Historical Restaurant Scenes

Vintage black and white images of chefs and diners in busy restaurant settings, showcasing culinary traditions from various decades.

Vintage Photograph. Women cooking Barbeque shiskabobs on open flame grill.

A waitress collects a plate from a chef at the grillroom of a Holborn restaurant, London, 1942. A waitress collects a plate from a chef at the grillroom of a Holborn restaurant. The ornately-decorated restaurant is full of customers enjoying a meal. Another grill chef and several waiters can also be seen in amongst the diners.

Anefo photo collection. Series: Eating rice with sticks (author convenheim). October 1, 1952

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 the 1st class (cook 1) is full of attention with his work.

Anefo photo collection. Six Days in Antwerp. The cook at work. February 14, 1947. Antwerp

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Eating & drinking. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Anefo photo collection. Oliebollen baking for the anti Rheuma action in Amsterdam baking the bulbs. December 28, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Butcher Stall

Granita. 1940-1950

Vintage Photograph. Women cooking Barbeque shiskabobs on open flame grill.

Table being set for supper. House of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Creek County

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

Prepare a meal of (upcoming) Marvas (Marine Women's Department), 1955.

Food edition in the break room

Tom Davis and some of the 7200 oysters he opened for the luncheon at to-day's conference of oyster growers. They were not ordinary oysters. Tom described them as "special stud stock." April 8, 1940.

Putting salmon into cans. Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Astoria, Oregon , Clatsop County

Women at the fruit market, August 28, 1936, Genoa, 20th century.

Vintage Photograph. Separating rump from loin of beef.

Londoners' Meals Service- Canteen at Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London, 1942 A cook prepares plates of rolls, margarine and cheese in the kitchen of the Londoners' Meals Service canteen at Fishmongers' Hall, whilst two of her fellow kitchen staff prepare vegetables behind her.

Wartime Food Restrictions in Britain, C 1942 A display of fruit and vegetables in a greengrocer's shop somewhere in Britain includes a sign stating that the oranges on sale are intended to be only for children.

Romania - Wayside water and fruit stall (Vrancea, Moldavia). June 25, 1940.

Cooking citizens for cook trolley

Chef in North Beach Italian restaurant, San Francisco, California, USA, John Collier, Jr., U.S. Office of War Information/U.S. Farm Security Administration, December 1941

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. October 1, 1955. Untinachten, Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Best cook from the country, Mr. Van Dusschoten with silver hat, at his workpiece. January 6, 1966

Table Settings - Food General - Food. January 31, 1936. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Christmas dinner goals. December 27, 1948

Prepare a meal of (upcoming) Marvas (Marine Women's Department), 1955.

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

Vintage Photograph. Cucumber scuffle salad.

Downing the Guinness ion a Dublin pub. July 16, 1932.

Poll photo collection. Advertising photography. Dish with stuffed eggs. 1936

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

A Japanese square meal in full color for "nostalgia appeal" is dropped on Japanese soldiers. It consists of squid, seaweed, rice, eels, shrimp, clams and ginger. The leaflet also serves as a surrender pass and describes "faces and ofrms of loved ones waiting

Kaiserin's Hospital Train -- kitchen

Eating pie at pie supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 24 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Muskogee County

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

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

Interior of a grocery store showing the produce section. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Anefo photo collection. Fruit exhibition Beatrixhal in Utrecht. October 3, 1950. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Assignment De Tijd: Fruit basket for Kon. Sarakit. September 27, 1963

Community Gardening- Wartime Food Production at Rowney Green, Worcestershire, England, UK, 1943 Women's Institute members Mrs Nutting, Mrs Bull, Mrs Harborne and a colleague make jam in the Peace Hall (an army hut converted into a village hall) at Rowney Green, Worcestershire. The fruit was provided by people in the village, from their own gardens, and the sugar came from the government. According to the original caption, this centre has made nearly a ton and three-quarters of jam in the three seasons since the scheme began.

The public is protected by a close check on all tinned and processed foods by health authorities such as the inspectors here who are examining food intended for export. July 01, 1940. (Photo by Commonwealth Department of Information)

Rural woman selling baked goods by roadside, ca. 1925-30. The photo was created by the US Department of Agriculture, to propose ways farmers could increase their cash incomes. After the WW1 boom in farm income, and accompanying mortgaged expansion, a farm 'Great Depression' followed in the 1920s, caused by falling farm prices and debt on machinery and farm land (BSLOC_2020_2_103)

Madrid, 07/28/1936. The cook preparing food in a front line outpost.

Anefo photo collection. Sourmer prices for fruit and vegetables in the capital. February 8, 1963

Cooks/Cooking General - Food (Misc). February 26, 1954.

