Shaking Collection (page 5)

German English Exchange
English and German schoolboys shaking hands for a group photograph taken during an Anglo- German school exchange cricket match at Chatham, Kent, England. Date: early 1930s

Eid Greetings Card - Indian. Eid, means " festival" or " holiday" in Arabic, and can refer to a number of Muslim holidays

The New Compensation Act of 1906
" The New Compensation Act" - " Never mind Bill, we re insured!" - a pair of labourers are not unduly concerned at the blocks of stone falling on their heads

Nursery Tale - Fighting for the Crown - Lion and the Unicorn Date: 1880

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." !!

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

Edward VIII Visit
EDWARD VIII Edward VIII (perhaps when Prince of Wales, before his brief reign in 1936) meeting working class people outside their homes (location unknown) Date: C.1918

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

Queen Elizabeth II visit to LFB Headquarters, Lambeth
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

King Haakon of Norway visits the London Fire Brigade, WW2
Visit of King Haakon of Norway to the London Fire Brigade headquarters during the Second World War. Seen here shaking hands with a dummy used during training

A Russian general, shaking with fear, telephones the Czar(?) who is also being annoyed by the Czarina(?). Date 1904 or 1905

Uncle Sam shaking hands with the marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834). America entered the war April 2, 1917. Date 1917

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

Two lifeboat coxswains, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Retiring lifeboat coxswain John Byford (left) and new coxswain Thomas Bloom, pictured at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. John Byford had been cox from 1929 and Thomas Bloom, known locally as Puggy

Children shaking apples off a tree
Illustration from A Dish of Apples. Artist: Arthur Rackham Date: 1921

Princess Alexandra visiting Convalescent Police Home
Princess Alexandra (b 1936) visiting the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. She is shaking hands with PC Arthur Mendoza of the Metropolitan Police QK Division

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)

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

Mrs Bobbity shaking out her tablecloth at the back door. A crust of bread flies out. Date: 1937

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

Mrs Bobbitys cottage, with smoke rising from the chimney, and Mrs B herself shaking her tablecloth out at the back door. The birds have built their nest just above her head

Sir Douglas Haig meeting General Joffre, Montreuil
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) meeting General Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931) at his headquarters at Montreuil, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 17 June 1916

Kitchener, Birdwood and a French general, WW1
Lord Herbert Kitchener (right of centre) and Lieutenant-General Sir W R Birdwood (left of centre) at Anzac Cove during the Gallipoli Campaign, First World War

Sir Douglas Haig meeting King Nikola I of Montenegro
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) meeting King Nikola I of Montenegro (1841-1921) at Beauquesne in northern France during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Sir Douglas Haig and Georges Clemenceau, France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), French Prime Minister, meeting at Doullens Station, northern France

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

Royal visit to Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
Scene at a royal visit to the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. Here Princess Margaret is seen shaking hands with one of the exhibition officials

Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tour of Canada
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) shakes hands with the train porters as she takes leave of the royal train and its crew at Charlottetown

Wartime poster warning against careless talk. A man wishes an RAF pilot " Good luck tomorrow", he is overheard, and there are unfortunate repercussions. Careless Talk Costs Lives. 1940s

Ramsay Macdonald becomes Britains first Labour Prime Minist
Front cover of The Illustrated London News showing J. Ramsay Macdonald, Britains first Labour Prime Minister being congratulated on leaving Buckingham Palace where he accepted office

Start of pennyfarthing ride, Lands End
The start of an NSPCC Centenary pennyfarthing ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland, with two intrepid cyclists and the local mayor

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin (1870-1953), Russian writer, seen here with admirers and well wishers, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature

Reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London
Scene at the reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London, showing Sir Melvill Beachcroft, Chairman of the London County Council, shaking hands with the Lord Mayor of London after the ceremony

Englands test match victory: meeting the King
The King present at the second England versus Australia test match. King George V with the Australian team, shaking hands with Bradman, the famous Australian batsman

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

Two Turkish women - modern style
Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

Prince of Wales / Ammanull
KING AMANULLAH OF AFGHANISTAN Prince of Wales greets the King of Afghanistan aboard the Maid of Orleans at Dover dressed in the uniform of the Welsh Guards

Noisy neighbours
A man sits alone in his living room, shaking his fists at the ceiling above, where his neighbours are having a noisy party. His newspaper has been crumpled up and thrown to the floor in disgust

The Mayors of Liverpool and Birkenhead Meet under the Mersey
Margaret Beavan (centre), the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, shaking hands with the Mayor of Birkenhead (right) at the meeting of the two halves of the Mersey Tunnel, 1928

Fred Perry with Gottfried Von Cramm
Fred Perry shaking hands with Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany, at Wimbledon after winning the championship

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Garnet Wolseley returns home
Sir Garnet Wolseley returns to England from the Ashanti expedition. He lands at Portsmouth and is seen here raising his hat and shaking hands

Admiral Jellicoes farewell to Lord Kitchener
A photograph of Admiral John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) bidding farewell to Field-Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) before his embarkation aboard the H.M.S

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

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