Broken Collection (page 13)

Admiring a Ladies smart new Automobile
Just a few remarks A crowd of town folk admiring a Ladys smart new Automobile. Date: circa 1904

Joyous Easter - Maiden carrying Eggs and spring fronds
Joyous Easter. A European Easter Maiden with a yolk; on one side hangs a large basket of colourful eggs, on the other a large broken eggshell, holding some spring branches with cherry blossom buds

The Broken Necklace - smart Parisian dinner guests aid in the retrieval of the fallen pieces of a rather flustered young ladys necklace. Date: circa 1910s

Billiards Illustrated - A Little Too Fine
A fisherman fly fishing in a Scottish Loch is thwarted in his attempts to land a sprightly salmon by his choice of fishing line, which appears to be far too thin

Married for Luxury
A humorous American postcard with the title Married for Luxury, depicting a couple who are anything but, tucking into a very meagre repast, with even the dog bemoaning the bum grub ! Date: circa 1910s

Uncle Podger playing cricket
Uncle Podger shows the children how to play cricket, with disasterous results! Date: circa 1907

Fire at Thessaloniki - Aftermath of the Fire (3 / 3)
A view of the devasted remains of the centre of Salonica, Greece, following the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Injured footballer - Aston Villa
Cartoon postcard of an injured footballer entitled The Result of the Match by Martin Anderson ( Cynicus ) - this was template over-printed with the details of various teams, in this case

Easel and artist on a cutout Christmas card -- he has stuck his head through the canvas from the back. Date: circa 1890s

Jeremiah breaking the potters vessels
Jeremiah breaking the Potters vessels. circa 19th century

Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave) ulna
Broken human ulna excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, late upper palaeolithic (Creswellian)

Igneous activity
A block diagram depicting various types of igneous activity. Fig 65 from The Story of the Earth (1977), a Geological Museum booklet

Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man
Illustration by Michael Wilson of a Rhodesian man (H. heildelbergensi) family reconstructed from fossils discovered at Broken Hill, Kabwe, Zambia

Ilium of Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill) and of Modern Ho
Superior view comparison of pelvis of Homo heidelbergensis, (Broken Hill) E719 dating back 130, 000 discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia, with a recent British (Homo sapiens) pelvis

Crane Fly in baltic amber
Crane fly Diptera: Tipulidae, trapped in Baltic amber which has broken off its legs in an attempt to escape. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Podoces pleskei, pleskes ground jay
Pleskes ground jay egg specimens (one fragment)

Gymnoris dentata, bush petronia
Bush Petronia egg specimens (one fragment)

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). Broken Flower. 1896-1902. Pointillism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

Germany (1892). Second Reich. Socialist demonstration at the Opera Square, Berlin (February 1892). Riot broken up by the police. Engraving

Mending household items 1943
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1943

Cat falling through glass window

Children with furniture restorer

Firefighters inspecting a broken down Ford transit van, Kennington Park Road, SE11

Firefighters pushing a broken down Ford transit van, Kennington Park Road, SE11

LCC-LFB Flooding caused by burst water main in street
An area of Hammersmith and Fulham extensively flooded following the fracture of a large diameter water main in the street

LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1

A fire damaged television set
The aftermath of a fire in a television set at 98 Philbeach Gardens, London SW5

NFS Heavy Unit vehicle appliance awaiting repair
NFS Heavy Unit vehicle which has been in an accident, awaiting repair

NFS (London Region) repaired LFB fire engine, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a previously damaged dual purpose pump has been repaired and repainted

NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a damaged dual purpose pump has been delivered to the Regional headquarters

Branded but not broken. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a wild centaur or bucking bronco firing two handguns into clouds labeled Wild Talk and Speeches

Warning to royal brides. Do not marry him if the seal is broken. Illustration shows a royal wedding where the groom is enclosed in packaging labeled Guaranteed Under the Pure Prince Act

The pitcher that goes often to the well is broken at last. Advertising card showing two scenes from baseball game, first scene shows pitcher throwing ball to batter

A crashed biplane. Two policemen and several other bystanders pose for a photograph

Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight. Date 1903 Dec. 17

In a carrot pickers camp, Imperial Valley, California. Woman from Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Are you going to take my picture, wait till I get my hair combed. Date 1939 Feb

Wreck of HMA1, the Royal Navys first airship
The wreck of HMA1, The Mayfly. Built by Vickers, this was the first naval airship built in the UK; work began on it in 1909 at Cavendish Dock

William Penn - Treaty with the Indians 1661

Silhouettes of wartime scenes with soldiers
Silhouettes of wartime scenes, showing soldiers in various situations. From the top: every dog has his day, the last straw, empty vessels cause the most sound, and a couple is not always a pair

Breaking in ponies for the Scott Polar Expedition
Breaking in one of the twenty Siberian ponies to be taken on board the Terra Nova as part of the Captain Scott Polar expedition of 1911 - 12

Fixing a car
A man looks at the open bonnet of his Mercedes car in a carpark in Germany, pondering how to fix it. Date: 1960s

Heavy Snowfall
Workmen removing broken branches after a heavy snowfall, Leicester Park, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1950s

King Albert I of Belgium, retreat to Antwerp, WW1
King Albert I of Belgium in uniform, taking part in the retreat to Antwerp soon after the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

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