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Background imageBroke Collection: Map / Asia / Mongol Empire

Map / Asia / Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire at its greatest extent : commenced by Genghis Khan in the 13th century, it was enlarged by Kublai Khan but broke up after about 1380

Background imageBroke Collection: The Battle of Trafalgar, H. M. S. Victory breaks the line

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

Background imageBroke Collection: On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance Mattinson

On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance Mattinson
Cartoon showing an optimistic chap arriving at a greyhound racing stadium, hopeful about winning some money and then leaving looking crestfallen. Obviously, it wasn t his lucky night

Background imageBroke Collection: The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman

The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman, a man who does not heed the instructions on the glue. He brakes the tube, glues himself to the table, then his wife

Background imageBroke Collection: A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit. Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Background imageBroke Collection: Les Honneurs sous le feu

Les Honneurs sous le feu. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageBroke Collection: HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1

HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Broke, British Faulknor-class destroyer leader, launched 1914, served during the First World War, sold to Chilean Navy 1920, scrapped 1933. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBroke Collection: Lady Willoughby de Broke in a nurses uniform

Lady Willoughby de Broke in a nurses uniform
Tatler front cover, caption reads Warwick Hospital is the scene of Lady Willoughby de Brokes nursing activities. She is President of the Warwickshire War Supply Services

Background imageBroke Collection: The Monument 1940S

The Monument 1940S
The Monument, London, erected on Pudding Lane, to mark the place where the Great Fire of London broke out in a bakery in 1666

Background imageBroke Collection: Sir Philip Broke - 2

Sir Philip Broke - 2
SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE British naval commander Date: 1776 - 1841

Background imageBroke Collection: Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the Wor?

Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the Wor?
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the World-Record for Speed in September 1922 Coupe Deutsch Entry Eugene Gilbert Date: 1922

Background imageBroke Collection: Charles Coborn, The Great Comedian - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - a

Charles Coborn, The Great Comedian - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - a portrait drawn by himself Date: 20th century

Background imageBroke Collection: Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

Background imageBroke Collection: Young Joseph Grimaldi falling into orchestra pit

Young Joseph Grimaldi falling into orchestra pit
The young Joseph Grimaldi as a boy, falling into the orchestra pit in the role of a monkey. The clown on stage is his father, who had swung him on a chain as part of the performance

Background imageBroke Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageBroke Collection: Broke Hall, Nacton, near Ipswich, Suffolk

Broke Hall, Nacton, near Ipswich, Suffolk
Broke Hall, English country house, listed Grade II*, at Nacton, near Ipswich, Suffolk

Background imageBroke Collection: Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584

Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584 (MSN 18567), airborne command post. (Overshot runway at Pope AFB, NC, undercarriage collapsed)

Background imageBroke Collection: Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviator

Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviator
Sheila Scott (Sheila Christine Hopkins, 1922-1988), English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flights

Background imageBroke Collection: King Ferdinand I of Romania

King Ferdinand I of Romania
Ruler of Romania, King Ferdinand I (1865-1927), published shortly after he broke his country's neutrality to side with the Allies during the First World War

Background imageBroke Collection: Douglas DC-1 NR223Y

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

Background imageBroke Collection: Comic postcard, Postcard, letter, phone and money Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Postcard, letter, phone and money Date: 20th century

Background imageBroke Collection: Comic postcard, Money and a broken bottle Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Money and a broken bottle Date: 20th century

Background imageBroke Collection: Comic postcard, Man racing for the train, pursued by his creditors Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man racing for the train, pursued by his creditors Date: 20th century

Background imageBroke Collection: Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas and Anne Broke

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas and Anne Broke
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas Broke and his wife Anne (nee Bulstrode), Ewelme, Oxfordshire. 1518

Background imageBroke Collection: Rammed HMS Swift and HMS Broke, Straits of Dover, WW1

Rammed HMS Swift and HMS Broke, Straits of Dover, WW1
Rammed HMS Swift and HMS Broke in the Straits of Dover, First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageBroke Collection: Broke by Barbosa

Broke by Barbosa
An elegant gentleman in top hat and tails sits with his head in his hands, having spent all his money on cocktails and women by the looks of things. Date: 1929

