Historical Cooking Scenes

Black and white images of historical cooking events, featuring chefs and participants engaged in food preparation and competition.

Image of preparing coffee in the kitchen of the Scandinavia Express.

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

Cooking. March 12, 1951.;Cooking.

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

Image of preparing coffee in the kitchen of the Scandinavia Express.

Poll photo collection. Wine company Carmel Mizrachi Wineries in Rishon Le Zion. Workers busy with flapping champagne bottles with labels. January 1, 1960. Israel, Risjon Le Zion

Poll photo collection. Travel to England. Cook on the train. undated. Britain

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

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

Girl in 4H Cooking Display. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs

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Woman buys potatoes, 1960s, Germany, Europe

American Embassy Representative Opens New Youth Hostel- Life at Burgage Manor Youth Hostel, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, 1944 Sunday lunches are prepared for the guests in the kitchen of the new youth hostel at Burgage Manor in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Rows of plates line the table as the finishing touches are added.

Woman using concentrated preserved food from cans in Post War France, 1950

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

Poll photo collection. Party of Sainte Cathérine in Paris, the public holiday of the French fashion houses on November 25. In the studios, large food festivals are created with oysters, Hors d'oeuvres and good wines. 1950-1955}. France Paris

Poll photo collection. Family pictures. From the polls second wife Nell Langlais stirs into a pan with a ladle. In addition to her a scales with a bag of flour and a milk can. 1931

Vintage Photograph. Young woman at vegetable counter picking out cauliflower to put in cart full of groceries at supermarket

Anefo photo collection. Command Schlegel beer. October 30, 1963

Reg carves dinner in the castle's panelled dining-room. For dinner there is roast lamb, chicken and ham, followed by peaches, trifle and lashing of real Irish cream. "For two and a half years, while I was a prisoner, I tried to imagine a good square meal," Reg Roberts. April 19, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Cooks Dutch merchant ship galley. June 1943. Britain, London

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

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

Canning peaches at the home of Mr. Bosley on his reorganization unit 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Colorado , Baca County

Butcher grinding meat (EV005136_H)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shooting Indian life. Street images. Street vendor with food stall. August 24, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Pick up Josephine Baker in France. Dinner with J. B .. June 26, 1961. France

Sectioners at work canning grapefruit. About half of these girls are migrants. Winter Haven, Florida 1937. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Hamburger stand. Imperial County Fair, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County

Vintage Photograph. Husband selecting a package of broccoli as wife looks on with shopping list in her hand and cart full of groceries in supermarket

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor sewing up a pork rolled roast during a meat cutting demonstration before a group of FSA supervisors and officials at a district meeting in 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

Young woman preparing meal in kitchen

Weighing out the shortening. Bakery, 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

Poll photo collection. Rome: visit to the city. Guests at the table in Alfredo's restaurant, king of spaghetti, while Alfredo serves Spaghetti. January 10, 1938. Italy, Rome

Kitchens. October 18, 1949. (Photo by Acme).

Vintage Photograph. A woman cracking an egg into a pan on her stove.

Anefo photo collection. The Horecava 74 catering fair in the RAI. Stand with herbs and spices from China. January 7, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Dairy Produce. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Vintage diner scene with customers enjoying classic American food and ice cream.

Elsevier photo collection. Sandwich shop Cornelisse in Amsterdam. 1946. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Restaurant counter - digital file from original photograph | Library of Congress

Anefo photo collection. Advertising board with text about cheap bread. bread, shops. September 26, 1968

Produce on Display. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

1960S Laughing Couple Backyard Bbq Grill

Cold Buffet

Individual Exhibits of Pastry, Canned Fruits, and Vegetables at Fair. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Turtle Mountain Agency. 7/1/1910-9/17/1947. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. Branch "The Fresh Company" (Ahold) to Koningsplein in Amsterdam; interior. October 27, 1988. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Misc. - Babies & Children - Cooking. February 06, 1953. (Photo by United Press Associations).

Anefo photo collection. Tenth Catering Fair in Rai. January 3, 1966

Couple with table covered in food for holiday meal (EV003229_H)

Vintage Photograph. Woman in apron looking in refrigerator. Frame 3

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

Anefo photo collection. American exhibition in RAI opened by Lyndon Johnson. Here one of the stands where one can eat small snacks. November 6, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Stall with fruit and vegetables in the Jodenbreestraat in Paramaribo. 1947. Paramaribo, Suriname

Kitchen staff profession cook

Red radicchio of Treviso 1954

SLICE & DICE (EV001033_H)

Menu for murderers -- meat and vegetable soup and bread followed by ersatz coffee -- is ladelled into 45 dishes for the 45 prisoners on trial at Luneburg for Belsen concentration camp crimes. Not fancy fare, perhaps -- but better than anything the victims were ever given. German guards do the dishing up. October 29, 1945. (Photo by Mirror Features).

