Break Collection (page 9)

A meeting of the High Court
The President breaks the ceremonial cup by throwing it violently onto the floor whilst the members, right arm raised, say Amen. Date: 1890s

Brtish troops returning from fighting, France, WW1
British troops returning to a French town by bus for a rest after heavy fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Serbian troops relaxing, WW1
Serbian troops relaxing during a break from fighting, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Pierre Simplin, the strangler
Pierre Simplon enters his victims room through the window; she is startled and afraid, as well she might be

Irish Scouts at a wayside cross
Irish Scouts, on a hike with rucksacks, stopped at a wayside cross in Glencree, County Wicklow, Ireland. 1960s

Girls on road trip in a Jowett Jupiter
Just about to start in their Jowett Jupiter car, these girls are dressed by Simpsons of Piccadilly. The girl on the left pointing at the map wears a double-breasted three-quarter coat of Donegal

Air Scouts saluting flags
Portsmouth Air Scouts standing in a field saluting a large pole flying the Union Jack and other flags at Flag Break. circa 1950s

A group of Swedish scouts taking a refreshment break 80s eighties 1980s

Noton luggage advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Noton fine, luxury luggage, showing an elegant group at a train station. Date: 1953

Policemen & Corsets
Hello, hello, what are these three policemen doing outside a corset shop? Date: 1960s

Washing in Dew
The fair maid who, the first of May, goes to the fields at break of day, and washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, will ever after handsome be

Paris Factory Girls 1894
Paris factory women during their lunch break Date: 1895

Workers Lunch Break
Production of Harris Tweed. A party of workers take a break for lunch. Date: circa 1940

Looting in Leipzig / 1923
Riots break out in Leipzig when the unemployed loot the city centre. Date: 1923

Rustics Working
Rustic types working in the fields - taking a break Date: 1885

Teachers in staff room, Hemel Hempstead
Teachers drinking coffee in the staff room at Cavendish School, Hemel Hempstead. Date: 1975

Pupils in study room, Marlborough College
Pupils relaxing in a study room at Marlborough College. Date: 1962

Servant drinking tea
A servant has a nice sit down and a cup of tea

Ale at public house
A gamekeeper, fresh from a shoot stops off at The Sportsmans Rest to be served a jug of ale with a loaf of bread

End of broad gauge, 1892
Brunels Great Western Railway pioneered the broad gauge from 1838 until 1892 when the final break with broad gauge took place. Here, the engineers are shown converting the tracks to dual gauge

Suburban Sunday in the back garden
A suburban Sunday in the back garden. Mother and son keep cool with bottles of drink, while the dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Dad, overheated, gives himself a break from mowing the lawn

Fishermen at Hastings, Sussex
Four fishermen taking a break on the beach at Hastings, Sussex

Eating lunch in China
A lovely photograph of three Chinese workers (of very different ages) having their rice for lunch. The padded clothing attests to either the season or the type of labout they were occupied in

French soldier WWI
French soldier of the French 19th Infantry Regiment on the route from Breteuil to Flers in Somme during World War I

Chatham Prison Riots - The Convicts at Labour
Convicts 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

A gardener takes a break from tending the lawn
A gardener, smoking a pipe and tending a school cricket field, stops to talk to two smartly dressed gentlemen

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

Preliminary preparation for a road surface
A mechanical steam-powered digger by the M.M Barrat brothers is used to break the ground in preparation for a road to be constructed

Manchester Ship Canal - The dramatic opening of a new dock
The dramatic opening of a new dock on the Manchester Ship Canal. A charge is detonated to break a temporary levee across the entrance to the new dock

Shooting Match between Rival Trenches 1914
An Anglo-German Bisley at the front. A Shooting test between British soldiers in their trench and German troops in the trench opposite

Limehouse Reach
Dockers take a break by the river

Scottish Shipbuilding Yard, 1915
Dinner hour at a Scottish Shipbuilding Yard, 1915

Tucker Time
Tucker time on an Australian fishing boat as fishermen stop for a snack on the boat

The Interval by Wilmot Lunt
Colour illustration by Wilmot Lunt showing an artists model in his studio taking a break while the artist plays the piano

Rickshaw Driver from Singapore
A Rickshaw Driver from Singapore and his vehicle. He has stopped off for a puff on his pipe

A casual worker shovelling stones from his cell
This intriguing image entitled, The sieve in the wall: in the casual ward, shows a casual, or a man who receives temporary relief in a workhouse that is not his own parish shovelling stones he has

American Troops during the Battle of the Bulge; Second Wor
Photograph showing American soldiers of the Second Armoured Division taking a break in their advance across the snow-covered fields of the low countries

Fete De LA Fraternite
The people of Paris celebrate the new regime with a Fete de la Fraternite : but soon very unfraternal fighting will break out again between the various factions

Riots in Sarajevo
The Treaty of Berlin awards Bosnia and much else to the Austrian empire; needless to say, this is not popular with many, and riots break out in the streets of Sarajevo

Broken Doll
A little girl cries in despair, while sitting on a door step, at her broken doll lying forlornly on the ground

A Mid-day rest
Sandwich-men, some wearing advertising placards having a break in the Strand, London. Date: December 27th 1884

1901 Riots in Moscow
Police and Cossacks break up riots at the Governors Palace in Moscow. February saw riots by students and workers in Russia, over the repression of political activity

A break in the railway at Pontoise; Franco-Prussian War, 187
Illustration showing a break in the railway at Pontoise, France, 1871. After a four month siege of Paris, peace was negotiated with Bismarck

General Ducrots Forces crossing the Marne; Franco-Prussian
Illustration showing French troops, under the command of General Ducrot, crossing the Marne River to launch a counter attack against the Prussians, 29th November 1870

Police Canteen

Persian Caravanserai
An ancient Persian caravanserai, a lodging where travelers could break their journey

Cycling Hijinx 1930S
Four cyclists take a break from their ride and stop at a stocks for a bit of high- spirited fun; the two chaps pelting their companions seem to be rather enjoying it

Rambler Takes a Break
A lady rambler wearing a houndstooth check skirt, shirt style blouse, beret and haversack takes a break to mop her brow

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