Shakes Collection

Queens Visit to Uganda
ELIZABETH II arrives with the Duke of Edinburgh who shakes hands with the Mugabi of Ankole at Katunguru during a short visit to Uganda in 1954

Tennis Chivalry 1930S
A chivalrous gentleman tennis player bows as he shakes the hand of his attractive female opponent over the net!

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
THE ADVENTURE OF THE STOCKBROKERs CLERK. Pycroft shakes his clenched hands in the air

The King with the English cricket team
King George V, accompanied by Lord Cromer, President of the M.C.C and Mr. R.E.S Wyatt, the captain, shakes hands with the English cricke players at Lord s. Left to right are:- Mr. C.F Walters, H

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

Duke of York shakes hands with Lacrosse teams - Manchester
Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) shakes hands with Lacrosse teams (Cheadle Hulme and Manchester University) - Manchester, October 1934. Date: 1934

Picture Postcard - Humour
A humorous write-away postcard allowed the sender to write a greeting or short note on the front of the postcard at a time when only the recipients address was permitted on the back of the postcard

The Duke of Edinburgh meeting Cricketer Donald Bradman on 22nd April 1948 at the Public Schools Club on Piccadilly, London. Date: 1948

Crown Princess Cecilie greeting German Marine Flyers
circa 1930s

Duke of York and Father King George V at Royal Horse Show
Duke 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 - Exhibition Baseball Match, Stamford Bridge
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) atteding an Exhibition Baseball Match at Stamford Bridge (the home of Chelsea FC) between the New York Giants and the Chicago White Socks

Duke of York - FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium
Albert, 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 Day
Prince 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)

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

International Football - England vs. Scotland in Glasgow
International Football - England vs. Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow - Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) shaking hands with the Scottish team before kickoff. Date: 1935

Queen Elizabeth II meets Maria Callas
Opera singer Maria Meneghini Callas makes her curtsey as she meets Queen Elizabeth II after singing a scene from Bellinis opera, I Puritani

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon
Beauty & Intellect are superior to Brute Force. An anti-suffrage cartoon mocking a suffragette. The speaker is depicted in a style in which suffragettes were often unfairly portrayed as a harridan

Long John Silver / Pirate
Long John Silver shakes his fist and threatens Captain Smollett: " Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hours out, ye ll laugh on the other side"

WW1 - German and Russian troops meet over the barbed wire - July 1917 Date: 1917

L Entente Cordiale, Young Japanese boy and Young British Boy
L Entente Cordiale. A young Japanese boy and young British boy, each carrying their national flags, shaking hands. Date: 1905

Your King & Country Need You, 1914.Chromolithograph recruiting poster, after Lawson Wood, 1914, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, as poster No 18.A British Infantryman

Shakes Versus Shav by George Bernard Shaw
Promotional postcard for Shakes v Shaw, a ten-minute puppet play by George Bernard Shaw. First produced at the Lyttleton Hall, Malvern, 9th August 1949 and Riverside Theatre, Festival Gardens

Shakes Island, Wrangell, Alaska, USA, with totem poles and a decorated cabin. Date: circa 1950

A smart man 1790
A Smart in 1790. A fashionable gentleman in ruffled shirt and high-collared cut-away jacket, leans to shakes someones hand, his tricorn hat beneath his arm. Date: 1790

Whitman and Howells
Whitman shakes hands with William Dean Howells. And vice versa, of course. Date: 1819 - 1892

Old Mrs Snooksons Husband view on his drinking ailment
" Well, hows your Husband, Mrs Snookson?" " O! Es very bad, poor ear Es such a martyr to Delerium Tremins." !!

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama during a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

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

Duke of Fife marries Princess Louise of Wales
Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl and 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) marries Princess Louise Victoria (1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII)

Dogs under Fruit Tree
A doggy couple under a fruit tree. He shakes the branches with a stick and she bags the fallen fruit! Date: early 1930s

Polar Bear Shaking
A wet Polar Bear shakes the water from its fur - who needs towels? Date: 1960s

Scouts shaking hands
An Air Scout shakes hands with both a Sea Scout and a Scout to celebrate the formation of the Air Scouts. 1941

Turkish Musicians
Turkish musicians : she shakes her tambourine, he listens enraptured (2 of 2) Date: 19th century

Shock absorbers in action
An artistic photograph of a train suspension system in action, absorbing the shock of the wheel on a rail when in motion. A photograph used in an advertisement for Rocksil rock wool - used

Dryden / Costume / Old & New
The costume of 1900 shakes hands with the fashion of the day (1931)

THE FIRST ARRIVAL a guest shakes the hand of his hostess Date: 1895

Penelope Materialises
At a seance held at 20 Gannon Road, Worthing, Penelope, the mediums control, materialises, speaks to, and shakes hands with Mr James Bannister of Brighton

Twin puppy shaking off water
Twin puppy Snip gets his own back on his brother Snap for not helping him out of the river by shaking water all over him

Livingstone Attacked
He is attacked by a lion which shakes him as a terrier shakes a rat

Gentleman Bows to Lady
A gentleman bows as he shakes a ladys hand as he takes his leave of her

Girl and Dog / Begging
Give me your paw ! - a small girl shakes hands with her Saint Bernard before giving it a dog-biscuit

Alice Shakes Kitten
BLACK KITTEN Alice shakes the kitten

Alice Shakes Red Queen
Alice shakes the Red Queen

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