Waving Collection

The Cat that Walked by Himself
THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF Walking by his wild lone through the Wet Wild Woods & waving his wild tail

Search And Destroy
The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing

Tour De France 1930
A group of Italian riders

Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Pope Francis leaving on his Popemobile after his weekly general audience in St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print)

Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE Day. 8th May 1995

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Portsmouth, c1824-5, (1905). Artist: JMW Turner
Portsmouth, c1824-5. Painting held in the Tate, London. From The Connoisseur 1905 [Otto Limited, London, 1905.]

VE Day - royal family and Churchill on balcony
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) together with their daughters, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in ATS uniform and Princess Margaret Rose, and Prime Minister

Permanent Hair-Waving machine, 1928
Curls are attached by the flex to the chandelier-like electrical machine. This device was exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibion at the White City, 1928

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

Royal Wedding 1947
A page from The Tatler entitled, Happiness was the Keynote with two photographs of the wedding day of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip)

British Mark IV tank with Canadian soldiers, WW1
A British Mark IV tank on a training exercise, with a large number of Canadian soldiers sitting on top of it, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: February 1918

Liberal Election Campaign Card, 1909
A Liberal Party campaign card for the 1909 General Election. A grim image of an elderly couple heading for the workhouse is contrasted with the partys vision of sunlit fields of waving corn

VE Day Celebrations
Winston Churchill and members of the Royal family waving to the crowds at Buckingham Palace on Victory in Europe Day

RMS Queen Mary leaving Clyde shipyards, near Glasgow
RMS Queen Mary (Cunard-White Star liner) leaving the John Brown shipyards on the River Clyde, near Glasgow, on her completion. Date: 1934

Us-Politics-Obama
US President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 23, 2016, en route to California and Washington

Silhouette, Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast
Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast -- silhouette showing a shipwrecked man standing on a raft, waving to a ship on the horizon

World War II evacuees
Evacuee train leaving the station with people waving goodbye during World War II

VE Day. Outside Buckingham Palace
Crowds seen cheering and waving outside the gates of Buckingham Palace on May 8th 1945 (VE Day). George V and Queen Mary with Princeses Elizabeth

Promotional jigsaw, Beechams Pills and Powders. circa 1930s

The crew of HMS Vindictive celebrating the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. The Zeebrugge Raid was an attack carried out by the Royal Navy on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge

Suffragettes Released from Prison. A group of suffragette prisoners leave Holloway Prison on 31st July 1908, smiling and waving

WORLD WAR I: MARINES, 1918. First to Fight. Posed photograph, 1918, showing U.S. Marines charging onto a beach, issued by the War Department for recruitment purposes during World War I

Gandhi before his arrest
The photograph shows Gandhi waving to his followers a few hours before he was taken prisoner

Return to Flight spacewalk. Astronaut Soichi Noglichi (from Japans space agency) waving for the camera. Astronaut Steve Robinson is seen taking the picture reflected in the visor

First Gas Balloon 1787
The first manned flight in a gas balloon, over Paris

Advert / Dunlop Tyres 1934
An elegant woman in a yellow dress waves to her friends who are boating on the river

Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief

Jeff Lynne on his wedding day, 11th April 1972. Jeff Lynne, (aged 24) singer and songwriter with the Birmingham group, The Move, marries Miss Rosemary Adams (aged 19 and a trainee teacher)

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

Flag of Australia
The flag of Australia - The flags original design was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901

The Worcester: Coming In, engraved by Charles Hunt (colour litho)
BSA266822 The Worcester: Coming In, engraved by Charles Hunt (colour litho) by Hunt, Charles (Snr.) (1803-77); 65x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Winter Olympics Games at Innsbruck, Austria. British Ice Skater John Curry celebrates on the podium after his gold medal win flanked by silver medallist Vladimir Kovalev of the USSR (left)

The Beatles wave from the steps of their plane at Yeadon airport after doing a show at the Odeon Cinema, Leeds, 3 November 1963

John Major the prime minister waving

American actor Patrick Swayze arrives for the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant in London 17th May 1993

Giant panda cub (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) portrait Yuan Meng, first giant panda ever born in France, age 10 months. Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France

Queen Sirikit of Thailand at the Thai Embassy
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen at the final function of the trip at the Thai Embassy

Sailors demonstrating flag semaphore system

Gypsy Caravan

Polar bear cub 3 months (Ursus maritimus) playing in the front of the day den in march. Wapusk National Park. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Cycling, Sport, Fun, Travel, 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

HMS Dunedin, British light cruiser
HMS Dunedin, British Danae class light cruiser. Date: 1937

Old Map Elements
Old map icons, eps 9

Cartoon, pilot flying green open-topped aeroplane among clouds and waving, his scarf rustling in wind, side view

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little Chelsea
Grand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

Royal Wedding 1986 - just married
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and his wife, Lady Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York wave to the crowds lining the streets of London as they travel back to Buckingham Palace following their marriage at

The royal family with baby Princess Elizabeth
The King and Queen and Duke and Duchess of York, with little Princess Elizabeth, wave to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Queen Mary holds an umbrella over the infant. Date: 1927

