Shake Collection (page 2)

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 en
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). American aviator. With his brother is credited with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane

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

WW2 poster, Yield Not An Inch! Waste Not A Minute! Stand Fast! Work Fast! Date: circa 1941

Caricature, Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustus Harris
Caricature, 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 actors
Caricature 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 1576
Council of State at Brussels, at the time the decision was made to shake off the Spanish domination of the Low Countries Date: 1576

Quaker Elders
Elders shake hands at a meeting Date: 1881

Two musical clowns on a Christmas card
Two 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 1960s
A 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 allies
WW1 - 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 dog
Studio portrait, elegant Edwardian woman holding the paw of a shaggy dog. Date: 1900s

Lady Weymouth with a large dog
Lady 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 dog
Woman teaches her black dog how to give its paw Date: early 20th century

Boy scouts from the Philippines
A group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century

General Montgomery meeting cub scout, Netherlands
General Montgomery meeting a Dutch cub scout, watched by a crowd of spectators in the Netherlands. Date: 1945

General Montgomery meeting scout leader, Amsterdam
General 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 Africa
Newly appointed Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa, arriving for a rally. Date: 1948

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr 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 scout
Sir 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 Algerien
The 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, WW1
King 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 lake
Jeek the mongrel puppy runs off and gets wet in the lake, and shakes water onto passers-by. Date: 1940

Anwar Sadat meets Menachem Begin
The first ever face-to-face talks between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt(1918-1981) and the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin(1913-1992)

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 HQ
Queen Elizabeth II meeting firefighters on parade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

LCC-LFB Presentation of Silver gallantry medal
Lord 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 LFB
Arrival of The Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the London Fire Brigade

Shake hands?. Date c1855 Mar. 16

The Bill Met With Strong Opposition
Parliamentary Notes illustrated - The Bill Met With Strong Opposition! Date: circa 1905

The Ruthven Twins
Portrait 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, 1891
White 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, 1952
Queen 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, WW1
The 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 Ship
The 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 V
The 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 - Edinburgh
Rev John Hunter (d. 1866) of the Tron Church stopping to shake hands with his successor Prof. Alexander Brunton (d. 1854). Two friends and colleagues

Business Hand Shake
Two businessmen shake hands

Videophone Predicted
Cumbersome it may be, but this videophone enables you not only to speak with and see your correspondent, but shake hands as well ! Date: 1905

Houdin and Scarf
The scarf - just an ordinary scarf - but when Houdin gives it a shake, it turns out to have been full of feathers !

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