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Caring for the Dead, illustration from Speculum Passionis, 1507, 1507

Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms, 1879-80. Creator: Edgar Degas
Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms, 1879-80

Minerva and Mercury Arming Perseus, 1604. Creators: Bartholomeus Spranger, Jan Muller
Minerva and Mercury Arming Perseus, 1604

A Faun or Satyr Preparing a Pig for Sacrifice, published ca. 1599-1622. Creator: Unknown
A Faun or Satyr Preparing a Pig for Sacrifice, published ca. 1599-1622. After Battista Franco. Formerly attributed to Enea Vico

Preparations for the New Year, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jo, vol. 1), 1817

Ichikawa Danjuro VII Preparing New Years Gifts, ca. 1830. ca. 1830
Ichikawa Danjuro VII Preparing New Years Gifts, ca. 1830

Print, 1750-1835. 1750-1835. Creator: Shinsai
Print, 1750-1835

A High-Priest, the Prophetess Anna (?) and a Kneeling Boy around a Table, 1745

Indigenous First Nation Tribe preparing for the Pow Wow 1903

Man Leaves For Trip Date: 1948

Unloading Chickens Date: 1948

Couple Make Lunch Date: 1950

Javanese Women Preparing Rice, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Women Preparing Rice, 1860s-70s

British Empire Exhibition - Duke and Duchess of York
British Empire Exhibition - The Duke and Duchess of York having fun in the Amusement park - June 1925. They are preparing to set out on a dizzying ride in an aerial boat (shaped like a chicken...!)

Prince Albert preparing for flight in a Handley-Page bomber
Prince Albert, later Duke of York and King George VI (1895-1952), as a Captain in the Royal Air Force to which he transferred from the Navy in 1918

Surgeon preparing new skin in graft surgery
Surgeon and two nurses in operating theatre, preparing new skin for graft surgery. Date: 1946

Nurses preparing for surgery
Two nurses in operating theatre. One nurse is helping the other into surgical garments. An operating table is visible in the foreground, with a large hanging light overhead. Date: circa 1930

Student nurses working with bandages
Guy?s Hospital Preliminary Training School, London. Student nurses sit at a table together preparing laundered bandages to make splints Date: circa 1930

Vietnam - Chinese man selling small pieces of roasted meat at the side of the street Date: circa 1910s

Silk culture in China 1857
Preparing raw silk. Date: 1857

Road Works in Whitehall, London 1882
Originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London. In the foreground the men are preparing pitch or tar with their portable

Londons drapers 1900
Busy work room in a drapers in London. Date: 1900

Marshalls Flax Mill factory 1885
Preparing flax for spinning looms. Date: 1885

Preparing the original date for Coronation 1902
Preparing for Edward VIIs coronation, unfortunately two days before the due date 26th June 1902, Edward became seriously ill with appendicitis and underwent an emergency operation

MAKING GLOBES 1930S
Making globes: The girl is pasting newspaper over a globe shape. The globe is then baked in an oven until hard. The boy is preparing a half globe for joining. Date: 1930s

WORKMEN PREPARING SCRAP
Workmen preparing scrap metal for the furnace. Date: c.1930

RACIAL / FRENCH SILHOUETTE
Caricature of six French men preparing food Date: 1815

PREPARING FOOD - RELISH
Bottling and labelling the Yorkshire Relish at Messrs Goodall, Backhouse and Cos manufactory, doubtless located somewhere in Yorkshire Date: circa 1865

LUCIA DAY, SWEDEN
15 December is LUCIA DAY, and the girl chosen to be Saint Lucy carries coffee and cakes to those who are busily preparing Christmas gifts Date: 1927

MILITARY PUNISHMENTS
scenes of Roman military life - camp scene : condemnation to the galleys : disarming an offender : preparing for a hanging ?

C17 COOKING SCENE
Preparing foodstuffs of every kind - fowls are dressed, cows are milked, grapes are trod, soup is heated, bread and other items are carried by porters, biscuits are tasted Date: 17th century

GLASS 18TH CENTURY 9
GLACES Preparing the furnace (four a fritte) in a French glassworks Date: 1765

GLASS 18TH CENTURY 7
GLACES Preparing the wooden moulds Date: 1765

17th century Apothecaries
Apothecaries preparing medicines, pounding the ingredients with pestles in a mortar. Date: 17th century

Dutch Mystery Outdoor Play in Prepartion
Preparing for a mystery play, Holland. Date: 16th Century

Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals
Contemporary society. Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals, or, a Peep at the Green Room, Vide Pic-Nic Orgies, by James Gillray

Preparation For a Noon-Day Meal, Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir Ali Shir Nava i, 1580

India, Bihar, Gaya, A cook frying chat and namkeen at a food hotel

India, Bihar, Gaya, A cook preparing chat and namkeen at a food hotel

Man cooking plov, typical traditional Uzbek food, Navoi Province, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, Navoi Province, Man cooking plov, typical traditional Uzbek food

Spain, Madrid, Mercado de San Miguel, serving up elvers

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Mexico, Bajio, Zacatecas, Preparing tunas or cactus fruit, cropped shot of hands holding peeled fruit and knife

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Turkey, Aydin Province, Sirince, Women preparing red and green chilies outside, in late afternoon sunshine in the old town

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Food, Baking, Flour, White plain flour being siifted through a sieve against a black background

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Food, Cooking, Baking, White plain flour being siifted through a sieve against a black background

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Food, Baking, Flour, White plain flour being siifted through a sieve against a black background

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Food, Baking, Flour, White plain flour being siifted through a sieve against a black background

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Myanmar, Farmer and oxen ploughing paddy fields, near Mandalay

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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.