Yamaha YZF R1 - James Toseland with Rea

Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara

10CC, music group, pictured at Manchester Airport. Picture shows members... Left to right: Lol Creme, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman

Liverpool players salute their fans in the Anfield Road stand on a lap of honour after beating Arsenal 5-0 to win the first Division Championship in 1964

Prince Charles waves to the crowds after visiting Marton Church where he saw the records of the baptism of Captain Cook, during the Royal Tour of Cleveland. 1st June 1978

Ship Queen Elizabeth - November 1968, leaves Southampton for the last time. Crowds gather to watch and wave goodbye

Los Angeles 1984 Carl Lewis celebrates after winning the Mens 100 metres final at the Olympic Games. 4th August 1984

Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Ireland
Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Taking a ride over the Isle of Wight in an aeroplane
Taking a ride over the Isle of Wight in a two-seater aeroplane. The lady passenger is bereft of flying hat/helmet and goggles and obviously therefore enjoys the feeling of the wind in her hair

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) at rest on submerged rock, head and one flipper above water. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. July

Approach to Christmas, c19th century. Artist: George Hunt
Approach to Christmas, c19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Farm Workers and Tractor
A group of farm workers gathered round a tractor, some are waving at the camera, one gives a thumbs up. Date: late 1960s

A man in a barrel crossing the Niagara Falls, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR346392 A man in a barrel crossing the Niagara Falls, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 9th October 1910 (colour litho) by French School

children waving to the train driver. 1936

Young Women On A Sailboat
c. 1935 A group of young women wave as they enjoy the breeze on the bow of a sailboat

American 5th Marines on a troop train, France, WW1
American 5th Marines travelling on a troop train soon after arriving in France during the First World War. Several of them are waving to the camera. Date: June 1917

Bovril Poster Suggestion
A poster sketch suggested for an advertisement for Bovril, it shows a mermaid waving to some distant sailors, perched on a giant floating Bovril jar. Buoys you up. Date: circa 1922

Advertisement for Babbitts Best Soap, c. 1880 (colour litho)
HGL396881 Advertisement for Babbitts Best Soap, c.1880 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware, USA; eHagley Museum and Library; American

Poster, Norway by Airway. 20th century

Canadian Pacific Cabin steamers to Canada -- the Montrose leaving Liverpool. Date: circa 1930s

Gwendoline Dyer hair salon, offering permanent waving. Date: circa 1920s

Weaving Galway Bridge?
Weaving (Galway Bridge?). Conor, William 1881-1968

The Artist on the Seashore at Palavas (oil on canvas)
XIR21382 The Artist on the Seashore at Palavas (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France; (add.info)

Cuba, Havana. Flags wave in the breeze

Picture No. 11071698
Children swimming - Lake Tanganyika, Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. Date:

Mistinguett at Croydon airport. 12th October 1938

Felix Baumgartner after freefall
Felix Baumgartner after jumping to Earth from an altitude of 39, 045 meters. During the jump he was in freefall for four minutes and twenty seconds

Garnerin balloon with parachute
Garnerins balloon with a parachute below, and a French flag waved from the cage. He ascended from North Audley Street, landing 10 minutes later in the parachute near St Pancras Church -- claimed to

King Edward VII opening University College School, Hampstead on July 26th, 1907 Date: 1907

Germany Berlin
An Imperial procession passes through the Brandenburger Thor with banners waving, trumpets blaring and all the panoply of Prussian militarism

The Cunard Companys Steamship Scythia leaving the Mersey for New York (engraving)
2812752 The Cunard Companys Steamship Scythia leaving the Mersey for New York (engraving) by Sala, George Augustus (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Waving through Time: A Journey of Connections and Celebrations" The Cat that Walked by Himself: With a flick of its tail, the cat acknowledged its independence, waving off any attempts to tame it. Manchester's Last Tram: As the final tram rolled down the tracks, citizens lined the streets, waving goodbye to an era filled with memories and nostalgia. Search And Destroy: Amidst chaos and destruction, a glimmer of hope emerged as survivors waved for help in their desperate search for rescue. Tour De France 1930: Cyclists raced through picturesque landscapes while enthusiastic spectators lined the route, cheering them on with waves of encouragement. Long Live Estonia: In a show of national pride and unity, Estonians raised their flags high above their heads, waving passionately during moments of celebration. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on Their Coronation Day at Buckingham Palace 1953: Adorned in regal attire, Her Majesty graciously waved to her subjects from atop Buckingham Palace's balcony amidst cheers and applause. RAF Poster - Back Them Up. WW2: British civilians proudly displayed posters urging support for their brave Royal Air Force personnel who defended freedom from above while they waved farewell to loved ones heading into battle. VE Day - Royal Family and Churchill on Balcony: Joyous crowds gathered below as King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess), Winston Churchill stood side by side on a balcony at Buckingham Palace –waving victoriously after World War II came to an end in Europe. Pope Francis Leaving After His Weekly General Audience in St Peter's Square : Devotees stretched out their hands towards his departing Popemobile while fervently waving goodbye until he disappeared from sight –a moment cherished by believers worldwide. British Mark IV Tank with Canadian Soldiers WW1 .