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Serve Collection (#10)

"Embracing the Art of Service

Background imageServe Collection: Cafe Interior

Cafe Interior

Background imageServe Collection: Table setting wedding Johann Wilhelm Duke Julich-Cleves

Table setting wedding Johann Wilhelm Duke Julich-Cleves
Table setting for the wedding of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Julich-Cleves and Jacobe, Margravine of Baden, Beschreibung derer furstlicher guligscher andc

Background imageServe Collection: Table Service Of A Lady Of Quality. 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature From

Table Service Of A Lady Of Quality. 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature From Romance Of Renaud De Montauban

Background imageServe Collection: Silvia Farina Elia

Silvia Farina Elia Wimbledon Championships 2004 Wimbledon Championships 2004 Wimbledon, London, England 24 June 2004 Date: 24 June 2004

Background imageServe Collection: Stefan Edberg competing at the 1989 Wimbledon Championship

Stefan Edberg competing at the 1989 Wimbledon Championship

Background imageServe Collection: Billy Knight British Tennis Player seen here in action during the 1962 Wimbledon

Billy Knight British Tennis Player seen here in action during the 1962 Wimbledon championship

Background imageServe Collection: Last-minute training for men of the Irish Guards Battle Grou

Last-minute training for men of the Irish Guards Battle Group.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles, a reservist who volunteered to serve with 4 Armoured Brigade as Brigade

Background imageServe Collection: WW1 poster, French war loans

WW1 poster, French war loans
Poster, Women working in the fields can also help serve France by investing in a Victory Loan. circa 1918

Background imageServe Collection: Gothic. Spain. Bernat Martorell (d. 1452). Altarpiece of St

Gothic. Spain. Bernat Martorell (d. 1452). Altarpiece of St
Gothic art. Spain. Bernat Martorell (d. 1452). Catalan painter. Altarpiece of St Mary Magdalene, 1437-1452. Painted on wood. Detail last Supper. From Church of St

Background imageServe Collection: Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF

Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF Bomber Command continued to serve as a long range U-Boat hunter

Background imageServe Collection: WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks

WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks
We re both needed to serve the Guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the munitions! Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster showing the importance of the munitions worker as well as the need for troops

Background imageServe Collection: WW2 Poster -- Serve in Silence

WW2 Poster -- Serve in Silence
Serve in Silence. Se Taire C est Servir. Colour photolithograph, with a profile of Britannia against a Union Jack flag. Date: 1940

Background imageServe Collection: Womens Right-to-Serve march, 1915

Womens Right-to-Serve march, 1915
The womens right-to-serve procession as it passed through Westminster, London. The demonstration, which took place on July 17th 1915

Background imageServe Collection: The dinner lady serving lunch at a girls school in Orpington, Kent. 1937

The dinner lady serving lunch at a girls school in Orpington, Kent. 1937

Background imageServe Collection: The Smallpox Hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Cree

The Smallpox Hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Cree
Engraving of the two old hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Creek, London, from The Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1881

Background imageServe Collection: Tennis / about to Serve

Tennis / about to Serve
A lady prepares to serve, though we hope she is not going to do so while holding the racquet in this way !

Background imageServe Collection: Tennis / Ready to Serve

Tennis / Ready to Serve
An elegantly if unsuitably dressed player prepares to serve

Background imageServe Collection: WW2 - Comic Postcard - Restaurateur in no hurry

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Restaurateur in no hurry
WW2 - Comic Postcard - A Restaurateur is in no hurry to serve his new guests - a band of German prisoners! Date: circa 1944

Background imageServe Collection: British Challenger tank following a farm boy and his cow

British Challenger tank following a farm boy and his cow
A British Challenger tank following a farm boy and his cow across a bridge.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

Background imageServe Collection: The KFOR invasion passing Stenkovich refugee camp

The KFOR invasion passing Stenkovich refugee camp, just inside Macedonia, before crossing into Kosovo.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

Background imageServe Collection: A mile-long KFOR invasion column stretching from the border

A mile-long KFOR invasion column stretching from the border between Macedonia and Kosovo to the Kosovo plains.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

Background imageServe Collection: Women WW1

Women WW1
Women to the rescue and women are ready to serve as war is declared. Date: Aug 14th 1914

Background imageServe Collection: WW1 poster, United War Work Campaign

WW1 poster, United War Work Campaign
Poster, United We Serve, United War Work Campaign, fundraising by a group of charities: YMCA, YWCA, National Catholic War Council, Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service

Background imageServe Collection: Pattersons House, Dunadry

Pattersons House, Dunadry - a view of the house and outbuildings which serve as a garage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageServe Collection: Two pigs carrying in drinks on a French New Year postcard

Two pigs carrying in drinks on a French New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageServe Collection: Pigs with boars head on a Christmas card

Pigs with boars head on a Christmas card
Four sad-looking pigs carrying a boars head on a Christmas and New Year card. circa 1890s

Background imageServe Collection: Will and Betty Rogers - outdoor cookery

Will and Betty Rogers - outdoor cookery
Will Rogers (1879-1935) - a Cherokee cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator and stage and motion picture actor

Background imageServe Collection: Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Corner of a Cafe-Concert (probabl

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Corner of a Cafe-Concert (probabl
Edouard Manet (1832-1883). French painter. Corner of a Cafe-Concert (probably 1877-1880). Oil on canvas. National Gallery. Londres. England. UK

Background imageServe Collection: J H Forsyth

J H Forsyth
J H FORSYTH - obscure cleric who might serve as a model for those comely curates and dishy divines that Punch liked to depict drooled about by female members of the congregation... Date: circa 1841

