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Hands Collection (page 17)

Background imageHands Collection: Harold Wilson at a political rally

Harold Wilson at a political rally, sitting under an umbrella behind a speaker. Date: 1970s

Background imageHands Collection: Irish Strongman Paddy Kelly

Irish Strongman Paddy Kelly
Paddy Kelly from Dundalk, Ireland - he frequently sat full-grown people in the palm of his hand. Date: 1795

Background imageHands Collection: Floral fan on a greetings card

Floral fan on a greetings card
Floral fan held by a ladys hand on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHands Collection: Hands and flowers on a romantic greetings card

Hands and flowers on a romantic greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHands Collection: Couple in historical costume on a fabric Christmas card

Couple in historical costume on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHands Collection: George 16th Earl Erroll

George 16th Earl Erroll
GEORGE HAY, sixteenth earl of ERROLL Scottish peer, shaking hands with his friend Lord Haddo - two noble friends Date: 1767 - 1798

Background imageHands Collection: Washing Hands with Soap

Washing Hands with Soap
A stylish woman washes her dainty hands with lovely soap in her bathroom sink. Date: 1940s

Background imageHands Collection: Two Girls with Plaits

Two Girls with Plaits
Two young, blonde girls happily hold hands. Both wear their hair in plaits. Date: 1930s

Background imageHands Collection: Charles-Antoine Coypel 1

Charles-Antoine Coypel 1
CHARLES-ANTOINE COYPEL French artist : a fine portrait with expressive hands... Date: 1694 - 1752

Background imageHands Collection: Edmund Bonner, Bishop 2

Edmund Bonner, Bishop 2
EDMUND BONNER Bishop of London, notable for his harshness to dissenters - he is depicted flogging one of them with his own episcopal hands ! Date: 1500 - 1569

Background imageHands Collection: Girls Dresses 1920S / 30S

Girls Dresses 1920S / 30S
Two neat dresses for todays schoolgirl. The one on the left is in pinky beige, with metal buttons. The one on the right is harebell blue, also trimmed with metal buttons

Background imageHands Collection: Xmas Siblings

Xmas Siblings
A girl hands her delighted brother his Christmas present while the toy record player plays and the tinsel on the Christmas tree glimmers... Date: 1960s

Background imageHands Collection: 3-PIECE SUIT 1909

3-PIECE SUIT 1909
A sobre looking R G Tatlow wears a dark chalk stripe 3- piece suit with narrow trousers, waistcoat with a collar, shirt with a turn down collar, tie & black boots. Date: 1909

Background imageHands Collection: Monocled Businessman

Monocled Businessman
Colonel W J Bosworth wears a frock coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, half boots, a wing collar, a carnation buttonhole & a monocle. Date: 1909

Background imageHands Collection: Brown D-B Coat 1928

Brown D-B Coat 1928
Smartly dressed middle-aged gentleman wears a brown double-breasted overcoat with collar, long wide lapels & hip pockets with flaps, also a black bowler hat. Date: 1928

Background imageHands Collection: Bolero Dress 1899

Bolero Dress 1899
Blue tunic dress: lace edge bolero with epaulettes & tight sleeves extending in points over the hands, wrap over lace edged tunic, belt with paste buckle, hat with wavy brim. Date: 1899

Background imageHands Collection: Racial / Dutch Girls Dance

Racial / Dutch Girls Dance
Two Dutch girls dancing in national costume Date: late 19th century?

Background imageHands Collection: Gymnast on Rings 1914

Gymnast on Rings 1914
A male gymnast hangs from the rings by his hands and feet. Date: 1914

Background imageHands Collection: FRENCH CARRIER BEARN

FRENCH CARRIER BEARN
The Bearn of the French navy spent World War Two at Martinique to keep her out of German hands : by that time she was too slow for front line work, but did ferrying Date: launched 1920

Background imageHands Collection: Robert Loraine / Vf 1912

Robert Loraine / Vf 1912
ROBERT LORAINE English actor-manager in Britain and America; also an aviator during World War One Date: 1876 - 1935

Background imageHands Collection: English ladies 15th Century

English ladies 15th Century
- My, where DID you get that hat ! exclaims one lady to another, holding up her hands in amazement : the third lady, understandably, doubts if it the style will catch on... Date: 15th century

Background imageHands Collection: FRED TERRY

FRED TERRY English actor: " A Hero of Romance" Date: 1909

Background imageHands Collection: Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895

Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895
COLONEL JAMES MACNAGHTEN HOGG Statesman; Chairman of the Board of Works Date: 1823 - 1890

Background imageHands Collection: Gracie Fields

Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979), English singer and actress

