Queue Collection (#7)

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)

An Incomplete Angler (engraving)
7200966 An Incomplete Angler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Incomplete Angler)

A Study in Lines (litho)
7153147 A Study in Lines (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Study in Lines. Illustration for Life Studies in Palmistry by Ina Oxenford)

An Objection to crossing the Line (engraving)
7178091 An Objection to crossing the Line (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Objection to crossing the Line)

La peche aux bains de mer (engraving)
7194469 La peche aux bains de mer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche aux bains de mer)

La peche du bar a la ligne (engraving)
7194415 La peche du bar a la ligne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche du bar a la ligne)

L asile de nuit (Dosshouse). Scene de rue, une foule de necessiteux, sans abri sont rassembles devant le batiment d
FIA5343183 L asile de nuit (Dosshouse). Scene de rue, une foule de necessiteux, sans abri sont rassembles devant le batiment d accueil, souffrant du froid et de la pauvrete

La queue a la fontaine. (The Queue At The Fountain). En plein hiver, les habitants de la ville attendent leur tour
FIA5376119 La queue a la fontaine.(The Queue At The Fountain). En plein hiver, les habitants de la ville attendent leur tour, dans le vent froid et le brouillard

Fireman making a sixty foot drop by means of a single line (colour litho)
7157441 Fireman making a sixty foot drop by means of a single line (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Line of kippers (colour litho)
7150990 Line of kippers (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A Study in Lines (litho)
7153146 A Study in Lines (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Study in Lines. Illustration for Life Studies in Palmistry by Ina Oxenford)

Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871 (litho)
7160310 Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871)

Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London (litho)
7201172 Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London)

Angler catching a boot (litho)
7201156 Angler catching a boot (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bad catch, angler catching a boot)

Off By Train ABC: Queue, Restaurant car (colour litho)
7165679 Off By Train ABC: Queue, Restaurant car (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queue, Restaurant car)

Samuel Plimsoll, The Sailors Friend (engraving)
7188240 Samuel Plimsoll, The Sailors Friend (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Plimsoll, The Sailors Friend)

Si vous etes un membre du parti communiste sovietique ! Portrait de Lenine (Vladimir Illich Oulianov)
FIA5369566 Si vous etes un membre du parti communiste sovietique ! Portrait de Lenine (Vladimir Illich Oulianov, 1870-1924) qui appelle, depuis son estrade

One Hundred Proverbs: Pulling the Devil by the Tail Does Not Go Far Young or Old, 1845 (engraving)
7211798 One Hundred Proverbs: Pulling the Devil by the Tail Does Not Go Far Young or Old, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One Hundred Proverbs)

Hauling in the Lines (engraving)
7182693 Hauling in the Lines (engraving) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hauling in the Lines)

Railway map showing Clapham Junction, including Stewarts Lane, Lavender Hill and Longhedge junctions, London (litho)
7201174 Railway map showing Clapham Junction, including Stewarts Lane, Lavender Hill and Longhedge junctions, London (litho) by English School

Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho)
7180945 Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Turn d once to watch, while thick the snowflakes fall)

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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.