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Shaking Collection (page 3)

Background imageShaking Collection: WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help

WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help! Airman shaking hands with airfield workman, photographic poster printed for HMSO by Henry Hildesley. Date: circa 1942

Background imageShaking Collection: The Queen and Colonel Frank Borman

The Queen and Colonel Frank Borman
Queen Elizabeth II meets Frank Frederick Borman, II (born March 14, 1928), United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut

Background imageShaking Collection: Cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited

Cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited
Christmas cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited, paying to all true friends 365 happy days, from Mr and Mrs Kittridge of Bridge Street, Cambridge. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShaking Collection: The Epic of Arnhem, WW2

The Epic of Arnhem, WW2
The Epic of Arnhem, where the First Airborne Division saw action during the Second World War. Showing how the newcomers at Arnhem were welcomed as they landed by parachute. Date: 1944

Background imageShaking Collection: WW1 - German and Russian troops meet over the barbed wire

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Sphere cover - Cessation of fighting on Russian Front, WW1

Sphere cover - Cessation of fighting on Russian Front, WW1
Front cover of The Sphere with illustration by Fortunino Matania showing the cessation of fighting on the Russian Front with Bolshevik leaders Trotsky

Background imageShaking Collection: Sir Marc Noble and scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa

Sir Marc Noble and scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa
Sir Marc Noble (Commonwealth Commissioner of the Scout Association) and a scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa. Date: 1980

Background imageShaking Collection: Prince of Wales meeting coal miners

Prince of Wales meeting coal miners
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, shaking hands with a coal miner at Middlestone Moor in County Durham, during his tour of the coalfields in 1929

Background imageShaking Collection: The Bargain Stone

The Bargain Stone, Wolverhampton, England. In bygone days men would seal deals by shaking hands through the hole seen in the top part of the stone! Date: 1950s photo

Background imageShaking Collection: Hindenburg, Kruber and Hetman of Ukraine in Belgium

Hindenburg, Kruber and Hetman of Ukraine in Belgium
General Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), General Kruber (Gruber?) and Hetman Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadsky of Ukraine (1873-1945) meeting at a conference in Spa, Belgium

Background imageShaking Collection: Dwight D Eisenhower and Harold Macmillan, Bermuda, 1957

Dwight D Eisenhower and Harold Macmillan, Bermuda, 1957
Photograph of Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969)(left), President of the USA, shaking hands with Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), British Prime Minister, at the end of the Bermuda conference

Background imageShaking Collection: Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland

Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland
Woman police officer Marion Macmillan, Head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Women Police Branch in Northern Ireland, seen here shaking hands with a VIP at a womens parade

Background imageShaking Collection: WW1 - Ireland and Britain united in the common cause

WW1 - Ireland and Britain united in the common cause. Date: circa 1915

Background imageShaking Collection: Prince Charles at the Royal Cornwall Show

Prince Charles at the Royal Cornwall Show
Prince Charles is greeted by organisers on arrival at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Background imageShaking Collection: Girl with Great Dane on a pebbly beach

Girl with Great Dane on a pebbly beach
Unusual Friends - girl with Great Dane on a pebbly beach. 1950s

Background imageShaking Collection: Queen Elizabeth in Cornwall

Queen Elizabeth in Cornwall
Queen Elizabeth on a visit to Cornwall with the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Andrew. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageShaking Collection: L Entente Cordiale, Young Japanese boy and Young British Boy

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Randolph Churchill, who says: I don t mind shaking hands with you, but I must draw the line at some of your pals. 1884

Background imageShaking Collection: Communist China - students leave for university

Communist China - students leave for university
Communist China - students on a coach say goodbye to their friends and family as they leave for university in Beijing City. circa 1960s

Background imageShaking Collection: Mao Zedong greeting visitors from North Korea

Mao Zedong greeting visitors from North Korea
Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China

Background imageShaking Collection: Knees versus knuckles - handshake

Knees versus knuckles - handshake
Should hands be clasped in prayer or clenched in aggression? A visual rumination on how hands can express peace, anger and reconciliation or friendship. Date: 19th century

Background imageShaking Collection: A member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Operations Co

A member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Operations Co
Photograph: A member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Operations Company shaking the hand of a young boy in a village north of Lashkar Gah.Digital photograph taken by Cpl Mike Fletcher

