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Cricketing Record 1932Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes score a record opening partnership of 555
Alice and Humpty Dumpty" If he smiled much more the ends of his mouth might meet behind, " she thought
Mao Zedong greeting South Yemen leaderMao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China
Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of WaterlooField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
American soldiers shake hands w. Russians River Elbe, 1945 WAmerican soldiers of the First Army shake hands with Russian counterparts as the two sides meet at Torgau on the River Elbe, 1945 World War II
Entente Cordiale, Butter carving, Franco-British Exhibition, London - Canadian Pavilion. King Edward VII (1841-1910) (left) shaking hands with Emile Loubet (1838-1929), President of France. Date: 1908
Greek Art. Gravestone. Attica. 400-350 BC. GreeceGreek Art. Gravestone. Relief crowned by palmette ornament. The dead girl, Sosilla, daughter of Straton from Kollytos in Attica, takes leave of Chaireas from Kedoi in Attica. 400-350 BC. Greece
David Steel and David Owen, SDP colleaguesDavid Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords
VERDI/BALLO/LIEBIG 2Act 1 scene 10 : Riccardo dismisses Ulrica's prophecy that he will die at the hands of the first to shake his hand (it will be Renato) Date: first performed 1859
Original Artwork - Circular Christmas Place MarkerOriginal Artwork - Design for a circular place marker, showing a young boy shaking little red stars from his Christmas stocking. Date: circa 1937
Sketches of the musical Shake Your Feet atSketches of the Laddie Cliff musical Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome, 1927 with Janette Gilmore, Milton Hayes, Billy Milton, Gwen Farrar, Date: 1927
Cartoon, The New Coalition -- a satirical comment on the unlikely collaboration of John Bright, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli
The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your FeetWell-known socialites, the Ruthven twins, aka the Hon. Alison and the Hon. Margaret Ruthven, who briefly took the stage as the Ralli Twins in the 1920s
Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the London HippodromeA scene from one of the musical numbers in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome with Gwen Farrar singing one of her songs. Date: 1927
Gwen Farrar in The Tatler, 1927Page from The Tatler, 17th August 1927, featuring Miss Joyce Barbour, Mr Billy Merson and Miss Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the Hippodrome
Gwen FarrarGwendoline " Gwen" Farrar (1899 - 1944), English duettist, cellist, singer, actress and comedian. Pictured at the time she was appearing in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome in 1927
Shake Your Feet at the London HippodromePage from the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News with photographs of the latest production at the London Hippodrome - Shake Your Feet
Governor Andros in BostonEdmund Andros was appointed governor of the Dominion of New England. He stands with a manservant in a Boston street, with various Bostonian men standing near and whispering to each other
Winner and runner-up at the Open Golf ChampionshipsJames Braid, the winner and A Herd the runner-up of the Open Golf Championships at St Andrew s. This would be Braids fifth Open success. 1910
Champions Old and New - Ted Ray & James BraidGolf champions Ted Ray and James Braid congratulating winner Percy Allis and runner-up James Adams after the News of the World golf tournament at Stoke Poges 24th September 1937
The Duke of Edinburgh meeting Cricketer Donald Bradman on 22nd April 1948 at the Public Schools Club on Piccadilly, London. Date: 1948
Rapprochement between Spanish and American forces following the surrender of Santiago. Date: 1898
Morning in Hyde Park - friends meet and shake hands Date: 1895
Duke of York and Father King George V at Royal Horse ShowDuke of York and Father King George V greet one another at Royal Horse Show, Richmond before heading in to inspect the finest bloodstock in the land. Date: 1928
Duke of York - FA Cup Final at Wembley StadiumAlbert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) - shakes hand with the Newcastle United side before the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium (the second final held at the Stadium)
