Waiting Room Collection (#3)

Passengers waiting at Reading station, about 1960
This photograph shows a couple of rail passengers reading inside a Waiting Room at Reading station in Berkshire in about 1960

NEWARK: TRAIN STATION, 1935. The waiting room of Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph, June 1935

BUS TERMINAL, 1943. Passengers in the whites only waiting area at the Greyhound bus terminal in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Esther Bubley, 1943

Windsor Station, 1948
A view showing a pair of GWR company dray horses stood outside Queen Victorias royal waiting room at Windsor Station, Berkshire in 1948

Guardroom Soldiers Guard Waiting room group
Guardroom, Soldiers Guard. Waiting room with a group of playing soldiers. Parts of armor, weapons, banners and drums are in the foreground. A lantern hangs from a rope above the table

Soldiers Guardsroom Waiting room four soldiers
Soldiers in a Guardsroom, Waiting room with four soldiers at tables in front of a fireplace. A soldier on the left is writing a letter

Chamber militia house waiting room XVII century
Chamber of the militia house A waiting room from the XVII century (title on object), In an interior three sleeping figures sit at the table. A fourth figure is smiling in the doorway

BUS STATION, 1943. The sign for the colored waiting room at a bus station in Rome, Georgia. Photograph by Esther Bubley, 1943

American lithograph poster, 1898, for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
RAILROAD POSTER, 1898. American lithograph poster, 1898, for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad

The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Artist: Charles Frederic Ulrich
The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Newly arrived immigrants to the United States waiting to be processed

WEST VIRGINIA: TRAIN STATION. The waiting room at the Harpers Ferry Station, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Photograph, 2002

PUBLIC HEALTH DISPENSARY. Patients waiting in the segregated waiting room at a public health dispensary in Washington, D.C. Photograph, November 1920

BUFFALO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. Interior of the Buffalo Municipal Airport in Cheektowaga, New York. Photograph, c1970

NYC: PENN STATION, c1910. The main concourse of Penn Station in New York City. Photograph, c1910

MAINE: WAITING ROOM. The waiting room of a doctors office in the Governor John Hubbard House in Hallowell, Maine, built c1830. Photograph, 1971

NYC: PENN STATION, 1942. Passengers in the waiting room at Penn Station in New York City. Photograph by Marjory Collins, 1942

CHICAGO: UNION STATION. Passengers in the waiting room of Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Jack Delano, 1943

CHICAGO: UNION STATION. The concourse of Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Jack Delano, 1943

CHICAGO: UNION STATION. The waiting room of Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Jack Delano, 1943

MISSOURI: TRAIN STATION. A passenger in the waiting room in the train station in St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1939

MARYLAND: TRAIN STATION. The interior of the train station in Hagerstown, Maryland. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1937

NEW MEXICO: HEALTH CLINIC. Patients in the waiting room of a clinic operated by the Taos County Cooperative Health Association in Penasco, New Mexico. Photograph by John Collier, 1943

CALIFORNIA: HEALTH CLINIC. A family of agricultural workers in the waiting room of a health clinic in Woodville, California. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1942

NEW MEXICO: HEALTH CLINIC. A patient in the waiting room of a clinic operated by the Taos County Cooperative Health Association in Penasco, New Mexico. Photograph by John Collier, 1943

NEW MEXICO: HEALTH CLINIC. Young patients in the waiting room of a clinic operated by the Taos County Cooperative Health Association near Questa, New Mexico. Photograph by John Collier, 1943

NEW MEXICO: HEALTH CLINIC. A mother with her children in the waiting room of the Taos County Cooperative Health Association clinic in Penasco, New Mexico. Photograph by John Collier, 1943

CHICAGO: SANITARIUM, 1941. Men and women in the waiting room at the municipal sanitarium on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Edwin Rosskam, 1941

FATHER AND CHILD, 1943. A father and child in a Greyhound bus terminal, somewhere in the American South. Photograph by Esther Bubley, 1943

CHICAGO: UNION STATION, 1943. The waiting room in the Union Railroad Station in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Jack Delano, January 1943

SEGREGATED BUS STOP, 1940. Scene at a segregated bus stop in Durham, North Carolina. Photographed by Jack Delano, May 1940

Dr Samuel Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, from Old England s
KW306233 Dr Samuel Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others, published London, c.1880s (colour litho) (see 97165) by English School

