Wait Collection (#18)

Pregnant Woman with Dog

Pregnant Woman Outdoors

Dogs Waiting

Golden Retriever on the Snow

Austrian royal bathhouse, 1890s C017 / 6888
Austrian royal bathhouse. 19th-century artwork of the then-new hall of the royal bathhouse in Wildbad, today Bad Gastein, Austria. Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg

Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, 1937 C018 / 0613
Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad. Steam locomotive at a stop as it hauls an NRHS (National Railway Historical Society) excursion train on the Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania, USA

Close up of a gymnasts hand
Gymnastics. Close-up view of the hand of a gymnast. He is wearing a handguard and wrist support in preparation for the high bar event. Photographed during the London Olympic Games of 2012

Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions
Browns fire alarm head (closed), with instructions in English and Hebrew

Dogs - looking out of open window waiting for owner
LA-9493 Dogs looking out of open window waiting for owner Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Two little boys waiting for Santa
Two brothers, dressed in their pyjamas, wait by the fireplace, hoping to see Santa Claus. Date: c. 1910

Approaching Okinawa - South Pacific -..down for an hour refuelling. Very hot and glary, and nothing but quanset hut bake-ovens to wait in. What a place to die for! Date: 1952

Fans Wait for Beatles
New York police officers keep young fans firmly back behind barriers as they wait excitedly for the Beatles to arrive Date: September 1965

Camels - ready for tourists - Petra - Jordan
LA-9399 Camels - ready for tourists Petra - Jordan Jean-Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert in the rain - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5568 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert in the rain - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert on frost covered meadow - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5556 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert on frost covered meadow - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Fallow Deer - buck portrait - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5566 Fallow Deer - buck portrait Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5557 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Lion - cub on mound - Botswana
CRH-668 Lion - cub on mound Botswana Panthera leo Chris Harvey contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Dog - Labrador on lead at dog parking station - Rome - Italy
LA-8871 Dog - Labrador on lead at dog parking station Rome - Italy Jean-Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Cat - Tabby in bicycle basket - Trastevere - Rome - Italy
LA-8872 Cat - Tabby in bicycle basket Trastevere - Rome - Italy Jean-Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Red Deer - Stag and Autumn Moorland - Scotland - UK MA002337
COS-4199 Red Deer - Stag and Autumn Moorland Scotland - UK Cervus elaphus Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Browns Fire Alarm: Break Glass, Pull Knob, Wait For Engine

LCC-LFB firemen using the sliding pole on a call
Following a visit to the United States, Chief Officer Eyre Massey Shaw brought back the idea of sliding poles which he saw in American fire houses

PRESIDENT NOMINATION, 1904. Terrible Teddy waits for the Unknown. Theodore Roosevelt confidently awaits the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1904. Cartoon by Joseph Keppler, Jr

EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, 1867. Women, many of them Irish, waiting at a New York intelligence office to be interviewed for housekeeping jobs. Wood engraving, American, 1867

ST. PETERSBURG, 1881. A crowd has gathered at the entrance to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, after the assassination of Czar Alexander II on 13 March 1881

COUNTRY CHURCH-GOING, 1872. A Drowsy Day in the Country. Outside the Church-Waiting for the Last Hymn. Wood engraving, American, 1872

SUEZ CANAL: PORT SAID, 1869. View of Port Said on Lake Manzala, Egypt, at the entry to the Suez Canal. Wood engraving from a French newspaper of 1869

CHRISTMAS WAITS, 1872. Wood engraving, American, 1872

CHRISTMAS WAITS, 1848. Wood engraving after a drawing by Kenny Meadows, English, 1848

CHRISTMAS WAITS, 1853. The sonneurs (waits) in Brittany. Wood engraving after a drawing, English, 1853

NEW YORK: BLIZZARD OF 1888. Commuters stranded because of cancelled ferries and trains during the blizzard of 12-14 March 1888. Contemporary wood engraving

CHRISTMAS WAITS, 1853. The waits; or, making the most of it. Wood engraving after a drawing, English, 1853

Syphilis... six out of ten cured because they did not wait
Syphilis.... six out of ten cured because they did not wait too long. Poster promoting early treatment for syphilis, showing cured and sick men. Date between 1936 and 1941

In a carrot pickers camp, Imperial Valley, California. Woman from Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Are you going to take my picture, wait till I get my hair combed. Date 1939 Feb

The tariff wait. Illustration shows on a winters night a small figure labeled Consumer sings Christmas carols at the bottom of the steps to a large federal building where, standing on the steps

Street music: James Wallace, town wait
James Wallace, the last of the town waites of Berwick, shown here holding his violin beneath his coat, and being guided by a small boy. Date: c. 1840s

Exterior of Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855
Frozen out dock labourers wait to receive bread from Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855. Dock workers and owners of waterside premises faced starvation in the face of frost on the Thames

How to Keep Fit - Breakdown
Humourous postcard entitled: " How to Keep Fit" - " If a breakdown results from overwork, a long rest in the country is imperative." A motorist who has crashed faces quite a wait

The unemployed in the East End, London
The unemployed in the East End of London wait outside Mansion House. There is a notice saying - Mansion House Fund Notice - and the men are applicants for the relief fund

Mauch Chunk Pa
A popular resort in Pennsylvania; passengers wait at the railway station, while other tourists make use of the horse-carriages of the Mansion House hotel. Date: 1874

Russian Hunters
A party of Russian hunters wait with their dogs on the platform of a rural railway station. Date: 1920

Three Buses at Once

Jealous Boy
A jealous little boy, crying at nursery because his favourite girl is sitting in a cardboard box with his best friend... wait till he grows up! Date: 1960s

Illustration, The Little Queens Coming, showing two young women and four children waiting for the special visitor on a balcony. 1885

Dunderpate followed by his friend Susan
Dunderpate continues on to town, followed by his friend Susan. Date: 1938

Little girl on a Happy Christmas postcard
A pretty little girl on a Happy Christmas postcard, with the inscription: Wait Till I Catch You Under The Mistletoe. circa 1916

Shooting Partridge (Harv
PARTRIDGE - Two men wait while their game dogs stalk some partridge for them to shoot. Date: circa 1840

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Waiting in anticipation: From Mabel Lucie Attwell's 'Wait Til the Cars Roll By Jinnie' to suffragettes gathered at Bow Street, moments frozen in time capture the essence of patience. The Historic Water Tower stands tall on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, a symbol of resilience as it patiently witnessed the city's evolution. Catford evacuees and soldiers waiting in trenches during WWI remind us of the strength found in endurance. Gout may test one's patience, but Bunbury teaches us to wait for relief with grace. A driver's eye view of a Circle line train entering a London tube station reveals commuters eagerly awaiting their destinations. A nuthatch perched on a snow-covered stump reminds us that nature too understands the art of waiting. On Abersoch beach, a lone fishing boat waits for the incoming tide on Warren, while narrow boats leisurely cruise along Llangollen Canal in England. In Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua, locals gather at a restaurant patiently savoring each moment shared with loved ones. Milan exudes elegance as its residents gracefully wait for inspiration to strike amidst Lombardy's artistic charm.