Historical Cooking Scenes

Vintage photographs capturing cooks in kitchens and competitions, illustrating traditional cooking methods and cultural practices from the past.

Vintage Photograph. Slicing Ham.

Anefo photo collection. National cooking competition in The Hague BK Kampen. 28 June 1951. The Hague, South Holland

Lebanese-Syrian immigrant pastry cook cutting into a phyllo dough sweet made in the rustic kitchen of in a New York City ethnic restaurant. Ca. 1910.

Poll photo collection. Smørrebrød Restaurant Oskar Davidsen. Cooks in a production kitchen prepare large amounts of smørrebrød. March 1954. Denmark, Copenhagen

Opium And Opium - Poppy. December 11, 1947.;Opium And Opium - Poppy.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Women bragging food. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

Preparation in the restaurant car kitchen in conjunction with the first trip with electric drive on the Långsele-Boden route.

Anefo photo collection. National cooking competition in The Hague BK Kampen. 28 June 1951. The Hague, South Holland

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Father Verschueren does everything themselves and should cook his own jar in the absence of staff. October 1954. New Guinea

Business district. Super market. First National stores. Joe Carr + Francis Cornell , Supermarkets, Butchers. Leon Abdalian Collection

Vintage Photograph. Slicing Ham.

Poll photo collection. Advertising photography. The dish with tongue rolls is drawn up. 1936

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Dairy Farmer's Wife Peeling Tomatoes, near Fairfield, Vermont, USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Farm Security Administration, U.S. Office of War Information Photograph Collection, August 1941

State Railways, SJ RB02, microwave

Anefo photo collection. Cocktail party and dinner for the business edge of the Butcher company in Krasnapolsky. March 16, 1960

Two Wren cooks carve ham for the lunchtime meal in the galley of a Fleet Air Arm base in Scotland, 1943. Two Wren cooks carve ham for the lunchtime meal in the galley of a Fleet Air Arm base in Scotland, 1943.

Anefo photo collection. HM lives the opening of the National Crower Complex, where the Departments of Justice and Biza are located. Hm in self-service restaurant. May 23, 1979. The Hague, South Holland

The Royal Navy during the Second World War On board the Kent Class cruiser HMS CUMBERLAND of the Home Fleet, a Marine 'cook of the mess' serving out dinner to his messmates.

Food, Omelet , Eggs, Cookery. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Vintage Photograph. Master chef expertly stirring a large pot in a professional kitchen.

$Anefo photo collection. Donuts device on the Horecava 1964, the glassfrief fryer of refractory Jenaglon. January 6, 1964$

Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, report on life and work on board a Rijnschip. Crew member Peter cooks soup into a galley on board the Damco 9. April 1, 1955

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The place at the table for the Queen at the Galadiner in the Government Palace in Willemstad .. October 19, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad

Woman cooking in kitchen (EV003789_H)

Putting salt in a can in which meat will be canned using the pressure cooker method. This was during the demonstration by a FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor at a district meeting of FSA officials. San Angelo, Texas 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

Anefo photo collection. Oliebollenbakken at Bakker in Amsterdam. December 29, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Kitchen scene in Spanish-American home near Taos, New Mexico, Taos County. Making tortillas - intermediary roll film | Library of Congress

Interior of a 1940's refrigerator has a small freezer section. The most perishable foods were stored near the freezer. The bottom compartment contained the refrigeration unit. 1942.

State Railways, SJ RB02, Buffet's car, kitchenette

Community canning kitchen. Dyess Colony, Mississippi County, Arkansas. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Opening of the beer brewery in the downstairs of Batavia. NV. Orange breweries at the Amanusgracht in Batavia. 28 May 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. June Christy in the kitchen of the Indian restaurant "Bali". March 14, 1958

Anefo photo collection. Recordings for TV show Barend Napkin, Egg Blokker (R) as a barling napkin. December 20, 1972

Spanish-American woman removing peppers from stove. Taos, New Mexico 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Taos, New Mexico , Taos County

Anefo photo collection. Autumn market with cheese day in Bodegraven / yellowed. October 9, 1950. Bodegraven

Traffic restaurant

Poll photo collection. Smørrebrød Restaurant Oskar Davidsen. Table with a bowl with various types of Smørrebrød and Danish beers and Akvavit. March 1954. Denmark, Åboulevard

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

Vintage Photograph. Taking a dish out of the oven.

Packing grapefruit, Weslaco Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Weslaco, Texas , Hidalgo County

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

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A cook preparing a meal which is supplied to children at Bearsted Kent at 1/3 per week.

