Queue Collection (#6)

A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho)
2778498 A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A torpedo that overturns a locomotive)

Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho)
2808826 Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The victorious French coup at Verdun, the assault of the colonial troops on the Douaumont fort (colour litho)
2777596 The victorious French coup at Verdun, the assault of the colonial troops on the Douaumont fort (colour litho) by Beltrame

The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy
2777598 The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame

Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho)
2815545 Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal imprudences)

The new Allied weapons, an English terrestrial dreadnought on German positions (colour litho)
2777587 The new Allied weapons, an English terrestrial dreadnought on German positions (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new Allied weapons)

The Mouthful of Bread, Waiting in Line, study for Charity, 1892-1908 (oil on canvas)
XIR199230 The Mouthful of Bread, Waiting in Line, study for Charity, 1892-1908 (oil on canvas) by Pelez, Fernand (1843-1913); 179x70 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France

Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392573 Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); Private Collection

The internal economy of Dotheboys Hall, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
KW259164 The internal economy of Dotheboys Hall, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1839 (litho) (see also 259163) by Browne

The Census at Bethlehem, detail of census office (oil on panel)
XIR178967 The Census at Bethlehem, detail of census office (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France

A Soup Kitchen during the Siege of Paris, after 1870 (oil on canvas)
XIR101722 A Soup Kitchen during the Siege of Paris, after 1870 (oil on canvas) by Pille, Henri (1844-1897); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

6th World Scout Jamboree, August 1947 in Moisson, France (b / w photo)
1730160 6th World Scout Jamboree, August 1947 in Moisson, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: 6th World Scout Jamboree, august 1947 in Moisson, France)

Front cover of Gil Blas containing the first instalment of Lourdes by Emile Zola (1840-1902) 1894 (colour litho)
CHT170449 Front cover of Gil Blas containing the first instalment of Lourdes by Emile Zola (1840-1902) 1894 (colour litho) by Steinlen

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Herd of wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

The March for Survival
Jeffrey C. Sink

Part of the lineup at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of the lineup at paymasters window at noon. Hop pickers are paid off daily. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

Flood refugees at mealtime, Forrest City, Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
Flood refugees at mealtime, Forrest City, Arkansas

Outside FSA grant office during the pea harvest, Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Outside Farm Security Administration (FSA) grant office during the pea harvest. Calipatria, California. During the spring of 1938

Free Meals for Londons Poorest Citizens: The Scene at a Daily Graphic Soup Kitchen
ILN175285 Free Meals for Londons Poorest Citizens: The Scene at a Daily Graphic Soup Kitchen, 1910 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Kingston-Jones

The Pit Queue (colour litho)
813623 The Pit Queue (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pit Queue.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king. 1831 (engraving)
7234816 Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgian gentlemen and ladies)

The Rent Day, 19th century (engraving)
6200074 The Rent Day, 19th century (engraving) by Raimbach, Abraham (1776-1843); 42x61 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: After David Wilkie (1785-1841).); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

The roller coasters on Krestovsky Island - Auguste Poireau (1780-1844). Watercolour on paper, 1828
FIA5406672 The roller coasters on Krestovsky Island - Auguste Poireau (1780-1844). Watercolour on paper, 1828. State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg by Poireau

One pushes, one crashes in front of the window, illustration of the childrens book "Les animaux en train de
LSE4332822 One pushes, one crashes in front of the window, illustration of the childrens book " Les animaux en train de plaisir", by J.Jacquin, drawing by G.H.Thompson

The Worlds Army of Unemployed, from Crisis, published Hamburg 1931 (coloured chalk on paper)
CHT207461 The Worlds Army of Unemployed, from Crisis, published Hamburg 1931 (coloured chalk on paper) by Thony, Eduard (1866-1950); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

The stage door (litho)
7172986 The stage door (litho) by Hammond, Aubrey (1893-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stage door. Illustration from The London Scene, Described by Lewis Melville (Faber and Gwyer)

Un hopital regional. Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Zagorsky (1849-1893), huile sur toile, 1886. Art russe, 19e siecle
FIA5371487 Un hopital regional. Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Zagorsky (1849-1893), huile sur toile, 1886. Art russe, 19e siecle. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou

