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Background imageBreaking Collection: Stomy weather at Roker Lighthouse

Stomy weather at Roker Lighthouse
Stormy weather and rough seas at Roker Lighthouse

Background imageBreaking Collection: Trebarwith Strand Beach

Trebarwith Strand Beach
Waves crashing on rocks in Trebarwith Strand beach at sunset in Cornwall

Background imageBreaking Collection: Macchi Varese

Macchi Varese
circa 1928: A record breaking plane, the Italian Macchi Varese Type 52 seaplane which won the 1926 Schneider Cup

Background imageBreaking Collection: Cupecoy Beach, Saint Martin, French Antilles

Cupecoy Beach, Saint Martin, French Antilles
A long exposure of Cupecoy Beach coastal surf taken after sunset at twilight. Saint-Martin is one of five island dependencies of Guadeloupe. Situated in the French Antilles (French West Indies)

Background imageBreaking Collection: Hand holding tile in tile cutter

Hand holding tile in tile cutter

Background imageBreaking Collection: Funny Egg Illustration

Funny Egg Illustration
Three funny coloured eggs in row

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man Breaking Ice With a Pickaxe

Man Breaking Ice With a Pickaxe
(Original Caption) Hood River, OR: Campers breaking ice with a pickaxe outside Camp #21 at Hood River, OR. Undated photograph circa 1950

Background imageBreaking Collection: Strong Man In Briefs Breaking Chains

Strong Man In Briefs Breaking Chains
(Original Caption) Portrait of an athlete in a typical expansive pose preparing to break chains. Photograph, 1901

Background imageBreaking Collection: Ready To Break Wish Bone

Ready To Break Wish Bone
(Original Caption) Superstitions: Hands breaking wish bone. Undated photograph.BPA2# 2916

Background imageBreaking Collection: Strongman Breaking a Chain

Strongman Breaking a Chain
A strongman attempts to break a chain with his bare hands

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man Smashing Keg of Beer

Man Smashing Keg of Beer
Public Safety Director "Duckboard" Butler smashing kegs of beer into the Schuylkill River, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during Prohibition

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man Demonstrates Teeth Chain Breaking

Man Demonstrates Teeth Chain Breaking
(Original Caption) 4/16/25: Ben Darwin giving demonstration of breaking a chain with his teeth

Background imageBreaking Collection: Frustrated Telephone Operator

Frustrated Telephone Operator
(Original Caption) 12/6/1929-New York, New York- Picture shows a frustrated male telephone operator in New York breaking a pencil

Background imageBreaking Collection: Funeral for Ersatz Beer

Funeral for Ersatz Beer
(Original Caption) Near Beer is Laid to Rest

Background imageBreaking Collection: Striking Milk Workers Break Bottles of Milk

Striking Milk Workers Break Bottles of Milk
(Original Caption) 1/6/1934-WI-FEAR MILK FAMINE AS PICKETERS BAR HIGHWAYS

Background imageBreaking Collection: La Guardia Smashes Slot Machines

La Guardia Smashes Slot Machines
(Original Caption) Mayor Destroys Last of Slot Machines. A modern St. George conquering a moral dragon

Background imageBreaking Collection: Jesse Owens Wins the 100-Meter Dash

Jesse Owens Wins the 100-Meter Dash
During the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens (r), of Ohio State University, breaks the tape to win gold in the 100-meter dash in a record time of 10.3 seconds

Background imageBreaking Collection: Jesse Owens in Midair

Jesse Owens in Midair
American track athlete Jesse Owens makes the long jump that set an Olympic record in Berlin at the 1936 Olympic Games

Background imageBreaking Collection: First Lady at Ship Launching

First Lady at Ship Launching
Eleanor Roosevelt breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of the S.S. America at its launch

Background imageBreaking Collection: Woman Christening Battleship

Woman Christening Battleship
(Original Caption) 6/13/1940- New York, NY: New battleships christened. Miss Isabel Hoey, daughter of Governor Clyde R

Background imageBreaking Collection: Light Bulb Shattering

Light Bulb Shattering
(Original Caption) Breakage of this electric bulb proceeded progressively from the point of impact upwards, so that at this split second, the neck remains intact

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man Breaks Matzoh for Passover

Man Breaks Matzoh for Passover
A Jewish family celebrates Passover with symbolic, foods such as Matzoh, an unleavened bread

Background imageBreaking Collection: Wilt Chamberlain Congratulates Abdul-Jabbar

Wilt Chamberlain Congratulates Abdul-Jabbar
(Original Caption) 4/6/1984-Inglewood

Background imageBreaking Collection: Pete Rose Breaking Ty Cobb's Hit Record

Pete Rose Breaking Ty Cobb's Hit Record
Cincinnati Red batter Pete Rose connects for hit #4, 192 to break Ty Cobb's record for career hits on September 11, 1985