Prince Albert visiting the Civil Service Sports DayPrince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), who had just become Duke of York visiting the Civil Service Sports Day at Stamford Bridge (the home of Chelsea Football Club)
WW2 greetings card, RAF pilotWW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), RAF pilot shaking hands with a colleague. Date: circa 1942
America. American Drink Glasses 1850Prototype for the cocktail shaker, 2 glasses, that fit together, used to shake ice, flavourings and alcohol. The drink depicted is a mint julep with lemon peel, ice
EDWARD VII / FRENCH FLEETEdward VII welcomes the French fleet at Portsmouth. Date: 1905
HUMPTY-DUMPTYAlice meets HUMPTY-DUMPTY Date: First published: 1872
Australia - extending hands across the sea - featuring an inset view of the Central Railway Station in Melbourne within the shape of the outline of Australia Date: circa 1906
The Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) (1900-2002). Date: circa 1933
Greek Art. Greece. 5th century BCE. Pentelic marble funerary stele with relief depicting a scene of farewell between a boy and a man. Found in Athens. Dated to 400 BC. National Archaeological Museum
WW1 - German and Russian troops meet over the barbed wire - July 1917 Date: 1917
Anwar Sadat meets Menachem BeginThe first ever face-to-face talks between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt(1918-1981) and the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin(1913-1992)
James Buchanan welcoming native American Indians into the WhIllustration showing the President of the United States, James Buchanan, welcoming warring factions of American Indians into the White House, 1858
John Bull / Uncle SamJohn Bull and Uncle Sam shake hands
L Entente Cordiale, Young Japanese boy and Young British BoyL Entente Cordiale. A young Japanese boy and young British boy, each carrying their national flags, shaking hands. Date: 1905
Communist China - students leave for universityCommunist China - students on a coach say goodbye to their friends and family as they leave for university in Beijing City. circa 1960s
Mao Zedong greeting visitors from North KoreaMao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China
The man Who Said Big Ben Was Wrong by H M Bateman. This illustration shows what would happen when the establishment is doubted. The whole world jars, a wobble in the time contiuum
Holbein meets Henry VIIIHenry VIII meets Holbein after being impressed by his artwork. Hans Holbein the Younger, originally from Germany, had been appointed the English Kings Painter in 1536. Date: 1536
Greek Art. Munich Lekythos. Grave monument in the form of an oil flask (lekythos). About 370 BC. As a sing of their attachment the couple reach out their hands to each other. Gyptothek. Munich
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). Plane flying. France. Colored enWilbur Wright (1867-1912). American aviator. With his brother is credited with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane
WW2 poster, Yield Not An Inch! Waste Not A Minute! Stand Fast! Work Fast! Date: circa 1941
Caricature, Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustus HarrisCaricature, Edward White Benson (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury, and Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, shaking hands
Caricature of John Ryder and Tom Mead, English actorsCaricature of John Ryder (1814-1885) and Tom Mead (1821-1889), English actors, shaking hands as a couple of legitimates (ie working in the legitimate theatre). 1883
Brussels 1576Council of State at Brussels, at the time the decision was made to shake off the Spanish domination of the Low Countries Date: 1576
Quaker EldersElders shake hands at a meeting Date: 1881
Two musical clowns on a Christmas cardTwo musical clowns shaking hands on a Christmas card -- May Mirth and Music join hands this Christmastide. Date: circa 1890s
Debutantes out and about in the 1960sA variety of photographs showing debutantes out and about at parties in the Swinging Sixties. They went to Guinea parties and Shake parties in fast cars and wearing the latest fashions Date: 1964
Towser the dog shakes water off himself after an encounter with a fish. Date: circa 1933
Illustration, The Youth who could not Shiver or Shake -- The Youth took the axe and split the anvil at one blow, catching the Old Mans beard in it. Date: 1909
WW1 - Cartoon - Britain joins her alliesWW1 - Two soldiers meeting during battle and are shown shaking hands. The illustration and gesture symbolises Great Britain joining her allies on the field. Date: 1914
Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden. Date: circa 1930s
Studio portrait, woman with shaggy dogStudio portrait, elegant Edwardian woman holding the paw of a shaggy dog. Date: 1900s
Lady Weymouth with a large dogLady Weymouth (formerly Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian, 1904-1997), later Marchioness of Bath, seen here shaking paws with a large dog. Date: 1938
Old lady teaching her dogWoman teaches her black dog how to give its paw Date: early 20th century
Boy scouts from the PhilippinesA group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century
General Montgomery meeting cub scout, NetherlandsGeneral Montgomery meeting a Dutch cub scout, watched by a crowd of spectators in the Netherlands. Date: 1945
General Montgomery meeting scout leader, AmsterdamGeneral Montgomery meeting a scout leader in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 1 October 1945. Date: 1945
Cub scouts and leaders, Greece
Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West AfricaNewly appointed Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa, arriving for a rally. Date: 1948
Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)
Sir Leary Constantine with boy scoutSir Leary Constantine, the former West Indies cricketer, shaking hands with Robert Todd (age 15), of the 6th Wallington Scout Group, UK
The Hand of Friendship - British Tommy & Tirailleur AlgerienThe Hand of Friendship - British Tommy and Tirailleur Algerien, c.1914. By Richard Caton Woodville, RI (1856-1927). Date: circa 1914
King George V and Captain J. J. Crowe, WW1King George V shaking hands with Captain J. J. Crowe of the 2nd Worcester Regiment on the Western Front during World War One. The King had just presented Captain Crowe with the Victoria Cross
Jeek the puppy gets wet in the lakeJeek the mongrel puppy runs off and gets wet in the lake, and shakes water onto passers-by. Date: 1940
Nursery Tale - Fighting for the Crown - Lion and the Unicorn Date: 1880
Two girls help their mother with the housework; one holds a bucket of water, the other shakes down a mat. c. 1910
Doctor seeing a patient. Bed treatment. Engraving
Queen Elizabeth II meeting senior firefighters on parade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Queen Elizabeth II meeting firefighters on parade, LFB HQQueen Elizabeth II meeting firefighters on parade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
LCC-LFB Presentation of Silver gallantry medalLord Snell, the Chairman of the London County Council, is presenting Fireman J W Roots with the Councils Silver Gallantry Medal in recognition of his extraordinary bravery at a fire at 5 St Peter
Arrival of The Duke of Edinburgh to LFBArrival of The Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the London Fire Brigade
Shake hands?. Date c1855 Mar. 16
The Bill Met With Strong OppositionParliamentary Notes illustrated - The Bill Met With Strong Opposition! Date: circa 1905
The Ruthven TwinsPortrait of the society twin sisters, Alison and Margaret Hore-Ruthven, daughters of Lord and Lady Ruthven. Photographed at the time they appeared under their stage name of he Ralli Twins in Shake
White Lodge, Richmond Park, 1891White Lodge, Richmond Park:celebration of the Duke and Duchess of Tecks silver wedding anniversary. The Duke is shown being presented with a horse, and giving a speech. Date: 1891
Princess Elizabeth distributes Maundy money, 1952Queen Elizabeth II being greeted on arrival at Westminster Abbey, when she distributed the Royal Maundy money. In the year of this picture, 1952
Mayor of Brussels encountering German invaders, WW1The heroic Mayor of Brussels, Adolphe Max, together with his colleagues Steens, Jacqmain and Vauthier, refuses to shake the hand of General Von Jarotsky, leader of the German army
Sinking ShipThe last handshake - the crew of a sinking steamship climb the bridge to shake hands with their captain before it - and they = go under. Date: 1895
A Royal Interlude: English cricketers meet King George VThe English Team being presented to King Gorge V during the third day of the second test match at Lord s. Both English and Austalian teams lined up outside the pavilion to shake hands with the King
Modern Athenians plate 7 - EdinburghRev John Hunter (d. 1866) of the Tron Church stopping to shake hands with his successor Prof. Alexander Brunton (d. 1854). Two friends and colleagues
