Preparation Collection

Kendo martial arts fighter holding sword in front of him

Passenger Porter
26th October 1907: A porter at the ready at a London, Tilbury and Southend Railway station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

War In Vietnam
Marines of G Company, 4th Marines are pictured climbing a hill in preparation for attack against the North Vietnamese. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Typical clay pot, tajine, for cooking traditional Moroccan meals, mud-brick village of Anammer, Ourika Valley, Atlas Mountains, Anammer, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco

Chalking The Cue
Circa 1908: A portrait of Mr Spiller preparing his billiard cue by chalking the tip, taken against a painted backdrop. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Golfers on golf course, woman preparing to strike, caddy standing nearby

Swimming pool, swimmers on start blocks

Sequence of black and white illustrations showing how to make bread dough

Shrunken Heads
19th August 1925: Three specimen of shrunken heads all with long hair, prepared by the Macas Indians. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off
17th May 1952: An RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off

Ancient Egypt warrior army
Illustration of a Ancient Egypt warrior army

Raw pork roulade in a net on a porcelain plate

Hand holding tile in tile cutter

Bobsledding team of four, final push and last person getting on

X-ray Outfit
1st March 1909: A medical worker, dressed in protective clothing, prepares to take an X-ray. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rioters Bloody Hands
Rioters bathe their standard bearers hands in blood during violent disturbances related to low pay in the iron industry, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 1831

Person wearing boots with crampons, low section

Digital illustration showing different areas of wooden floor, and insets of sander and attachment

Black and white illustration of ingredients and utensils for making freshly squeezed fruit juice

Airship R33
March 1919: The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Woman Wearing An Apron Over A White Collar Cotton Print Dress Is Standing In Front Of An
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman Wearing An Apron Over A White Collar Cotton Print Dress Is Standing In Front Of An Open Oven, With Roasting Pan Holding A Turkey. She Is Smiling

Perfect Golf Swing Sequence
sequence, 165791086

Illustration of using claw hammer to mark fixing holes in fence spur and wood post

Preparing Foundation of the Eiffel Tower
(Original Caption) 4/25/1887-France: Preparing the foundation of the Eiffel Tower. Caissons imbedded 23 feet deep below the surface. Photograph by Chevojon

Victorian Lady Preparing Her Bath
This photograph from the late nineteenth century showing a lady preparing for a bath represents some of the most daring and risque photography of the time

Woman Lacing Up Woman's Corset
(Original Caption) Photo shows girls in a boudoir in their undergarments. One is shown with her foot braced against the other as she pulls the corset laces tight. Photo, ca. 1890

Mother and Daughter (8-9) Shopping for Christmas Tree

Gene Upshaw
Oakland Raiders took to the practice field in preparation for their upcoming playoff game with the San Diego Chargers. Gene Upshaw veteran guard stretches a few muscles along with center Dave Dalby

Indians Scrape Buffalo Hide;Leathermakin
(Original Caption) Indians scraping Buffalo hide in process of making leather. Photograph

Drawing of Surgeon Preparing his Tools
(Original Caption) Surgeon prepares his tools. Caspar Strohmeyer, German surgeon, lays out instruments preparatory to operation. This colored drawing was made by Dr. Strohmeyer himself, 1559

Bette Davis At Mirror In Dressing Room
(Original Caption) An interesting mirror study of Warner Brothers star Bette Davis, getting ready for an emotional scene in "It's Love I'm After." Undated photograph

Willie Pep Has Hands Taped In Dressing R
(Original Caption) In his dressing room, Willie Pep has hands taped by trainer Bill Gore as Fred Brown of Pep's training camp watches. Undated. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Orville Wright Test Struts on Airplane
(Original Caption) 7/27/1909: Wright Brothers Flyer in the starting position on the track. Orville Wright is testing the struts (black jacket and cap) prior to starting the first endurance flight

Make-up artist working with dancer
Make-up

Forest Ranger Hiking
Forest Ranger surveying new administrative site in National Forests