Background imageBroke Collection: The Ruined Family by E V Rippingille

The Ruined Family by E V Rippingille

Background imageBroke Collection: Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 124587

Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 124587 (msn 7464), 2nd prototype of the F4D at Edwards Air Force Base, on loan to General electric for engine development

Background imageBroke Collection: Piasecki YH-16A Transporter 50-1270

Piasecki YH-16A Transporter 50-1270, converted to YH-27 (later redesignated YH-16A) and broke up in mid-air near the Delaware River in December 1955

Background imageBroke Collection: de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype

de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype
de Havilland DH.110 WG240 2nd prototype at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough air-show, (1-7 September). WG 240 was flown by test pilot John Derry in the air display from 1-5 September

Background imageBroke Collection: Phil May cartoon - Tuneless Street band

Phil May cartoon - Tuneless Street band
1904

Background imageBroke Collection: A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit.Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Background imageBroke Collection: LONG WORM

LONG WORM
A tapeworm taken from a patient in Paris by Dr Nicolas ?Antry on 9th June 1698 which measured 4 fathoms long before it broke off! Date: 1698

Background imageBroke Collection: The nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill

The nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill, to fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after. Date: c. 1930

Background imageBroke Collection: En Alsace

En Alsace. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageBroke Collection: La Croix d Honneur

La Croix d Honneur. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageBroke Collection: Sunderland memorial service, Eastbourne, Sussex

Sunderland memorial service, Eastbourne, Sussex
Men laying a wreath on the sea during the Sunderland memorial service, Eastbourne, Sussex. A Sunderland flying boat broke up as it landed on the water on 4 June 1955

Background imageBroke Collection: Stone-breaking cell in a workhouse

Stone-breaking cell in a workhouse
Illustration showing a workhouse stone-breaking cell. Tramps and vagrants broke stones in return for a nights accommodation Date: circa 1909

Background imageBroke Collection: Japan - the Foreign settlement of Kobe

Japan - the Foreign settlement of Kobe
Lantern slide of the Foreign settlement of Kob鮠 When Kobe port was opened in 1868 after two centuries of isolation policy by the country

Background imageBroke Collection: Derni貥Vision

Derni貥Vision
Derni貥 Vision. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageBroke Collection: Namur - Belgium - Food and Mail distribution - Flooding

Namur - Belgium - Food and Mail distribution - Flooding
Namur - Belgium - Food and Mail distribution to those stranded by the flooding of the River Meuse in January 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageBroke Collection: de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYP of BOAC

de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYP of BOAC
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1, G-ALYP, of BOAC. This aircraft operated the first scheduled passenger service of a jet-propelled airliner on 2 May 1952

Background imageBroke Collection: GLC-LFB Damaged compressed air BA sets

GLC-LFB Damaged compressed air BA sets
The compressed air set of a firefighter caught in a flashover during a fire, showing the heat and smoke damage caused to the set and the obscuring of the face mask by the heat damage

Background imageBroke Collection: The coal yard in Kings Arms Yard, Drury Lane, London

The coal yard in Kings Arms Yard, Drury Lane, London
Concern over the outbreak of Cholera highlighted this scene at night in the coal yard of The Kings Arms Yard in Drury Lane

Background imageBroke Collection: The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876

The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876
Engraving of a number of sketches of the Caswell Mutiny, which took place on the sailing ship Caswell between Valparaiso and Queenstown, Ireland, March 1876

Background imageBroke Collection: Wreck of the Herefordshire on the Cadigan coast, trapping th

Wreck of the Herefordshire on the Cadigan coast, trapping th
The wreck of the Herefordshire, seen here on the Cardigan coast. The old liner broke away from the tugs in stormy conditions, endangering her four crew

Background imageBroke Collection: Jack and Jill / Andre

Jack and Jill / Andre
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after

Background imageBroke Collection: WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams Germans

WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams Germans
WW1 - During the Second Battle of Dover Strait, HMS Broke rammed SMS G42 on 21st April 1917 near the Goodwin Sands. In confusing action, there was close-quarter fighting between the crews



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