Hotel Rigi Staffel, Elektrische Arth Rigi Bahn und Bahnlinie nach Vitznau (b / w photo)
7191926 Hotel Rigi Staffel, Elektrische Arth Rigi Bahn und Bahnlinie nach Vitznau (b/w photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Rigi Staffel)

Adelaide House, City of London (b / w photo)
7200851 Adelaide House, City of London (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adelaide House, City of London)

The Strand at night (litho)
7172984 The Strand at night (litho) by Hammond, Aubrey (1893-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strand at night. Illustration from The London Scene)

French library curtains, 1812
6339816 French library curtains, 1812 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: French library curtains, 1812. Drapery hanging from brass rosettes, ornamented with line and tassels)

Queue for free dispensary for poor people (engraving)
3245454 Queue for free dispensary for poor people (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Wimbledon Queue & Steward The Date: 26 June 2012

Railway line through the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Colorado
7157583 Railway line through the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Colorado, USA (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Lines composed after listening to Europe broadcasting (litho)
7168502 Lines composed after listening to Europe broadcasting (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lines composed after listening to Europe broadcasting)

Telegraph Wires (engraving)
7162569 Telegraph Wires (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraph Wires. Illustration for The Great Industries of the United States (J B Burr & Hyde)

"He read his lines from the book"(litho)
7169002 " He read his lines from the book" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Queue; Tail; Schweif (engraving)
7197304 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Queue; Tail; Schweif (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queue; Tail; Schweif)

Fishing for salmon at the river (engraving)
7185986 Fishing for salmon at the river (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for salmon at the river)

Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells, London (litho)
7201175 Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells)

The internal economy of Dotheboys Hall, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
KW259163 The internal economy of Dotheboys Hall, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1839 (litho) (detail of 259164) by Browne

British soldiers of the 1st Grenadier Guards receiving their pay (colour litho)
7153957 British soldiers of the 1st Grenadier Guards receiving their pay (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fishing Apparatus (engraving)
7181518 Fishing Apparatus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing Apparatus)

La peche a la ligne (engraving)
7200192 La peche a la ligne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche a la ligne)

A Happy New Year on the Line! (engraving)
7188315 A Happy New Year on the Line! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Happy New Year on the Line)

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From historic moments to everyday scenes, the queue captures the essence of human interactions and societal norms. In H. M. Bateman's comical illustration 'The Car That Touched a Policeman, ' a chaotic queue forms as people eagerly wait for their turn, showcasing the universal frustration of waiting in line. Humphrey Jennings' poignant film 'The Silent Village' depicts a somber queue of villagers united against oppression, reminding us of the power of solidarity. Meanwhile, in an innovative twist on commuting, the gyrocopter beats traffic with its aerial advantage. At the majestic Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Indian women patiently stand in line, symbolizing reverence and respect for this architectural marvel. Hannah Humphrey's publication 'The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver' transports us to another world where size matters not but queues still exist. Luke Fildes' painting 'Houseless and Hungry' portrays a heartbreaking scene where individuals desperately await assistance in a queue that represents their struggle for survival. Transporting ourselves to 1960s England, we witness bus stop queues capturing snippets of daily life amidst changing times. H. M. Bateman's satirical work 'The Rules of Life' humorously reminds us that even rules have their place within queues – an amusing commentary on our adherence to orderliness. Ready Steady Go. Presenter Cathy McGowan stands at Biba Boutique's door while eager shoppers form a stylish queue behind her; fashion enthusiasts awaiting their chance at trendy treasures. Blackfriars Bridge offers a picturesque view as Londoners traverse from north to south over the River Thames – orderly lines forming amidst bustling city life. Parkgate Ironworks takes us back to Rotherham in 1902 when industrial progress relied upon organized queues ensuring efficient production processes. Finally, Chung Ling Soo (William Robinson) mesmerizes audiences with his magic tricks while captivating them with his enigmatic persona, leaving spectators in awe and forming queues to witness his extraordinary performances.