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Background imageStop Collection: Mother with new born baby visited by several women

Mother with new born baby visited by several women in a parlour. A Lying in Visit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageStop Collection: Regency gentleman with cudgel on a thoroughbred horse

Regency gentleman with cudgel on a thoroughbred horse, while another loses his wig on a galloping steed. A Bit of Blood. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration

Background imageStop Collection: Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern

Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern. Drinkers laugh at his struggles to control his horse, as a stage coach rides off in the distance. A Horse with a Nose

Background imageStop Collection: Woman in fancy dress costume as the Oracle des Champs

Woman in fancy dress costume as the Oracle des Champs
Woman in costume as the Oracle des Champs in dress decorated with hearts, daisies and flowers, for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published in Paris, 1880s

Background imageStop Collection: Woman in fancy dress costume as a shepherdess

Woman in fancy dress costume as a shepherdess
Woman in costume as a shepherdess (bergere) of the era of Louis XV and Marie Antionette for a masquerade ball. Handcoloured lithograph after A. H. published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Background imageStop Collection: Bus stop in the Avenue de Clichy, Paris, France

Bus stop in the Avenue de Clichy, Paris, France
Bus stop in the Avenue de Clichy, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France, with people and horse-drawn buses. Date: 1900s

Background imageStop Collection: Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Background imageStop Collection: Helen Gilliland seen in Stop Flirting wearing a gown by E

Helen Gilliland seen in Stop Flirting wearing a gown by Eileen Idare, 1924. The gown is of white and silver and features the latest thing in evening scarves and shoulder posies

Background imageStop Collection: Marks & Spencer, Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire - Bus stop

Marks & Spencer, Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire - Bus stop. Date: 1980s

Background imageStop Collection: John Alcock, British aviator

John Alcock, British aviator
Pilot John William " Jack" Alcock (1892-1919), British aviator. Completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 alongside navigator Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

Background imageStop Collection: Arthur Brown of Alcock and Brown, aviator

Arthur Brown of Alcock and Brown, aviator
Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), British navigator. Completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 alongside Pilot John William " Jack" Alcock (1892-1919). circa 1919

Background imageStop Collection: Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri

Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri
Promotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green

Background imageStop Collection: Oh Fred! Tell Them To Stop by George Meen

Oh Fred! Tell Them To Stop by George Meen
Promotional music sheet for Oh Fred! Tell Them When To Stop music hall song of 1880 by George Meen and sung with immense success by Fred Coyne

Background imageStop Collection: Matchbook, Hotel El Rancho, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Matchbook, Hotel El Rancho, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- stop at the sign of the windmill. Date: early 1940s

Background imageStop Collection: Escort of Cavalry resting 1847

Escort of Cavalry resting 1847
An escort of cavalrymen stop at a pulque shop, on the road between San Martin and Puebla. Various soldiers rest on their horses or stand by them

Background imageStop Collection: U. S. Troops depart for Mexico 1914

U. S. Troops depart for Mexico 1914
A line of US soldiers in uniform and full kit march onto a ship, surrounded by wooden boxes full of supplies and weapons, en route to Mexico

Background imageStop Collection: The French Army approaches Puebla

The French Army approaches Puebla
The french army stops before reaching Puebla. A line of French soldiers stop before an incline to rest, out of sight from the city in the distance. Date: 1863

Background imageStop Collection: Cortes, having landed on mainland, destroys his fleet

Cortes, having landed on mainland, destroys his fleet
Hernan Cortes, having reached Mexico and discovering already a mutiny, decided to sink the ships to stop any more arising. Men in longboats surround ships, either sunk or sinking. Date: 1519

Background imageStop Collection: The Dewar Challenge Cup, 1904

The Dewar Challenge Cup, 1904
Non-stop motoring: the Dewar Challenge Cup. The gift of Scottish whisky distiller 1st Baron Thomas R. Dewar(1864-1930), the cup was wrought in solid silver and richly chased by Messrs Elkington

Background imageStop Collection: Auto-Union racing car restarting after a pitstop

Auto-Union racing car restarting after a pitstop. 20th century

Background imageStop Collection: Auto-Union at a pitstop on Avus track, Berlin, Germany

Auto-Union at a pitstop on Avus track, Berlin, Germany
An Auto-Union at a pitstop during practice on the Avus motor racing track, Berlin, Germany. 20th century

Background imageStop Collection: The Star newspaper stop press, death of Queen Victoria

The Star newspaper stop press, death of Queen Victoria, 22 January 1901. Date: 1901

Background imageStop Collection: Stop Me and Buy One - ice cream cartoon

Stop Me and Buy One - ice cream cartoon
" Well...I suppose we d better buy one." An ice cream vendor has a collision with a couple in an open top sports car, but his day can only get better

