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Olandine, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Olandine, 1904

Olandine, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Olandine, 1904

Maneuvers, n.d. Creator: Giovanni Fattori
Maneuvers, n.d

Battle Scene with Horsemen, 1658. Creator: Zacharias Blijhooft
Battle Scene with Horsemen, 1658

Ballerina, 1910. Creator: Carl Wilhelmson
Ballerina, 1910

Serge Witte and Baron Rosen in palm garden at the Wentworth Hotel, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Serge Witte and Baron Rosen in palm garden at the Wentworth Hotel, 1905

First arrival pack horses, Seoul, bound north, c1904. Creator: Robert Lee Dunn
First arrival pack horses, Seoul, bound north, c1904

The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown
The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper

Potter building her kiln, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Potter building her kiln, c1906. Photograph shows Tewa Hopi potter Nampeyo building a kiln

Preparing the sweat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing the sweat, c1905. Four Navajo Indians preparing hot embers, covering them with brush and weeds on second day of Yebichai ceremony

Winnowing wheat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Winnowing wheat, c1905. Tewa woman winnowing wheat in front of pueblo building

Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Tlakluit Indian woman, sitting on ground, placing salmon fillets on wood plank, woven reed mat in background, Washington State

Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Two Tewa people processing wheat outside pueblo structure, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico

Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Four Salish women sitting on ground preparing meat

Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914

War preparation, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
War preparation, c1907. Several Sioux men on horseback gather outside a tipi

Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Working with a flour millstone, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Working with a flour millstone, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Decorating the Christmas tree at the Krasnoyarsk Teachers Seminary, 1894. Creator: Lukhtanska
Decorating the Christmas tree at the Krasnoyarsk Teachers Seminary, 1894. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Negidal. (From Lake Orel of the Amur region), 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Negidal. (From Lake Orel of the Amur region) 1862. Sheet 56 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

"A Groom in Sorunda", 1850s. Creator: Carl Andreas Dahlstrom. "A Groom in Sorunda", 1850s
"A Groom in Sorunda", 1850s. Interior with a groom surrounded by two women and a man smoking a pipe

Preparations at Cherbourg for the departure of reinforcements for Mexico, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Preparations at Cherbourg for the departure of reinforcements for Mexico, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by M. Lix. From the beginning of July the armaments for the expedition have been carried out

Departure for an excursion to the island of Ualan (the Carolinas), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South

The Eastern Annexe of the International Exhibition Building containing agricultural implements, 1862 Creator: Unknown
The Eastern Annexe of the International Exhibition Building containing agricultural implements, [South Kensington, London]

Yakut Winter Yurt, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Yakut Winter Yurt, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

In a Kachin yurt. While preparing "araga" (wine), 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown. In a Kachin yurt
In a Kachin yurt. While preparing "araga" (wine), 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 505
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter FGA.74 505 (msn 41H/680085, ex XJ632 and G-9-356), on the line with armourers preparing the ADEN gun pack for removal

Glubb Pasha, British Commander of Arab Legion, Amman, Jordan talking to his son Faris, mounted on an Arab steed at a Coronation Parade preparing for the coronation of King Hussein on 3rd May 1958

Yvette Guilbert music hall singer 1865-1944
Yvette Guilbert (Emma Laure Guilbert) French music hall singer. Known as a ?diseuse? for her monologue-like patter songs. Here at her dressing-table preparing for a performance

Smiths Wharf, Queenhithe, London
Lightermen preparing for work on barges moored on the River Thames opposite Smiths Wharf, Queenhithe, City of London. Date: circa 1950s

Oliver Cromwell on horseback, English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell on horseback, preparing to go into battle during the English Civil War. circa 1640s

Summer drinks
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The Dance Lesson, c. 1879. Creator: Edgar Degas
The Dance Lesson, c. 1879

Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60

WW1 Soldiers Preparing for Camp, Bulford Camp, Bulford, Amesbury, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1910s

Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows
Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T.1 trainers of the Red Arrows, preparing to return to RAF Little Rissington after an airs-how itinerary away from their RAF Little Rissington base. Date: circa 1970

mexico, bajio, zacatecas, preparing tunas or cactus fruit cropped shot of hands holding
Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia leucotricha. Preparing tunas or cactus fruit, cropped shot of hands holding peeled fruit and knife. Mexico, Bajio, Zacatecas

WWII - the man who eats grass, Mr J. R. B. Branson
Mr J. R. B. Branson, who advocated a diet of grass to counter food shortages during the Second World War. The Bystander magazine ran a double page spread on him

Preparing for the Evacuation of Warsaw, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Preparing for the Evacuation of Warsaw, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Removing church bells and other metal objects - capable of being melted for munition purposes - to prevent them from falling

Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s. From " Federated Australia"

Syrian Women preparation preparing flat bread
Damascus, Syria - Syrian Women preparation flat bread, cooked over a domed hot stone. Date: circa 1920s

Rural English Soft Cheesemaker - preparing formed rounds of local cheese. Date: 1900s

Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow, 1880. Series: A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Crew carrying shell

The cook at Marshall Hall, seated outdoors, shelling peas?, c1890. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The cook at Marshall Hall, seated outdoors, shelling peas?, c1890. [African American man at army camp in Maryland]

When winter comes, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
When winter comes, c1908. Dakota woman, carrying firewood in snow, approaches tipi

Butter churning, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Butter churning, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

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"Preparing for the unknown: From Red Kite to Shackleton's Quest" As St. Lucy's Day dawns, a sense of anticipation fills the air. Just like Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, the legendary polar explorer who meticulously planned his expeditions, we too find ourselves preparing for our own unique journeys. In Kent's picturesque countryside, a balloon ascends from Seal, near Sevenoaks. The crew carefully prepares every detail, mirroring Shackleton's attention to even the smallest hints of preparation. Meanwhile, in Djibouti, a man delicately styles his hair in anticipation of his wedding day. Much like Chef with Snails expertly crafting a culinary masterpiece or Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova readying herself for her historic space mission in 1963 - these individuals understand that preparation is key to success. Stepping back in time to 1912 artwork "The Pharmacy, " we witness pharmacists diligently preparing remedies and potions to heal their community. Similarly meticulous are golfers digging bunkers on their favorite course or billiards players lining up their shots with precision. On tranquil waters at Henley Regatta, swans gracefully glide through punts as rowers prepare themselves mentally and physically for the race ahead. But it is perhaps Ernest Shackleton who epitomizes preparation best as he readies himself for an audacious trans-Antarctic expedition. Like him, we must gather our resources and equip ourselves with knowledge and determination before embarking on any endeavor. Whether it be soaring through the skies like Red Kites or venturing into uncharted territories like Shackleton did over a century ago - let us remember that thorough preparation lays the foundation for extraordinary achievements that will forever echo throughout history.