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Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, DevonThe Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay
Derelict Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South WalesView of the derelict Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. The foreground is littered with pieces of wood, including an empty coffin which has broken apart. The colliery closed in 1969
Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, Glamorgan, South WalesScene at the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales. There were 439 miners killed in total, making this the worst mining accident in the UK
Fylde Union Workhouse, Medlar-with-Wesham, LancashireThe newly erected Fylde Union workhouse at Medlar with Wesham in about 1907. It replaced a previous building at Kirkham. The Wesham site served as a military hospital during World War One
The Studdy Dog - Whos Calling Me Names by George StuddyThe Studdy Dog, later known as Bonzo, the canine creation of George Studdy, featured in an article on animal caricatures in The Strand magazine
Buzzard in the late afternoon lightA Buzzard visible only as a white silhouette flies up over a broken wooden fence on the lower levels of a hilly countryside scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Old Kate, seller of race cardsAn elderly woman known as Old Kate, who makes her living from the sale of race cards. She is seen here sitting in an open carriage
Buzzard and countryside landscapeA Buzzard visible only as a white silhouette flies up over a broken wooden fence on the lower levels of a hilly countryside scene
Girl and Dog / Drum C1880A little girl and her dog lament over a broken drum
Pigeon Saves the DayA broken down seaplane in the North Sea sends out a pigeon carrying an SOS message of help during the First World War
Bears Find the ChairsFather Bear, Mother Bear and Baby Bear come home to find that someone has been sitting in their chairs, and has broken Baby Bears chair
Vestal Virgin buried alive as a punishmentA Vestal Virgin, who has broken her vow of perpetual virginity, is buried alive
Greek vase -- warriors with horse and dogThe design on a Greek vase, depicting two warriors with a horse and a dog. It was found in Tiryns, an archaeological site in Mycenae
Susi - with newly hatched chick. 1950s
Susi - popping out of an Easter egg. 1950s
Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room -- Oh John, you were drunk last night! -- Try and forget it! Date: circa 1900s
Family of four outside their bungalow-style cabin, USAFamily of four outside their bungalow-style cabin, North America. Date: circa 1910
Wooden figure of Saint Birgitta of SwedenSaint Birgitta of Sweden (1303-1373). Wooden figure. Origin unknown. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
The Broken Wing by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 15th August 1922
Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble sculpture. Roman copy of the 4th century BC. Greek original by Praxiteles. From Rome. 2nd century AD. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark
Apollo. From Rome, Italy. 1st century AD. Marble. The elaborate hairstyle shows that the god was rendered in an old-fashioned manner wearing a long garment. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark
Bust identified by some as Julius Caesar (102-100-44 BC), others as dictator Sulla (138-78 BC). Perhaps an unknown Roman Republican era. 1st century A.D. Marble. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum
The Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, LondonThe Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Christmas 1907. Both as Drury Lane manager and part author (with Frank Dix) of the pantomime
Wartime damage in Valdobbriadene, Italy, WW1Wartime damage by Austro-Hungarian troops to a row of shops (including a goldsmith s) in Valdobbriadene, province of Treviso, Italy, towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Babies in a broken eggshell, carried by lambs in a harness. Date: circa 1900s
Babies in broken eggshells with rabbits or hares. Date: circa 1900s
West End riots: shops damaged by rioters, 1886The damage caused by rioters to Messrs T. Goode and Co, a large china ware shop on South Audley Street, during the 1886 West End riots
Cartoon, One of the Lords of the Creation -- a man is angry with his wife as he doesn t think the mutton has been fully cooked. 1827
The Accident -- a pot of liquid is overturned. circa 1820s
Cricket - The Lost Ball. circa early 20th century
En route Normandy to Paris - River Seine, France, WW2En Route Normandy to Paris - River Seine, France, WW2. 1940s
The Idol of Dagon - 1 Samuel 5. circa 1690
Top of the Broken Mountain, Mourne (1862). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1862
Egypt. Memphis. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Sculpture
Kitten in a basket on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s
Kitten in a broken basket on a cutout greetings cardWhite kitten looking through a hole in a broken basket on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Susi - with jack-in-the-boxSusi - putting an end to the jack-in-the-box. 1950s
Easel and artist on a cutout Christmas card -- a mans face can be seen through a hole in the canvas, and the artist is falling backwards in surprise. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Easel and boy on a cutout Christmas card -- he has stuck his head through the canvas from the back, making the shocked artist fall backwards on the other side. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Childs slate with pen and greeting on a Christmas cardChilds slate with pen, sponge and greeting on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century
Susi - with kitten and broken record. 1950s
Susi - with straw hat and gardening tools. 1950s
Susi - with broken straw hat. 1950s
Dog on a tambourine-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Monkey inside a coconut on a cutout greetings cardMonkey watching a wasp inside a coconut on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
East Africa - Ruins - Broken Tower and Walls. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa. Date: circa 1900
London, England - Stanmore Church - Broken tower, Leafless trees, gravestone.. Part of Box 177 Boswell collection - Round about London. Date: circa 1897
Russo-Japanese War - Sun Shield - Broken metal parts. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905