Inspectors Check for Typhus
(Original Caption) 2/12/1921-New York- To ward off a possible spread of the dread typhus in New York Dr. Royal S

Boys Shining Saddles
Five stable boys polish English saddles in preparation for the opening of the racing season

Teenage girls (15-17 years) making doughnuts in kitchen. August 06, 1925

Children Watch Woman Prepare Turkey
(Original Caption) 8/6/1925: Thanksgiving stuffing. Children watch elderly woman preparing the thanksgiving turkey

Gertrude Ederle Prepares to Swim the English Channel
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle prepares to swim the English channel from Cap Gris-Nez in France to Dover, England | Location: Cap Gris-Nez, France

Zuni Woman Grinding Corn
(Original Caption) Zuni Indian Woman grinding corn. Undated photograph

Aircraft at Airport Getting Ready for Takeoff
(Original Caption) Photo shows aircraft getting ready for takeoff. Ca. 1940s

International Theatre Arts Exhibit Opens in N.Y.C
From countries all over the world are gathered together in the Museum of Modern Arts in N.Y.C. the handiwork of masters of stage design

Walter Granger Assembling Dinosaur Skeleton
(Original Caption) Dr. Walter Granger, of the American Museum of Natural History, is shown finishing the assembling of a huge dinosaur, which will shortly go on exhibition in the museum

Nationalist Fighters Ready To Assault
(Original Caption) Spanish Civil War: Nationalist fighters under the leadership of General Varela, getting ready for an assault on Madrid. Photograph, 1936

USA, New York City, Manhattan, Central Park, Model speedboat racers lined up for race
(Original Caption) 9/13/1936-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: All the thrills of speedboat racing without the risks were enjoyed by owners of tiny but powerful model motorboats

Children Sit in Soapbox Derby Cars
(Original Caption) 7/27/1938-Philadelphia, CA- The scene in Fairmount Park, as some of the 300 contestants in the annual Philadelphia Soapbox Derby line up waiting for the starting gun

Rider W/Inverted Airborne Motorcycle
(Original Caption) 11/03/1938-Los Angeles

German Officers Ready For Bombing Flight
(Original Caption) 1939: German officers prepare for bombing flight

Woman Stretching in Bed
(Original Caption) A portrait of a woman, Margaret Horan, smiling in anticipation of falling asleep. She sits in bed under the covers and stretches her arms up high in the air. Ca. 1940-1960

Worker Preparing Penicillin
A worker at the Chas. Pfizer and Co. plant places a tray containing vials of frozen Penicillin solution into the dryer preparatory to vacuum evaporation of the water

Tailors Check Patterns on Army Cloth
(Original Caption) 6/27/1940-New York, New York- Not all angles of preparedness deat with guns, tanks and planes

Joe Dimaggio Preparing Bat For Game
(Original Caption) 1941-New York, NY: Star Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio preparing his bat for a game

Group of young women with model yachts
(Original Caption) 6/12/1941-New York: Model young ladies don't usually go in for such boyish pastimes as boatbuilding

Women Preparing For Ceremonial Dance
(Original Caption) 1/4/42-Bali: It takes a long time to dress for a ceremonial dance in Bali. Each article of costume has a ritualistic significance

Digging In
Assigned to an advance post days after the allied landings at Nettuno on January 22nd, fifth army men "dig in" on the bank of the Mussolini Canal

Woman Seated As She Works In The Kitchen
(Original Caption) Sitting while she works...In the new model kitchen, the culinary career becomes a sedentary job

Man Preparing Drill For Boring; Grease
(Original Caption) 5/27/1946-Cut Bank, OK: SPUDDING... the oil industry has a terminology all of its own. Oil men in the field can carry on a conversation that would baffle the layman

Aboard the Philadelphia Eagles Plane
"Greasy" Neil, coach of Philadelphia Eagles, reviews, with his team, moving pictures of their last year's game with the Los Angeles Rams

Koreans Prepare Stalin Portrait Outside
(Original Caption) 7/24/1947-Pyongyang, Korea-This Russian-occupied city in northern Korea was recently visited by a Joint Comission and the populace, completely under Russian domination

