Queuing Collection

Gyrocopter Beats Traffic
The Campbell Cricket one-man gyrocopter is used for speedy commuting above the traffic and passengers queuing at the bus stop Date: late 1960s

Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes
A study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene

Cinema, Letchworth
Queuing to see The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at the Broadway cinema, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England Date: circa 1969

Fans desperate for a ticket for Middlesbroughs last match at Ayresome Park against Luton queue outside the ticket office to snap up the remaining tickets when they went on sale to the general public

Everton Fans queue for cup-tie tickets. Aerial photo shows the queue snaking round the streets of Goodison Park. 7th March 1967

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

The Lawyer's Office, 1628. Creator: Pieter de Bloot
The Lawyer's Office, 1628

Ration Cards WWII
People queuing for temporary ration cards during World War II

Boats at Boulters Lock, Berkshire, 1907
Photograph showing the crowd of boats queuing for Boulters Lock, Berkshire, on Ascot Sunday, 1907. The day this picture was taken 1300 boats passed through the lock

Willis Ludlow store. Williss store on the corner of Carr Lane and Waterhouse Lane, Hull city centre, circa 1932

Milk House, Tompkins Sq.; hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Milk House, Tompkins Sq.; hot day, between c1910 and c1915

1st Depositor, Postal Bank, N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
1st Depositor, Postal Bank, N.Y. between c1910 and c1915

Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Shows U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus (1851-1927), at City Hall, New York City during a naval mobilization

Women enlisting - England, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Women enlisting - England, between c1910 and c1915

Line for Tetrazzini seats, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Line for Tetrazzini seats, between c1915 and c1920

Crowd at convention hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd at convention hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Photo taken at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2

Un monsieur qui a des relations. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101426 Un monsieur qui a des relations. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Kern, Leon (1883-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un monsieur qui a des relations)

Queue for admission to a gallery, London (b/w photo)
8676299 Queue for admission to a gallery, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queue for admission to a gallery, London)

At a Base Station, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404037 At a Base Station, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo)
STC306718 Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Immigration into the US reached its peak in 1907 (1, 285, 349 immigrants).); The Stapleton Collection

Do You Know: Why sailors wear collars? (colour litho)
8668137 Do You Know: Why sailors wear collars? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why sailors wear collars)

Seeking relief at a Mairie, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Seeking relief at a Mairie, Paris, 1914. People at the city hall (mairie) in the 11th Arrondissement, Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France during World War I

Awaiting relief, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Awaiting relief, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. French people, mostly women, waiting in line for relief at the beginning of World War I, Paris, France

German women after second grade meat, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German women after second grade meat, 1914. German women in line for meat during the beginning of World War I

Queuing at Westminster Abbey
Jörg Zimmermann

Womens exhibition at Earls Court 1900
Queuing to pay for the Womens Exhibition at Earls Court, 1900. A man puts his hand in his pocket to pay for his wife and daughters

The scene at Northway approach to Switch Island, a major road junction near Aintree in Merseyside, England, Friday 27th January 1978

Line of buses in traffic jam, Market Square, Cambridge, caused by ongoing construction work, 16th September 1965

Passengers boarding flight at Renfrew Airport, British European Airways, Scotland, 1st August 1950

Civilians attend a show in London during the Second World War. 6th April 1942

General view of Birmingham city centre, West Midlands. 4th October 1967

Queue of people waiting for tram on Old Market Street, Bristol, with dome of The Central Hall visible in background, Circa 1910

Rangers Fans queue for tickets for the Heart of Midlothian match they believe will see Rangers win the league. 22nd April 1987

Residents of Birmingham queue with their prams at the Coal Merchants in Green Lane awaiting their allocation and hoping there is enough coal to go round following earlier shortages. 6th February 1954

Its the craziest tangle the police have ever had to sort out at as mothers and fathers left their children outside the new woolworths store shorty after its opening in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull

