Preparation Collection (page 7)

The First of September, Morning, published 1796. Creator: William Ward
The First of September, Morning, published 1796

Portrait of Charlie Barnet, WOR broadcast, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Charlie Barnet, WOR broadcast, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Pont de l'Archevêché guarded by troops during the 1848 revolution. Creator: Unknown
Pont de l'Archeveche guarded by troops during the 1848 revolution. Current 5th arrondissement, between 1843 and 1853

Portrait of Clyde Lombardi, Barbara Carroll, and Chuck Wayne, Downbeat, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947
Portrait of Clyde Lombardi, Barbara Carroll, and Chuck Wayne, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

The Preparations for the Ballet, 1782. Creator: Salvatore Tresca
The Preparations for the Ballet, 1782

The First of September, Morning, published 1794. Creator: William Ward
The First of September, Morning, published 1794

Esquisse pour la mairie du 15e arrondissement : La Patrie, between 1883 and 1884. Creator: Franois Alfred Delobbe
Esquisse pour la mairie du 15e arrondissement : La Patrie, between 1883 and 1884. Homeland. Warriors preparing for battle

All about our Lawn-Tennis Club, 1886. Creator: Arthur Hopkins
All about our Lawn-Tennis Club, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The kitchen of a Pullman car, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The kitchen of a Pullman car, 1882

Mrs. Blair's surgical dressing room, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Blair's surgical dressing room, between 1910 and 1920. Women in Red Cross uniform preparing bandages. Posters on wall read: Gee!

Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston standing beside her view camera preparing to take... 1938. Creator: Unknown
Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston standing beside her view camera preparing to take a photograph Biltmore Estate; her assistant Huntley Ruff is in the foreground

Frances Benjamin Johnston photographing a group of people, mostly children, in Europe, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Frances Benjamin Johnston photographing a group of people, mostly children, in Europe, 1900

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Frances B. Johnston at the Wheel Inn, Morganton, N.C. 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Frances B. Johnston at the Wheel Inn, Morganton, N.C. 1938. The photographer Frances B. Johnston standing with her luggage by the car she rode in to document historic buildings for the Carnegie

The Queen of Sheba, ready to leave her kingdom to find King Solomon, seated on a mother... 1925
The Queen of Sheba, ready to leave her kingdom to find King Solomon, seated on a mother-of-pearl conch, 1925

Eight African American children, in kindergarten, learning washing and ironing... 1899 or 1900
Eight African American children, in kindergarten, learning washing and ironing at Whittier Primary School, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 or 1900

Harper's Weekly, Christmas 1899, 10 Cents a Copy, c1899. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's Weekly, Christmas 1899, 10 Cents a Copy, c1899. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Sketch for the town hall of the 19th arrondissement of the City of Paris:Evocations of marriage
Sketch for the town hall of the 19th arrondissement of the City of Paris: Evocations of marriage, 1880

Preparations for the ball. Creator: Unknown
Preparations for the ball

Guardhouse interior, between 1626 and 1678. Creator: Pieter Codde
Guardhouse interior, between 1626 and 1678

De Servi Cacciator... (Servants Preparing the Guns for the Hunt), 1763. Creator: Marco Alvise Pitteri
De Servi Cacciator... (Servants Preparing the Guns for the Hunt), 1763

Las Bodas de Camacho, c. 1855. Creator: Célestin Nanteuil
Las Bodas de Camacho, c. 1855

Une base Allemande en Adriatique; A'Achilleion ; nos cuistots preparent... 1916. Creator: Robert Vaucher
Une base Allemande en Adriatique; A'Achilleion ; nos cuistots preparent, dans les casseroles imperiales, les repas des malades, des hommes de garde et du personnel sanitaire, 1916

Danseuse dans sa loge enfilant un collant, between 1905 and 1909. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Danseuse dans sa loge enfilant un collant, between 1905 and 1909

Les Danseuses, between 1905 et 1909. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Les Danseuses, between 1905 and 1909

Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Edward Duncan. H.M
H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

Les Préparatifs de la guerre ou Les Apprêts de l'Amour. Creator: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Les Preparatifs de la guerre ou Les Apprets de l'Amour

Lord Raglan's Head-Quarters, at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Lord Raglan's Head-Quarters, at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War: view of a house at Balaclava in the Crimea, used by field marshal FitzRoy Somerset of the British Army

Heaving Guns, at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Heaving Guns, at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War. British soldiers in the Crimea, engaged in the...heaving of the siege train...we must remember that the work is not half done when the guns

Oltenitza, from Turtukai - from an original drawing, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Oltenitza, from Turtukai - from an original drawing, 1854. Crimean War. Ottoman field marshal and governor Omar Pasha supervises artillery and equipment being loaded on to ships

British Infantry in Barracks, at Gallipoli, 1854. Creator: Unknown
British Infantry in Barracks, at Gallipoli, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: soldiers in Turkey. The order to march has just been received

Le Colleur d'affiche, between 1735 and 1740. Creator: Etienne Jeaurat
Le Colleur d'affiche, between 1735 and 1740

Mounet-Sully putting on makeup in her dressing room before a performance of "Oedipus the King", 1893

Portrait of an architect (framing contractor responsible on several occasions... 1812. Creator: Francois Dumont)
Portrait of an architect (framing contractor responsible on several occasions for scaffolding for the decoration of public squares on the occasion of the Emperor's coronation)

Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping... 1798
Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping Dance (Otoko toka)", Japan, 1798

No. 5 (go), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko...c.1798/1800)
No. 5 (go), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)", Japan, c. 1798/1800

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara... c. 1794
Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)", Japan, c. 1794

Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara...", Japan, c. 1794
Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)", Japan, c. 1794

Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's... Japan, c. 1798/99
Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni-ko)", Japan, c. 1798/99

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in His Dressing Room Assisted by Otani Tokuji I (?) and Oberved... c1783 Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Hiroji III in His Dressing Room Assisted by Otani Tokuji I (?) and Oberved by Nakamura Nakazo I (?), Japan, c. 1783

A Dandy, published 1818. Creator: Charles Williams
A Dandy, published 1818

Plate Four, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins, 1606. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Plate Four, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins, 1606

Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-... c. 1837/42
Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Maisaka—No. 31, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c.1847/52)
Maisaka--No. 31, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Minakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo)... c. 1833/34. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Minakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

Minakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo)... c. 1833/34. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Minakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder", 1596/98. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II
A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder", 1596/98

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"Preparation: A Symphony of Readiness" In the vast skies above, Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets soar with unwavering determination, their pilots embodying the essence of preparation. Like brushstrokes on a canvas, they paint a picture of strength and precision. Just as Diego Velasquez meticulously prepared his masterpiece "Las Meninas" in 1656, so too do we prepare ourselves for life's challenges. Each stroke of our efforts adds depth to our character and resilience to face any obstacle that may come our way. John Singer Sargent's "Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose" captures the beauty born out of meticulous preparation. The delicate flowers bloom under careful nurturing - a reminder that greatness often arises from patient dedication. Like a Champagne Hoard awaiting its moment to shine, we gather knowledge and skills over time. We become connoisseurs of readiness, ready to pop open the bottle when opportunity knocks at our door. The Passenger Porter stands tall amidst bustling platforms - an embodiment of preparedness in motion. With every journey undertaken by this steadfast companion, it reminds us that thorough planning ensures smooth transitions towards success. A Kendo martial arts fighter holds his sword before him with unwavering focus - an emblematic display both physically and mentally. Through discipline and practice comes mastery; he is poised to conquer any battle that lies ahead. War In Vietnam serves as a stark reminder that they are be both noble and devastating. It teaches us the importance of being ready not only for triumph but also for times when peace must be fought for fiercely. Within LCC-LFB Woolwich fire station's walls in SE London lies an arsenal against chaos itself - firefighters who epitomize readiness at all times. Their tireless training ensures they are always equipped to protect lives and property from raging flames' wrath. Eclipse stands proudly while being groomed by dedicated hands.