Waiting Collection (page 13)

WW1 - Off to the trenches
WW1 - An illustration showing troops lined up and waiting on cobbled road in a village destroyed by war. The soldiers are packed up with their equipment and military kits

WW1 - German gas attack
WW1 - Illustrating a gas attack in the eastern war zone from an aerial viewpoint. The poisonous cloud rolls before a westerly wind towards the Russian lines

WW1 - British Recruits - The central recruiting headquarters
WW1 - A group of young British men and the first Derby group, reporting themselves at the central recruiting headquarters

WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal
WW1 - An Indian maxim section helping to defend Egypt against the Turks. The three Indians are positioned on baron land, awaiting their enemy

Flemish lady in waiting, 16th century, long green dress with embroidered edges.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

WW1 - Waiting to attack between Ypres and Menin
WW1 - British troops waiting to attack between Ypres and Menin - 30th October 1917 - note the early use of camouflage fabric covering the helmets. 1917

Crowd in Whitehall, London, outbreak of WW1
Waiting for War: the Crowd in Whitehall, London, waiting for news of the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

0329 Locomotive 0-6-0, Unknown location, England. Waiting to be scrapped Date: 1930s

WW1 - Between Ypres and Menin - Waiting to attack - 30th October 1917 1917

Pirate by Lawson Wood
A pirate, musket in his arms, looks thoughtful, unaware perhaps of the large cat of puma stalking up behind him. Illustration by Lawson Wood to accompany a short story in The Bystander by Rupert

Potato farmers waiting for collectors. Kitulo National Park, Tanzania, Africa

European Bisons (Bison bonasus L.). Bialowieza Nature Park - Belorussia. A gamekeeper waits with a cartload of hay and turnips to feed bisons - a herd comes up to be fed at the supplementary feeding

Victoria Railway Station (interior)
Coloured lantern slide capturing image of the interior of Victoria Railway Station with a steam engine, waiting cars and people

Proboscis monkey - adult male waking up, waiting for the sunshine in early morning (Nasalis larvatus). near Kinabatangan river; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Suffragette Window Smashing Bow Street
This shows a large queue of people, surrounded by police, waiting to enter Bow Street Magistrates Court. Captioned on reverse, Window Smashing Continued

Munitions workers waiting for the tea hooter, WW1
Women munitions workers outside the National Control Canteen, run by female volunteers, waiting for the tea hooter to sound

Sphere cover - British infantry waiting in trench to attack
Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph showing British infantry in a support trench waiting to attack during the preliminary bombardment preceding the attack on 1 July 1916

Bristol 170 Freighter G-AICS Silver City Le Touquet
Bristol Freighter G-AICS waiting to load at Le Touquet in France 1955.09.24 Date: 1955

Suffragette Charlotte Despard Arrested 1909. Shows Mrs. Charlotte Despard (1844-1935) and Mrs. Cobden Sanderson (1853-1926) standing outside 10

When Women Vote Sitting up Late. Husband sits up till gone midnight, waiting for his wife who has gone out on the town. Captions include Mother dear mother

WW2 Poster -- Theres a grand job waiting
Theres a grand job waiting - you can still volunteer, ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO. Date: 1940

Firefighters at Middlesex Street, Aldgate, E1
Lambeth and Clerkenwell emergency tender crews in Middlesex Street, Aldgate, London E1, on 23 June 1958. They are equipped with breathing apparatus, awaiting orders to enter a burning building

Enlisting in Kitcheners Army at the start of World War I
On 6th August 1914 the House of Commons unanimously sanctioned an increase of the Army by 500, 000 men and recruiting for the first 100, 000 men of Kitcheners army began on 7th August

Westminster Fusiliers mobilised at the start of WWI
Westminster Fusiliers, at the outbreak of World War I, waiting for their troop train in Waterloo Station, London. Date: 1914

Wolf cubs waiting for scouts, church parade, Bermuda
Wolf cubs waiting for the arrival of the scouts on church parade, Bermuda, May 1927. Date: 1927

Waiting to have his shirt examined. In the hands of the Louse Patrol. Somewhere in France. On verso - Dearest Ciss, Enclosed you will find 14 PCs which I hope you will like also the programme of

Waiting for Daddy by Lawson Wood, WW1 postcard
Waiting for daddy. I must take care of mummy now. Illustration on a postcard showing a patriotic little boy wearing a pith helmet

Waiting for You in Blighty - WW1 postcard
Jolly First World War postcard showing a British soldier about to go home on leave the delights waiting for him in Blighty from pretty girls and a comfortable armchair to a cosy pub

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

Refugees at Ostend, Belgium, World War One
Flight from the Germans at Ostend, Belgium in the First World War. Refugees on the quayside at Ostend waiting in vain for a boat to carry them to safety, in France or England, 1914. Date: 1914

Dining room staff, Baden Powell House, London
Dining room staff preparing for visitors at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Departure of Irish emigrants
Poverty-stricken Irish folk waiting on the railway platform for a train to take them to the port for embarkation to America or elsewhere

Belgian soldiers wait for railway passes, WW1
Belgian Army troops, on leave in London, wait at Aldwych for railway passes to visit their refugee families. As many men who were granted leave from the front had relatives in England

Reading the Tatler at Helena Rubinstein, 1917
A lady waiting for an appointment at the beauty salon of Madame Helena Rubinstein whiles away the time by reading a copy of The Tatler. Date: 1917

Turkish porters resting, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Dining room with two waiters, China. Date: circa 1890

Pug Peter -- vultures, dog and rabbit
Pug Peter -- The Vultures smiled disagreeably. A dog comforts a rabbit in the face of four predators. Date: 1905

Soldier waiting by old farm machinery, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier waiting by some old farm machinery on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops waiting to advance, Western Front, WW1
British troops in a shallow trench, waiting to advance on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Red Cross ambulances in the snow, Western Front, WW1
The 27th Motor Ambulance Convoy cars awaiting orders on the snow covered St. Pol-Arras Road on the Western Front in France during World War I in February 1917

Gordon Highlanders playing cards, WW1
Gordon Highlanders playing cards in a reserve trench before moving up the line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

French children welcoming American troops, WW1
French children welcoming American troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1917-1918

1937 Coronation - spectators in Trafalgar Square
A section of the huge crowd in Trafalgar Square standing by the crush barrier after waiting all night to watch the Coronation procession of King George VI

1937 Coronation - Abbey guests stranded in rain after ceremo
Peers and peeresses taking shelter during the height of the downpour which occurred at the most inconvenient possible moment after having held off during the Coronation ceremony of King George VI

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

1937 Coronation - Cheering throngs at the Palace
The astonishing spectacle outside Buckingham Palace after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had driven through the gates and the crowd had surged on to the vast space below the windows

Vera Poliakoff by Madame Yevonde
Vera Poliakoff (wife of Basil Burton) by Madame Yevonde. Seen here in the role of Mary Norton, Lady-in-Waiting, in Clifford Baxs play, The Rose Without a Thorn, taking place at the Duchess Theatre

Silhouette of diners and waiters at a table. Date: 20th century

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