External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters
(Original Caption) 5/23/1989-Kennedy Space Center, FL-: The external tank and twin solid rocket boosters are mated in the Vehicle Assembly Building, as work for Space Shuttle Mission STS-28 continues

Three Cooks
Three cooks preparing a meal. (Photo by Bettmann/UPI via Getty Images)

Children (10-12) preparing large candy cane
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Women Stripping Cinnamon, Ceylon-India
(Original Caption) Ceylon-India: Women seated on the floor stripping cinnamon by hand. Undated photograph

Mother Putting Bridal Veil on Daughter
(Original Caption) Mary Wilke adjusts the bridal veil on her seated daughter, the soon to be Mrs. Jay Tarasko, in a bedroom as they prepare for the wedding. Ca. 1945-1960

Mother Putting Bridal Veil on Daughter
(Original Caption) A mother, Mrs. Mary Wilke, adjusts the veil on her daughter, the bride, soon to be Mrs. Jay Tarasko. Ca. 1945-1960

Preparation For Balloon Ascension
(Original Caption) Balloon ascension. Sem the French caricaturist and the Duchess D'Uzes. Undated photograph. BPA2 #396

Antique Thanksgiving Invitation
(Original Caption) Picture shows an antique Thanksgiving invitation with a cook preparing the turkey for dinner. Undated illustration

Illus Of Atlantic Cable Ready For Shippi
(Original Caption) "The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, modern wharf, East Greenwich." Undated illustration

Manuscript Of Doctor Preparing Medicine
(Original Caption) Dioscorides, Second century Greek physician

Chinese Woman Seated Preparing Food
(Original Caption) 2/1/1949-Shanghai, China: This poor woman, a refugee from war-wracked north China now living on a sampan on Shanghai's Soochow Creek

Nurse Preparing Patient for Shock Therapy
(Original Caption) 11/20/1951: Modern methods of electro-convulsive therapy, used to shorten periods of depression

Teacher And Children Crouching Under Table
(Original Caption) 5/2/1952-Newark

Youth Check Supplies in Fallout Shelter
(Original Caption) 5/29/1952-Bronxville, NY: John C. Legler is a man who likes to be prepared

Nurse Preparing Children for Polio Vaccine Shots
A nurse prepares children for a polia vaccine shot as part of a city-wide testing of the vaccine on elementary school students

Employee Preparing Ship Engine for Operation
Gleaming wheels, gears, and bearing seats are "lined up" prior to a test run of the main propulsion unit for the USS Saratoga

Hal Hayes Stands Standing In Doorway
(Original Caption) 9/1/1954-Hollywood, CA: View of the comfortable bomb-proof bedroom in the home of Hal B

Lt.Col. John P. Stapp's Rocket Sled From 632 MPH to Stop in 1.5 Seconds
This photo was made during the test, announced by the Air Force yesterday, in which Lt. Col. John P

Girl Playing with Toy Vacuum Cleaner
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Girl sweeping with toy vacuum cleaner. The play-vac manufactured by Gay Toys of Detroit, Michigan

Exhibitionist Adjusting Bones of Prehistoric Animal
(Original Caption) Peering into the jaws of a prehistoric killer is Cam Gifford, preparator of exhibits at the Chicago Natural History Museum

African Leader Greeting United Nations Observer
(Original Caption) 4/1956-British Togoland- In preparation for the plebiscite to be held in British Togoland on May 9th, the Bambilla-Na, paramount chief of the Namumba-Ganja area

Virgil Grissom Yawns Over Breakfast
(Original Caption) 7/19/1961-Cape Canaveral, Florida- Like any earthling in the wee-morning hours

Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dressing for Mercury Mission
(Original Caption) Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter dons the Project Mercury suit he will wear on his MA-7 orbital flight

Cuban Soldiers Standing by Waterfront
Cuban soldiers stand by an anti-aircraft artillery at the Havana waterfront in response to warning of an invasion from the United States

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