Stop Collection (page 9)

Alexander Meets Diogenes
Alexander the Great meets the famous philosopher Diogenes the Cynic, who is unimpressed by Alexanders fame and merely asks him to stand aside and stop blocking out the sun!

Racial / Russia / Picnic
Two men, two women and a toddler stop for tea from a samovar in the forest

Cavalry Horses Drinking
Three cavalrymen stop to water their horses at a drinking trough on the outskirts of a village, during manoeuvres

North Eastern Railway Express
The North Eastern Railway Express passenger engine for the traffic between York and Edinburgh in the early 1900 s. The engine was designed to cope with the heavy demand on this line

Royal Evasion - 3
Alerted to the royals escape, the authorities give orders to stop and search every vehicle : Paul le Blanc and Joseph Pontant halt the royal carriage at Sainte- Menehould

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

Two Children Make Music
Duet for tambourine and rattle. Does the cat wish to make it a trio, or is she trying to put a stop to the performance ?

Hunting in the Snow 1 / 2
ONE OF THE RIGHT SORT Who hunts because he likes it " Counfound this snow I shall never get a light; but the worst of it is it will put a stop to hunting for few days"

Chinese Stop for Food
Chinese porters stop for their mid-day meal

16 and Ain t Half Done
Do you call yourself a regular Teetotaller and stop at the l eventh cup, Mr Brown? Why, I ve drunk 16 and ain t half done

Eating in China
Chinese workmen (hauliers on canal) stop for their mid-day meal

Aristocratic Ballroom
An intricate step performed by two ladies and one man so impresses the rest of the dancers that they stop in their tracks to admire

Scarborough / Church 1813
Scarborough, Yorkshire: a couple stop to read an inscription on a gravestone at the church - Anne Bronte would later be buried here

Edward VII & Relatives
Finding that his train will pass that of the Tsar, Edward arranges for both to stop at Le Bourget, France, so they and their wives can briefly pass the time of day

Phaeton Destroyed
Borrowing his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, Phaeton causes widespread destruction, and would have set the world on fire if Zeus had not hurled a thunderbolt to stop him

Hippy Hitchers
Two hippy hitch-hikers, thumbing a lift, but will anyone stop for them?

CORONATION SCOT TRAIN
The Coronation Scot steam locomotive seen, at speed, on its non-stop run between Glasgow, Scotland and London Euston, England

CYCLING BY WHITE HORSE
Young men on a cycling tour of Wiltshire, England, stop to admire the famous White Horse at Westbury

Battle Chantilly 1862
At Chantilly, Virginia, one of the Union commanders, general Kearney, makes a gallant charge which, though it costs him his life, helps to stop the Confederate advance

Robin & Allin
Robin helps Alan-a-Dale to stop the marriage of Alans sweetheart Alice de Beauforest to the evil rich old knight Isenbart de Belame

Childrens Paddling Pool
Children playing in a public paddling pool, the little girls with their dresses tucked into their knickers to stop them getting wet!

Mr Popple on the Chase
Having fallen off his horse, Mr Popple grabs it by the tail to stop it running away

Battle of Magenta / 1859
Austrian forces attempting to stop Italian unifications are defeated at Magenta, Lombardy, Italy, by French troops

Stopping an Invader
How to stop an Invader England, threatened with invasion by Napoleon, responds with patriotic fervour !

Pangborne / Bellanca
Clyde Pangborne, American aviator, and his Bellanca: he flew from Japan to Washington non-stop

Mid-Ocean Landing Pads
Long-distance aircraft will stop off at mid-ocean landing platforms to re-fuel

Wwi / French Troops Rest
French troops, being transported by train, break their journey with a refreshment stop at a railway station

Lowther Arcade C19
Ladies and their children stop to examine the toys on sale in the Lowther Arcade, London

Lions Stop Rail Work
LIONS AND LINES : During the construction of the Uganda Railway, lions attack the camps to such an extent that at one time work has to be abandoned

Game / Winter / Snowman 1890
Two children (and their dog) thoughtfully provide their snowman with a parasol to stop the sun melting him

Scaremongering Newspaper
THE CATCH-PENNY Policeman - " Now then, you mischievous young rascal, - stop that!" (Scare-mongering newspapers)

Legend of Dibbles Bridge
When one Ralph had forded the river Dibb & was drying off behind a bolder, he saw the devil who said that he would build a bridge to stop his servant catching a chill

Lady Changes Wheel
A lady motorist changes a wheel, looking over her shoulder to see if some kind gentleman will stop and give her a helping hand

Social / Usa Arkansas
A village scene in Arkansas: friends stop to pass the time of day

Viking Explorers / 1007
Viking explorers stop off in Scotland to mend their longships, take on extra cargo and prepare for the long voyages north toward Greenland and Vinland (North America)

Traffic under Control
Traffic under control - an early form of Belisha beacon tells drivers to stop when its red, and the policemans outstretched arms tell you to do as the light tells you

Runaway Car / Ca 1900
I can t stop it Charlie; it must work differently from the one Father had. Two boys struggle to stop a runaway car as it alarms the locals

Wimbledon Tarpaulin
In preparation for the annual All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon, sailmakers repair the tarpaulin used to cover Centre Court, should rain stop play

Mr Wolf in a Hurry
Mr Wolf, a postal courier in a hurry, can t stop to pick up the tortoises letter

Dieudonne Costes
French aviator Dieudonne Costes (1892 - 1973), the first person to make a non- stop flight from Paris to New York, with his companion Maurice Bellonte, in 1930

Jungfrau Mountain
JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN, SWITZERLAND Three hikers stop to admire the romantic scenery. A small lean-to can be seen behind them - a place to rest & shelter from the elements

Lindbergh Silk Souvenir
Commemorative souvenir, woven on silk, of Lindberghs flight from New York to Paris, the first non-stop transatlantic flight (3625 miles - 5834 km)

SNAPDRAGON
Mama presides over the snapdragon bowl while the children snatch the raisins from the burning brandy & try to eat them before they stop flaming

Stopping the train at Woodford, Australia
A female passenger raises a signal to stop the train at Woodford, Australia

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