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Coal / Durham Pit PonyPitmen hewing the coal, South Durham : a pit pony waits to haul the coal away
Book of the Dead Plate 3The weighing of Anis conscience by Anubis : Thoth notes the result - Anemit waits to devour him if guilty (which he is not)
Terrible Teddy waits for the unknown. Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a boxer sitting on a stool with his arms resting on the ropes in the near corner of a boxing ring
Spanish Matador BuffetA Spanish matador waits in front of a buffet, while the chef dishes up and a man in a suit swigs wine from a porron! Date: 1960s
Renault Torpedo SportThe chauffeur of a Renault 40cv Torpedo Sport waits while two lady passengers get in. Or is one lady seeing the other off ? Who can say ?
1910 SimpleX Date: 1953
Bath Chair at EastbourneAn attendant with a bath chair for hire waits for a customer whom he will pull along the sea front at Eastbourne
Death Waits for TitanicDeath sits on the iceberg grinning, waiting for the Titanic to crash into it
Watch Mother! A Mother Cat and her two kittens await a mouses departure from its lair with extreme interest (and patience!). Date: 1940s
Houses on Cobbled StreetA woman waits outside a terraced house on a cobbled street in Warrington, Cheshire Date: circa 1960
The WaitsAnthropomorphic animals at Christmas. Young cats and a dog performing Christmas carols. Artist: AE Kennedy Date: 1913
Christmas card, Miss Dolly stands in the cornerVictorian Christmas card, girl tells Miss Dolly to stand in the corner, Santa Claus waits to wish her a Merry Christmas Date: 19th century
SWING BRIDGE, somewhere in America : a sailboat waits for it to swing open, a car waits for it to close again. Date: 1908
Sugar the pony with young girl at Deal, KentSugar the pony is patted by a young girl as he waits to give rides to children in in his cart at the seaside town of Deal, Kent. Date: 1950s
Merstone Station, Isle of WightMerstone Station (now defunct), Isle of Wight. Station staff converse, while train with third class carriages waits at platform. Date: circa 1930s
Dog waits for owner outside corner shop, LondonDog waits patiently while its owner shops in a corner grocery store, London. Date: 1950s
Buskers on a street in North LondonOn a street in North London, one man plays the clarinet whilst his disabled partner waits to approach a passer-by for a donation. Date: circa 1940s
View of the canal in Annecy, FranceAnnecy, France - a man paints a picture of the canal scene while a woman waits in a car. Date: circa 1930s
Lady Alexandra Haig and Lady Lettice Ashley-CooperChristmas carol party at Londonderry House organised by Miss Olga Lynn in aid of the Devon Nook Home for Unmarried Mothers, December 1938
The Embarkation of the Pilgrim FathersA man surrounded by kneeling men, women, and children, holds a bible in one hand as he raises his head and arms skyward. The ship that will take them to America waits in the background. Date: 1620
Spanish Gunboats at New York HarbourA line of tied Spanish gunboats waits at the port of New York, en route to Cuba. On the left, a large paddle steamer flying a flag with New York written on it
Cornish WaitsMusicians playing Christmas carols in a Cornish harbour village. Date: 1936
GERMAN SACRIFICESAn ancient German priestess from the Jutland region waits with her knife as captured enemies are brought to be sacrificed beneath the sacred oak
Locomotive on Turntable Date: 1941
Swimming Cap Date: 1912
Christmas supplement front cover for 1875Christmas front cover supplement for The Illustrated London News, 1875. Showing a group of musicians being greeted at the door with a big bowl of wassail. Date: 1875
Waits at Seven Dials, London, 1853Group of Christmas Waits or street musicians playing at Seven Dials, London. Until the middle of the 19th century Waits had been town musicians
MALE TYPE / SMART SUITA young Frenchman in a smart grey suit waits impatiently for his ladyfriend to turn up. Date: 1922
MONEY CHANGER, EGYPTAn Egyptian money changer at Siout enjoys a pipe as he waits for custom outside his place of work Date: 1880
COVENT GARDEN IN THE SPRING 1867Covent Garden in the Spring - Londoners flock to buy fresh flowers; a manservant in livery waits while his mistress makes her choice Date: 1867
LIFT ASSISTANTA lift girl opens the lift doors and waits outside the lift in her uniform. Date: 1930s
COOK AND HOUSEMAIDCook and housemaid in a French kitchen : a welcome cuppa while the joint cooks on the range and the cat waits for its share of scraps
The Christmas Waits 1848Town waits, playing their musical instruments while people are standing around listening. From medieval times up to the early 19th century
ZEUS & THUNDERBOLTS ZEUS & THUNDERBOLTSdepicted as the hurler of thunderbolts at those he wishes to punish : his eagle waits at his side
A BEDROOM, 15TH CENTURYScene in a bedroom - an old man lies sick, his wife reads a devotional book, a servant waits on them Date: 1470
Paris / Sacre Coeur 1907A horse bus waits at the foot of the Montmartre funiculaire, which still carries sightseers and worshippers to the church of Sacre Coeur
Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambushPhotograph: Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush. A Churchill tank awaits possible enemy counter-attack in a ruined Normandy village, scene of much bitter fighting recently
Disabled GirlThe driver stands by the open door of his van as he waits for the female escort to help a disabled girl on crutches to step off the pavement. Date: 1930s
The Tables Turned by William Heath RobinsonWaits musicians rather put out of action during the festive period due to residents of one street playing jazz tunes loudly from their windows instead. Date: 1921
WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going homeWW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944
Mother Hubbard by Briton RivierePainting by Briton Riviere illustrating the nursery rhyme, Old Mother Hubbard. A young girl in a mop cap goes to open a cupboard door while her Jack Russell terrier waits intently
Boy on a Donkey CartA small boy waits patiently on a donkey cart in the Market Place at Kildare, Co Kildare, Ireland. The cart is traditional, only the tyres give it a more modern twist
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada WaterfrontConstantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) - The Waterfront with a alrge group of Turkish men awaiting the ferry
Preparing for the ball by Rene LelongA fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches
A man smokes as he waits outside toilets in Manchester Date: circa 1982
A lollypop man waits at a crossing in Eccles. Date: circa 1975
The difference between an old maid and a married woman... The Old Miad waits for a Husband every day, yet The Married Woman waits for her husband every night !! Date: 1909
Eskimos Winter HomesEskimos building igloos in a winter settlement : one man carries a kayak on his head while a fisher waits patiently for a catch beneath the ice. Date: 1874