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Background imagePartner Collection: Charleston legs

Charleston legs
An energetic flapper wears out one dance floor doing the Charleston and Black Bottom before partnering with another. Date: 1927

Background imagePartner Collection: The Girl of the Period by Balliol Salmon

The Girl of the Period by Balliol Salmon
A typical girl of 1924 in a red dress and with bobbed hair, dances with a dashing partner at a ball. In the background are numerous other couples dancing. Date: 1924

Background imagePartner Collection: Hobble, hobble, toil and wobble

Hobble, hobble, toil and wobble
The hobble waltz-the dance of the season. The hazards of dancing in a fashionable hobble skirt, shown here gathered in at the knee

Background imagePartner Collection: Dancing Model

Dancing Model
A pretty model enjoys dancing with her partner. Not sure about wearing socks with high heels, though... Date: 1960s

Background imagePartner Collection: Gothic Piano Couple

Gothic Piano Couple
A young woman watches over her partners shoulder as he plays at a grand piano in a Gothic setting. Date: 1930s

Background imagePartner Collection: Middle Class Prize Wives

Middle Class Prize Wives
Woman, women, wife, housewife Mr Punchs Four Prize Middle Class Wives. The wife as cook, intellectual companion, clerk and tennis partner! Date: 1889

Background imagePartner Collection: Dancing Partnaer 1843

Dancing Partnaer 1843
Dancing partners at a charity ball Date: 1843

Background imagePartner Collection: W J PIRRIE / 1847-1924

W J PIRRIE / 1847-1924
WILLIAM JAMES PIRRIE 1st Viscount British shipbuilder, partner and later chairman of Harland & Wolff, who built Titanic Date: 1847 - 1924

Background imagePartner Collection: Tango Couple (Bianchi)

Tango Couple (Bianchi)
Look, no hands ! He steers his partner with body movements alone... Date: circa 1914

Background imagePartner Collection: Admiring jewellery in the sunshine

Admiring jewellery in the sunshine
A woman examines her emerald jewellery in the sunlight, her partner looking on anxiously, hoping she will approve

Background imagePartner Collection: Against Orders: A gaoler bars a woman from the cell

Against Orders: A gaoler bars a woman from the cell
A woman carrying a platter of food is barred from entering the jail cell where, we presume, her partner is incarcerated. The gaoler however, decked out in a jester-style costume

Background imagePartner Collection: Catch of the day

Catch of the day
A jolly fisherman wearing a bright yellow waterproof jacket holds on to his mighty catch - an enormous cod. His fishing companion seems less than impressed with his catch or his bufoonery!

Background imagePartner Collection: Group of Algerian men and tame Lion

Group of Algerian men and tame Lion
Group of Algerian men and tamed Lion, with a chain lead. The caption reads: A reassuring little partner

Background imagePartner Collection: Prince Albert playing tennis

Prince Albert playing tennis
Prince Albert, Duke of York, the future King George VI (1895-1952), was a keen tennis player in the 1920s; in July 1920 with his partner Louis Greig he won the RAF doubles competition

Background imagePartner Collection: Yugoslavian Girl reading a love letter - portrait

Yugoslavian Girl reading a love letter - portrait
A striking postcard in vidid colours, depicting a pretty Yugoslavian Girl reading a love letter, possibly from a partner away fighting in a distant land

Background imagePartner Collection: Russian Carriage Driving at Olympia, London, 1911

Russian Carriage Driving at Olympia, London, 1911
Illustration showing a demonstration of Russian carriage driving at the Olympia Horse Show, London, 1911. This image shows the horse between the shafts (on left) trotting, while its partner gallops

Background imagePartner Collection: Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908

Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908
Series of photographs showing Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the Canadian heavyweight boxer, boxing with a sparring partner, 1908. Burns was World Heavyweight Champion between 1906 and 1908

Background imagePartner Collection: Great Eggspectations

Great Eggspectations
A fashionably dressed lady pauses to admire a pearl necklace in a shop window, and hopes that her handsome, parcel carrying partner will take the hint

Background imagePartner Collection: George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes
GEORGE HENRY LEWES English philosopher and critic; partner of George Eliot

Background imagePartner Collection: Mr Siever leaving court

Mr Siever leaving court
Mr Robert Siever, a well known racing man and editor of the Winning Post in court for the blackmail of Mr Jack Barnato Joel, a partner in the firm

Background imagePartner Collection: Finer Points of Dancing

Finer Points of Dancing
Man with an artificial dance partner, used as an aid to learning dance moves. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Background imagePartner Collection: Social / Usa Dancers 1917

Social / Usa Dancers 1917
The right partner, a smooth floor, and the Victrola !

Background imagePartner Collection: Long Skirts in Ballroom

Long Skirts in Ballroom
Perils of trained skirts in crowded ballrooms when your partner has two left feet! A man steps on the long skirts of two women simultaneously & lands on the floor

Background imagePartner Collection: GOLFERs BACKSWING C1890

GOLFERs BACKSWING C1890
Playing a shot from the fairway, a golfer reaches the top of his backswing, watched by his partner and a caddy

Background imagePartner Collection: Tango (Photo)

Tango (Photo)
She looks a bit apprehensive as she prepares to dance the tango with her smooth partner

Background imagePartner Collection: Cake Walking Couple

Cake Walking Couple
A black banjo-player and his white partner, both in carnival costume - is this New Orleans ? - perform the cake- walk

Background imagePartner Collection: Scrooge & Ghost

Scrooge & Ghost
" You will be haunted, " resumed the ghost, " by three spirits." Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley

Background imagePartner Collection: Golf / Lady Golfer 1908

Golf / Lady Golfer 1908
A golfer watches grimly as his female partner plays a winning stroke

Background imagePartner Collection: Fishwick, Girl Champion

Fishwick, Girl Champion
Miss Diana Fishwick, winner of the British Ladies Championship in 1930 when only nineteen years of age

Background imagePartner Collection: Arguing with Waiter

Arguing with Waiter
The original caption says: Arguing with the waiter is bad form and embarrassing for your partner. If you ve been overcharged, complain to the manager later

Background imagePartner Collection: Valse Bleue

Valse Bleue
VALSE BLEUE Her wide skirt swirls gracefully as her partner leads her through a passionate waltz

Background imagePartner Collection: Berlin Dance School 1929

Berlin Dance School 1929
At a Berlin dance academy, pupils learn with the help of film and gramophone, though watching the screen while minding your partner and your neighbours can t be easy !

Background imagePartner Collection: Airborne Partner

Airborne Partner
He sweeps his partner off her feet

Background imagePartner Collection: Herholy Well of St Keyne

Herholy Well of St Keyne
The Well of Saint Keyne in Cornwall, who gave the waters a strange power. Whichever partner in a marriage drinks at the well first will have mastery in that marriage!

Background imagePartner Collection: Social / Partner at Dance

Social / Partner at Dance
Claiming a partner for a dance

Background imagePartner Collection: Tennis Partner C1920

Tennis Partner C1920
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Background imagePartner Collection: Tamarina & Fredoff 1928

Tamarina & Fredoff 1928
Showgirl Tamarina, with dancing partner Fredoff in an acrobatic pose



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