Hands Collection (page 23)

Young woman in striped blazer
A young woman wearing a striped blazer and headscarf

Advert for Asprey travel clocks 1936
Ados travelling clocks, luminous hands in morocco or pigskin, crocodile or lizard case. Also a 8-day clock aneroid, thermometer and automatic calendar, all you ever need! Date: 1936

Belarus Mahilyow
City on the Dnieper which has changed hands continually through history between Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Russia, to say nothing of the Germans 1941 to 1944. Date: 18th century

Hungry Gipsy Boy
A hungry gipsy boy, sulking, hands in pockets, as he waits impatiently for his supper to boil in a cauldron on the campfire. Date: 1973

Tour Cyclists Farewell
Thanks for everything - a tour cyclist says goodbye to the nice landlady of the bed and breakfast where he has been staying. Date: 1930s

Circus Cleaner
A poor cleaning lady, down on her hands and knees, scrubbing the floor at Olympia Circus, London. Date: 1930s

Italy Pignerol
At various periods Pignerol has been in French hands : its massive fortress has housed many famous prisoners, but none more celebrated than The Man in the Iron Mask. Date: 17th century

Whitman and Howells
Whitman shakes hands with William Dean Howells. And vice versa, of course. Date: 1819 - 1892

Cross Housewife
Full-length portrait of a housewife in an apron, looking cross with her hands on her hips. Date: late 1960s

Roger Smith, Bell-Ringer
ROGER SMITH itinerant musician, bell- ringer with bells not only in his hands but on his head and his feet ! Date: CIRCA 1804

James Peddie - 3
JAMES PEDDIE Scottish presbyterian churchman, minister at Edinburgh, depicted in the pulpit with mittens on his hands ! Date: 1758 - 1845

German English Exchange
English and German schoolboys shaking hands for a group photograph taken during an Anglo- German school exchange cricket match at Chatham, Kent, England. Date: early 1930s

LA Salle as Benefactor
JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE French churchman, educator and benefactor, founder of the Freres Chretiens, hands out food to the hungry during the famines of 1693 and 1709. Date: 1651 - 1719

John Hands, Missionary
JOHN HANDS Churchman and missionary Date: circa 1837

N. E. Rowe, CBE, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society Presid?
N.E. Rowe, CBE, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1955-1956, hands over the medal of office to E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1956-1957

Japanese Geisha laughing Date: circa 1904

Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife
" Every Morning I feel like shooting." An American man seemingly at the end of his tether with the less-than-tuneful efforts of his enthusiastic piano-playing, singing wife

Arthur James Balfour has hands cut off by Joseph Chamberlain
The Story of the Pushful One (cont.). Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl Balfour (1848-1930) - Prime Minister (1902-05) has his hands cut off by Pushful Joe Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). Date: 1899

A refugee in Thessaloniki - sitting in the Vardar District
A refugee in Thessaloniki, Greece - sitting in the Vardar District - WW1 era. Date: circa 1910s

Turkish Woman in Modern costume Date: circa 1908

Eid Greetings Card - Indian. Eid, means " festival" or " holiday" in Arabic, and can refer to a number of Muslim holidays

The New Compensation Act of 1906
" The New Compensation Act" - " Never mind Bill, we re insured!" - a pair of labourers are not unduly concerned at the blocks of stone falling on their heads

Nursery Tale - Fighting for the Crown - Lion and the Unicorn Date: 1880

Musical Terms Up to Date - Adagio - very Slow! A pretty young girl sits expectantly, whilst her elderly suitor takes a LONG TIME to make his move! Date: circa 1905

Ceremony of the Sword - King George V - Silver Jubilee
The Ceremony of the Sword - part of the procession of the Lord Mayors Show - seen here at George Vs silver jubilee in 1935. The Lord Mayor of London passes the sword to the sovereign. Date: 1935

The Circus Clown anounces the End of the Book. Date: 1895

Ironmonger miffed at rain stalling watering can sales
Farmer - " This Rain ll do a power o good." Ironmonger - " Aye, but it ll spoil t sale o waterin cans." !!! Date: 1892

Smart young Gent, on the prowl at the seaside
A smart young Gent, on the prowl at a fashionable late Victorian Seaside resort. Date: circa 1890s

Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam - A very elegant and emotive description and title for this beautifully-realised portrait study of two poor London street children. Date: 1895

A Dutch Man - Holland Date: 1898

A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller and barrow
A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller with her barrow. Date: 1892

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

Caricature by Phil May of an Actor in 17th century costume
Actor in 17th century costume wearing a Tricorn hat and standing with severe expression and hands on hips! Date: circa 1890s

A Breton Fishwife
A very solid and formidable Breton Fishwife from Brittany, France. Date: circa 1890s

Meeting of like minds at the Lnatic Asylum
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum - Inmate to new arrival: " What, you mad too! So gad." Date: 1898

Study of a woman on bended knee saying her prayers
A study of a woman on bended knee saying her prayers at a Sunday Church Service. Date: circa 1898

Coachman talking with the Landlord of the pub
A Coachman talking with the Landlord of the pub. Date: 1895

Arriet - a good Cockney Girl in all of her finery. Date: circa 1890s

Costers and Cockneys. Having a straight conversation! Date: 1895

Caricature of Joseph Chamberlain by Phil May
Caricature of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) - British Politician - by Phil May. At this stage, Chamberlain was Mayor of Birmingham. Date: 1893

Portugal - Pretty girl from Tricana Aveiro Region Date: 1930s

British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench
A truly superb postcard showing a British Tank represented by an armour-plated Bulldog surprising three German soldiers in their trench. WWI era

Pretty French Girl in Fashionable Swimwear
Superb portrait of a Pretty French Girl in a fashionable dark red Swimsuit, green scarf tied on her head and hands clasped in a slightly suggestive pose... Date: circa 1910s

Sarah Bernhardt - Publicity for her role in L Aiglon
Photograph of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in La Princesse Lointaine by Edmond Rostand (in 1895), used to publicise her latest role in L Aiglon (1900), also by Rostand. Date: 1900

Christmas card in the shape of an open book, with three children singing carols on the left-hand page. Date: circa 1890s

Sir Oliver Lodge / Vf 1904
SIR OLIVER LODGE English physicist: " Birmingham University" Date: 1851 - 1940

A French Moto cyclist despatch rider hands over a despatch
A French Moto cyclist despatch rider hands a despatch to a French airman in a Henry Farman F20 somewhere in France

Britains first aerial mail arrives at Windsor. The Postmaster of Windsor hands letters to a postman for delivery. Gustav Hamel, who brought the mail from Hendon

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