Skip to main content

Partners Collection

Background imagePartners Collection: Rock n Roll Dancing

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

Background imagePartners Collection: Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil Aldin

Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil Aldin
Lovely illustration by Cecil Aldin observing two of his dogs, possibly Mickey (the Irish Wolfhound) and Cracker (the English bull terrier), attempting to share a sofa. Date: 1929

Background imagePartners Collection: Llandudno, North Wales - two jolly holidaymaking couples

Llandudno, North Wales - two jolly holidaymaking couples walk along the seafront arm in arm. Date: late 1930s

Background imagePartners Collection: The National Dance of Croatia

The National Dance of Croatia
The Kolo or Vrlika - the National Dance of Croatia, being performed by two peasants in full traditional costume. Date: 1938

Background imagePartners Collection: George Iv / 1795 Cartoon

George Iv / 1795 Cartoon
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Thoughts on Matrimony George IV considers potential marriage partners

Background imagePartners Collection: The Charleston by Rose le Quesne

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

Background imagePartners Collection: Ball-room dancing at the Piccadilly Hotel, London

Ball-room dancing at the Piccadilly Hotel, London
Londons most popular partners, Miss Leonora Hughes and Mr Maurice, giving an exhibition dance during supper at the Piccadilly Hotel

Background imagePartners Collection: Cessna 172B G-AROB

Cessna 172B G-AROB, (msn 172-48631), of Peter Darlington Partners, at Woolsington (Newcastle airport), in August 1963. Date: 1963

Background imagePartners Collection: Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor

Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor
Warner Baxter (1889-1951) - American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s and Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) - American film, stage and television actress and painter

Background imagePartners Collection: Maurice and Cordoba, dancers

Maurice and Cordoba, dancers
Dance partners Maurice and Cordoba, appearing at the Savoy Hotel. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePartners Collection: Margot Fonteyn dancing with Michael Somes

Margot Fonteyn dancing with Michael Somes
Prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) dancing a pas de deux with Michael Somes (1917-1994). They were frequent dancing partners in the Royal Ballet company. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePartners Collection: Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame

Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame France; Wilhelm II of Germany looks on. Date: 1901

Background imagePartners Collection: AgustaWestland AW139 G-OAWL (msn 31353), of Profred Partners LLP. Date: circa 2012

AgustaWestland AW139 G-OAWL (msn 31353), of Profred Partners LLP. Date: circa 2012

Background imagePartners Collection: Music cover, Change Partners, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers

Music cover, Change Partners, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Music cover, Change Partners, featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, lyrics and music by Irving Berlin from the film Carefree. 1938

Background imagePartners Collection: Edgar & Madge Syers the 1908 Olympics

Edgar & Madge Syers the 1908 Olympics
Husband and wife team who were in the Olympic Games of 1908, winning the bronze medal at the Princes Skating Club, Knightsbridge, London. Madge Syers winning in her own right, first in free skating

Background imagePartners Collection: Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis
Entertainment stars and variety double act Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney, pictured as doubles partners in a tennis match in a tournament at the London Country Club at Hendon between the two respective

Background imagePartners Collection: The Foxtrot by Helen McKie

The Foxtrot by Helen McKie
A couple in evening dress take to the floor to dance the foxtrot, accompanied by a band. Date: c.1935

Background imagePartners Collection: Paraguay Women at Camp

Paraguay Women at Camp
Three women, wives or bed partners of soldiers during the Paraguayan War, make camp. Sitting by a thatched building, three women make food on a smoke fire, a child standing by them. Date: 1867

Background imagePartners Collection: Victoria Coach Station, London

Victoria Coach Station, London, built in a distinctive Art Deco style by architects Wallis, Gilbert and Partners, opening in 1932

Background imagePartners Collection: THE LAST WALTZ - CHOICE

THE LAST WALTZ - CHOICE
Six men present themselves as possible partners for the last waltz of the evening : well, which one would YOU choose ? Date: circa 1875

Background imagePartners Collection: COMPARING DANCE CARDS

COMPARING DANCE CARDS
After the ball, two young women compare notes on the partners they have enjoyed or endured in the course of the evening. Date: 1882

Background imagePartners Collection: CHURCH AND EMPIRE

CHURCH AND EMPIRE
Church and Empire are depicted as equal partners, under the aegis of Saint Peter (in other words, the Pope has the last word...) Date: 9th century

Background imagePartners Collection: Dance card - programme

Dance card - programme
Dance card for the Annual Ball of the Metropolitan Police, Holborn Division, held at the Holborn Restaurant on 27th January 1913, listing the 24 dances

Background imagePartners Collection: Graham and Withers butchers shop, Bromley, Kent

