Stop Collection

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

Orient Express train in a rural setting
The Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world

Gyrocopter Beats Traffic
The Campbell Cricket one-man gyrocopter is used for speedy commuting above the traffic and passengers queuing at the bus stop Date: late 1960s

Castle Coaches Bus at a bus stop running between Lewisham and Marylebone in London c. 1940

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Traditional pub, Whitstable, Kent, UK

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959

Busy Brighton Bus-Stop
Men, women and children queue to board the open-top Sea Front Service bus in Brighton at a stop outside the Royal Albion Hotel Date: 1952

Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop Flirting
Fred and Adele Astaire starring with Majorie Gordon in the successful show, Stop Flirting which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in 1923 and moved to the Queens Theatre a few months later

Daily Telegraph front pages, 1914, 1918 and 1919, WW1
Daily Telegraph front pages for 3 August 1914 and 11 November 1918, marking the beginning and end of the First World War

Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express Train
Colchester Railway Station - G.E.R. Express Train Date: circa 1903

Petworth Railway Station - 2 May 1946
Man in Station Masters Uniform standing in front of railway platform sign. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26471

Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM
Douglas DC-7C, PH-DSD, Zwarte Zee, of KLM

Kenworth Tractor unit with refrigerated trailer

The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)

Royal Scot Goes by C1935
A maintenance gang stop work to watch the Royal Scot go by

Bus Stop Queue 1960S
A young pregnant woman waiting at a bus stop with another young woman and two old ladies

Cumbria Ramblers
Three ramblers stop to admire the view of the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, with the peaks of Hindscarth and Robinson Fell towering impressively above the valley. Date: 1930s

Hikers by Signpost / 1935
Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

St Mark / Evangelist / Royau
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST keeps a lion in his study to stop people interrupting him whiles writing his book

Allenburys Pastilles Ad
Advertisement for Allenburys pastilles; this advert suggests that they will stop people coughing through a talkie

Bristol Brabazon
Designed to fly non-stop London-NY, the Bristol 167 is the largest civil aircraft in the air - wingspan 70m, length 54m. It fails for economic not technical reasons

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 2. Metropolitan police

Scolds Bridle from Armagh Jail - a view of a woman sitting with the bridle over her face, to stop her talking. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Mother and daughters at a London bus stop
A mother and her two daughters waiting for a No.6 bus at Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London W9. They are all smartly dressed, but the houses in the background are showing postwar shabbiness

Hansel and Gretel Hotel, 68 Belgrave Road, Pimlico, London - a street famous fr having many cheap hotels at all price levels along its length. Date: circa 1960

Glasgow Tram number 26 to Scotstoun via Bridgeton Cross
Glasgow Tram number 26 from Burnside to Scotstoun/Dalmuir via Bridgeton Cross - the stop at Springfield Road. The service was introduced on 15 August 1943. Date: circa 1944

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959. Date: 1959

Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cart
A middle-aged gipsy couple riding along a country road on their horse-drawn cart. A London Transport bus stop can be seen in the background

Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop Flirting, London, 1924 Date: 1924

Amelia Earhart; Wilmer Stultz (r) and Louis Gordon
Amelia Earhart, centre; Wilmer Stultz, pilot, right; and Louis Gordon, co-pilot. Burry Port, Wales, after their non-stop flight from Newfoundland starting on 17 June 1928. Date: 1928

Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)
JAPAN: CHUSHINGURA. Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

The Flying Scotsman, pulling out of Kings Cross
The Flying Scotsman pulling out of Kings Cross station at the start of its 392 mile non-stop to Edinburgh. The journey took just under eight hours in 1933

Great Central Express
The Great Central Express runs non-stop from London to Sheffield, drawn by a locomotive of the Sir Sam Fay class

The Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving)
1625821 The Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Martini-Henry Rifle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 July 1871)

