Waitress Collection

Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Spaten Brau Publicity 2
A waitress brings four seidels of frothy Spaten-Brau

Silhouette of a waitress or pub barmaid, about to pour beer into a glass. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Lyons Tea Waitress
A large tray is carried by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Biergarten waitress carrying beer tankards
A Biergarten waitress carrying tankards of beer

An intense Gwendolyn Watts in Billy Liar (1963)
Gwendolyn Watts as Rita in a scene set in a cafe from John Schlesingers Billy Liar (1963)

Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement, 1916
Advertisement for the Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms - the most charming place in London for luncheons, teas and dinners

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

Advert, Spears Sausages of Bath - Oh, Good! no preservative! 1927

Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving

Waitress taking two couples order, (B&W)

Alehouse scene in th 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E.A. Abbey illustration

Serving Maid / Chocolate
A serving maid carries a cup of chocolate and a glass of water on a tray

Poster advertising the Ferme de Frahinfaz, a cafe and restaurant near Spa
STC138588 Poster advertising the Ferme de Frahinfaz, a cafe and restaurant near Spa, Belgium, 1896 (colour litho) by Duyck, Edouard (1856-97) and Crespin

Cartoon, Waitress, WW1
Cartoon, Waitress, showing a pretty young woman in a white apron serving a beer to a French soldier in uniform. Date: 1915

LYONS NIPPIE CLEARING
A Lyons Nippie clearing tables at a Lyons Corner House. Date: early 1930s

Ice Skating Tea Time
Lake Placid, New York: January 3, 1923. Two young women ice skaters at the Lake Placid Club enjoy an afternoon tea served hot off the ski-tea table

Shelburne Hostesses
The famous Shelburne Hostesses from the Shelburne Lounge, cocktail bar, Lexington Avenue, New York

Students in Biergarten
German students enjoy a jocular session in a biergarten, joking with the waitress and emptying a few steins

London Teashop 1927
Three ladies in fashionable cloche hats, one with her dog on her lap, enjoy tea and cake at a London teashop next door to Wyndhams Theatre

Lyons Girl with Tea Pot
A pot of tea is brought to a customer by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Lyons Waitress W / Tray
A waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Smiling girl student working part-time in cafe, barista shows thumbs up, wears apron, stands near coffee shop counter Smiling girl student working part-time in cafe, barista shows thumbs up

People in a cafe/bar, Seattle, Washington, USA Date: 1913

L'estaminet: A Glass of Wine. Two men drinking at a wine bar with a waitress serving them. Date: 1933

Frans Floris Attending a Banquet of the Guild of Saint Luke, c1540s, 1853

Venetian style feast, centre panel, 1846-51 (oil on canvas)
XOS8975094 Venetian style feast, centre panel, 1846-51 (oil on canvas) by Boulanger, Louis (1806-67); (add.info.: Series of decorative panels for the dining room of hotel Mahler)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese colour woodcut, here the work Cooling Off at Shijo

Maid serving morning tea, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880

Germany, Berlin, 14.08.1991, Restaurant 1900, at Kollwitzplatz, guests, waitress, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 14.08.1991, Cafe Westphal (CW), at Kollwitzplatz, waitress, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 14.08.1991, Cafe Westphal (CW), at Kollwitzplatz, waitress, Europe

Two waitresses or maids, 1910s, Germany, Europe

Maid in nightgown, outraged couple, 1910s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Gallant Landsknecht, trying to flirt with the waitress serving him a glass of wine in an inn, 1878, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, waitress and bourgeois family in Munich, Germany, 1822, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Farmer's inn near Altoetting, c. 1890, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Garden restaurant, waitresses and innkeeper with a Jack Russell terrier, historic photograph, around 1918

Stop at the inn, historical illustration, circa 1886

Colonial history, waiters take care of a family of four in the restaurant, 1920s, exact place unknown, Indonesia, Asia

Innkeeper with guests, pub in the 1950s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Waitress with many beer mugs, wall painting in the Hofbraeuhaus, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Waitress, Wiesn, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The popular Dutch cafe during the Paris Exposition, 1867
Dutch cafe at the corner of the Rue des Pays-Bas during the Paris Exposition Universelle, 1867. Waiters and waitresses serve jenever to an international clientele at a fashionable cafe

Waitress pouring tea, muslin apron
DGA5188309 Waitress pouring tea, muslin apron, Madame Massieu design, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 16, April 20, 1879; (add.info.: Waitress pouring tea, muslin apron, Madame Massieu design)

Austrain waitress at an inn in Innsbruck, Tyrol, 18th century
Austrian waitress at an inn in Innsbruck, Tyrol, 18th century. She wears a rose-coloured kerchief, white bodice, green petticoat, blue apron, and her hair is tied with ribands

Cafe de Incroyables in Paris, 1797, France 18th Century Engraving
DGA512325 Cafe de Incroyables in Paris, 1797, France 18th Century Engraving; (add.info.: Cafe des Incroyables in Paris, 1797, France 18th Century. Engraving.); © NPL - DeA Picture Library / M

"Die Terrasse" Advertisement for Summer Dresses by Martha Lowenthal
STC3482754 "Die Terrasse" Advertisement for Summer Dresses by Martha Lowenthal, from Styl, pub.1922 (pochoir print) by German School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection

An Evening in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, 1890 (oil painting)
DGA5568872 An Evening in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, 1890 (oil painting) by Fischer, Paul (1860-1934); Museum of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: Copenhagen)

A railway platform, c.1910-20 (illustration)
CCI9033056 A railway platform, c.1910-20 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Food and beverage. Drinking beer on railway platform)

