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Stop Collection (#7)

"Stop: A Journey of Unforeseen Adventures and Timeless Moments" Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe

Background imageStop Collection: Maclean and Plunket stop Lord Eglintons carriage (litho)

Maclean and Plunket stop Lord Eglintons carriage (litho)
2792517 Maclean and Plunket stop Lord Eglintons carriage (litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maclean and Plunket stop Lord Eglintons carriage)

Background imageStop Collection: A Boys Brave Act (colour litho)

A Boys Brave Act (colour litho)
2794167 A Boys Brave Act (colour litho) by Millar, Harold Robert (1869-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Boys Brave Act)

Background imageStop Collection: 'Stop, stop!'Cried the people, 'he is taking our children!'(colour litho)

"Stop, stop!"Cried the people, "he is taking our children!"(colour litho)
3622699 " Stop, stop!" Cried the people, " he is taking our children!" (colour litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Stop, stop)

Background imageStop Collection: Halting at an inn (colour litho)

Halting at an inn (colour litho)
3095850 Halting at an inn (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halting at an inn. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageStop Collection: Dogs helping the police (colour litho)

Dogs helping the police (colour litho)
2808909 Dogs helping the police (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dogs to the aid of the police)

Background imageStop Collection: 'Two horsemen came riding a-gallop to stop them'(engraving)

"Two horsemen came riding a-gallop to stop them"(engraving)
2809378 " Two horsemen came riding a-gallop to stop them" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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: A Train Robbery in Colorado (engraving)

A Train Robbery in Colorado (engraving)
1036341 A Train Robbery in Colorado (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Train Robbery in Colorado)

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: Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them (engraving)

Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them (engraving)
1046912 Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them)

Background imageStop Collection: Paying-off Day on Board a Man-of-War (engraving)

Paying-off Day on Board a Man-of-War (engraving)
1047880 Paying-off Day on Board a Man-of-War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paying-off Day on Board a Man-of-War)

Background imageStop Collection: A Ladies Canoe Trip on the Warwickshire Avon (engraving)

A Ladies Canoe Trip on the Warwickshire Avon (engraving)
1061674 A Ladies Canoe Trip on the Warwickshire Avon (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ladies Canoe Trip on the Warwickshire Avon)

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: Hovelling at Deal (engraving)

Hovelling at Deal (engraving)
1046603 Hovelling at Deal (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hovelling at Deal)

Background imageStop Collection: The Soudan Advance (litho)

The Soudan Advance (litho)
1598187 The Soudan Advance (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soudan Advance. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 December 1897)

Background imageStop Collection: Two Horses at a Halting-place, c. 1637 (black and red chalk on paper)

Two Horses at a Halting-place, c. 1637 (black and red chalk on paper)
3704038 Two Horses at a Halting-place, c.1637 (black and red chalk on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 17.3x27.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageStop Collection: Finsbury Park Station, c. 1923 (b / w photo)

Finsbury Park Station, c. 1923 (b / w photo)
XJF359038 Finsbury Park Station, c.1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageStop Collection: The London firemans dog (coloured engraving)

The London firemans dog (coloured engraving)
602531 The London firemans dog (coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London firemans dog; Chance; Stop me not, but onward let me jog)

Background imageStop Collection: Saint Genevieve

Saint Genevieve
LLM457055 Saint Genevieve by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Genevieve. Illustration for Les Francaises Illustres by Gustave Demoulin (Hachette)

Background imageStop Collection: Mack railbus on trial at D&RGW Burnham Shops, 1926 (b / w photo)

Mack railbus on trial at D&RGW Burnham Shops, 1926 (b / w photo)
DPL415414 Mack railbus on trial at D&RGW Burnham Shops, 1926 (b/w photo) by Beam, George Lytle (1868-1935); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: Mack combustion engine)

Background imageStop Collection: The Halt of the Cavalry (oil on canvas)

The Halt of the Cavalry (oil on canvas)
CH445192 The Halt of the Cavalry (oil on canvas) by Snayers, Peeter (1592-1667); 54x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les halte des Cavaliers; ); Photo eChristies Images; Flemish

Background imageStop Collection: 'I will not ride your horse again, sir, unless you give me your purse as well'(engraving)

"I will not ride your horse again, sir, unless you give me your purse as well"(engraving)
5209646 " I will not ride your horse again, sir, unless you give me your purse as well" (engraving) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902)

Background imageStop Collection: There are some who take up the battle-axe, and there are others who stop tigers

There are some who take up the battle-axe, and there are others who stop tigers, but givers are scarce (colour litho)
5205419 There are some who take up the battle-axe, and there are others who stop tigers, but givers are scarce (colour litho) by Bull

