Preparations Collection (page 8)

Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Wimmera is a dryland farming region of the Australian state of Victoria, first surveyed by Thomas Mitchell in the mid 1830s

Wedding costume of Miss Sara Hayes, of Philadelphia, c1750, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Wedding costume of Miss Sara Hayes, of Philadelphia, c1750, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. The Marian Martyrs, protestants slaughtered under Queen Mary, met their demise at the Elms in Smithfield

Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), King of Hungary and Croatia declared war on George of Podebrady (1420-1471)

Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Lord Exmouth (1757-1833) led British naval ships in the Bombardment of Algiers, 1816

Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC between Boeotians led by Thebans

A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Getting Electric Light ready -- H. M. S. Edinburgh, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Getting Electric Light ready -- H.M.S. Edinburgh, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

The Diver -- H. M. S. Blake, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Diver -- H.M.S. Blake, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

John Gilpin attaches wine bottles to his belt, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin attaches wine bottles to his belt before setting out on his journey, 1878, (c1918). Gilpin takes the wine, in stone bottles, which his wife left behind

Crews and Ground Staff, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Crews and Ground Staff, c1943. British Royal Air Force mechanics preparing aircraft before a bombing mission during World War II

Flight Mechanics; Also a W. A. A. F. Trade, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Flight Mechanics; Also a W.A.A.F. Trade, c1943. British Royal Air Force mechanics working on aircraft during World War II

Getting Ready for the Raid, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Getting Ready for the Raid, c1943. Bombs being prepared for an RAF raid over Germany during World War Two. From " Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman

Shuttle in Vehicle Assembly Building, second Space Shuttle flight, 1981. Creator: NASA
Shuttle in Vehicle Assembly Building, second Space Shuttle flight, 1981. The Space Shuttle being prepared in the Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA

The Preparations for the Coronation of James II. and His Queen, in 1685, (1881). Westminster Abbey in London is the traditional site for coronations of British monarchs

Preparing A Sledge During the Winter, 1908, (1909). Inside the Cape Royds Hut: Shackleton (left background), Bertram Armytage Armytage (standing background), Jameson Adams (smoking curved pipe)

Preparing for May Day, 1830. Artist: Thomas Fairland
Preparing for May Day, 1830. A young woman is helped to dress in new clothes, before the traditional summer celebration

Winter Work (Left to right - Debenham, Cherry-Garrard, Bowers, Evans, Taylor), c1911, (1913). Geologist Frank Debenham, zoologist Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lieutenant Henry Bowers

Preparing Sledges for the Polar Journey (Crean, Forde, Lashly, P. O. Evans), c1911, (1913)
Preparing Sledges for the Polar Journey (Crean, Forde, Lashly, P.O. Evans), c1911, (1913). Tom Crean, Petty Officer Robert Forde, stoker William Lashly and Petty Officer Edgar Evans

The Regalia, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Espolio (Entkleidung Christi. ), (Disrobing of Christ), c1577-1579, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Espolio (Entkleidung Christi.), (Disrobing of Christ), c1580-1595, (1938). The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio was begun in the summer of 1577

L Habillage Dans Les Loges, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Mafeking: Natives Digging a Trench, 1902. Artist: WH Weekes
Mafeking: Natives Digging a Trench, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Religious Preparations at the Mosque, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Religious Preparations at the Mosque, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Cleaning the Accumulators Before Stowing Away. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Martirio Del Apostol San Andres, (Martyrdom of San Andres), 1675-1682, (c1934). Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Martirio Del Apostol San Andres, (Martyrdom of San Andres), 1675-1682, (c1934). Saint Andrew is tied to the cross on which he will die as an exemplary spectacle: labourers prepare

A Blaze of Sun, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Blaze of Sun, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire to mark the succession of an Emperor or

Aerial photographers fixing on parachute harnesses before making an ascent, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

Making adjustments to the net of a balloon before attaching the basket, c1935 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

The Raiders 1942 (1944)
The Raiders. South Africans listen to their orders for the dangerous raid through the enemy lines to El Daba on 3 November, 1942 (1944)

and the gunners wait, 1942 (1944). Soldiers of the British 8th Army preparing for the Battle of El Alamein. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]

The tank crews prepare... 1942 (1944). Soldiers of the British 8th Army preparing for the Battle of El Alamein. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]

The Toilet, 1878, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Toilet, 1878, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

A Hindu Custom Now Suppressed: Preparations for a Suttee, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

Gilded Crowns for the Mall, 1937. Preparing the gilded crowns that were to adorn The Mall on the occasion of King George VIs coronation. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Commando Raiders who pierced the Channel defences at Boulogne, 1942
Commando Raiders who pierced the Channel defences at Boulogne during the early hours of April 22nd forming up before crossing the Channel, 1942

The Burning of Lille, c17th century, (1923). Artist: Urbanus Leyniers
The Burning of Lille, c17th century. From The Connoisseur Vol LXV [Otto Limited, London, 1923.]

The Workmen in Possession, Westminster Hall, London, 1910. Artist: Joseph Pennell
The Workmen in Possession, Westminster Hall, London, 1910. Preparing Westminster Hall for the lying in state of King Edward VII. A print from The Illustrated London News, 21st May 1910

Placing the Bridal Veil. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Placing the Bridal Veil. Stereoscopic card detail

Men in the RAC Highways Department preparing traffic signs, 1935. The signs were being prepared as part of King George Vs silver jubilee celebrations

The night before the execution, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
The night before the execution, 1554 (1840). Preparations under way for the execution of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley, on 12th February 1554

The Wedding-Day, c1845 (1904). Artist: William Mulready
The Wedding-Day, c1845 (1904). From The Royal Academy From Reynolds to Millais Edited by Charles Holme. [Offices of The Studio, London, Paris and New York, 1904]

Loading bombs on to an RAF aircraft during World War II, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Page from the book The Nuremberg Chronicle, by Hartmann Schedel, 1493. Artist: Michael Wolgemut
Page from the book The Nuremberg Chronicle, by Hartmann Schedel, 1493. Also known as Schedels World History, the book is an illustrated history of the world, first published in 1493

Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century. The Naga, Kalika, and his wife, comfort the Buddha as he takes his seat under the Bodhi-Tree. Relief carving

Preparing New Year Decorations, ca. 1788. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Preparing New Year Decorations, ca. 1788

Preparation for the Crucifixion, 15th century. 15th century. Creator: Anon
Preparation for the Crucifixion, 15th century

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