Background imageServe Collection: Flower Market Amsterdam

Flower Market Amsterdam
The Flower Market at Amsterdam, Netherlands, picturesquely located beside a canal where the barges serve as market stalls Date: 1912

Background imageServe Collection: French Conscripts 1911

French Conscripts 1911
French conscripts, about to serve their period of military service, swear loyalty to their country at a war memorial at Messigny, near Dijon Date: 1911

Background imageServe Collection: Cartoon, How Many Lumps? WW1

Cartoon, How Many Lumps? WW1
Cartoon, How many lumps? The French comic actress Cecile Sorel serves her guests, including a bearded man who has been fighting in the war. On the left sits the French philosopher Voltaire. Date: 1917

Background imageServe Collection: Chef pig with pudding on a Christmas card

Chef pig with pudding on a Christmas card
Chef pig carrying a pudding on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Background imageServe Collection: Lion at tea gardens with bear and mouse

Lion at tea gardens with bear and mouse
A lion at the tea gardens, served by a bear and a mouse. Date: circa 1933

Background imageServe Collection: Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat -meant to serve as a fast climbin

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat -meant to serve as a fast climbing interceptor, the F8F was too late for wartime service

Background imageServe Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter IF entered service in September

Bristol 156 Beaufighter IF entered service in September 1940, with many later fitted with radar to serve as night fighters

Background imageServe Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -withdrawn from fro

Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -withdrawn from front-line service in late 1942, the Whitley continued to serve as a transport, submarine hunter and paratroop trainer

Background imageServe Collection: Army Camp Store, WW1

Army Camp Store, WW1
Scene inside a well-stocked Army Camp Store, with prices chalked up above the counter, and five men ready to serve customers. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageServe Collection: The Observatory

The Observatory
Slide showing a black and white photograph of an Observatory in the city of Melbourne in Australia. Melbourne Observatory was founded in 1862 to serve as a scientific research institution for

Background imageServe Collection: Indian patriotism during World War I

Indian patriotism during World War I
Indian soldiers who came forward to serve the Empire in its hour of need are recognised in this full-page article in The Illustrated London News. Included are Shiva D. L. Agarwala, Mr G.V

Background imageServe Collection: Miss Farnar-Bringhurst as Martryred Belgium

Miss Farnar-Bringhurst as Martryred Belgium
Miss Farnar-Bringhurst dressed martyred Belgium, a costume she wore (without shoes) for the Womens Right to Serve march through London in July 1915

Background imageServe Collection: Business card design, woman playing tennis

Business card design, woman playing tennis
Business card design, depicting a woman playing tennis. Date: 20th century

Background imageServe Collection: Sheet border segments two candelabra horizontal pieces

Sheet border segments two candelabra horizontal pieces
Artokoloro

Background imageServe Collection: Adam Eve Labour Whan Adam Delved Eve Span Then

Adam Eve Labour Whan Adam Delved Eve Span Then
Artokoloro

Background imageServe Collection: Vase Shape Archaic Bronze Vessel Flowers Birds

Vase Shape Archaic Bronze Vessel Flowers Birds
Artokoloro

Background imageServe Collection: John Greenleaf 1753-54 Oil canvas 21 1 / 2 x 17 3 / 4

John Greenleaf 1753-54 Oil canvas 21 1 / 2 x 17 3 / 4
Artokoloro

Background imageServe Collection: Drawing Room Foreign Business Establishment Yokohama

Drawing Room Foreign Business Establishment Yokohama
Artokoloro

Background imageServe Collection: ELLIS ISLAND: DINNER, 1920s. Immigrants being served 25 cent dinners at Ellis Island

ELLIS ISLAND: DINNER, 1920s. Immigrants being served 25 cent dinners at Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York Harbor, early 1920s




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"Embracing the Art of Service: From Heath Robinson's Automated Dining Room to Edwardian Table Tennis Etiquette" Step into a whimsical world where servants are replaced by ingenious contraptions in Heath Robinson's automated dining room. (Hint 1) Transport yourself back to the Edwardian era, where playing table tennis was not just about skill but also adhering to proper etiquette. (Hint 2) Marvel at the intricate designs of Heath Robinson's drawing room, where every task is meticulously carried out without human intervention. (Hint 3) In an unexpected twist, witness a bear waiter gracefully serving guests with impeccable precision. (Hint 4) Drawing inspiration from ancient Rome, Cincinnatus is called from his plough to exemplify true leadership and service. Experience the enchantment of Christmas as owls and foxes unite in carrying food on a festive card - a testament to nature's own act of service. Adorned with Prince Wales Feathers, discover how royalty has long embraced their role as servers and protectors. Embark on a journey through Rheidol Vale Railway, where dedicated staff ensure passengers' comfort and safety along every mile. Immerse yourself in Native American culture as Billy Bowlegs and his Indian Chiefs embody honor and loyalty through their suite of services. Step inside London Bridge railway station's ticket office - bustling with activity as diligent employees serve travelers with efficiency and warmth. Join an exhilarating elephant hunt depicted by Dore - showcasing teamwork and cooperation among hunters who rely on each other for success. Celebrate Martina Hingis' remarkable career as she serves up victories on the tennis court while inspiring generations through her dedication to excellence in sportsmanship. From innovative inventions to cultural icons, these hints remind us that "serve" goes beyond mere action; it encompasses dedication, tradition, unity, and above all else – humanity’s innate desire to help one another thrive.