Queues Collection

Traffic jam at London Heathrow airport at the tunnel leading into airport. June 1976

Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho)
3093963 Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another)

In the middle of the Indian forest, a man waits for the train near the railway line (Colour Litho)
2778091 In the middle of the Indian forest, a man waits for the train near the railway line (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho)
2809135 The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho) by Beltrame

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

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)

Cinema Queue
People queuing for the cinema. London 1932

Marienbad Spa - greetings card
3794188 Marienbad Spa - greetings card.; (add.info.: Marienbad Spa - greetings card. People queuing up to take the medicinal waters of the spa in the Czech Republic.); Lebrecht History

A queue at the theater gallery, c.1828 (litho)
903907 A queue at the theater gallery, c.1828 (litho) by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Henry Bonaventure Monnier)

Darth Vader paid a visit to Hinckley in August 1983. The character from Star Wars was at the Wightmans store to meet and greet people and sign autographs

Customers at the checkout counter of the Nottingham Co-Op supermarket. 1st May 1963

Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. May 1946 P012503

These teenage David Bowie fans queue in pouring rain for tickets for his concert at Newcastle City Hall on the 8th June. 24th April, 1974

Fans queue for Simple Minds concert outside the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, November 1983

Orderly queue of passengers for train to Wemyss Bay, Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, 17th July 1948

Shoppers at the tills at Sainsburys supermarket in Trinity Street, Coventry. 25th July 1967 watscan - - 26/08/2010

A spirit-of-the-Blitz milk bar in London, where there had been a dairy until bombing destroyed it

Doctors in Manchester Town Hall vaccinating members of the public against smallpox in one of the large rooms. 15th January 1962

Heavy traffic on the M4 coming into London. 28th June 1989

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

Football fans queue on the morning of a F. A. Cup match outside the Chelsea F. C. ground at Stamford Bridge
Footballfans queue on the morning of a F.A. Cup match outside the Chelsea F.C. ground at Stamford Bridge

Waiting for the bus
Passengers queuing up at a request bus stop in Marylebone in London, 1951

County Causeway connecting Miamai and Miami Beach, Florida
The County Causeway connecting Miamai and Miami Beach, Florida, USA Date: 1930s

A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho)
2778498 A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A torpedo that overturns a locomotive)

Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho)
2808826 Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The victorious French coup at Verdun, the assault of the colonial troops on the Douaumont fort (colour litho)
2777596 The victorious French coup at Verdun, the assault of the colonial troops on the Douaumont fort (colour litho) by Beltrame

The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy
2777598 The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame

Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho)
2815545 Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal imprudences)

The new Allied weapons, an English terrestrial dreadnought on German positions (colour litho)
2777587 The new Allied weapons, an English terrestrial dreadnought on German positions (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new Allied weapons)

Queue for tickets for the Arsenal v Moscow Dynamo friendly match at White Hart Lane 1945

Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king. 1831 (engraving)
7234816 Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgian gentlemen and ladies)

Hotel Rigi Staffel, Elektrische Arth Rigi Bahn und Bahnlinie nach Vitznau (b / w photo)
7191926 Hotel Rigi Staffel, Elektrische Arth Rigi Bahn und Bahnlinie nach Vitznau (b/w photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Rigi Staffel)

Adelaide House, City of London (b / w photo)
7200851 Adelaide House, City of London (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adelaide House, City of London)

Queue for free dispensary for poor people (engraving)
3245454 Queue for free dispensary for poor people (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Queue; Tail; Schweif (engraving)
7197304 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Queue; Tail; Schweif (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queue; Tail; Schweif)

Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells, London (litho)
7201175 Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway junctions around Willesden and Acton Wells)

Fishing Apparatus (engraving)
7181518 Fishing Apparatus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing Apparatus)

La peche a la ligne (engraving)
7200192 La peche a la ligne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche a la ligne)

An Incomplete Angler (engraving)
7200966 An Incomplete Angler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Incomplete Angler)

An Objection to crossing the Line (engraving)
7178091 An Objection to crossing the Line (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Objection to crossing the Line)

La peche aux bains de mer (engraving)
7194469 La peche aux bains de mer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche aux bains de mer)

La peche du bar a la ligne (engraving)
7194415 La peche du bar a la ligne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La peche du bar a la ligne)

Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871 (litho)
7160310 Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lines of Sappho, one of the defenders of 1871)

Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London (litho)
7201172 Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Eastern Railway junctions at Stratford, London)

Angler catching a boot (litho)
7201156 Angler catching a boot (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bad catch, angler catching a boot)

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"Queues: A Glimpse into the Tapestry of Life" Life is just one damned thing after another, and queues serve as a vivid reminder of this chaotic yet fascinating journey. From the vibrant Milan Automobile Week, where competitors eagerly depart for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette, to the bustling London Coliseum with its eager theatergoers patiently awaiting their turn, queues paint a colorful picture of anticipation. Even in sunny Florida, queues bridge gaps between places like Miami and Miami Beach on the County Causeway. Cinema queues capture moments frozen in time, Picture No. 11982413 immortalizing shared excitement for an upcoming film release. Waiting for the bus becomes an opportunity to observe diverse characters converging momentarily at a common destination. In August 1983, Darth Vader himself paid an unexpected visit to Hinckley, leaving Star Wars fans queuing up with fervor and delight. Meanwhile, Nottingham Co-Op supermarket witnesses customers forming orderly lines at checkout counters on May Day in 1963 – a testament to both patience and efficiency. Rain-soaked teenage David Bowie fans huddled together while queuing tirelessly for concert tickets; their dedication mirrored by shoppers at Sainsbury's supermarket in Coventry's Trinity Street who navigate tills with practiced ease. And amidst it all stands Glasgow Central Station - its platform adorned by an orderly queue of passengers bound for Wemyss Bay. Here lies proof that even amid life's hustle and bustle, order can prevail and can more than mere lines; they represent human connection woven through time and space. They encapsulate our desires, hopes, frustrations, and resilience as we navigate through life's intricate tapestry – one queue at a time.