Graham and Withers butchers shop, Bromley, Kent
Arthur Graham and Albert William Withers, butchers shop, 80 College Road, Bromley, Kent -- an amazing array of meat and poultry, with shop owners and assistants standing ready to serve

Background imagePartners Collection: Cartoon, Gilbert and Sullivan, Stephens and Solomon

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

Background imagePartners Collection: Kenya, East Africa - Man with his two wives

Kenya, East Africa - Man with his two wives - it appears he may have a false (artificial) left leg (which would explain the walking stick). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePartners Collection: The end of love

The end of love
The Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation

Background imagePartners Collection: Lya del Velez and Mr Brookes costumes for Chelsea Arts Ball

Lya del Velez and Mr Brookes costumes for Chelsea Arts Ball
Mlle. Lya del Velez, the well-known dancer and her partner, Mr Brookes, in the costumes they wore at the Chelsea Arts Ball which took place on New Years Eve at the Albert Hall, 1932. Date: 1932

Background imagePartners Collection: American tennis players

American tennis players
Two American couples take to the court for a Love Match ! Date: 1907

Background imagePartners Collection: WW1 - Brother, Sister and partners before outbreak of war

WW1 - Brother, Sister and partners before outbreak of war
A poignant and touching photograph taken on the eve of the First World War as two couples (a brother and sister (far left and second from right)

Background imagePartners Collection: Cartoon, Thomas Thorne and David James

Cartoon, Thomas Thorne and David James
Cartoon, Thomas Thorne (right, 1841-1918), English actor and theatre manager, and David James (left, 1839-1893), English comic actor

Background imagePartners Collection: Caricature of David James and Thomas Thorne

Caricature of David James and Thomas Thorne
Caricature of David James (left, 1839-1893), English comic actor, and Thomas Thorne (right, 1841-1918), English actor and theatre manager, co-founders of the Vaudeville Theatre, London

Background imagePartners Collection: Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt

Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt
Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt

Background imagePartners Collection: Caricature of Charles Alias and H B Farnie

Caricature of Charles Alias and H B Farnie
Caricature of Charles Alias (c1852-1921), theatrical costumier, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Opera Bouffe collaborators. 1882

Background imagePartners Collection: Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert

Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881

Background imagePartners Collection: Smart Dancers 1920S

Smart Dancers 1920S
A monocled gentleman partners a skimpily but exotically dressed gentlewoman. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePartners Collection: Tennis Book Cover

Tennis Book Cover
Cover design for Goodbye Summer ! by Catherine Mary Maesorley, an epic tale of smashed hopes, happy returns mixed partners and love all Date: circa 1900

Background imagePartners Collection: Dance card filled at a ball

Dance card filled at a ball
A young gentleman arrives at a ball just in time to find out the object of his affections has filled up her dance card for the evening

Background imagePartners Collection: Couple taking part in Helston Floral Dance, Cornwall

Couple taking part in Helston Floral Dance, Cornwall
Karen and Kevin Moseley, a couple taking part in the annual Helston Floral Dance, Helston, Cornwall, photographed on bank premises. Date: circa 1970s

Background imagePartners Collection: Maurice and Eleanora

Maurice and Eleanora
The famous dancer Maurice Mouvet and his bride to be Eleanora Ambrose, the daughter of a Kansas City oil millionaire, posing for the camera. Date: 1926

Background imagePartners Collection: Bystander cover, Anthony Wilding & Arthur Balfour tennis

Bystander cover, Anthony Wilding & Arthur Balfour tennis
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour and Mr Anthony (Tony) Frederick Wilding, four-times Wimbledon tennis champion, pictured as doubles partners in a friendly match on Centre Court at Wimbledon in July 1917

Background imagePartners Collection: Crash on the dancefloor

Crash on the dancefloor
Two girls crash into each other on a dancefloor and exclaim, Why does a girl have to dance backwards?. Date: 1955

Background imagePartners Collection: COUPLE

COUPLE
A woman in her partners arms. Date: late 1960s

Background imagePartners Collection: DANCING BEARS AT ZOO

DANCING BEARS AT ZOO
Dancing bears at Munich zoo, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePartners Collection: Two English Rural Working Horses - Working Partners

Two English Rural Working Horses - Working Partners
Two English Rural Working Horses pulling a simple form of harrow - Working Partners Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePartners Collection: Musical Terms Up to Date - Adagio - very Slow

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

Background imagePartners Collection: Priest directed to find a Scotsmans late business partner

Priest directed to find a Scotsmans late business partner. Parson (to Mr MacDougal) - " ! want to see Mr Thompson, please." Macdougal

Background imagePartners Collection: Two Edwardian Couples on a jolly jaunt

Two Edwardian Couples on a jolly jaunt in the countryside. They stop beneath a large tree and are lucky enought to be snapped by a passing photographer. Date: circa 1908



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping