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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,EU,steered,like,a,horse,tethered,by,his,tie,ride,rides,Budapest,city,centre,in,the,from,Russian,influence,flag,war,special,military,operation,its,breasts,chest,naked,gay,homoerotic,icon,right wing,right-wing,2026
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYKTB1 - . Vladimir Putin's trojan horse in the EU, Victor Orban - Graffiti from Budapest city centre, naked Putin rides Orban like a horse, tethered by his tie. Photographed on 29 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Budapest, Hungary, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include steered, like, horse, tethered, his, tie, ride, rides, Budapest, Russian, influence, flag, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,beer,beers,bitter,& Co Ltd,& Co,Ltd,ales,advert,ad,metal,steel,promoting,brewer,brewing,history,historic,IOW,advertisement,man,holding,a,glass,of beer,in,bow,tie,hat,Benjamin Mew,Newport,Strong & Co Ltd,W B Mew Langton & Co. Ltd
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GAPA - more info at http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mew,_Langton_%26_Co._Ltd
W B Mew, Langton & Co. Ltd, Crocker Street, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Founded by 1814. Benjamin Mew listed in 1830. Registered December 1887.
Acquired by Strong & Co Ltd. in 1965 with 144 houses and brewing ceased in 1969.
Some buildings remain.
List of Mew, Langton & Co Ltd pubs
THE HISTORY OF MEW, LANGTON AND COMPANY by Nick Redman, Whitbread's Company Archivist
In 1643 a Mr. Mewes held five plots of land in the Isle of Wight's capital. Although no document has been found that actually links him with the Mew family, there may well have been a connection. We do know that towards the end of the 18th century Benjamin Mew and his brother formed a partnership called Mew & Co. Brewers, with a brewery in Newport and another in Lymington. They also owned a number of pubs.
In 1850 the company was granted a royal warrant to supply Queen Victoria when she was in residence at Osborne House on the island. Soon afterwards the Newport plant was renamed the Royal Brewery. The firm continued to supply the Royal Household until George V's death in 1936. A 1911 price list includes Osborne Pale Ale and XXXS Nutritious Stout.
By 1965, the company had decided to accept a £1.5m merger offer from Strong & Co Ltd of Romsey. In 1969, bottling and brewing ceased at Newport, and the Royal Brewery became a distribution centre. By the end of the year Strong's had become part of the Whitbread group, and the 144 Mew houses on the island were soon being supplied with both company's products.
In 1973 the newly-established Whitbread Wessex built extensions to the bottled and draught beer storage area, and sited a new tobacco, wine and spirit warehouse in the old Mew Langton mineral water factory.
Five years ago, Whitbread began examining the future of its pubs on the island, which then numbered 112. Many were sold or closed. The Newport depot continued to operate until February this year
Isle of Wight, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,England,man,hat,hats,smile,smiling man,artwork,mural on wall,Mural,North West England,UK,woman,colourful,colours,colors,mexican people,taco,tacos,burrito,burritos,chilli,hot food,Mexicans,painted,depicted,city,centre,Mexico,cowboy,gaucho,in,a,Bold Street,tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTAB0 - . This contextual photograph places on record the setting around Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK, in a view made during 2018. The frame is associated with Mexican La Parrilla artwork mural on wall, Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include art-led regeneration, leisure hospitality, community expression, hospitality trade, street creativity, public realm art, consumer leisure, local identity, food culture, contemporary mural, catering trade, and destination economy. Modern coverage of public art frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of youth culture, graffiti versus commissioned work and art integrated with regeneration. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, visitor-economy venues also connects with consumer spending, commercial rents and efforts aimed at adaptable venues. Small period details preserved at Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves hospitality employment, urban visual culture, public art, service economy, creative regeneration, hospitality premises. Other local associations include La Parrilla Restaurant, La Parrilla food, Mexico, lady, city centre. A more expansive reading adds urban artwork, visitor destination, visitor economy, community art, local dining, tourism economy, leisure venue, visual placemaking, creative streetscape, and food service. For present-day editorial use, visual placemaking can also illustrate debates about local identity and community participation, particularly where these affect recording temporary artwork. The photograph preserves evidence of changing place as evidence of its time. The photograph preserves evidence of changing place as evidence of its time.
Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWG9 - . An on-location photograph from Cheshire, England, UK in 2018, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Stuffed Fox in a bow tie, wall mounted in a pub popular with local countryside huntsmen. Another layer of the photograph includes architectural detail, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, visual archive, changing land use, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, historic townscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, social history, everyday life, heritage asset, and conservation architecture. From a 2025-onward perspective, heritage conservation and adaptive reuse are closely linked to this subject, alongside the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Future viewers can use this scene from Cheshire, England, UK to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after changed technology. The subject also sits alongside period detail, place identity, archival record, community identity, architectural character, period building, conservation interest, and local history. Elements such as Stuffed, countryside, local, popular, and mounted add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Cheshire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK. The view records a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7Y5 - . This authentic period view of Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Old Taloiring Shop, Merchant City,Glasgow,Scotland, UK. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, local enterprise, small business, shopfront economy, public realm, customer footfall, retail property, everyday life, place identity, visual archive, specialist retailer, contemporary social history, community identity, and independent retail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and online shopping, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. As a dated visual record of Glasgow, United Kingdom, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes commercial frontage, period detail, regional identity, before-and-after reference, commercial streetscape, local trading, local history, and historical comparison. References to Merchant, Glasgow, Scotland, and Taloiring give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Glasgow, United Kingdom, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Another useful connection is commercial rents and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Tie,rack,Balmora,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,Balmoral,Scotland,scottish,made,Scots,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4N - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Avon,tie,with,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,Avon,tie,with,busy,comedy,funny,bees black yellow,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4P - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Avon,tie,with,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,busy,bees,black,yellow,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4T - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,Savile,Row,tie,Company,London,LDN,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile blue accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9EPN - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: school,uniform,formal,Cheshire,England,UK,tie,shirt,shorts,neat,primary,secondary,high,school uniform,High school,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,new,year,Sep,September,boy,schoolboy,uniforms,ready,prepared,tidy,on,way,to
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXRKE - . Schoolchild on first day of new term, in neat new school uniform, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The photograph was taken on 03 September 2013. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Schoolchild, first, day, term, neat, cheeky, school, uniform, formal and Cheshire, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject has strong relevance to education, school life, pupils, students, classmates, learning and the rituals that mark transitions between stages of childhood and young adulthood. It can support editorial features about schools, the end of term, friendship, uniforms, memories, examinations, moving to a new school, student identity and the social traditions that develop around education. Handwriting, names, clothing, classroom or school-related details can provide authentic visual evidence of personal experience rather than a staged educational concept. The photograph can therefore work for both contemporary education stories and longer-term social-history coverage of how pupils commemorate school years and friendships. Search themes include education, school life, pupils, classmates, school leavers, uniforms, end-of-term traditions, childhood memories and transitions between stages of education. Personal marks, handwriting, clothing or school-related objects give the subject a human documentary quality that is useful for social-history as well as education coverage. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,signal box,signal,box,man,worker,British Rail,Cheshire,England,UK,in a,1950s,1950,style,history,historic,tie,shirt,working,signalman,signaller,Train Register Book,signalmen,classic mechanical signal boxes,classic,mechanical signal boxes,Signaller,Area Controller,Network Controller,person,people,signal man,Train Controllers,Train Controller
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEW1FR - A signalman or signaller is an employee of a railway transport network who operates the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains.
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The first signalmen, originally called Railway Policemen (leading to the nickname of 'Bobby'), were employed in the early 19th century and used flags to communicate with each other and train drivers, and hourglasses for the purpose of Time Interval Working between stations.
Additional duties
It was a signalman's duty to check each train that passed their signal box, looking for the red tail lamp exhibited on the trailing vehicle, the sighting of which confirmed that the train was still complete, and thus the section was clear.
Each train movement was logged, by hand, in a Train Register Book, and it was normal practice to provide a special desk to support this sizeable book. As well as train movements, every communication between signalmen and adjacent signal boxes via bell codes (when accepting trains or dealing with a token) was logged.
Technological advances including mechanical fixed signals in the 1840s, the electric telegraph and block working in the 1850s, and proper mechanical interlocking from 1856, allowed safer, more expeditious train working, and more complicated track layouts to be controlled single-handedly. The advent of such technological advances gradually led to the provision of an enclosed workspace known as a signal box, signal cabin or interlocking tower.
The principles of British-style railway signalling have changed little since the Victorian era and early 20th century. Modern technology has generally reduced the labour required per train movement. In many cases, a switch, button or computer command is used to alter the lie of points and control signals. Although many classic mechanical signal boxes remain in use, these are gradually being replaced by modern power signalling systems on most railways. The heartlands of British-style railway signalling could be said
Vernon Way, Crewe CW1 2DB
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Keywords: England,UK,eyes,red,bow,tie,hat,8000,sunset,bvd,mustache,waxed,gotonysmith,@richiethebarba,old,skool,Crescent,heights,shaving,shaver,interesting,ink,in,the,skin,tats,postcode,M2,3GX,M23GX,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Manchester,tattoo
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF8E - . Richie The Barber, a tattooed faced man at Manchester tattoo convention , England, UK. Photographed on 5 March 2011. The recorded location is Manchester Central, Manchester, England, UK postcode M2 3GX. Richie cuts shot hair only and does a great shave! Looking at the subject's development, workplace portraits and occupational scenes record skills, uniforms, tools and customer service that can disappear as industries modernise
They are useful social-story.htm Target=_Blank>history evidence because they place individual workers within the everyday economy rather than presenting a building or product in isolation. In historical terms, body art is both a craft and a form of self-presentation
Improvements in equipment, inks and hygiene helped professional tattooing expand dramatically from the late twentieth century onwards, while conventions created large public spaces for artists and enthusiasts to exchange styles. For the 2026 context, service work remains central to the British economy while recruitment, pay, automation and changing customer expectations still reshape many occupations
Historic and contemporary workplace photographs therefore have relevance to labour, skills and employment as well as the immediate subject. During 2026, tattooing is an established part of British popular culture, with conventions, specialist studios and highly visible styles ranging from traditional flash to realism and extensive facial or body work
Images remain relevant to fashion, identity, subculture, religion and changing attitudes to appearance. The wider historical story is that images of people at work document changing occupations and working practices
Clothing, equipment and surroundings can reveal how service, craft and professional roles were organised at the time the photograph was made. Closely related image-search terms include staff, service industry, working life, labour history, work environment, social history, workforce, tattoo culture, and body modification.