A baby being vaccinated at Halton Road divisional health centre in Runcorn, looking dismayed by quickly reassured by the nurse

awaiting their turn. Ladies queue to use the public telephone box close to the Tower of London. 2nd June 1955

Rock City, Nottingham, music venue where David Bowie is performing this evening, The Earthling World Tour, Tuesday 5th August 1997

Hot Weather Scenes, Oasis Swimming Pool, Holborn, London, 12th May 1954

Queues and confusion at the United Bus Station, Middlesbrough, as the busmens work to rule starts to bite, Middlesbrough, 15th September 1970

Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. May 1946 P012503

Pensioners queue outside Greggs Seconds Shop, Westgate Road, 12th July 1974. Pensioners are allowed to buy bread at half price. The goods are imperfectly baked but perfectly edible

Beatles fans queue for tickets in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 21st November 1963. Pass the time reading The Beatles Book, a monthly magazine

The queue outside Lunn Poly travel Agent to snap up a £; 5 holiday to the South of France November 1985

Children outside their home in a poor suburb on the outskirts of Rome, Italy April 1975

Office outing JLP01_08_008887
BOURNEMOUTH CENTRAL STATION, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A long queue of people at Bournemouth train station during an outing of Laings London office to Bournemouth

The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Indian soldiers in China. The Bengalese drawing their rations make a rather good subject for the picturesque;

In Soviet Russia; A polling station in Petrograd, November 21, 1917, during elections... 1917. Creator: Y Steinberg
In Soviet Russia; A polling station in Petrograd, November 21, 1917, during elections for the Constituent Assembly, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Sketches in China - Heads of the People - a sketch at the Rev. Mr. Huleatt's Rice... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - Heads of the People - a sketch at the Rev. Mr. Huleatt's Rice Distribution at Canton, 1858. Engraving from a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special

Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir - Deux heures de queue a un theatre quelconque

American Prison Life, Blackwell's Island, New York: Dinner-Time, 1876. Creator: Unknown
American Prison Life, Blackwell's Island, New York: Dinner-Time, 1876....the inmates, who are here treated with compulsory hospitality

La Nouvelle Europe; les elections Allemandes; les elections a Berlin: le 19 janvier... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; les elections Allemandes; les elections a Berlin: le 19 janvier, electeurs et electrices se pressant a l'entree d'une section de vote, 1919

Menu card with flags, 27 April 1889. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Menu card with flags, 27 April 1889. Flags spelling the word Dinner'. The auditorium, the hortus and the museum of natural history. Queue of people

The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650. Creator: Unknown
The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650

The Division Lobby, House of Commons: Taking the Votes, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Division Lobby, House of Commons: Taking the Votes, 1857....the recording of the votes of members of the House decides every question of policy

Queue of people waiting, c.1890-c.1920. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Queue of people waiting, c.1890-c.1920

Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de rapatries, par le tramway venant de Geneve qui fut leur derniere halte avant la France, 1916

Refreshing the Thirsty, c.1646-c.1649. Creator: Michiel Sweerts
Refreshing the Thirsty, c.1646-c.1649

Une visite aux bains, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une visite aux bains, 19th century. Summer sketch - A visit to the baths

Dis donc, mon homme, s'ils savaient... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dis donc, mon homme, s'ils savaient... 19th century. Wow, my man, if they knew if they knew how we make their cheeses I think they wouldn't be in such a hurry

Group of laborers, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of laborers, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Trois heures, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Singles Day (La Journee du Celibataire) - Trois heures, 1839. Three hours

Premières impressions - Stupéfaction, compression et suffocation, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Premieres impressions - Stupefaction, compression et suffocation, 19th century. The Universal Exposition. First impressions - Stupefaction, compression and suffocation

Breadline, 1900. Creator: George Benjamin Luks
Breadline, 1900

Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920

Un Guichet de théâtre, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
Un Guichet de theatre, 1862