Poll photo collection. Cook in the kitchen: Rodi Roeters (model) like cook in the Amsterdam amstel hotel. Hotels, Kitchens, Cooks, Food preparation, Cookery, Roeters, Rodi. 26 June 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. National Cocktail Competition in Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. November 12, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Assignment B. K. to Kampen. Cooking competitions The Hague. April 27, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. New dining room and cafeteria Wilhelmina Gasthuis. July 9, 1952

Anefo photo collection. Assignments Dagglad Shipping Kitchen and dining room on board Minas Gerais. July 26, 1960

Food, Omelet , Eggs, Cookery. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

carrozza ristorante del trans europe express, 1962

Afternoon tea

Poll photo collection. MS Colombia. Buffet on the Columbia passenger ship from the KNSM. 1934

A Red Cross and St John cook making food to send to the British prisoners of war. 70,000 parcels of food were dispatched each week by the Red Cross and the St John Organisation. Date: 1942

01/01/1930. Artisanal cheese preparation in a cheese factory from the 1930s.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Trout fishing, trout, stricken. July 1949

Processing caviar, russia, 70's

07/31/1936. Food Service Installed in the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial to serve the Militiamen who fight in the Sierra.

Making something delicious (EV003119_H)

Cooking Classes, Foyer des Lycennes. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

panettiere, 1960

Anefo photo collection. Start of the 23rd blast furnace chef tournament in Beverwijk Larsen (left) plays with Olafsson. January 11, 1961. Beverwijk

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

Vintage Photograph. Cutting loin of pork and trimming steak.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Lunch at the Billiton Society on Plantage Untinachten. In the middle of Mrs. De Greve. October 1, 1955. Untinachten, Suriname

Berrima gaol, NSW.The kitchen at Berrima gaol. January 01, 1950.

Misc-Furniture-Stoves. November 26, 1948.;Misc-Furniture-Stoves.

Bacon looks simple enough, but Lane found that boning it required skill, was a long tedious job, enough to try anyone's patience. December 8, 1952.

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State Railways, SJ RB02, Buffet's car, kitchenette

Anefo photo collection. June Christy in the kitchen of the Indian restaurant "Bali". March 14, 1958

Baking Lesson. 1938

Anefo photo collection. Bakker School of the LNO in Apeldoorn baked speculalapoppe students baking dolls. October 24, 1961. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Detail of Kitchen Department in Restaurant Car SJ Ro3

At the Amsterdam School household, on the Zandpad 5, three naval chefs must prove that they are good enough to participate in the corporal exam. Before a corporal exam may be started, one must first have succeeded for the subject requirements that belong to the higher function. A cook of 1st class (cook 1) is preparing a saucer.

Anefo photo collection. Household flow day 1965. Girl prepare dishes under the watchful eye of Chef H. Eckstone. November 18, 1965

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Restaurant holder at his shawarma spit. 1950. Beirut, Lebanon

Poll photo collection. Cook in the kitchen: Rodi Roeters (model) like cook in the Amsterdam amstel hotel. Hotels, Kitchens, Cooks, Food preparation, Cookery, Roeters, Rodi. 26 June 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Woman buys potatoes, 1960s, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Opening Turkish restaurant in Goudsbloemstraat in Amsterdam by the Turkish Ambassador Vahit Haleflu. In the kitchen. April 12, 1967. Amsterdam

Instructor introduces apprentices to baking, 1960s, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Poll photo collection. Family pictures. Nell Langlais bakes apple fritters in a pan with oil. 1933

Pantry: St. Regis Hotel

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

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

Vintage Photograph. Molded salad with Olive oil dressing.

Rupert, Idaho. Former CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) camp now under FSA (Farm Security Administration) management. Chef carving meat for supper at the community mess hall of the Japanese-Americans 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Rupert, Idaho , Minidoka County

Edger Britt at his cocktail Cabinet at Bassett House. He likesdrink in moderation. Britt at his cocktail cabinet at Bassett House. He's wine connoisseur, but a moderate drinker. June 09, 1949.

They Train To Be Cooks- Cookery Classes at the National Training College of Domestic Science, Westminster, London, England, UK, 1944 Two pupils at the National Training College of Domestic Science empty cabbage (which, according to the original caption, has been 'minced in approved Ministry of Food style') into one of the large steamers in use in the large kitchens at the college. The original caption states that 'large-scale cookery entails the use and understanding of a good deal of special apparatus'.

Peeling of chestnuts. 1940-1950.

Milan. supermarket. 1961.

Step 2: Drain the macaroni in a colander and rinse through with hot water. Place in a greased oven-proof dish. Have ready a moderately hot oven, temp. 375 deg. F. gas, 425 deg. F. electric. November 17, 1950.

YWCA Clubs- the work of the Young Women's Christian Association in Wartime, Norfolk, England, UK, 1944 Girls of the Blue Triangle Service Corps prepare food for an Anglo-American evening party, in the kitchen of the Anglo-American club in Norwich, Norfolk. The Blue Triangle Service Corps is a pre-service group, run by the YWCA, for girls aged between 14 and 16.

The Lord mayor and Lady Mayoress help with the xmas puddings at the Mansion House.Sir Frank and Lady Bowater the Lord and Lady Mayoress help each other to stir the pudding while the Mansion house chef M.E. Oyes(right) ads more ingredients in the kitchens of the Mansion House. December 1, 1938. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Woman while washing cherries in the canning factory

Poll photo collection. Smørrebrød Restaurant Oskar Davidsen. Two men at the table get SMørrebrød served. March 1954. Denmark, Copenhagen, Åboulevard

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Waiter with a leaf full of fresh oysters. 1965. France, Paris

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