The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard
DGA765606 The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard, 1881, illustration for novel, by Anatole France (1844-1924); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paris)

Alhambra Bar Pub Cafe Restaurant Old Madrid Spain

Tavern in Paris, 1837, France, 19th Century
DGA625337 Tavern in Paris, 1837, France, 19th Century; (add.info.: Tavern in Paris, 1837, France 19th Century.); G. Dagli Orti /© NPL - DeA Picture Library

Mousmee in Country Teahouse, 1897. Creator: Ogawa Kazumasa
Mousmée in Country Teahouse, 1897

Japanese Escort Officers in Front of a Teahouse, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Japanese Escort Officers in Front of a Teahouse, about 1868. Three samurai stand on front of a teahouse. A woman on the right is holding a teapot and cups on a tray

The pride of Lyon s, the staff of Lyons Corner House. Nippies, Gaynor Kirk, aged 18, George Rogers, 23, and Lynette Lawler, 24, and Diana Mitchell, 25. 19th June 1981

Nippies have returned to London after J Lyons & Co. Ltd. announced plans to revive the " Corner House". A nippy is a waitress who works in the J

The Summer Palace restaurant in Sale, Manchester, this restaurant is 15 years old, 2nd July 1992

Unusual for Lynda Baron the singer cabaret and television star, appears as a mini skirted waitress in the film " Hot Millions" where she is serving Peter Ustinov at table

Erich Andres in München
Betrieb im Münchner Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, 1957. Business at the Hofbräuhaus at Munich's Platzl, 1957

Erich Andres in München
Betrieb im Münchner Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, 1957. Business at the Hofbräuhaus at Munich's Platzl, 1957

Erich Andres in München
Betrieb im Münchner Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, 1957. Business at the Hofbräuhaus at Munich's Platzl, 1957

Zu Besuch in München
Betrieb im Münchner Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, 1957. Business at the Hofbräuhaus at Munich's Platzl, 1957

Zu Besuch in München
Kellnerin leert Bierkrüge aus im Münchner Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, 1957. Waitress emptying out beer mugs at the Hofbräuhaus at Munich's Platzl, 1957

Karlsbad
Ein Nachmittag bei Kaffee und Kuchen in Karlsbad, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. An afternoon spent with coffee and cakes in Karlsbad, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Zwei junge Frauen blicken aus dem Fenster auf eine Café Terrasse am Chiemsee herunter, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Eine gut besuchte Café Terrasse am Chiemsee Ufer, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A well-frequented café terrace at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Blick aus einem Fenster auf eine Café Terrasse am Chiemsee, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. View out of a window on a café terrace at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Blick aus einem Fenster auf eine Café Terrasse am Chiemsee, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. View out of a window on a café terrace at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Eine gut besuchte Café Terrasse am Chiemsee Ufer, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A well-frequented café terrace at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Ansicht der gut besuchten Sonnenterrasse eines Cafés am Chiemsee, Deutschland 1930er jahre. View of the well-frequented sun terrace of a café at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Rathaus am Chiemsee
Ansicht der gut besuchten Sonnenterrasse eines Cafés am Chiemsee, Deutschland 1930er jahre. View of the well-frequented sun terrace of a café at the Chiemsee, Germany 1930s

Stralauer Festwiese 1938
An der Süßwarenbude beim Volkfest in Berlin Stralau, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. At the candy booth of the Berlin Stralau annual fair, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Alltag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Daily routine in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Ein gemütlicher Nachmitag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A cozy afternoon in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Alltag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Daily routine in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Ein gemütlicher Nachmitag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A cozy afternoon in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Ein gemütlicher Nachmitag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A cozy afternoon in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Alltag in einem Wiener Kaffeehaus, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Daily routine in a Viennese coffeehouse, Germany 1930s

Wien: Mehlspeismädels
Die Mitarbeiterin von einem Wiener Kaffeehaus bereitet sich auf die Arbeit vor, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. An assistant of a Viennese coffeehouse preparing for work, Germany 1930s

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EDITORS COMMENTS

In the vibrant streets of Havana, Cuba, a Cuban waitress gracefully glides through the bustling crowds. Her silhouette against the backdrop of colorful Cuban paintings tells a story of resilience and strength in this enchanting city in the West Indies. With her Spaten Brau Publicity 2 poster proudly displayed at her workplace, she embodies the spirit of Central America's rich culture. At BFI Southbank's "A Woman's Gotta Do. . Season" in March 2011, a powerful image captures a waitress who symbolizes determination and ambition. She stands tall amidst challenges, just like Gwendolyn Watts portrayed in Billy Liar (1963), leaving an intense impression on all those who encounter her. From Lyons Tea Waitress to Biergarten waitresses carrying beer tankards with precision and grace, these women exemplify dedication to their craft. Their presence is felt throughout history as they serve patrons at Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement dating back to 1916 or even earlier at Abc Cafe London in 1900. As we step into the Banquet scene at Mansion House's Egyptian Hall, we witness a moment frozen in time - a waitress taking two couples' orders captured beautifully in black and white photography. This image reminds us that even amidst grandeur and opulence, it is often these unsung heroes who ensure our dining experiences are memorable. In HOUS2A-00059 photograph, we see another side of waitressing - one that requires quick thinking and multitasking skills as this diligent waitress attends to customers' needs effortlessly. Whether it be serving tea or taking orders for extravagant banquets, these waitresses play an integral role not only within their establishments but also within society itself. They embody hard work, dedication, and perseverance while adding charm to every interaction they have with patrons from all walks of life.