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Background imageHands Collection: Man with terrier dog outside a building

Man with terrier dog outside a building. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHands Collection: Lady Weymouth with a large dog

Lady Weymouth with a large dog
Lady Weymouth (formerly Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian, 1904-1997), later Marchioness of Bath, seen here shaking paws with a large dog. Date: 1938

Background imageHands Collection: Old lady teaching her dog

Old lady teaching her dog
Woman teaches her black dog how to give its paw Date: early 20th century

Background imageHands Collection: Cartoon, Hands Up! WW1

Cartoon, Hands Up! WW1
Cartoon, Hands Up! A German soldier holds up the severed hands of his female victim, calling to the enemy not to shoot, we are soldiers just like you. Date: 1915

Background imageHands Collection: Two female servants and dog in yard

Two female servants and dog in yard
Two female servants and a dog standing in the yard of a house. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHands Collection: Cartoon, The Salesman, WW1

Cartoon, The Salesman, WW1
Cartoon, The Salesman, flirting with a customer as she tries on some gloves. Behind the salesman is a shadow of German soldiers with severed hands skewered on a sword. Date: 1915

Background imageHands Collection: Two children walking in a Balham street, SW London

Two children walking in a Balham street, SW London
Two young children walking hand-in-hand in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageHands Collection: Joining in the Fairy Revel

Joining in the Fairy Revel -- a little girl in her pink nightdress joins hands in a circle with a group of fairies and elves in a garden. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHands Collection: Boy scouts from the Philippines

Boy scouts from the Philippines
A group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century

Background imageHands Collection: Silhouettes, Party Fun by Father William

Silhouettes, Party Fun by Father William
Silhouette illustrations by H.L. Oakley for a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks

Background imageHands Collection: WWI Poster, Come lad, slip across and help

WWI Poster, Come lad, slip across and help
Come Lad, slip across and help. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster 1916, making light of the real dangers of war. Date: 1916

Background imageHands Collection: Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie
Hand coloured. Young boy with hands in pockets in front of gate. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes. Part of Boswell collection, slide number 8 Date: late 19th century

Background imageHands Collection: Norway - A double wedding

Norway - A double wedding
Lantern slide of 2 couples in native dress on a boat, the men are seated and the women are standing with their hands on their husbands shoulders

Background imageHands Collection: Dromedary a One-humped Camel - being milked

Dromedary a One-humped Camel - being milked (Camelus dromedarius L.). Karahoudan village - in foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Background imageHands Collection: Atlas Moth - male (has feathery antennae used for

Atlas Moth - male (has feathery antennae used for searching females by their pheromones) - in hand - taken from a window of a house in the morning (its active at night) (Attacus atlas )

Background imageHands Collection: Eva Peron giving a speech to graduate students

Eva Peron giving a speech to graduate students
Eva Peron (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952), wife of the Argentinian President, giving a speech to graduate students at the Juan Peron High School

Background imageHands Collection: HMS Titania, British ship, Christmas card from Far East

HMS Titania, British ship, Christmas card from Far East
HMS Titania, British ship, Christmas card from the Far East, with hands across the sea. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHands Collection: Four children in Swiss costume hold hands

Four children in Swiss costume hold hands
Decorative postcard featuring four children in Swiss costume holding hands and dancing. Date: C.1900

Background imageHands Collection: USS New York, American battleship, with George V, WW1

USS New York, American battleship, with George V, WW1
Scene on the deck of USS New York (BB34), American battleship, Scapa Flow, towards the end of the First World War. King George V is shaking hands with the Chief Boatswains Mate (CBM), Shorty Schirm

Background imageHands Collection: Womens War Work WW1 Munitions

Womens War Work WW1 Munitions
A painting of a munitions worker by Edith Harwood (1894-C1916) wearing the blue uniform of overalls and bonnet, the woman holds, with gloved hands, a shell

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Doll

Suffragette Votes for Women Doll
A suffragette doll wearing a brown dress and hat, holding a Votes for Women placard. The head of the doll is made from a ping pong ball with a hand painted face

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette and Tall Policeman Child Ceramic

Suffragette and Tall Policeman Child Ceramic
A ceramic figure of a tall policeman, hands over his ears standing beside a small dumpy child, waving a flag and crying, I Want a Vote

Background imageHands Collection: General Montgomery meeting cub scout, Netherlands

General Montgomery meeting cub scout, Netherlands
General Montgomery meeting a Dutch cub scout, watched by a crowd of spectators in the Netherlands. Date: 1945

Background imageHands Collection: General Montgomery meeting scout leader, Amsterdam

