Stuck Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

A Chartist party, 1843
Chartists attempte to force their giant charter through parliament. 1843

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbits house. Date: early 20th century

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Pulling a field gun stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
Men pulling and jacking a field gun stuck in the mud during bad weather on the Western Front in Flanders during the First World War. They are trying to get it into a new position for firing

Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it
Ttwo soldiers stuck in a trench, during a battle in World War One. This famous illustration for The Bystander was by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959)

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

What Now?
Bonzo, the little dog created by George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s finds himself in a frosty predicament

Man with mechanical digger in a muddy field
A man working next to a mechanical Hy-Mac digger in a muddy field. Perhaps the digger has got stuck in the mud, and he is trying to dig it out

Battle of the Scarpe, near Fampoux, France, WW1
A tank attached to the 51st Division embedded in the Scarpe Marshes near Fampoux, northern France, observed by a solitary soldier

Comic postcard, Little girl at the seaside, marooned on a pile of sand. Date: 20th century

Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940. Firefighters trying to push a fire appliance (open topped pump)

Swedish Train in Snow
A Swedish train stuck in the snow Date: 1919

The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expeditio
Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Lady riding side-saddle on a horse stuck in a fence during a fox hunt, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somerville urges her horse Leotard out of the briars while Facey Romford and other huntsmen watch

WW2 - Stuck In Stocks
A WW2 story book illustration from Great Galleon, written by Violet Methley. The image shows two German soldiers stuck in some stocks. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Stuck In Tar
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, stuck in tar which has been poured by the enemy mice. Date: circa 1945

Music cover, When Santa got stuck up the Chimney, by Jimmy Grafton, broadcast and recorded by Billy Cotton Date: 1953

A Scene On The Ice
An oil painting on panel, depicting a busy scene on ice, featuring a large number of people, sitting and skating amongst some boats which have stuck in the frozen waters. Date: circa 1620

Seaside donkey pulling a car across Block Island beach, USA
A superb photographic postcard showing a Seaside donkey pulling (a pretty stuck-looking!) car acoss a sandy beach at Block Island

Comic postcard, Darts match in pub - double top Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman, man and boat at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl up a tree Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Car and caravan, forward or reverse? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple stuck up a tree with an angry bull below Date: 20th century

A little difficulty. A family in a carriage get into trouble when they find the treacherous-looking coastal road is closed

Bonzo has a go at cocktail making. Date: c. 1930
Bonzo has a go at cocktail making. Date: c.1930

Critical position of the ship, the Investigator, part of the Ross Arctic expedition at Ballast Beach, Baring Island. Date: 1853

Husband holding off his angry wife with mop. A bottle of gin on the windowsill and a sign reading Conjugal Felicity a Romance. A Stag at Bay

Regency man riding a horse using a whip, while a man whips a galloping donkey and a couple in a carriage beat a horse. How to Make the Least of Him

English lady receiving surprise visitors in breakfast room, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somerville curtsies to Mrs Watkins, Mr Willie Watkins, and Miss Watkins. A maid in torn apron opens the door

English gentleman courting a young lady in a restaurant in an inn, 19th century. Woman in black crinoline with garland of flowers in her hair. Interior of an inn on a stage coach road

Hans von Stuck breaking the World Hour Record, Avus
Hans von Stuck breaking the World Hour Record on the Avus Track. 1934

Hans Villiez von Stuck, racing driver. 20th century

NFS (London Region) Boy trapped in a milk churn
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float. Date: 1947

Thai paratroop trainee practising rapelling
Thai paratroop training by the Royal Air Force at RAF Sembawang in Singapore 09:The rappelling training down from the tree when the parachute stuck in the tree. It is a training Class

SACRED HEARTS 18C
The Sacred Heart of Mary has a dagger stuck in it, symbolising her sorrows; that of Jesus displays a wound, and is encircled by his crown of thorns Date: 18th century

Whalers slice open their catch and find Jonah !! Date: circa 1910

WW1 drawing, fat corporal stuck in a trench
WW1 comic drawing showing a fat corporal stuck in a trench. Date: 1914-1918

Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridge
Firefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London

Tank trapped in mud of Flanders, WW1
A tank stuck in the mud by the side of the Fampoux Road on the Western Front, a victim of the treacherous, waterlogged conditions Date: 1918

Bonzo the cartoon dog getting stuck in the bath. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Egyptian Sundial
A primitive SUN DIAL, still used in Upper Egypt, is simply a pole stuck in the ground, with stones marking the passage of its shadow and the time taken from one to next

Liverpool Mail in Snow
The Liverpool Mail encounters heavy weather near Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, and can t spare a thought for the distressed lady stuck in her private carriage

Mules and horses during WWI
Variety of photograph scenes, showing horses in the fulness of strength, to a foal with mother, mule in the mire of the battle area and mules stuck in mud in Flanders. Date: 1917

WW2 - Italy - The Military compelling an Academic to fight
An allegorical card showing an Italian military Officers sleeve stripes kicking the backside of an Academic, who has his head stuck in the ground

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