Woman organizing vintage refrigerator in retro kitchen setting

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

An American housewife pushing a shopping trolley down a supermarket aisle; an unusual site for British ILN readers who were still coping with rationing in 1948. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place, without the assistance of a shop keeper, and then paid for at a checkout, was first introduced in America where rationing did not feature following World War II. This picture was one of a series taken in an A&P supermarket; America's largest cha

Bake until set - one hour for large size and 30 to 40 minutes for small. Test by breaking the surface with a teaspoon - custard should be firm. January 19, 1951.

Man slicing barbecue at lunch stand at the Gonzales County Fair. Gonzales, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Gonzales, Texas , Gonzales County

In the Hessler bakery

1950S Boy Child Praying At Table Dinner

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Vintage photograph. Breakfast tray.

Center Market. Washington, D.C.. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (D.C.), Markets

Models Released: Dorothy Hetherington. Vintage Photograph. A young woman with a fully frosted cake smilling.

School for chefs at AMU in Stockholm

Anefo photo collection. Sorting eggs. 13 February 1947

Baby in high chair eating some sweets

1950S Housewife Wearing Checkered Dress Standing In Kitchen Stirring Pot On Stove Looking Over Shoulder

Description: Meat, eggs and milk. Location: Gibraltar Camp, Jamaica Date: 1940-1941 jamaica, caribbean, gibraltarcamp, caribbeanthroughalens

Northern Ireland, Fermanagh, Enniskillen. A waiter checks the wine in the wine cellar of the Catalina Restaurant at Lough Erne Golf Resort (MR)

1940S Smiling Waitress Wearing A Cap & Uniform With White Collar & Apron Holding A Serving Tray

Vintage Photograph. Camping breakfast: enjoying outdoor cooking in a serene natural setting.

Quick to make and beautiful to see is the hors d'doeuvres tray. Ideal for your summer supper entertaining. January 26, 1954.

Vintage photograph. Brunette woman wearing waitress uniform holding tray with two drinks looking off camera

Vintage Photograph. Working with sardine baskets in Portugal.

Mrs. Thomas Beede with preserved food. Western Slope Farms, Colorado 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Squirrel Haven - Alley Opp!.... And now we let Mr. Carrer take the spotlight. An expert juggler, one of the best stunts is this one which he practiced for six hours a day for six months to achieve perfection. The trick is to put ice, lemon slices and cherries into the cocktail glasses with three quick flips of the wrist. Lemon slices are on their way here, to the delight of the guests. November 15, 1942. (Photo by Sam Shere, International News Photos).

Checking on dinner (EV007737_H)

The whale launch dinner at off.Mässen.The choices (depicted - name)

Sonnie Hanisch with Easter gifts (sitting at a table)

italy, lombardia, milan, railway station, restaurant, 1931

M/S Trelleborg. Dish on the platter

risotto all'onda alla locanda cipriani, venezia, 1965

The kitchen in the railway bar at Eskilstuna Central.

"Bella Donna" - (International-UWP):Chow Time - American food, not stuffed camel, prevailed when Egyptian extras took time out for lunch on the set of International's "Bella Donna," the Merle Oberon-George Brent-Charles Korvin-Paul Lukas starrer. January 1, 1946.

Vintage Photograph. Frankfurter, Salad, and corn cob on table.

Boy Scouts Pick Fruit For Jam- Life on a Fruit-picking Camp Near Cambridge, England, UK, 1943 Boy Scouts empty their baskets of plums into the large bushel-baskets of the jam manufacturer in the sunshine at a fruit-picking camp near Cambridge. The contents of their picking baskets had previously been weighed and the amounts recorded in a ledger. The bushel baskets are piled in stacks, three-baskets high.

Mid adult woman putting a turkey into the oven

Their Sunday Tea -- Favourite Sunday afternoon "sport" for seniors is the eating of huge farmhouse teas. December 01, 1949.

Cowboys eating breakfast at restaurant on the grounds of the San Angelo Fat Stock Show, San Angelo, Texas. 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

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