Waiting Collection (page 14)

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

Forager the puppy waiting for more food
Waiting for Something to Turn Up -- Forager the puppy, having been kicked out of the pantry by the cook, waits for more food. Date: 1912

City of London recruits, Tower of London, WW1
Young men answering the call to enlist at the start of the First World War. All of them employees of City firms, they were joining the City of London Battalion, consisting of 1300 men

Hollywood Canteen, Hollywood, California, USA
The Hollywood Canteen (for Service Men), Hollywood, California, USA. Located on Sunset and Cahuenga, this establishment lifted the spirits of soldiers with free food, song, dancing

Mule in stocks, Western Front, WW1
A mule in stocks waiting to be shod, on the Western Front during World War One. Two soldiers chat nearby. Date: circa 1916

British infantry waiting to advance, Western Front, WW1
British infantry waiting to advance on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

White horse waiting for his rider, Western Front, WW1
A white horse saddled and bridled, waiting for his rider on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Stockholm Central Station. Waiting Hall

Mayfair Catering Company advertisement 1928
Advertisement for the Mayfair Catering Company, offering everything a society hostess might need for successful entertaining during the Season from silver and glasses to flowers

Group of clowns waiting to perform on stage Date: c. 1910

View inside Cannon Street Station, London, showing trains waiting to depart, but very few passengers in evidence. Date: circa 1940

Cartoon, three views of Recruiting, WW1
Cartoon, showing three views of Recruiting at the start of the First World War. As It Was (plying men with drink during the Napoleonic era)

Russo-Japanese War, Trench Warfare
British and French soldiers waiting for the enemy in the open North of Courville at the Third Battle of the Aisne on the Western Front in France during World War I on 29th May 1918

Russo-Turkish War, Siege Mortar + Crew
A Russian Mortar (siege weapon) and its crew during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Russo-Turkish War, Russian Troops Camping
Hundreds of Russian Troops lined up outside their campsite near Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Russian Guard in the Balkan Mountains
A small battalion of Russian soldiers based within the Balkan Mountains during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Russo-Turkish War, Kurdish Militia
Two members of the Kurdish Militia relaxing during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Russo-Turkish, Trench Warfare
Russian Troops fire bayonettes from trenches during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Children queuing outside cinema
Children waiting to go into the Ideal cinema, King Street, Poplar, London for a saturday morning matinee showing past a wall covered with movie promotional posters Date: 1935

Children waiting outside cinema
Children waiting to go into the Ideal cinema, King Street, Poplar, London for a saturday morning matinee showing Date: 1935

Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1
Crowds in Whitehall, London, on Bank Holiday Monday, waiting for news of the declaration of war. 3 August 1914

Womens Royal Air Force -- Now the day is over
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women relaxing, waiting for transport home at the end of the day -- Now the Day is Over. Date: 1919-1920

Silhouette Calendar -- December, Christmas Parties. Showing a little boy running away from a girl who is standing expectantly under the mistletoe. Date: 20th century

People on airfield with light aircraft, Scotland
People on an airfield in Scotland with a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: 1930s

View inside Waterloo Station, London, with passengers coming and going. Probably taken in mid-afternoon. Date: circa 1930s

Vehicles awaiting repair
Vehicles in a yard, waiting to be repaired, or perhaps they are beyond repair and are being held for spare parts

Victorian girl waiting by a loom / Frederick Sandys
The Waiting Time by Frederick Sandys in the Churchmans Magazine, 1863, depicting a Victorian girl waiting by a loom Date: 1925

Womens Royal Air Force -- Waiting for the Transport
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a group of women in warm overcoats, waiting for the transport at 7.45 am. It cometh not, she said. Date: 1919-1920

Sir Sidney R. Greville, Vanity Fair, Spy
The Hon. SIR SIDNEY ROBERT GREVILLE (1866-1927) Assistant Private Secretary to the Under-Secretary of State for India 1887

Hon. Sir Seymour J. Fortescue, Vanity Fair, Spy
Captain Hon. SIR SEYMOUR JOHN FORTESCUE (1856-1942). Highly decorated officer of the British Royal Navy. Held the office of Equerry-in-Waiting to HM King Edward VII between 1893 and 1910

Rural Russian railway station
A view of a railway station building and passengers standing on the platform waiting for the approaching steam train, in the countryside of Russia. Date: Late 19th Century

Horse Guards Parade Ground, London, 1855
Double page engraving showing the parade ground at the Horse Guards, with the building behind, and the masses of soldiers in ranks waiting to receive their Crimea Medals from Queen Victoria, 1855

Aerial view of a German gas-attack
A photograph taken by a Russian airman showing a German gas-attack on Russian troops. German soldiers can be seen waiting to attack as the fumes roll towards the Russians. Date: December 18th 1915

Trinidad Airport
The Help Desk of a rather empty waiting lounge in the BOAC Building, Port of Spain Airport, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

Hungry Gipsy Girl
A hungry gipsy tomboy, waiting for her supper beside a campfire cauldron. Date: 1973

Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London, 1887
Engraving by John Charlton, originally entitled Waiting for the Princess, showing members of Londons society in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London 1887

Flying Melons
Boxes of Ogen melons waiting to be loaded onto a plane at Lod (now Ben Gurion International) airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. Date: 1960s

London Wall Offices
Tall modern office block buildings in London Wall, City of London. The decorated vehicles are part of the Lord Mayors Show, waiting to join the procession. Date: 1960s

Waiters School
Men waiting on a table, a training session at the London School of Waiters. Date: early 1930s

Lady Anne Hamilton
LADY ANNE HAMILTON daughter of Archibald, ninth duke; lady-in-waiting to Queen Caroline and a key witness at her trial in 1820. Date: 1766 - 1846

Waiting for the Tide. Allan, Robert Weir 1851-1942

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