a thatched building, smoke everywhere from gunfire
New tunnel under the Seine 1905Night staff work on the new tunnel extension under the River Seine. Date: 1905
School class group photograph, 1947A group photograph of schoolgirls in summer uniform, accompanied by what appears to be two male members of staff. Date: 1947
Emperor & staff reconnoitring during the Franco-Prussian WarAbove, an image of the Emperor and staff reconnoitring; below, the Emperors carriage at Metz. The artist, William Simpson, was arrested on suspicion of spying, for making this sketch. Date: 1870
Tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE AsiaA tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- this is how they appear when on a diplomatic mission to the leaders of another tribe. Date: 1922
Army Council meeting around table in War Office - Caption reads - Mr Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, in Council with Chief of Imperial General Staff. Date: 1939
Gift card, A Good Tip -- three bell boys in blue and yellow uniform with an umbrella, a coat and a hat. Date: 20th century
German convalescent soldiers with hospital staff, WW1German convalescent soldiers with hospital staff during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Great Railway strike, LNW managers and clerical staffGreat Railway strike - LNW (London and North Western) Railway managers and clerical staff loading food. 1919
Cloakroom and hat check at a nightclub, with staff and customers
Venetian Military Book Plate. circa 17th century
Typical wine bar and cafe, Can Amer, Inca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1910s
Christmas and New Year card, German Holiday CourseChristmas and New Year card from the Principal and Staff of a German Holiday Course in Austria, Director Emil Ludwig (born Emil Cohn, 1881-1948), Schottenbastei 7, Vienna. Date: circa 1920s
Christmas invitation - Please come. Depicts girl in period costume with a staff out in the snow. Edwardian card. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1902-1906
Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram - Bishop of LondonArthur Foley Winnington-Ingram KCVO PC (18581946) - Bishop of London from 1901 to 1939, pictured holding his Crozier. Date: circa 1908
Quarterstaff fighting - EnglandA quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting
Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!
HORN DANCEABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow & 1 boy & triangle dance through the town. Date: 1940s (September)
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-2589United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-2589 (MSN 17725) 13 December 1958: First flight. 21 January 1959: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE
Engravers work through the night to produce the latest news for that week. Date: 1881
Anglo-Saxon king in a habit of state wears a long tunic & a roc or super-tunic. Note the forked beard. Date: 8th century
Two marines on coast signal battleship with flag Date: 1918
Surgical Operation
Six staff nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital, taking tea. Informal group of six nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital. Reverse reads All staff nurses training at the Brook 1933-35
Day staff of S2 Male ? group of nurses including Mary Gourley, outdoors.. Semi-formal group of 12 nurses outdoors. Reverse reads Day staff of S2 Male c.1941. Mary Gourley 3rd from left
Staff of Rangoon General Hospital, incl Lily Mary McKenzieStaff of Rangoon General Hospital, including Lily Mary McKenzie. Formal group of four rows. Reverse reads Rangoon General Hospital (circ 1918-20)
Seven nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital. Informal group of seven nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital, one marked with a dot
The first members of the Norwich staff of Nurses. Formal group of eight nurses, posed indoors. Also two further copies and three negatives, plus notes on photograph and likely hospital
Formal group of ward staff, St Peters Hospital, including Gladys Sheen. Three rows nine nurses standing, including Sister Cottrell; Sister Robinson, another nurse
Formal group of doctors, nurses, possible clerical staffDate: 1917-20
Nurses and children. Reverse reads My first ward at St Mary Abbots Hospital. Note I am now in uniform. Me age 20 yrs 1928 Sister Chapman Staff Nurse Two childrens nurses. Annotated G Thomas Date: 1928
Nurses at Highgate Hospital. Reverse reads Some of my staff on isolation at Highgate Hospital 1937. Staff Nurses Watson, Pro. Salisbury, Cromix, Albiston, Cobbett, Wareing, & myself
Nurses at patients bedside. Reverse reads Highgate Hospital. Anderson Meningitis patient 1938. Junior Nurse, Junior Nurse, Staff Nurse, Sister g. Thomas, Staff Nurse. Date: 1938
House of Pierre Gilbert - Picault Island, Aldabra GroupHouse of Pierre Gilbert - Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1
Labourers House - Picault Island, Aldabra GroupPicault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island
Camp for Labourers - Picault Island, Aldabra GroupPicault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island
Shop for Labourers - Picault Island, Aldabra GroupPicault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island