The Doctor for the Poor (oil on canvas)
XIR28160 The Doctor for the Poor (oil on canvas) by Leonard, J. (1827-97); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; Belgian, out of copyright

Register Office for the Hiring of Servants, c. 1805 (pen & ink with watercolour on paper)
XYC281135 Register Office for the Hiring of Servants, c.1805 (pen & ink with watercolour on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 30.5x42.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The Pump Room, from Scenes at Bath, c. 1795 (w / c and pen & ink on paper)
XYC281114 The Pump Room, from Scenes at Bath, c.1795 (w/c and pen & ink on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 12.1x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

The Cow Pock or the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation, published by H. Humphrey
BAL18654 The Cow Pock or the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation, published by H.Humphrey, 1809 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Italian Emigrants at Gare Saint-Lazare, from Le Petit Journal, 29th March 1896
XIR167995 Italian Emigrants at Gare Saint-Lazare, from Le Petit Journal, 29th March 1896 (coloured engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1844-99); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Uniforms of the Dutch cavalry, ca 1787-1790, Anonymous, 1787 - 1790

Charles Maurand after Honore Daumier (French, active 1863-1881), Un Bureau d attente d omnibus, 1862, wood engraving

PENN STATION, c1910. The waiting room at Penn Station in New York City. Photograph, c1910

CASTLE GARDEN, 1880. Scenes of newly arrived immigrants in Castle Garden, New York City. Clockwise from top left: In the Waiting Room; Registering; the Labor Bulletin; The Labour Bureau Hiring

ELLIS ISLAND, c1907. Women and children, immigrants from Europe, in a waiting room at the immigration station in New York Harbor, c1907

NA, Mexico, Oaxaca. Camino Real, Ex-Convento

Elderly Woman At Hospital
Alameda, California: February, 1973. A weary elderly woman sits in a hospital waiting room

Austrian physician and orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Lorenz in the New York Hospitals
ADOLF LORENZ (1854-1946). Austrian physician and orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Lorenz in the New York Hospitals. Illustration from an American magazine of 1902

A busy scene in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Second Avenue and 13th Street, New York City
EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, 1875. A busy scene in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Second Avenue and 13th Street, New York City. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1875

Messenger boys playing poker in the Western Union Messenger waiting room in Hartford, Connecticut
BOYS PLAYING POKER, 1909. Messenger boys playing poker in the Western Union Messenger waiting room in Hartford, Connecticut. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1909

WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION ROOM. Visitors and office-seekers waiting for an audience with President Ulysses S. Grant in the reception room at the White House. Late 19th century wood engraving

EMIGRANTS: RAILROAD DEPOT. The emigrant waiting-room of the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Omaha, Nebraska. Color engraving, 1877

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"Journeying through time: A glimpse into the world of waiting rooms" Step back in time to the opulent Royal Waiting Room at Paddington Station, circa 1890. As travelers awaited their departure, they marveled at the grandeur surrounding them. Outside, a bustling scene unfolded with buggy parking and passengers eagerly anticipating their next adventure. The Leas Lift in Folkestone provided respite for those seeking solace amidst their travels. Fast forward to 1912, where the First Class Waiting Room at Paddington Station welcomed esteemed guests with luxurious amenities and impeccable service. It was a sanctuary for those seeking comfort before embarking on their journeys. In Swindon Medical Fund's waiting room, patients anxiously watched as their numbers were called upon a board. Hope and anticipation filled the air as they waited for medical assistance during challenging times. Reading station in the 1960s witnessed passengers patiently biding their time while awaiting trains that would transport them to new destinations. The hustle and bustle of daily life echoed throughout this vibrant hub of travel. Artistic expressions captured moments within waiting rooms; Albertine's oil on canvas painting from 1917 showcased individuals lost in thought while immersed in an atmosphere of anticipation and contemplation. "The Audience of Charles X, " depicted through watercolor, offered a glimpse into historical gatherings where individuals eagerly awaited an audience with royalty or influential figures - each moment pregnant with possibility. During times of distress, such as depicted by Lancashire Distress and Relief Organization's engraving, waiting rooms became places where hope mingled with uncertainty. Individuals sought solace amid difficult circumstances while longing for relief that lay ahead. Parisian artist Edgar Degas' "In the Waiting Room" transported viewers to late-19th-century France - capturing everyday scenes filled with diverse characters united by shared experiences of anticipation within these communal spaces. Even navvies found temporary refuge within waiting rooms when camping overnight, as depicted in an engraving.