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Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, FranceBoys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s
Spilt Milk by Muriel DawsonA little blond boy in blue shorts looks upset and worried after spilling and breaking a jug of milk
Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window
Labour yard, Bethnal Green Employment AssociationA labour yard operated in the late 1860s by the Bethnal Green Employment Association in East London to provide work for the unemployed
The Old Labourers Last Job, picture and poemAn old man sits breaking stones while a workhouse looms behind. In the accompanying verse he bemoans his poverty, particularly at the hands of the Tories who have taxed our clothes and bread
Tank breaking through barbed wire barricadeAn armoured tank breaking through a barbed wire barricade on a battlefield during the First World War
1844 poor relief work ticketA ticket issued in 1844 by a Relieving Officer for the parish of St Mary, Islington, north London, directing the bearer to the stone yard on Wharf Road, City Basin
Breaking ground for a new settlement - ChiosTriumphal Greeks Arch for the ceremony around the breaking of the ground for the construction of a new village on the Island of Chios, at this point under Ottoman Turkish control
Bawarchi (Cook) - India - he is breaking an egg into a copper pan
Monsieur Coulon and his amazing beardMonsieur Louis Coulon (b.1826 in Vandenesse, France) - a Mould-maker of Montlucon, who had a record-breaking beard (3.3m) - pictured here being held by two children
Ship Launch - Szczecin, PolandThe launch of a Uruguayan ship (called the Uruguay ) built for a Uruguayan Shipping company in the Vulcan shipyards at Strettin, Poland (Szczecin)
El Kantara, Constantine, AlgeriaA woman carrying a huge bundle of palm branches on her back in the suburb of El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria
Chatham Prison Riots - The Convicts at LabourConvicts at labour breaking rocks at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham. A serious riot broke out here amongst the inmates in early March 1861, which had to be forcibly put down by the military
Preliminary preparation for a road surfaceA mechanical steam-powered digger by the M.M Barrat brothers is used to break the ground in preparation for a road to be constructed
German Election ResultsA newspaper seller hands out an extra edition of his paper which has the results of the elections in Germany
Glass-Smashing for Votes! by Wilmot LuntThis illustration shows suffragettes breaking windows in protest for the right to vote
The Homme Who Cherched The Femme, by H. M. BatemanA humorous illustration showing a stressed husband carrying all of his wifes Christmas shopping. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch
The Income Official Cuts A Few Figures On The Ice, by H. MA humorous illustration showing an accountant carving numbers into the ice whilst skating. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch
The Woman Who Spent 10 In A Woolworth Store, by H. M. BateA humorous illustration showing a lady who has bought everything in a department store. Woolworths was particularly renowned for its low-cost goods
Cook Doesn t Feel Like It, by H. M. BatemanA humorous illustration showing a cook relaxing after deciding not to prepare dinner. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander
Cigarette, Old Man? By H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man smoking an extremely large cigar, offering a disgruntled looking gentleman a comparatively tiny cigarette
Itinerant Coffee Vendor - Istanbul, TurkeyItinerant Coffee Vendor carrying a yoke, with two buckets containing the tools of his trade hanging from either end. Possibly standing/crouching in the grounds of a marble factory
The Man Who Crept Into The Royal Enclosure In A Bowler, H. MA humorous illustration showing a man in the incorrect dress getting a lot of disapproving glances. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch
H. M. Bateman in his studioHenry Mayo Bateman at work in his studio. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to The Sketch, The Tatler and The Bystander
A Madame Yevonde portrait of Mrs Winston ChurchillGraciousness, enterprise, dignity, staunchness, a sympathetic outlook and an acute sense of humour are all characteristics of Mrs (Clementine) Churchill
Breaking up of the ice, Arctic, c. 1849Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men standing on the rapidly breaking up ice pack
Struggle for tickets at a railway stationAn illustration of a fight breaking out at a railway ticket office on the first day of Epsom races. Demand for transportation was always high and inevitably resulted in scuffles at the ticket office
Portrait of Mr C Leonard WoolleySir Charles Leonard Woolley, director of the British Museum Expedition in Mesopotamia. Born in London, 1880, he carried out excavations in Alubaid and Tell el-Armarna
Police breaking up a fight in Soho, London, 1911Illustration showing the aftermath of a street brawl between immigrants in Soho, London. The original caption emphasised that although many of these foreigners were hard working handcraftsmen
Captain Jerninghams Anchor-Firing Mortar, 1846Engraving of an experiment to test Captain Jerninghams idea to assist the launching of lifeboats. The launching of lifeboats from a beach into heavy breaking surf was often dangerous
HMS Royal Oak viewed from HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1935Photograph of a huge wave breaking over the bows of HMS Royal Oak, launched 1916, as seen from the stern of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Mediterranean Sea, 1935
Opening of the Empress Dock, SouthamptonThe Alberta, with Queen Victoria on board, breaking the ribbons and entering the newly opened Empress Dock at Southampton in 1890
Brabys machineEngraving of Brabys machine for breaking up roads and scarifying or tilling land
Selwin Francis Edge drivingSelwin Francis Edge, an Australian, (usually known as S.F. ) with riding mechanic, breaking speed records at Brooklands in a Napier racing car. The pipes around the side of the car act as a radiator
Malcolm Campbell and Blue Bird IIPhotograph showing Malcolm Campbell next to his Blue Bird II after breaking the world land speed record of 245.736 mph (over four miles a minute)
Wilbur Flies 91 MinutesWilbur Wright remains airborne for 91 minutes, breaking all previous records
Rice in China - 7Breaking the Husks
Country WinterA Country Scene in Winter - boys making a snowman and sliding on the ice - breaking the ice for the cattle - a coach struggling through the snow
Smoker disobeying no smoking signAn incorrigible smoker is challenged by a railway official in a railway station waiting room
Woman in kitchen, breaking eggA woman in her kitchen, breaking an egg
Battle of the Spurs / 1513At the Battle of the Spurs, Henry VIII and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I rout a French army intent on breaking their siege of the city of Therouanne in the Netherlands
Agello / Macchi-CastoldeWarrant officer Agello, Italian aviator, with his record-breaking Macchi- Castolde
Dotheboys Hall / DickensThe breaking up of Dotheboys Hall
League Judges Bad TraderThe Hanseatic League judges rule-breaking traders
Breaking the Record !
Shop Windows SmashedThe windows of Swan & Edgar Ltd smashed by suffragettes
Henry Vi / Part IAct II, Scene III (Part I) Talbot & the Countess of Auvergne; " With all my heart, & think me honoured/To feast so great a warrior..."
Breaking in Horsesbreaking-in wild horses