Waiting Collection (page 5)

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition - Charles Chuck Kirkbride
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - Charles Chuck Kirkbride, from the RAF Halton Pipe Band waiting for the next team to be Piped in. Date: 1977

Break, Break, Break - illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem. Date: c.1920

An estimated crowd of 60, 000 waiting in Parliament Square on VE Day for Prime Minister Winston Churchill to emerge on the balcony of the Ministry of Health to address people. Date: 1945

People celebrating VE Day congregating in front of Buckingham Palace where eventually the royal family and Prime Minister will emerge to wave from the balcony. Date: 1945

Group of Holidaymakers waiting for their coach, North Wales
A group of Holidaymakers waiting for their coach near a signpost in North Wales. Date: 1953

Women queuing for ration books, WW2
Women queuing outside a Food Office for ration books at the beginning of the Second World War. 1939

Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, with German dive-bombers attacking shipping and setting a paddle steamer on fire

Behind the scenes at the London Hippodrome, Bow Bells
Behind the scenes in Bow Bells at the London Hippodrome, 1932. Robert Hale and his daughter Binnie are seen chatting in the wings with the production and stage director, Charles Henry. Date: 1932

Silhouette, At the Station. late 19th century

The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome
Street entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901

Dental clinic in Paris, 1892
Dental clinic in Paris, France, 1892. Date: 1892

The Wet Sheet Promenade - The Water Cure
The wet sheet promenade, waiting to be unwound - The Water Cure. 1870

Cartoon, The Gaiety Theatre Stage Door - The little door down stairs had squeaked; the whisper had gone round - " Here she comes!" (1 of 2) 1882

Louis Wain cats - Our Mistress is sure to come for us. 1899

Boy scouts, Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting royal visit
Group photo of boy scouts at Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting a visit from King Edward VII in September 1909. 1909

London Underground railway, platform scene. Date: 1888

Underground railway, scenes from three stations, London -- Mansion House (District Line), Sloane Square (District Line), and the ticket office at Shepherds Bush (Central Line). Date: 1903

Underground railway, Bank Station, London 1903
Underground railway, Bank Station, London, showing passengers waiting for the lifts. Date: 1903

Robinson Crusoe on the beach
Robinson Crusoe walking with his dog on the beach of his desert island

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I). circa early 1550s

Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict - the Shakespearean actor Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) waits for the reviews of his new production to come in. 1884

Cartoon, How election matters stand in Birmingham
Cartoon, How election matters stand in Central Birmingham - Would you mind getting outside, sir, so as to make room for this civil-spoken young man

Cambridge railway station-arrival of voters 1847
Cambridge railway station and the arrival of all male voters for the Cambridge chancellorship election during the 19th century. 1847

Exterior of the Railway pavilion at Tottenham
Outlook view of Wimbledon station. Date: circa 1900

Waiting room at Tower Hill underground station 1870
The Tower Hill subway, waiting room and entry to the omnibus. Date: 1870

African labourers lined up to receive their wages
African labourers on a farm or plantation lined up to receive their wages. Date: 1950s

Busy station scene, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Busy station scene at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, with the arrival of the Flying Bluenose train. Date: circa 1910

Llandrindod Wells railway station, Powys, Wales, with the Euston Express West coast Royal Mail train approaching, and people waiting on the far platform. Date: circa 1904

King Charles the Bald (823-877) on the throne
Charles the Bald (823-877). King of West Francia, Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor. He sits on the throne holding orb and sceptre, with two weapon-carriers holding his sword, shield and lance

Jeanne Bournel, lady in waiting to the Dauphine d Auvergne, at court in 1371. She wears an armorial robe with the coats of arms of her husband Gilles de Nedonchal (blue with silver band)

Lady in waiting to Isabelle of Bavaria, wife of King Charles VI, 1389. She wears a tall conical bonnet with long veil, necklace, and gold dress with high waist and ermine hem, crakows or poulaines

Nurses waiting with police, Sidney Street Siege, London. 1911

Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave England
Germans resident in Britain attempting to return to Germany by the S. S. Europa which was scheduled to arrive at Southampton but never materialised. Date: 1939

Music cover, I se A-Waitin For Yer, Josie, words by Frederick W Leigh, music by Henry E Pether, sung by G H Elliott. Date: 1900s

Poster, You can help to build me a plane, WW2. You can learn quickly and you will be working to win. Ask at any employment exchange for advice and full details. A job is waiting for you. 1940s

Scene in a doctors waiting room, London. 1892

Waiting for Santa Claus by Muriel Dawson. 1926

Hop pickers waiting for the midnight train, London Bridge Station, London. 1892

W Heath Robinson - The New Revolving Dining Table to Dispense with Waiting

Metropolitan L over Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Metropolitan L (elevated railroad) over Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1915

Expedition of Hernando De Soto
A boat of Spanish soldiers coming ashore from a ship anchored in the distance, is met with several men on horseback, waiting by a tent erected on the shore. Date: 1539

Creole Volunteer Soldiers Debark at Fort-de-France
The debarkment at Fort-de-France of Creole volunteer troops from Martinique returning from fighting in Mexico. Squadrons of soldiers gather by the shore, waiting to move off. Date: 1865

The arrival of the Emperor of Brazil Don Pedro II
The arrival at Recife in Pernambuco, of the Emperor of Brazil Don Pedro II. A large ship is anchored near the harbour, as dozens of canopied boats row towards the dock

U. S. Navy Recruitment Office, New York
The recruitment office for the US navy in New York. Four men sign papers at a table, with a naval officer standing over them pointing. To the right is a line of men waiting to sign up

Return of Maximilians Body to Europe
Transporting the body of Maximilian from the floating catafalque onto the funeral chariot of the court. Crowds of people watch as Maximilians coffin is moved from the floating catafalque to

Paris, France - Debarcadere du Pont d Austerlitz
Very early pictorial postcard from Paris, France - Debarcadere du Pont d Austerlitz (Ferry jetty / Quay alongisde the Austerlitz Bridge)

Great Railway Strike, queue of people waiting for trams
Great Railway Strike - a queue of people waiting for trams, Blackfriars Bridge, London. 1919

BBC Broadcasting House, Waiting Room on 3rd Floor
BBC Broadcasting House, May 1935, Waiting Room on 3rd Floor. 1935

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