Background imageShaking Collection: Matita advertisement - and cocktail bar

Matita advertisement - and cocktail bar
She shall be charming wherever she goes. Advert for Matita ready to wear sportswear (not really sports, but smart, ready-for-anything clothes for any occasion)

Background imageShaking Collection: Boy and girl shaking hands on a New Year card

Boy and girl shaking hands on a New Year card in the shape of a teapot and cup. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShaking Collection: Shaking Hands

Shaking Hands - David and Mrs Dennis shaking hands. Part of Box 79 Boswell Collection. Trap to Catch a Sunbeam. Date: circa 1900

Background imageShaking Collection: Two sailors shaking hands on a Christmas card

Two sailors shaking hands on a Christmas card
Two sailors smoking pipes, shaking hands on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShaking Collection: WW2 poster, Yield Not An Inch! Waste Not A Minute

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Caricatures, Bradlaugh and Labouchere, fellow-MPs

Caricatures, Bradlaugh and Labouchere, fellow-MPs
Caricatures, Charles Bradlaugh and Henry Labouchere, Northampton MPs. Labouchere supported his atheist colleague in parliament. 1880

Background imageShaking Collection: Caricature, Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustus Harris

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Caricature of John Ryder and Tom Mead, English actors

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

Background imageShaking Collection: George 16th Earl Erroll

George 16th Earl Erroll
GEORGE HAY, sixteenth earl of ERROLL Scottish peer, shaking hands with his friend Lord Haddo - two noble friends Date: 1767 - 1798

Background imageShaking Collection: The Relief of Lucknow

The Relief of Lucknow
The meeting of the three generals after the relief of Lucknow. Date: 1857 - 1858

Background imageShaking Collection: Britannia & Erin 1812

Britannia & Erin 1812
A rather optimistic allegory of Erin (Ireland) making friends and shaking hands with Britannia (Britain). Date: 1812

Background imageShaking Collection: Two musical clowns on a Christmas card

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Towser the dog shakes water off himself

Towser the dog shakes water off himself after an encounter with a fish. Date: circa 1933

Background imageShaking Collection: Cartoon, Political Mathematicians

Cartoon, Political Mathematicians, Shaking the Broad bottomd Hemispheres, by James Gillray. To that last Hope of the Country, the New Opposition

Background imageShaking Collection: Cartoon, The Bengal Levee

Cartoon, The Bengal Levee, by James Gillray. Showing Lord Cornwallis (1738-1803), Governor-General of India, in the middle of a crowd of sycophants in Calcutta (right background)

Background imageShaking Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - Britain joins her allies

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

Background imageShaking Collection: WW1 - Kitchener congratulates heroes of Dardanelles Campaign

WW1 - Kitchener congratulates heroes of Dardanelles Campaign
Colonel Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener, 2nd Earl Kitchener (1846-1937) - congratulating heroes of the Dardanelles Campaign. Date: circa 1916

Background imageShaking Collection: Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden

Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageShaking Collection: Studio portrait, woman with shaggy dog

Studio portrait, woman with shaggy dog
Studio portrait, elegant Edwardian woman holding the paw of a shaggy dog. Date: 1900s

Background imageShaking Collection: Lady Weymouth with a large dog

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Old lady teaching her dog

Old lady teaching her dog
Woman teaches her black dog how to give its paw Date: early 20th century

Background imageShaking Collection: Boy scouts from the Philippines

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

Background imageShaking Collection: Favourite Sayings - The Cats foot

Favourite Sayings - The Cats foot
Black and white lantern slide of a woman shaking her fist at a man holding a jug. Painted background shows a pub which the man may be about to enter.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Background imageShaking Collection: USS New York, American battleship, with George V, WW1

USS New York, American battleship, with George V, WW1
Scene on the deck of USS New York (BB34), American battleship, Scapa Flow, towards the end of the First World War. King George V is shaking hands with the Chief Boatswains Mate (CBM), Shorty Schirm

Background imageShaking Collection: General Montgomery meeting cub scout, Netherlands

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

Background imageShaking Collection: General Montgomery meeting scout leader, Amsterdam

General Montgomery meeting scout leader, Amsterdam
General Montgomery meeting a scout leader in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 1 October 1945. Date: 1945



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