Breaks Collection

Naval Battle 1782
Off St Lucia, West Indies, Rodney attacks de Grasses fleet and breaks the French line, resulting in a fine victory

The Battle of Trafalgar, H. M. S. Victory breaks the line
Illustration showing the moment during the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, that HMS Victory broke through the enemy line and also the moment of Nelsons mortal wounding

Olympics / 1936 / Jesseowens
JESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 100 metre record

Poster for Rosario de la Frontera, Argentina
F.C.C.A. (Central Argentine Railway) Poster, for Rosario de la Frontera - a city in the centre-south of the province of Salta, Argentina

Moses 10 Commandments
He breaks the Tables of the Law because during his absence the Israelites have gone whoring after strange gods

Olympics / 1936 / Jesseowens
JESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 200 metre record

Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 30 Years Commemoration of the Victory against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Breaking the shackles of Colonial oppression. Date: 1984

Doreen Davey with record-breaking Wye salmon 1923
A woman breaks the record for Wye salmon: a 59 & a half pounder. Doreen Davey with her giant salmon landed after a two-hour struggle. Her father, Major G.W

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Earths Central Fire
Cross-section of the globe showing the central fire, the lateral fires, and the volcanoes where the fire breaks out on the surface

Titanic / Southampton 1912
A bad omen: as the Titanic leaves Southampton, the steamer New York accidentally breaks its moorings. Captain Smith stops Titanics engines and a collision is avoided

Opium poppy varieties, Papaver somniferum, and Anemone mexicana. Papaver sativum flore saturate purpureo petalis laciniatis, Papaver sativum rubrum flore simplici

John Rinkel wins the 100-yards in even time (10sec) at the 1927 Varsity (Inter-University) Sports - a triumphant meeting for the Cambridge team. Date: 1927

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Alex Winton breaks down at start
4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Alex Winton (40 Winton for America) breaks down at start and forced to retire. Date: 2nd July 1903

The river Loire overflows its banks in France, forcing people to travel the flooded roads by boat Date: 1923

Mr Goldsworthy Gurney's tractor, drawing a carriage as a kind of trailer, has the advantage that if it breaks down, horses can be harnessed to the back bit. Date: 1829

As war breaks out, German soldiers are speeded to death or glory by their loved ones Date: 1914

ELI FALLS AND DIES
When 98-year old High Priest Eli learns of the misfortunes of his family - including the death of his two sons - he falls and breaks his neck

Fire breaks out in the TV relay station at the summit of the tower Date: 1956

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - On Leave
This little lass looks as if she is going on holiday - she has an umbrella! Despite the war people still took breaks and this sort of postcard featured regularly in messages back home

The Royal Opening of the new Dry Dock at Southampton on Wednesday, July 26, 1933 by King George V, accompanied by the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York

A Day in the Country 1872
Londoners travelled to the countryside in the summer for a days break. Date: 1872

FIRE IN CHAMBER, ROME
Fire accidentally breaks out in the Chamber of Deputies, Rome. Date: 1883

SAILING REPAIRS
While out sailing, a rope breaks loose, and one of the crew has to fix it, while held by the legs by his companion.. Date: 1915

FOOD RIOT IN BERLIN 1915
A riot over food supplies breaks out in wartime Berlin. Date: 1915

Italian wins speed record 1928
Italian aviator Mario de Bernardi, flying a Macchi seaplane developed for the Schneider Trophy, breaks his own world speed record, raising it to 512 km/h. Date: April 1928

GAMING DEN / MYTTON
A hell of a row in a hell. Mytton shows fight. A brawl breaks out amongst some high- spirited gents in a gaming den. Included is the eccentric squire John Mytton (1796-1834) Date: 1820s

RED SEA METEOR
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia... Date: July 1935

HYSTERICAL NUN
A hysterical nun breaks loose from her bonds and terrifies the convent with her insistence that she is possessed by demons Date: 17th century

Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner
Adieu - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner. Painting by the Czech artist Alexander Jakesch (1862 - 1934). He appears to have tried to soften the blow with a bunch of flowers - now

The nursery rhyme, Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top
Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock, when the bough breaks the cradle will fall, down will come baby, cradle and all. Date: c. 1930

Suffragette Women Wear Trousers. Man in a skirt, woman in trousers, this is what happens when lovely woman gets the vote, The men will look such freaks, She doesn t want his hat and coat

Dum-dum bullets used during WW1
Dum-dum bullets used during the First World War. As Dr Haydn Brown explains, the bullet breaks up or mushrooms on entering the human target, and causes maximum damage as a result. Date: October 1914

Bacqueville 1742
The marquis de BACQUEVILLE attempts to fly across the Seine at Paris; initially successful, he gets into difficulties, falls on a boat and breaks his leg Date: 1742

Alexander the Great and the broken ladder, 326 BC
Soldiers, enthused by Alexander the Greats example, swarm up a ladder, used to attack the fortified city walls of the Mallians

Veritas Mantles 1929
Advertisement for Veritas Mantles...for strength and brilliancy. A clumsy man (possibly a lamp lighter) accidentally breaks the glass of a street lamp with his ladder as he passes...Not broken

Blanheim Palace Fire
A fire engine hurries to the scene when fire breaks out at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Clergy Attacked by Mob
Clergy who refuse to swear loyalty to the Revolution gather in the church of the Theatines, but a mob breaks in and overturns the altar and other furnishings. Date: circa 1791

The Maltese Cat (Polo)
In the course of a polo match, one of the ponies slams into a goal post and breaks it. Date: 1932

Falling from Skyscraper
Two workmen fall when scaffolding breaks on a New York skyscraper, but they are hauled to safety Date: 1933

Alice Coachman at 1948 Olympic Games
Alice Coachman (USA) wins the High Jump and breaks the Olympic record with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Date: 1948

De Long / Ice Breaks Up
George De Long (USA), in his ship Jeanette, proved that the Arctic Sea ice is moved by ocean currents. Watching the ice break up. Date: 24 July 1879

ROSS / ENTERPRISE / 1848-9
The ice breaks up during the boyage to find Franklin. Rosss ships are the Enterprise and the Investigator. Date: 1848 - 49

General Strrike 1926: The Lever Brakes
The Lever Breakes the Trades Union Congress tries, unsuccessfully, to use the General Strike to topple the Government. May 1926

Hush-A-Bye Baby
Hush-A-Bye baby, upon the tree top; When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks

Cartoon / Ireland 1890
GLADSTONE AND PARNELL Gladstone breaks with Parnell after the O Shea case. Date: 1890

Tobacco barrels on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Tobacco barrels (known as breaks or hogsheads) on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1906

Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal
Steel Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal Date: circa 1920s

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping