Shaking Collection (page 6)

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

Business Hand Shake
Two businessmen shake hands

The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; se
Comical illustration of a scientific idea for the future (note date, 1st April 1905), of a man on the telephone shaking hands with a mechanical type hand protruding from the wall

Effect of the San Francisco earthquake
Effect of the earthquake on a typical frame house. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale

Large clouds of smoke from the spreading fires. The aftermat
Fires spreading through San Francisco, completing the ruin of the city. The business distract was completely devastated, with only the steel structures of modern buildings still standing

the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco from
The conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale

A burning street after the San Francisco earthquake
A burning street in San Francisco, a few men try to reach their offices to salvage what they can. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale

Ww1 / 1915 / Hindenburg Russ
Russian observers tremble at the approach of Hindenburg

Girl Gives Flowers 19C
A thoughtful little girl gives a bunch of flowers to an old shepherd, while another girl watches disdainfully

Wagner / Kladderadatsch
RICHARD WAGNER Reconciled with rival German composer Brahms, in heaven Date: 1813 - 1883

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

Ezekiel and the Bones
God said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones... and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, and the flesh came up upon them, and the breath came into them

Edward Vii / Rire 1903
EDWARD VII With Emile Loubet, President of France, at the time of the signing of an Entente Cordiale with Britain

WAGNER / LIEBIG / 6 / 1876
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in 1876, with Kaiser Wilhelm I at the inauguration of the Bayreuth Theatre

Parting Handclasp
A parting handclasp - Goodbye, Sweetheart, goodbye !

Shaking Hands in Street
A gentleman raises his hat to a lady while shaking hands with her

Hongi Maori Greeting
Two women perform the Hongi, or traditional Maori greeting, at Rotorua, New Zealand

Carnera Meets Chevalier
Italian boxer PRIMO CARNERA (1906 - 1967), World Heavyweight Champion 1933-34, shaking hands with French actor and singer MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888 - 1972)

Mrs Tape, Tailors Wife
Mrs Tape the Tailors Wife, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

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