Ready Collection (#26)

Girl Picks Tulips C1880
A girl picking tulips and putting them in a vase ready for display

Police / Watchmen / 1808
The watchmen Getting ready for their shift at Marylebone Watch-house, London. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Girl Snorkeller
A young woman, in a bikini, prepares to go snorkelling by putting on her rubber flippers. Her goggles & snorkel are worn on her head ready for the first dive

Ready to Wear Suit 1938
A single-breasted, blue pinstripe suit with lounging jacket from the ready-to-wear department of Burton menswear. Date: 1938

Bear Baiting C 16
Dogs are set on a bear, while two men with pikes stand ready to protect the sportsmen in case the bear should become aggressive

Zeus on his eagle with thunderbolt in hand
Zeus, riding on his eagle, holds a thunderbolt in his hand ready to punish anyone who happens to offend him

Eskimos and Sleigh Dogs
An Eskimo family in their village, showing igloos, papoose, sledge, dogs, and quite a lot of ice

Barber Scrap
The barber with his razor is ready to shave you

Fire Engine Scrap
A horse-drawn fire engine canters to a blaze, with five firemen ready to go into action

Pin-Up Decks Tree
A grinning brunette model, wearing a strapless broderie anglaise top, busily decks her Christmas tree ready for the big day

Opposing the Martians
76-year old William Dock stands ready to hold off the Martians in his farm near Grovers Mill - location of the dramatised version, in the Mercury Theatre broadcast

Kelloggs Factory
KELLOGGs CORNFLAKES The factory at Battle Creek, Michigan, the largest manufacturers of ready-to-eat cereal foods in the world

Policeman in Ambush
A policeman waits behind a wall ready to ambush with his truncheon

Greek Philosopher Writes
A Greek philosopher sets pen to paper, in a book rather than a scroll, as you might have expected; inkwell, sand and a knife are ready to hand

Brazilian Gaucho
A Brazilian gaucho, a cowboy who works the cattle on the ranch, on horseback, wearing his sombrero, lassoo at the ready

Hunting American Bear
A trapper in the wild forests of North America encounters a grizzly, who has already had his starters - to judge by the bones on the ground - but is ready for the next course

Zeus / Jupiter, Seated
Zeus, seated on his throne, holds a clutch of thunderbolts in case he needs to punish someone. His faithful eagle perches beside him, ready to gouge an evil-doers eyes

Charladys Motorcycle
The motorcycle of the Royal Enfield travelling charlady with its hopeful sign: Stop me for cleaning, no job too small and mop and bucket ready to go !

Crossbows and Shields
One soldier gets ready to fire his crossbow at the enemy while his two companions duck behind their shield

Pedlar Selling Cloth
A travelling salesmen shows a young woman a bolt of patterned cloth. He has a yard stick ready to measure her order. A women in the background embroiders

Showgirl Marcelle
Mademoiselle Marcelle of the Folies Bergere, ready to dance the night away

Confederate Irregulars
Some of the supporters of the Secession were a rough-and- ready lot, such as these Alleghany Irregulars from Virginia

Roasting an Ox
A large ox stuffed with birds and other animals is roasted on a spit ready for Charles V on his entry to Bologne

German Machine Gunners
German machine-gun crew ready and waiting

Fenian Guy Fawkes, 1867
The Fenian Guy Fawkes - sitting on a keg of gunpowder ready to explode

Donkey Ride / Weston-S-M
Children lined up on donkeys ready for a ride

Events / Africa / Sudan Wars
Battle of Omdurman; maxims ready to fire on the advancing Dervishes

Needle Ready to Travel
Engineers shifting the obelisk to a position parallel with the beach at Alexandria, Egypt

Wilkins Birdwoman
GAIVRY, THE FLYING GIRL with her wings outstretched, ready to fly

Caesar Invades England
Caesars first invasion attempt - he rows ashore with his troops ready to face British soldiers

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