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Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao ZedongHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here shaking hands with the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
The Central Powers of WWIWith United Forces (the motto of Emperor Franz Josef I) - patriotic depiction of the Central Powers of WWI - Germany, Turkey and Austro-Hungary
The Right Spirit by William Heath RobinsonChristmas is sure to be a success if one keeps smiling on all occasions. The right and seasonable way of behaving in an unexpected encounter
Le Strange Coat of ArmsAn elaborate coat of arms for the Stigleman Le Strange family of Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK
Tennis Chivalry 1930SA chivalrous gentleman tennis player bows as he shakes the hand of his attractive female opponent over the net!
Ulyssess Grant / FreedomULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall
Peter Hugo with Cornish beauty queenPeter Hugo (Prince Charles lookalike) with a beauty queen (Miss Homework) in West Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Mao Zedong greeting South Yemen leaderMao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln shaking hands
Greeting from Ireland - postcardGreetings from Ireland - a souvenir postcard
Poster, Experienced Travellers Fly British - BOAC and BEA offer services to and from nearly 70 countries Date: circa 1955
Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1920sA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Jimmy Carter / Sadat / BeginJIMMY CARTER 39th American President (1977-81) seen here during the Palestine-Israeli peace talks with Sadat and Begin Date: 1924 -
The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at MaltaPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being met by Lt.-Cmdr A. Harber (sp?) at the time he took over command of HMS Magpie at Valletta harbour in Malta. Date: 1950
Wet dog shaking off water Sizewell beach
Modern Athenians plate 2 - EdinburghRev. David Dickinson (1780-1842) of St, Cuthberts church, approaching and shaking hands with Rev. Robert Candlish (died 1873) of St Georges Church
The King with the English cricket teamKing 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
Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - MesenThis life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015
Lady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Albert Hall, LondonLady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Royal Albert Hall, London. Wife of Sir Ian Malcolm, she is seen here welcoming her guests to the annual ball
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
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Patriotic card. Date: 1913
Duke of York shakes hands with Lacrosse teams - ManchesterAlbert, Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) shakes hands with Lacrosse teams (Cheadle Hulme and Manchester University) - Manchester, October 1934. Date: 1934
May Collection, Saxonia, Mauretania, Corsican silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: Five silk postcards, Saxonia, Mauretania and Corsican
May Collection, RMS Lusitania two silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: RMS Lusitania, two silk postcards
Children Collecting Fir Cones Date: 1925
Ladies Race at SonningThe winner of the Ladies Adjacent Hunts Race, organised by the Berks and Bucks Farmers Staghounds, being congratulated by the runner-up. Date: 1932
Cilly Aussem and Hilde Krahwinkel at WimbledonCilly Aussem (1909-1963) had just won the women's singles final at Wimbledon - becoming the first German competitor, male or female, to win a singles title there
Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur with chimney sweepLeslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur, lucky handshake with chimney sweep supporter William Carpenter Date: 1946
RMS Empress of Britain, CPR Line
Illustration, White-Ear discovers a dead fox in the coach house. Date: 1912
Churchill, Truman and Stalin at the Potsdam ConferenceBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965), American President Harrys Truman (1884-1972) and Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)
Michael Stewart, British Foreign SecretaryRobert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906-1990), British Labour politician, Fabian Socialist and government minister
Oliver Tambo and Norman Willis shaking handsOliver Reginald Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid politician and prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC)
John Ogdon, British concert pianist, with Nikita KhrushchevJohn Ogdon (1937-1989), British concert pianist, shaking hands with the Soviet Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan with Ernesto Che GuevaraAnastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Armenian Old Bolshevik and Soviet politician under Stalin and Khrushchev. He made key trips as an international diplomat to Communist Cuba and to the USA
Nikita Khrushchev and Harold Wilson shaking handsNikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), Russian Soviet leader, seen here shaking hands with Harold Wilson (James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, 1916-1995)
Mao Zedong meeting Che GuevaraChinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here meeting and greeting Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), the Argentinian Marxist revolutionary
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Nikita Khrushchev with Mao ZedongRussian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) and Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) greet each other warmly. The USSR was giving substantial aid to China at the time. Date: 1950s
EARTHQUAKE PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
SICILIANS PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
Walter Espec (d Espec) and the Earl of Aumale (Albemarle) at the Battle of the Standard (Battle of Northallerton), 22 August 1138
The Wedding of the World Champion Sculler Mr George Towns to Miss Amy Roslyn Harding at Southsea, prior to Towns return to his native Australia
Winston and Clementine Churchill with Free French boysWinston and Clementine Churchill with Free French Forces boys, aged between 16 and 20, at Downing Street. The boys crossed the English Channel one dark night in canoes, in a dangerous 36-hour trip
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
Comic postcard, Woman and man diving into the sea, with the mans annoyed wife standing watching Date: 20th century
The Kings Service, Gale & Poldens Animated Pictures of Naval and Military Life Afloat and Ashore. Showing at the Pier Pavilion Theatre, Lytham, for three nights only. Date: circa 1900s
Fishermen shake their nets, Deal, KentFishermen on the beach at Deal in Kent shaking sprats out of their nets. Date: circa 1950s