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris. Queues à la porte d'une boucherie municipale... 1889
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris. Queues a la porte d'une boucherie municipale. Le siege de Paris en 1870, 1889. Sketch for the town hall (prefect's office), Hotel de Ville, Paris

Queue à la porte d'une épicerie (angle de la rue Réaumur et du boulevard Sébastopol)... 1871
Queue a la porte d'une epicerie (angle de la rue Reaumur et du boulevard Sebastopol) en novembre 1870, 1871

Group of people in line at White House gate, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Group of people in line at White House gate, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1917

In You Rejoiceth, between 1615 and 1648. Creator: Franghias Kavertzas
In You Rejoiceth, between 1615 and 1648

In You Rejoiceth, between 1615 and 1648. Creator: Franghias Kavertzas
In You Rejoiceth, between 1615 and 1648

Distress in London - Unemployed waiting at a Soup Kitchen, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Distress in London - Unemployed waiting at a Soup Kitchen, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg... 1918
Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg, On The Battlefield, 1918. Meeting of old soldiers from the Union

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", The Rush for the First Meal, 1891. From "The Graphic

La Bouchée de pain : groupe d'hommes montant les marches, between 1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : groupe d'hommes montant les marches, between 1904

La Bouchée de pain : groupe d'hommes montant les marches, between 1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : groupe d'hommes montant les marches, between 1904

La Bouchée de pain : trois jeunes hommes de profil, c.1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : trois jeunes hommes de profil, c.1904

La Bouchée de pain : File d'attente, c.1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : File d'attente, c.1904

Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917

Queue in the butcher's shop in 1871, c1871. Creator: Clement-Auguste Andrieux
Queue in the butcher's shop in 1871, c1871

Mount Vernon - Tomb of Washington, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mount Vernon - Tomb of Washington, 1911
Mount Vernon - Tomb of Washington, 1911. [People queuing up to visit the tomb of George Washington, Fairfax County, Virginia. Sign: Within this Enclosure Rest the remains of George Washington']

City canteen during the siege of Paris (1870-1871), c1870. Creator: Henri Pille
City canteen during the siege of Paris (1870-1871), c1870

Destitute farm labor families come to FSA distributing depot... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Embracing the Art of Queuing: From Gyrocopter Beats Traffic to Theatre Royal, Drury Lane" Gyrocopter Beats Traffic: In a world where time is precious, queuing becomes an art form as people find innovative ways to beat traffic and reach their destinations faster. Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes: The powerful painting captures the essence for those less fortunate, reminding us of our shared responsibility towards each other. Cinema, Letchworth: Queues outside cinemas symbolize anticipation and excitement as movie enthusiasts eagerly wait to experience the magic of storytelling on the silver screen. Everton Fans queue for cup-tie tickets: Aerial photos reveal dedicated fans snaking around in queues, showcasing their unwavering support for their beloved team and creating a sense of camaraderie among fellow supporters. Boats at Boulters Lock, Berkshire, 1907: Even nature obeys an orderly system as boats patiently queue up at locks, demonstrating that queuing transcends human behavior and exists in various forms across different realms. Moveable bus stop arrives in London during WWII: Amidst wartime chaos, even public transportation adapts with moveable bus stops ensuring efficient boarding processes while maintaining orderliness amidst adversity. Ration Cards WWII: Queueing became a way of life during World War II when ration cards were introduced - citizens patiently waiting their turn to receive essential supplies amidst scarcity and uncertainty. The Quaker Girl by James T Tanner: Theatre lovers embrace queues outside venues like Westminster Abbey or Theatre Royal; eager anticipation fills the air as they await captivating performances that transport them into another world. Travel to the Theatre: Queues leading up to theaters showcase society's love affair with live entertainment - from musicals to plays - where people willingly wait for hours just for a chance to witness artistic brilliance. Rational Gadgets For Your Coupons by William Heath Robinson.