Partner Collection

Rock n Roll Dancing
Two young things in full 1950s attire, partake in a bit of Rock n Roll dancing

The Wild Bunch
Members of The Wild Bunch in Fort Worth, Texas: sitting (l to r): Harry A Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker

Scrooge and Marley Ghost
Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner

Dickens / Christmas Carol
Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner

1930S Snooker Game
A snooker player prepares to play a shot as his partner looks on. Their smart attire reflects the gentlemanly traditions of the game

Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele Astaire
Adele Astaire (1896 - 1981) comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer

In the Sand 1902
A gentleman plots his escape from the sand as his partner and caddies look on

Tango craze: British ballroom version imagined, 1913
" The tango untangled, and made suitable for use in British ballrooms." The Bystander imagines a sanitised version of the tango, suitable for dancing in respectable British ballrooms

A Googlie by Lawson Wood
A bear batsman looks concerned as a determined monkey bowls a googlie at his batting partner. Date: 1930

Comic postcard, Two black cats getting married - Good Luck Date: circa 1918

The Charleston by Rose le Quesne
Humorous illustration recording the difficulties in mastering the Charleston. Date: 1927

Tunisian Royal Marriage
When the son of the Bey of Tunis weds, he enjoys his first sight of his future partner when he enters the womens apartment for the first time

Lorgues / Pinzon of Pinta
Martin Alonso Pinzon, Columbus partner, commander of the Pinta

Dancing at Coconut Grove
Elegant couples dine and dance to the calypso beat of Edmundo Ros and his band at the New Coconut Grove, Regent Street, London

Una, Lady Troubridge
Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (born Margot Elena Gertrude Taylor, 1887 1963), British sculptor and translator. She is best known as the long-time lesbian partner of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall

A couple standing together - reverse silhouette
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a couple standing together - clearly much in love. Date: circa 1910s

Colleen Moore - American Movie star
Colleen Moore (1899-1988) - American Movie star, one of the most fashionable of the era and helped popularize the Dutchboy bobbed haircut

RMS Titanic - The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley
RMS Titanic - book cover, The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley, 1912 first edition, signed N. Partner, 7 August 1912

Thomas J Barratt, English businessman, Father of Modern Advertising, Chairman of Pears Soap. Date: 19th century

Comc postcard, Four people playing cards Date: 20th century

Buskers on a street in North London
On a street in North London, one man plays the clarinet whilst his disabled partner waits to approach a passer-by for a donation. Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Tom cat waiting for his partner to be put out for the night Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, Looking for a sleeping partner Date: 20th century

Sketch by Fish of Fred Dixon in his Danse Moderne with his fake dancing partner as part of the New Princes Friviloities, Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Dorothy Stone and dancing partner Charles Collins, 1931. Recently appeared in the Fred Stones show Ripples Date: 1931

Evelyn Nesbit and Mr Clifford
Evelyn Nesbit, aka Mrs Harry Thaw, pictured with Mr. Clifford with whom she was performing at the London Hippodrome revue, Hello Ragtime in 1913

Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887
Early Motor Cars - Benz Car, 1887 - Benz driving with his partner Max Rose as passenger. 1887

Early Motor Cars - A Benz Vis-A-Vis, with Benzs partner Julius Gauss driving. 1892

Mary Moore, Criterion Theatre, London
Mary Moore (Mrs Albery, 1861-1931), actress and theatre manager, business partner with Charles Wyndham at the Criterion Theatre. They married much later, in 1916. 1880s

Cartoon, John Hare to business partner Kendal
Cartoon, the English actor and theatre manager Sir John Hare to his business partner William Hunter Kendal: If your Missus intends to make more social science speeches, Kendal

Tatler cover - Alice Marble and Donald Budge
Front cover of The Tatler featuring American mixed doubles tennis pair Alice Marble and Donald Budge. Alice Marble (1913-1990), American tennis player

A DAY ON THE LINKS 1929
A fashionable group assembled on the first tee watch a lady play her first shot, as her partner lights up a cigarette. Date: circa 1929

Advert for Les Ambassadeurs floor show, Paris (1938) with Grace Poggi, the 10 Anacaona Sisters, Ketty Mara and partner, Arnaut Brothers

INVITATION TO DANCE
A broad hint of not meaning to dance - a lady retains her seat, while her unwanted partner gives her friend an impolite close-up of his. Date: 1804

LADY PUTTS OUT 1895
A lady putts out on a green, watched closely by her partner. Date: 1895

GOLF AT RANELAGH 1900
Elegantly dressed golfers watch a partner putt out on the sixteenth green at Ranelagh Golf Club, England. Date: 1900

GOLF / HOLING OUT 1865
A golfer attempts to hole his final putt on the green, somewhat aided by his partner standing right behind the hole! Date: 1865

TANTRUM IN A HAT SHOP
A woman wearing a fox stole around her shoulders (complete with two heads) throws a tantrum in the middle of a hat shop - her partner has to explain to the shop assistant. Date: 1930s

LIGHTING HIS PIPE
While a young man smokes a very long pipe, his partner lights it with a hot coal from the stove Date: 1850

STREET ACROBATS / C. 1816
A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them Date: circa 1816

BRIDGE & WHIST BRIDGE & WHIST
BRIDGE AND WHIST Discarded : Fashion (to Mr Bridge).Come along, partner! That dear old Mr Whist is such a bore ! He is so Vieux Jeu ! Date: 17 April 1901

Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette Macdonald - One Hour With You
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) - French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer, and Jeanette Macdonald (1903-1965) - American singer and actress, in One Hour With You (1932). Date: 1932

Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner
Adieu - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner. Painting by the Czech artist Alexander Jakesch (1862 - 1934). He appears to have tried to soften the blow with a bunch of flowers - now

Cartoon, Gilbert and Sullivan, Stephens and Solomon
Cartoon, Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ignoring their rivals Henry Pottinger Stephens and Edward Solomon in the street -- We never speak as we pass by. 1882

Organ Grinder 1886
Schoolboys stop to admire the monkey who solicits a financial contribution to the upkeep of himself and his organ-grinding partner

Waltzing Couple
Her charming dress swirls as her handsome partner - Major Fotheringham, just back from the Boer War, surely - skilfully guides her through the waltz

Grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife
Your Favourite Song - A grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife whilst their daughter reads her picture book, oblivious to the moderately bizarre tableau a couple of feet to her right

The Third Encore by H. M. Bateman
A small man, rather green with exhaustion, mops his brow at the thought of yet another dance with a sturdy lady. Date: 1928

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