Background imageStop Collection: Stop, and mend the Buckle (engraving)

Stop, and mend the Buckle (engraving)
6008163 Stop, and mend the Buckle (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stop, and mend the Buckle)

Background imageStop Collection: Aerial tram arriving at a stop (colour litho)

Aerial tram arriving at a stop (colour litho)
5996092 Aerial tram arriving at a stop (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial tram arriving at a stop)

Background imageStop Collection: A monk, Telemachus, trying to stop the gladiatorial games at the Colosseum, Rome (engraving)

A monk, Telemachus, trying to stop the gladiatorial games at the Colosseum, Rome (engraving)
3621160 A monk, Telemachus, trying to stop the gladiatorial games at the Colosseum, Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A monk, Telemachus)

Background imageStop Collection: Napoleon fait cesser le pillage de Rome (colour litho)

Napoleon fait cesser le pillage de Rome (colour litho)
2790695 Napoleon fait cesser le pillage de Rome (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon fait cesser le pillage de Rome)

Background imageStop Collection: How they stop Donkeys braying in China (engraving)

How they stop Donkeys braying in China (engraving)
2781000 How they stop Donkeys braying in China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How they stop Donkeys braying in China)

Background imageStop Collection: Humble heroes, a railway cantoniera that prevents a train clash between Luino and Novara

Humble heroes, a railway cantoniera that prevents a train clash between Luino and Novara (colour litho)
2815173 Humble heroes, a railway cantoniera that prevents a train clash between Luino and Novara (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humble heroes)

Background imageStop Collection: The Agrarian Strikes In Mantua, Women Strikers Who Prevent Other Female Workers... (colour litho)

The Agrarian Strikes In Mantua, Women Strikers Who Prevent Other Female Workers... (colour litho)
2798431 The Agrarian Strikes In Mantua, Women Strikers Who Prevent Other Female Workers... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStop Collection: The War in Egypt, from Ismailia to the Front by Train (engraving)

The War in Egypt, from Ismailia to the Front by Train (engraving)
1061089 The War in Egypt, from Ismailia to the Front by Train (engraving) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt, from Ismailia to the Front by Train)

Background imageStop Collection: The Jinricksha Question, One of the Possible Disadvantages (engraving)

The Jinricksha Question, One of the Possible Disadvantages (engraving)
1056021 The Jinricksha Question, One of the Possible Disadvantages (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jinricksha Question)

Background imageStop Collection: 'Stop!', an Incident on the Road to Lhassa (litho)

"Stop!", an Incident on the Road to Lhassa (litho)
1040849 " Stop!", an Incident on the Road to Lhassa (litho) by Maud, William T. (1865-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Stop!", an Incident on the Road to Lhassa)

Background imageStop Collection: Sir Garnet J Wolseley, The man who won t stop, 18 April 1874, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)

Sir Garnet J Wolseley, The man who won t stop, 18 April 1874, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611607 Sir Garnet J Wolseley, The man who won t stop, 18 April 1874, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Garnet J Wolseley)

Background imageStop Collection: The mechanism and arrangement of the organ (litho)

The mechanism and arrangement of the organ (litho)
6013685 The mechanism and arrangement of the organ (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mechanism and arrangement of the organ)




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"Stop: A Journey of Unforeseen Adventures and Timeless Moments" Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe, defying all odds and proving that determination knows no bounds. Gyrocopter Beats Traffic: Embracing innovation to soar above the chaos of everyday life. Labour Party election posters and television speakers demand attention as they urge society to pause, reflect, and make a difference. Step into a bygone era at a traditional pub in Whitstable, Kent, UK - where time seems to stand still amidst hearty conversations and clinking glasses. The Orient Express train gracefully traverses through picturesque rural landscapes, inviting passengers to halt their busy lives for a moment of awe-inspiring beauty. Don Bradman square cuts at Lords in 1930 leave spectators breathless - an iconic stoppage in cricket history that echoes with skill and precision. Petworth Railway Station - 2 May 1946: A snapshot frozen in time captures the essence of travel's transformative power as journeys begin or come to an end. In the face of adversity, communities unite against a major fire on Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8 - demonstrating resilience when everything else comes to a halt. Cumbria Ramblers encourage us to pause our hectic schedules and embrace nature's tranquility while exploring breathtaking landscapes on foot. Daily Telegraph front pages from 1914, 1918, and 1919 during WW1 serve as poignant reminders that sometimes we must stop to remember those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM takes flight across continents but reminds us that even high-flying adventures require moments of rest before continuing onward. In this ever-moving world filled with constant noise and distractions, let these diverse snapshots remind us all about the importance of hitting the "stop" button every now and then.