The Vanishing Time
Sandy Wijaya

American vintage poster - No Smoking (1971, Thofra) Photo by Alfred Gescheidt
2WCJM4T American vintage poster - No Smoking (1971, Thofra) Photo by Alfred Gescheidt

Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Colonialists Beware!
Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster. Colonialists and International Traitors! - You should think carefully before you take on Vietnam Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express train
The dining saloon on the London & North Western Railways non-stop express from London Euston to the Riverside Station, Liverpool, for the Atlantic cruise liners. Date: circa 1912

Alcock and Brown - Aviators
British aviators John Alcock (1892 - 1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886 1948)

Newark Watermill
Two young men, cyclists, take time out to stop and admire the splendid weatherboarded Newark Watermill, Pyrford, Surrey, England

Portobello Road / Poncho
PORTOBELLO ROAD A group of young people stop and chat in Portobello Market. One couple share a knitted poncho

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

The Square, Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: 1928

Sundial in Petts Wood, Kent
A rambler stops to look at a sundial in Petts Wood, Kent, set up in memory of William Willett, pioneer of daylight saving whose ideas led to British Summer Time. 1939

Norbury Tramway Terminus, London Date: 1905

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police

Social / Women, Girl & Car
A lady and her child leave their Delage and walk along the pavement until they stop and talk with a friend

Race to Gretna / Newhouse
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green in a four horse open top carriage but are pursued by those who wish to stop them

Buses at Trafalgar Squ
Four Routemaster London buses in a queue on the National Gallery side of Trafalgar Square, with the South African embassy in the background

Trumpet Call Ends Wwi
Zebrowski sounds the trumpet call for the Germans to stop fighting

Audi S5 coupe white 2009

Close up of elevator alarm button on control panel. Emergency concept.

Isolated young business woman stop sign

stop, stopp, sign, mark, 2, two, aircrafts, crossing, Airfield, Aircraft crossing, Aircraft, Airplane, Plane, Airport Munich, MUC, Germany,

No hamburger allowed sign No hamburger allowed sign. Fast food danger label. Vector illustration in flat style

Traffic lights with three different signals - red, yellow, green - realistic three-dimensional isolated illustration on white background

girl in short sexy red dress at London bus stop dddd

Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in street. Date: 20th century

British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews's invention of the invisible ray in operation (above) putting a motor-engine out of action (below) exploding gunpower. Date: 1924

Do not sit here sign for public places to encourage social distancing

Portrait young Asia woman covered mouth by a steel chain and lock to forbidden him the free speeching at the black background

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Stop sign street furniture, New York, USA
USA - Stop sign street furniture, New York

Canyon Road offers a variety of fast food joints from MacDonalds to Taco Bell, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington WA, USA

Traffic stopped at Traffic lights
Traffic lights turning from red to green

No drugs sign. No syringe sign isolated on white background

The chivalry represented by allegorical characters

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l'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), Paris, April to October

Zika virus pattern. Aedes Aegypti pattern texture background Zika virus pattern. Aedes Aegypti pattern texture background

18+ restriction flat sign with hand isolated on white background. Age limit symbol. No under eighteen years warning illustration

Decanter, 1825-45 (mold-blown colourless glass)
STM620641 Decanter, 1825-45 (mold-blown colourless glass) by American School, (19th century); height:22 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Stop smoking concept. Hand crushing or holding the cigarette. World No Tobacco Day concept design. Vector illustration

human hand showing five finger icon human hand showing five finger icon vector illustration

Northumberland House, Charing Cross, London, England, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original by John Buckler, Record date not stated

image of red xxx icon on white background 3d illustration

Der Tod kommt zur Waisenhaus Inspektion, Totentanz, dance of death, Todten-Tantz after Beck, Noeller a. other painters by Georg Max

Der Tod kommt zur Waisenhaus Inspektion, Totentanz, dance of death, Todten-Tantz after Beck, Noeller a. other painters by Georg Max

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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.