Background imageHands Collection: Gerald Du Maurier

Gerald Du Maurier
GERALD DU MAURIER English actor-manager Date: 1873 - 1934

Background imageHands Collection: Ats Girl Cleans Up

Ats Girl Cleans Up
An Auxilliary Territorial Services (A.T.S.) girl making do with a tin of paraffin and sawdust to remove grease from her hands when she comes off duty Date: 1940s

Background imageHands Collection: Mermoz / Hiss Aeronautique

Mermoz / Hiss Aeronautique
Jean Mermoz, pioneer French aviator Date: 1901 - 1936

Background imageHands Collection: Earl Wilton

Earl Wilton
EARL OF WILTON " The Commodore" Date: -

Background imageHands Collection: Thomas Warrington

Thomas Warrington
Thomas Rolls Warrington, 1st Baron Warrington of Clyffe, British lawyer and judge Date: 1851 - 1937

Background imageHands Collection: Warm Hands, Cold Heart

Warm Hands, Cold Heart
Cold hands, warm heart ? Warm hands, cold heart ? a lady bends over a brazier. Date: 1920

Background imageHands Collection: Capt. the Hon. Henry Denison, Vanity Fair, WH

Capt. the Hon. Henry Denison, Vanity Fair, WH
Captain the Hon. HENRY DENISON (Born 1849) Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. Friend of King Edward VII. Caption Captain the Hon Henry Denison Date: 1912

Background imageHands Collection: Matthau Buchinger

Matthau Buchinger
MATTHAU BUCHINGER German, born at Nuremberg without hands or legs, but with sufficient of the rest of him to father eleven children. Date: 1674 - 1722

Background imageHands Collection: Ernest Renan / Vfair 1879

Ernest Renan / Vfair 1879
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher, philologist and historian, specialising in religious subjects Date: 1823 - 1892

Background imageHands Collection: Sir Gabriel Goldney, Vanity Fair, Delfico

Sir Gabriel Goldney, Vanity Fair, Delfico
SIR GABRIEL GOLDNEY, 1st Baronet of Beechfield, Corsham and Bradenstoke Abbey (1813 - 1900) Conservative politician, landowner, financier and banker. Member of Parliament for Chippenham, Wiltshire

Background imageHands Collection: Max Pemberton

Max Pemberton
SIR MAX PEMBERTON English novelist Date: 1863 - 1950

Background imageHands Collection: Morell Mackenzie

Morell Mackenzie
SIR MORELL MACKENZIE English laryngologist Date: 1837 - 1892

Background imageHands Collection: George Charles Bingham

George Charles Bingham
GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM 3rd EARL OF LUCAN English soldier Date: 1800 - 1888

Background imageHands Collection: John Douglas Campbell 9th Duke of Argyll

John Douglas Campbell 9th Duke of Argyll
JOHN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL 9th DUKE OF ARGYLL (1845 - 1914), Depicted here when Marquis of Lorne Date: 1870

Background imageHands Collection: Godfrey Tearle / Carew

Godfrey Tearle / Carew
(Sir) GODFREY TEARLE English actor of stage and screen Date: 1884 - 1953

Background imageHands Collection: Soap Boilers 1827

Soap Boilers 1827
" The soap boiler makes the article called soap, which is composed of an oil and an alkaline salt, for the purpose of washing linen, the hands, and othe domestic operations". Date: 1827

Background imageHands Collection: Letter Press Printing

Letter Press Printing
A letter press printer being operated with both hands and feet. A typesetter works in the background and sheets of printed paper are drying on lines above him. Date: 1827

Background imageHands Collection: Thomas Hughes / Vfair 1872

Thomas Hughes / Vfair 1872
THOMAS HUGHES English jurist, reformer and writer, best known as the author of Tom Browns Schooldays (1857) Date: 1822 - 1896

Background imageHands Collection: Sir Hubert von Herkomer, painter

Sir Hubert von Herkomer, painter
SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER British painter, born in Germany Date: 1849 - 1914

Background imageHands Collection: Weedon Grossmith / Vf 1905

Weedon Grossmith / Vf 1905
WEEDON GROSSMITH Writer and actor Date: 1852 - 1919

Background imageHands Collection: Sir Douglas F. R. Dawson, Vanity Fair, Spy in 1903

Sir Douglas F. R. Dawson, Vanity Fair, Spy in 1903
Colonel GEORGE EDWARD GOURAUD (1841-1912) American Civil War soldier who later acted as agent for Thomas Edison, introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technology to England

Background imageHands Collection: The Relief of Lucknow

The Relief of Lucknow
The meeting of the three generals after the relief of Lucknow. Date: 1857 - 1858

Background imageHands Collection: John Doran, journalist and writer

John Doran, journalist and writer
JOHN DORAN British journalist and writer, Editor of The Athenaeum Date: 1807 - 1878

Background imageHands Collection: John Dillon, Irish politician

John Dillon, Irish politician
JOHN DILLON Irish Nationalist politician Date: 1851 - 1927



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