Manchester Central, Manchester, England, UK postcode M2 3GX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF221R - . Three waiters of various sizes in B/W ( black and white). Photographed on 7 August 2001. The recorded location is Brussels, Belgium. As background, images of people at work provide evidence of occupation, workplace culture and public interaction
They are especially useful where a role has changed through automation, restructuring or the decline of a particular type of venue. As background, images of people at work document changing occupations and working practices
Clothing, equipment and surroundings can reveal how service, craft and professional roles were organised at the time the photograph was made. In historical terms, monochrome, sepia, selective-colour and infrared treatments belong to a long tradition of photographers using tonal interpretation rather than literal colour
Infrared records wavelengths beyond normal vision, while black-and-white presentation emphasises form, contrast, texture and light. Against the 2026 backdrop, staffing pressures, recruitment, automation and the value of volunteering remain important across hospitality, libraries and community services, giving workplace images contemporary relevance as well as social-history value. Against the 2026 backdrop, service work remains central to the British economy while recruitment, pay, automation and changing customer expectations continue to reshape many occupations
Historic and contemporary workplace photographs therefore have relevance to labour, skills and employment as well as the immediate subject. From a heritage perspective, photographs of workers and volunteers document the human side of services that are otherwise represented only by buildings or organisations
Clothing, roles and working environments can reveal changing expectations of customer service, employment and community participation. Further editorial search language includes service worker, hospitality staff, public service, community volunteer, service industry, working life, and social history.
Brussels, Belgium
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMENC - Taken on 15 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Failure and corrosion of concrete tie bars, in a 1960s building in Durham, England, UK,. The location is Durham, England, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. The damaged concrete and exposed fixing detail makes the image relevant to building safety, stock condition surveys, post-war construction, corrosion, maintenance budgets and the wider anxiety around failing materials. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include concrete tie bar, failed, failing, wall, inspection, inspected, safety, material, grey, materials, tie bar, tie, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It also has a useful contemporary feel, because it shows how long-standing places, policies, products or institutions are encountered by ordinary people in daily life. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, c.
Durham, England, UK
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Keywords: black,tie,celebration,gotonysmith,table,tables,posh,do,fancy,posh do,spotlight,packed,full,expensive,event,special,large,group,of,people,seated,celebrate,Smart,Gala,dinner,lunch,executives,CEO,executive,senior,manager,Senior Managers,catering,atmosphere,awards,award,Awards Dinner,Ricoh Stadium,Adults,BlackTie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy KDTFYG - Awards Evening, Black Tie gives a direct editorial record of a recognisable subject, with location, signage, architecture or everyday behaviour carrying much of the meaning. A black-tie awards evening suggests formal recognition, corporate hospitality, charity fundraising, professional networking and the ceremonial side of business and civic life. The subject can illustrate event management, gala dinners, sponsorship, achievement culture, evening wear, conference hotels, staff awards and the rituals organisations use to celebrate themselves. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. For buyers, the strength lies in the combination of a named subject, a lived-in setting and enough visual specificity to carry stories about how places are used, remembered, funded, visited or contested.
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Keywords: good,looking,waistcoats,tie,dicky,bows,triplets,3,sepia,toned,Brussels,Belgium,Europe,European,Argentina,Argentinian,Garcon,café,bar,restaurant,food,meal,eat,eating,ate,Gotonysmith,drink,staff,career,bowtie,bow,servers,server,tips,pay,levels,minimum,wages,tipping,tip
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B91 - Waiting staff (British English), waitstaff (North American English), waiters (male) / waitresses (female), or servers (North American English), or colloquially food runner, are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food and drink as requested. Waiting staff follow rules and guidelines determined by the manager. Waiting staff carry out many different tasks, such as taking orders, food-running, polishing dishes and silverware, helping bus tables and restocking working stations with needed supplies.
Waiting on tables is part of the service sector and among the most common occupations in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of May 2008, there were over 2.2 million people employed as servers in the U.S.
Brussels, Belgium , Europe
