Waiting Collection (page 17)

Allied soldiers awaiting orders, Egypt, WW1
Allied soldiers awaiting orders for the defence of the Nile, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British BE2C biplanes on an airfield, Gosport, WW1
A line of British BE2C biplanes of No. 13 Squadron on an airfield at Gosport, Hampshire, waiting to set out for France during the First World War. Date: 12 October 1915

Choosing her outfit for the day
A rich woman lounges on her chaise longue, while being waited upon by her ladys maid. 1924

Coronation. Heads of State and VIPs arrive
The cars bearing VIPs and Heads of State queue up at the west door. A " Lady in Waiting" arrives. 1953

Coronation. VIPs arriving as side entrance
Unidentified female VIPs arrives at the west door of The Abbey. Ladies in Waiting ? 1953

Coronation. Earl Marshall exits main West Door
The Earl Marshall, Duke of Norfolk, exits main door of West entrance to await Royal arrivals. 1953

From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Swedish scouts and upturned sailing boat
Two Swedish Scouts awaiting rescue from their overturned light sailing boat enjoy a refreshing bottle of pop in the middle of the lake

General Rawlinson and others, Peronne, France, WW1
General Sir Henry Rawlinson (1864-1925), British army officer, seen here with other officers and an army chaplain in recaptured French territory in Peronne, northern France

Blitz on Clydeside, 1941
Women and children waiting on a street with the few possesions left to them after a nights bombing on Clydeside. Date: 1941

Royal Wedding 1947 - all night vigil
Enthusiastic spectators wrapped up warm against the cold as they spend the night sleeping on the London streets in the hope of bagging a top spot along the processional route for the royal wedding of

Queue for Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain
A long queue of people patiently waiting to enter the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank on Whit Monday. Date: May 1951

Poster, Join the Thrift Column (a play on words -- not the Fifth Column!). Advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. Showing a long queue of people waiting to open their accounts. 20th century

Coronation. Female approaches Abbey door
While cars carrying foreign representatives arrive a female attendant goes to the temporary Abbey door. Lady in Waiting ? 1953

Wild Roses -- a grand lady in a garden admires some flowers, watched by her young lady-in-waiting. 20th century

The Sonnet -- a grand lady sits in a garden, her lady-in-waiting standing close by. 20th century

Showdogs in France
Dogs in cages or being exercised in a covered barn, on the Terrasse des Tulleries Paris, waiting to be judged at a Dog Show. Date: June 1901

Childern Watching Trains
French children in the countryside waiting beside a railway track to watch the passing trains go by. Date: June 1901

Victoria Stn Continental
The Continental Departures entrance, with horse-cabs waiting for fares. Date: circa 1905

Hovercraft Passengers
Passengers waiting on an unspecified British beach for others to disembark from a hovercraft so that they can get on. Date: 1960s

Carriages Waiting
THE LAST POLKA Carriages waiting in a moonlit street outside a house where a ball is being held Date: circa 1860

Commuters Await Train
A crowded platform of rush hour commuters waiting for a train on Malden station. Date: 1930s

Oxford Uni Students 1950
A group of students, one woman and five men, relaxing at the Bear Inn. Date: 1950s

Old Maids / Postman / Mail
Two unmarried women of a certain age, waiting to see what the postman has for them - could it be Valentines Day? Date: circa 1910

DOG IN TUB
A little dog stands miserably in a tub waiting to be washed. circa 1912

Absinthe drinkers in a Paris cafe
Absinthe drinkers (Verlaine and his companions) in a Paris cafe. Date: 1907

Two Post Office workers waiting for the mail train at a lineside mailbag collection and drop-off point. In the background are railway lines, signals, and a goods train

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Crook - bear
The origin of Garotte. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crook, from a bear. A crook stands waiting to ask the time from prospective victims, bludgeon at hand

David Wright woman in black fur coat
Elegant woman with reddish brown hair, wearing a black fur coat over her skimpy underwear. She is sitting on table next to a vase of pink roses

Young woman waiting at Euston
A cartoon of an attractive young woman waiting at Euston Station during World War Two

Girl awaiting for Fathers return
A beautiful photograph of a young girl patiently awaiting the return of her Father, who has possibly serving in the British Armed Forces overseas

Prince Oscar of Sweden and his fiance, Miss E. Munck
Portraits of Prince Oscar of Sweden and his bride-to-be, Miss Ebba Henrietta Munck, a lady-in-waiting to the Crown Princess

Victorian schoolboy ready for the holidays
A Victorian schoolboy, smoking a small cigar, sits on a pile of suitcases on the platform of a railway station, ready for the long school holidays

Edwardian passengers waiting to board a boat
A group of Edwardian passengers waiting to board a boat

Passengers waiting to board a boat
A group of passengers waiting to board a boat. There are two Scottish pipers in traditional costume on the left, a man in a bowler hat in the middle, and a man in a top hat on the right

Passengers with porter, waiting to board a boat
A group of passengers waiting to board a boat, with a porter sitting on a luggage cart. They are outside Munros Yacht Stores and Coffee Rooms, and it appears to be raining, as umbrellas are up

Fishguard Harbour with Irish boat arriving, South Wales
Scene at Fishguard Harbour and Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, not long after the station opened. The dock leads straight into the station

Galley kitchen on an LNWR restaurant car, UK
View inside a galley kitchen on an LNWR (London and North Western Railway) restaurant car, with a chef at work and two uniformed waiters waiting to serve food to their customers

Cardigan Railway Station, Cardiganshire, South Wales
View of a platform of Cardigan Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Cardiganshire, South Wales, with flowerbeds and tinplate advertisements for Pears Soap and Sutton Seeds

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Waiting his Arrival
Front cover of the ILN depicting people awaiting the arrival at West Calder railway station of four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign

Woman waiting for ferry, Fishguard, South Wales
A middle-aged woman waiting for the ferry boat at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She has found a sunny corner to sit in, with the sea behind her

Horse and carriage, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A rather impressive looking horse and open carriage, with its smartly dressed driver, parked outside a building in Quay Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Policemen on a stake-out
Non-uniformed police officers and detectives on a stake-out sit in a large unmarked car, watching and waiting

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

Young quarryman, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A young quarryman waiting for the dust to settle after the rock has been blasted, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Olive Malvery serving in a cheap coffee house
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

Church Army meal for applicants to a London workhouse
A number of elderly men and women awaiting admission to one of Londons workhouses are provided with a meal by the Church Army

London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross Bridge
Applicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army

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