Background imageStop Collection: Balboa Beach, Orange County, California, USA

Balboa Beach, Orange County, California, USA
Car ferry approaching Balboa Beach, Orange County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageStop Collection: Prague, Czech Republic - Paddlesteamer Quay

Prague, Czech Republic - Paddlesteamer Quay - This steamer is the Dietner Josef (1889). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStop Collection: King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)

King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Background imageStop Collection: Meal on the Road 1910

Meal on the Road 1910
Horses outside The Plough pub drinking from a trough before their next journey. Date: 1910

Background imageStop Collection: United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436

United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt

Background imageStop Collection: A couple of hikers stop to read the inscription on the sundial monument to daylight

A couple of hikers stop to read the inscription on the sundial monument to daylight saving campaigner William Willet, Chistlehurst, Kent, England. Date: 1939

Background imageStop Collection: Goodbye at the Bus Stop

Goodbye at the Bus Stop

Background imageStop Collection: Anti-Syphilis Ad Date: 1930

Anti-Syphilis Ad Date: 1930

Background imageStop Collection: Holloway and Suffragette

Holloway and Suffragette
Holloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built. Date: circa 1910

Background imageStop Collection: FASHIONS FOR SHOOTING

FASHIONS FOR SHOOTING
A well dressed shooting party, in tweeds, plus-fours and trilbies, stop for a spot of luncheon in a pleasant rural setting. Date: 1938

Background imageStop Collection: CHILDRENS COSTUME 1795

CHILDRENS COSTUME 1795
Two young, well-dressed boys stop to buy cherries from a street vendor. They appear to be wearing skeleton suits which were worn from the 1790s to the 1830s. Date: 1795

Background imageStop Collection: OUTSIDE CAFE TORTONI

OUTSIDE CAFE TORTONI
The fashionable Cafe Tortoni, in the rue Taitbout, where carriages stop for ladies to consume ice cream, while others enjoy theirs on the terrace. Date: 1820s

Background imageStop Collection: 1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR 1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR

1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR 1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR
Workers oppressed by Tsar, Pope and Boyar (the bourgeois) - but now the Bolsheviks will put a stop to oppression... Date: 1919

Background imageStop Collection: DOG STOPS HORSE

DOG STOPS HORSE
When a bakers horse bolts in a Glasgow street, a retriever dog leaps at the reins and did all in its power to stop the frightened runaway Date: 1875

Background imageStop Collection: BORDER WEDDING

BORDER WEDDING
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green but are pursued by those who wish to stop them Date: circa 1830

Background imageStop Collection: STAGECOACH / 100 YRS AGO

STAGECOACH / 100 YRS AGO
A stagecoach makes a quick stop to pick up an extra passenger. Date: late 18th century

Background imageStop Collection: When the tango is banned in Germany, Halle police get ballet master Crugeri to demonstrate

When the tango is banned in Germany, Halle police get ballet master Crugeri to demonstrate, so they will know it when they see it and be able to put a stop to it. Date: 1913

Background imageStop Collection: Stag fallow deer crosses a clearing in Cannock Chase Forest

Stag fallow deer crosses a clearing in Cannock Chase Forest
A stag fallow deer pauses with one foot held up as it crosses a clearing in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

Background imageStop Collection: Doney ears, Ireland

Doney ears, Ireland
A donkeys ears poke over a corrugated iron fence outside a cottage in Country Clare, Ireland. Date: 1990

Background imageStop Collection: Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets

Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets, clamps, manual pressure, forceps, knotted handkerchiefs and bandages. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageStop Collection: Cartoon, In the trench club, WW1

Cartoon, In the trench club, WW1
Cartoon, In the trench club. Some French soldiers are playing cards for money in their trench when an explosion goes off nearby

Background imageStop Collection: Pregnant Woman 1960S

Pregnant Woman 1960S
A young pregnant woman waiting at a bus stop with her shopping bags. Date: 1960s

Background imageStop Collection: London Street Road Building Buildings Terrace

London Street Road Building Buildings Terrace
london, street, road, building, buildings, terrace, highgate, north, 1960s, 60s, sixties, pavement, transport, sign, signs, bus, buses, stop, public, advert, advertisement, advertising, stamina, dog

Background imageStop Collection: Camp of a European mission doctor in French Congo

Camp of a European mission doctor in French Congo, a colony comprising territory of present-day Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Central African Republic. Date: circa 1910

Background imageStop Collection: Main road to Malindi, Kenya, East Africa

Main road to Malindi, Kenya, East Africa
Men with a car on the main road to Malindi, Kenya, East Africa. circa 1922



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