Historic Cooking Scenes

Vintage black-and-white images of chefs and cooking classes, depicting historical culinary practices and bustling kitchens.

High angle view of three Home Economics Students serving food in a cafeteria, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

Bordle life. Chef in the galley of a passenger ship

Anefo photo collection. Cooking competition BK Enamel. May 21, 1957

Fruit & vegetable store in Mea Shearim, Yemenite. 1934, Jerusalem

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection National Kitchens. The assistant cooksand works in the scullery.

Market stall at the fruit market, August 20, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

A woman buys cakes from a patisserie counter of a large London department store in 1942. A woman buys cakes from the assistant at the patisserie counter of a large London department store. Rows of other cakes and desserts can be seen along the counter in this ornately decorated shop.

Anefo photo collection. Oliebollen bake for the anti Rheuma promotion in Amsterdam. December 28, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

High angle view of three Home Economics Students serving food in a cafeteria, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

Anefo photo collection. Cooking competitions in The Hague. May 4, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

In the kitchen. Dinner of the Loomis Fruit Association. Loomis, Placer County, California 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Loomis, California , Placer County

Poll photo collection. MS Colombia. Buffet on the MS Colombia on the way to Madeira. 1930

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting refugees in a camp (Environment Japana). Food in an improvised Toko. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Corner of kitchen with cat drinking from wash pan. Mexican home, San Antonio, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Antonio, Texas , Bexar County

milano, cucina del ristorante della nuova stazione centrale, 1920 1930

Anefo photo collection. Ministry of 1813. Kitchen. Canteen laughs donates tea. 1945. The Hague

Kitchen Scene for Evacuees of Japanese Ancestry, Assembly Center, Pomona, California, USA, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1942

Elsevier photo collection. kitchen Radion Institute Amsterdam Radion detergent Unilever, ed.. 1931. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Fruits on food market

Vintage Photograph. Meat Market counter with butcher.

Railway restaurant Stockholm Central.

Group of people in a fruit store

New Series on Meat in Butcher Shop. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Ola, Idaho. Bread rising in the kitchen of a member of the Ola self-help cooperative 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Ola, Idaho , Gem County

Poll photo collection. Advertising photography. Housewife in model kitchen busy making a cake .. June 1, 1953

Herbs. July 30, 1941.

Functional portrait of a Marva bottelier. Is part of Object series AVDKM 530243 to 530248 ..

Japan, tokyo, TV coverage of a cooking class, 1960-70.

Vintage Photograph. Man looking at chicken section standing with cart full of groceries in supermarket

Anefo photo collection. Vegetable and fruit exhibition Amato, opened by Minister Marijnen. October 13, 1959

Vintage Photograph. Step back in time: exploring vintage kitchen style and fashion.

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the Pasar Malam in Amsterdam Osdorp by mayor. Samkalden tastes from a few scales. April 30, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Typical fruit stand in Havana, Cuba, 1957

07/31/1936. Militias Preparing food in the kitchens of the Moncloa palace, headquarters of the "Socialist" Militias.

Anefo photo collection. Finland. Woman in costume cooking. July 5, 1967. Finland

Anefo photo collection. Van Hilten Target Defender Volwijck on Albert Cuypmarkt sell oranges. February 8, 1963

Omelette Making, Mrs. Chamberlain and Narcisse , Eggs, Cookery, Kitchens. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Interior Grocery Opwaarts, Molenstraat 62, Roosendaal, The Netherlands.

Poll photo collection. KLM advertising. A buffet. 1950

Cuisine of the Feldspital 1506..

Dinner time. Shasta Dam commissary. Shasta County, California 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

Vintage Photograph. Ulla Vernon. Model Released. Woman in apron basting turkey in oven. Frame 4

Anefo photo collection. Herring food at Haringkar. January 14, 1951

Cooking class -- Gladys Kirkstead i.e. Kierstead

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Audet magazines. Buffet. June 23, 1989

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. During a parade or ceremony, soldiers have drinks and food awarded by two young women. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Mrs. Leatherman, homesteader from West Texas taking up chicken and dressing at dinner during the all day community sing, Pie Town, New Mexico. 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Pie Town, New Mexico , Catron County

London Housewife 1946.Half the week's meat ration goes on Each person is allowed 1s. 2d. worth a week, and some weeks twopence worth must be taken in corned beef. May 6, 1947.

Kurdistan - Middle East Danger Spot -- The ends of British Army four gallon petrol tins Strengthen the walls of this Kurdish fruit vendor's stall. August 19, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Mr. Frank Evans of Dundas sexing chickens. July 25, 1937. ;Mr. Frank Evans of Dundas sexing chickens.