General Montgomery meeting scout leader, Amsterdam
General Montgomery meeting a scout leader in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 1 October 1945. Date: 1945

Background imageHands Collection: Cub scouts and leaders, Greece

Cub scouts and leaders, Greece

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel

Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel
A moveable card or optical toy referring to the W.S.P.U leader Christabel Pankhurst, who eluded police by fleeing to France in 1912

Background imageHands Collection: Boy scouts in hand paddle race, British Honduras

Boy scouts in hand paddle race, British Honduras
Boy scouts in the sea, taking part in a hand paddle race, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951

Background imageHands Collection: Two scouts outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa

Two scouts outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
Two scouts, Christian and Moslem, bound together by the Brotherhood of Scouts. Seen here shaking hands outside the headquarters of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageHands Collection: Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa

Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa
Newly appointed Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa, arriving for a rally. Date: 1948

Background imageHands Collection: German postcard, Which is the better way?

German postcard, Which is the better way? Join hands across the sea. The choice is between ignorance and goodwill, selfishness and insight, militarism and peace

Background imageHands Collection: French boy scouts with flag

French boy scouts with flag
French boy scouts raising their hands to the flag

Background imageHands Collection: Post Woman Delivering WW1

Post Woman Delivering WW1. Post woman hands letter to chap in Khaki with caption, A nice post to get hold of. Drawn by Fred Spurgin. Date: circa 1917

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Striking Scene at Demonstration

Suffragette Striking Scene at Demonstration. At a demonstration, its hand to hand combat as suffragette attacks policeman with umbrella, hands and ankle boots. Date: circa 1911

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Valentine Card Handcuffs

Suffragette Valentine Card Handcuffs. Depicts a large pair of handcuffs and captioned I ll give you time to think it over! The, Fairest suffragette

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Favour Womens Suffrage

Suffragette Favour Womens Suffrage. At a meeting, a formidable looking suffragette in a Votes for Women sash, raises the arm of a man next to her

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Baby Our Day Dawns

Suffragette Baby Our Day Dawns. Baby with hands outstretched proclaims, Fellow Women, our day dawns at last. Date: circa 1908

Background imageHands Collection: Suffragette Defies the Tyrant Man

Suffragette Defies the Tyrant Man. Depicts a very small suffragette carrying a VFW flag while a very tall policeman, hands behind his back, looks down at her from the pavement

Background imageHands Collection: Policeman Carries off Suffragette

Policeman Carries off Suffragette. Very vocal suffragette hauled off her feet by a policeman. Caption, with reference to parliamentary proadires reads, Carried! on a show of hands (8-feet)

Background imageHands Collection: Vancouver Scouts presentation, Canada

Vancouver Scouts presentation, Canada
Vancouver Scouts presentation before the dais, Canada. Date: 20th century

Background imageHands Collection: Boy scout (Gunnis), Lambousa Monastery, Cyprus

Boy scout (Gunnis), Lambousa Monastery, Cyprus
A Gunnis boy scout at Lambousa Monastery, Cyprus. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHands Collection: WW2 Poster -- be discreet

WW2 Poster -- be discreet
You may be a walking RAF - but don t let everyone know it! Be discreet! Colour lithograph by Sgt Norman Tiger Harrison, Royal Corps of Signals, India

Background imageHands Collection: Royal Vinolia Cream advertisement, munition worker, WW1

Royal Vinolia Cream advertisement, munition worker, WW1
Advertisement for Royal Vinolia Cream from 1917 featuring a female munition worker - the ideal candidate for as dirty and rough work may be in your service for the nation...but Royal Vinolia cream is

Background imageHands Collection: Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

Background imageHands Collection: Man performing as a vicar in a comic sketch

Man performing as a vicar in a comic sketch

Background imageHands Collection: Princess Diana, William and Harry meeting clergymen

Princess Diana, William and Harry meeting clergymen
Princess Diana and her sons, Princes William and Harry, meeting clergymen at the The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 25 October 1990. Date: 1990

Background imageHands Collection: Tatler cover - George V at Independence Day baseball match

Tatler cover - George V at Independence Day baseball match
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring King George V, accompanied by Admiral Sims, shaking hands with Captain Mims, the US Army Baseball Captain

Background imageHands Collection: Belgian Brigade enter Brussels, WW2

Belgian Brigade enter Brussels, WW2
The Belgian Brigade enter Brussels towards the end of the Second World War, welcomed by cheering civilians in the Rue Royale. Date: 1944

Background imageHands Collection: A group entitled The Allies

A group entitled The Allies and dated 25.12.15. French, British and Russian soldiers shaking each others hands. English School



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