Tourism - Restaurants de Tourisme. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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

KITCHEN STAFF (EV001461_H)

United States: c. 1938 The dining car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's (CB&Q) new stainless steel Denver Zephyr, which ran between Chicago and Denver.

Vintage Photograph. Autumn - Harvest still life.

Dinner In The Garden. 1969

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Street sale of fruits in Beirut. 1950. Beirut, Lebanon

Image of a waiter while serving a meal in the restoration car of the Scandinavia deliberately.

Preparing vegetables for mixed pickles. August 4, 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Mom shop natural food Amsterdam (Spui). September 24, 1987. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

M/S Trelleborg. Dish on the platter

Arab coffee, tunis, tunisia, africa 1920 1930.

Canned fruits and vegetables in Edward Chapman's cellar, Northome, Minnesota. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Minnesota , Northome, Minnesota , Koochiching County

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Packing eggs into cartons. 1942. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Petaluma, California , Sonoma County

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. After opening the trailing slope "Ir. Konijnenburg" in Manokwari, a cold lunch was enjoyed in the machine hall. May 1957. New Guinea

Anefo photo collection. Front reception Boekel. Dinner. May 23, 1948

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Dortmund supermarket ca. 1965, shopping. MR yes!, Europe

Anefo photo collection. 51ste Tour de France 1964, meals Dutch team. June 21, 1964. France, Rennes

Anefo photo collection. Dinner Hockey Pomona. April 7, 1950

Poll photo collection. The National Committee against Alcoholism. Poster that the nutritional value of alcohol - compared to food displays. undated. France Paris

Market scene along waterfront, with piles of pineapples and watermelons in foreground, Tampico, Mexico. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Markets,Mexico,Tampico (Tamaulipas),1890-1930, Waterfronts,Mexico,Tampico (Tamaulipas),1890-1930.

Lady serves food..

Elsevier photo collection. Elten. Paul, Heinrich Karl don't life badly, ticket delicious Dutch schnapps. October 21, 1949. Elten

Anefo photo collection. Seven km sauerkraut in Langendijk. Pick up portions through the eaters. September 7, 1980. Langendijk, Noord-Holland

Fish on a serving plate

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting refugees in a camp (Environment Japana). Outdoor table with vegetables, fruits, herbs and spice tern. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Lunch with the Qidreh dish. 1950. Lebanon

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption "On Board Dutch Trawler" on board Dutch distrewler. Caught fish baskets. October 1943. Britain

Acquisition of provisions aboard a high-sea passenger steamer ("Cleveland"). Crew members examine pineapple, corn and onions and check the delivery list

Vintage Photograph. A bucket of freshly harvested potatoes with a hand holding one.

Anefo photo collection. Horecava in RAI "Ready and ready meals. January 6, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. A woman picking tomatoes from large tomato vines.

Anefo photo collection. First cheese market in Alkmaar. 11 June 1946. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Launch dinner choices .. Launch dinner choices.

Vintage Photograph. Bundles of vanilla beans ready for shipment

Rue Sainte-Opportune (Produce Display, rue Sainte-Opportune); Eugène Atget, French, 1857 - 1927; Paris, France, Europe; negative 1908 or 1912; print 1920s; Gelatin silver chloride printing-out paper print; Image: 22.5 x 17.8 cm (8 7/8 x 7 in.)

Fruits of the sunny south and their buyers, in famous old Centre Market i.e. Center Market, Washington, US, USA, America, Vintage photography

Anefo photo collection. Repro for Mr Smulders (boy eats). October 25, 1949

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Festive meal. October 1, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Anniversary a.w. Sijthoffs Publishing Company in Leiden. Dinner. January 4, 1951. Leiden, South Holland

2 Pour lemon juice over each banana. Then sprinkle with the grated lemon rind. This points up the true banana flavor. Place the dish of bananas in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. March 28, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. First cheese market in Alkmaar. 11 June 1946. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Curried eggs on a rice splendid.

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

Poll photo collection. South Limburg. Harvested apples. September 1, 1952. Limburg, the Netherlands

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. cultivation gourd. undated. Russia

08/31/1936. The grapes are carried in baskets to make a selection to take them to the front.

Anefo photo collection. Beer tap competitions A. J. Verkerk and R. Bergers first. September 30, 1955

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Inspecting pedigreed eggs under a blue light to examine the texture and detect cracks. These eggs are produced for breeding purposes and worth at least one dollar each 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Petaluma, California , Sonoma County

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

Vintage Photograph. Sirloin steak on a platter.

Italian civilians requisition cheese from the store in the Dogna valley Photographer: 10. Armeekorps.

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