Paris. Etal in a market Etal in a market, Paris ". Anonymous photography. Gélatino-Chloride draw.

Anefo photo collection. Pax Christie dochter decided with a meeting in the Sint Jans Cathedral Den Bosch. Meal is handed out. October 25, 1969

Vintage Photograph. Woman in apron basting turkey in oven. Frame 2

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Lunch with the dish meze. 1950. Beirut, Lebanon

Coffee for 41st St. Bread line

State Railways, SJ RO3. Sunlit Nights Land Cruises (SNLC) train. Staff in the restaurant car.

Coolie restaurant, Peking. Coolie restaurant, Peking

Anefo photo collection. Vegetable and fruit exhibition Amato, opened by Minister Marijnen. October 13, 1959

Woman selling vegetables on farm

Market woman sells vegetables at market stall, 1920s, Germany, Europe

Cheese factory

Anefo photo collection. Command Hotel Revue, Dishes. November 16, 1960

Cowboys of the SMS Ranch serving themselves at dinner at chuck wagon. Ranch near Spur, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Spur, Texas , Dickens County

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of cooks from the Amstel Hotel. April 24, 1962

Vintage Photograph. Vintage morning routine: enjoying coffee and toast in the 1950s kitchen.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The meat department of a supermarket in Willemstad. October 1955. Curaçao, Willemstad

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Pancakes time race T.G.v. 25th anniversary of the student association Vesta van de Huismoudschool. March 21, 1962

Trucks unload fresh vegetables from early morning market. The clerk takes them in from the sidewalks and arranges them on the display racks. Retail grocery, San Angelo, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

Hungry man with his meal of bread and soup at a New York City soup kitchen during the Great Depression. His fedora and now ragged sports jacket indicate his past employment. 1930s.

1930S Woman In Kitchen Wearing Apron Making Breakfast Pouring Water Into Coffee Pot

Eping of fist porridge and fried pork in a warm-country-Finnish smokehouse. The porridge pieces are dipped in the pork boiler, and for each mouthful porridge bites a piece of the pork, which is held in the other hand. Behind the pan stands the porridge and at the back of the table a turned wooden dish with milk to enjoy for dessert. Nordic

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Expedition star Mountains Julianatop (1959) - Guinea. Continue Sibil Hollandia. welcome committee offered journey evening arrival dinner. DS. Rumainum brings toast successful trip. September 1959. Guinea

Historical picture of men in a butchery

Lunch or possibly dinner is cooked on a open fire by the Boys Club group leader who smokes a pipe as he stirs the food. Today it looks like sausages, and judging the the huge tea pot the boys won't go thirsty. Date: 1931

Anefo photo collection. Preparations for New Year's Eve, oliebollen. December 30, 1957

Waiter serving food to a woman at a restaurant (EV006741_H)

Photograph of Indian Standing in Front of Table of Vegetables. 1914 - 1917. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Slide. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Irrigation Division. (1924 - 1940). Indian Life on the Western Reservation

1959-Moscow - Russian visitors at the US Exposition in Moscow see for themselves how typical US housewives prepare a meal in a matter of minutes byusing ready-mixed products and frozen foods.

Konservenfabrik Gifhorn, metal sheets with holding peas are provided by an employee in a supporter of the Hamburg company Andersen and Co.

Poll photo collection. KLM advertising. Petits fours. 1950

Anefo photo collection. Cooking competitions in The Hague. May 4, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

Hungry child in Vienna

Cod and halibut. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Fishermen,Alaska,1890-1940, Fishing boats,Alaska,1890-1940, Halibut,Alaska,1890-1940, Codfish,Alaska,1890-1940, United States,Alaska

Carving a side of beef at the annual banquet at the Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Decision and lunch / image of the Vulcaan Ijmuiden. September 15, 1947. IJmuiden

Woman while washing cherries in the canning factory

Shucking oysters, Bivalve, New Jersey 1938. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Field, pumpkins, Tuscany, italy 1920 1930.

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front. Work of the w.a.a.c. in France. Cooks at a Camp preparing vegetables. 1914-1918}. France

Poll photo collection. Filmstrip Netherlands Antilles. Preparation of a meal, sailing ship. undated. Netherlands Antilles

A London food stall. Date: 1877

Girl painting an Easter egg

Putting sealed cans of vegetables which were cooked in a pressure cooker into a cold water bath for quickest cooling 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

Vintage photograph. Woman in kitchen holding loaf of bread.

Restaurant car, interiors

Judges use a special gauge to measure the length of butts smoked with ashes still intact. All cigars smoked in a match must be of *****. April 06, 1950. (Photo by Frits Gerritsen).

North Korean Leader Kim Il Sung, at a cafeteria. 1961.

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