Background imageBreaking Collection: Paul Muni, Gang About To Break Glass

Paul Muni, Gang About To Break Glass
Scene from the 1932 film Scarface

Background imageBreaking Collection: Coal Miners with Lamp Helmets in Mine

Coal Miners with Lamp Helmets in Mine
(Original Caption) Coal Mining: Miners with lamps on their caps. Undated photograph. BPA2 #3109

Background imageBreaking Collection: Joe Gardner Breaking Steer Roping Record

Joe Gardner Breaking Steer Roping Record
(Original Caption) Cheyenne, WY: Joe Gardner breaking the steer roping record during the Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His time was 23 seconds

Background imageBreaking Collection: Medieval Illustration of Man Breaking Leg

Medieval Illustration of Man Breaking Leg
(Original Caption) Medieval orthopedics: breaking a badly healed fracture of the leg. Woodcut from Hieronymus Brunswig's "Book of Surgery."

Background imageBreaking Collection: Christopher Columbus Breaking The Egg

Christopher Columbus Breaking The Egg
(Original Caption) Illustration of Christopher Columbus demonstrating to a group how to break an egg. Undated Illustration

Background imageBreaking Collection: Steam Engine Crushing A Wall, 1770

Steam Engine Crushing A Wall, 1770
(Original Caption) Cugnots Steam Engine crushing a wall. 1770 engraving

Background imageBreaking Collection: Ship Docking At Pier;Record-Breaking Tri

Ship Docking At Pier;Record-Breaking Tri
(Original Caption) 7/15/1952- The S.S. U.S at the North River Pier completing record-breaking round trip maiden voyage to Europe

Background imageBreaking Collection: Tens of Thousands of East Berliners Riot Againt Soviets

Tens of Thousands of East Berliners Riot Againt Soviets

Background imageBreaking Collection: Al Oerter Breaks Olympic Record

Al Oerter Breaks Olympic Record
(Original Caption) 11/27/1957-Melbourne, Australia: Al Oerter (438) of the U.S

Background imageBreaking Collection: Clarence Earl Gideon

Clarence Earl Gideon
Clarence Gideon's 1961 appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court lead the court to rule persons charged in all state cases must have counsel representation

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man On Beach Near Large Breaking Waves

Man On Beach Near Large Breaking Waves
(Original Caption) 9/10/1961-Galveston, TX- Large waves break over the 16-foot seawall, as a workman goes about cleaning up debris deposited on Seawall Boulevard, near Pleasure Pier

Background imageBreaking Collection: Willie Mays Talks To Ralph Kiner

Willie Mays Talks To Ralph Kiner
(Original Caption) 08/29/1965-New York: Giants outfielder Willie Mays (L) talks to Ralph Kiner August 29th here after breaking Kiner's National League record for most home runs hit in a month

Background imageBreaking Collection: Robert Beamon Doing Triple Jump

Robert Beamon Doing Triple Jump
(Original Caption) 1968-Robert Beamon is shown shattering the record for the triple jump at the 1968 Olympics

Background imageBreaking Collection: Lou Brock Breaks Stolen Bases Record

Lou Brock Breaks Stolen Bases Record
(Original Caption) 9/10/1974-St

Background imageBreaking Collection: Sequence of Pole Vaulter in Action

Sequence of Pole Vaulter in Action
In a three-photograph sequence, pole vaulter world indoor record holder Dan Ripley plants his pole, extends his body

Background imageBreaking Collection: Nancy Reagan Christening Combat Ship

Nancy Reagan Christening Combat Ship
First Lady Nancy Reagan turns her head from the spraying champagne as she christens the Ticonderoga, a naval combat ship. S.A. Weeks, the director of Special Projects stands behind her

Background imageBreaking Collection: John Mcenroe Tries to Break Racquet

John Mcenroe Tries to Break Racquet
(Original Caption) 6/22/1981-Wimbledon, England: John McEnroe (USA) is shown trying to break his racquet with his foot here 6/22 after an argument over a call

Background imageBreaking Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Man and the Wooden Idol

La Fontaines Fables - Man and the Wooden Idol
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. Man and the Wooden Idol

Background imageBreaking Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Milk Maid and the Milkpail

La Fontaines Fables - Milk Maid and the Milkpail
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Milk Maid and the Milk Pail

Background imageBreaking Collection: Moses breaking tables of the law

Moses breaking tables of the law
" Moses breaking tables of the law, a scene from the bible. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Background imageBreaking Collection: Men fighting around a table

Men fighting around a table
A convivial evening with friends goes all wrong when all the men start fighting each other, on and around the table. From Handley Cross; or, Mr

Background imageBreaking Collection: Beach, Breaking, Cloud, Geology

Beach, Breaking, Cloud, Geology, Horizon Over Land, Landscape, Leisure, Gallo Landscapes, 84954362

Background imageBreaking Collection: Large wave, breaking, Cape Town, turquoise, Horizontal, Day, No People, color image

Large wave, breaking, Cape Town, turquoise, Horizontal, Day, No People, color image
Large wave, breaking, Cape Town, turquoise, Horizontal, Day, No People, Gallo Landscapes, 638692359

Background imageBreaking Collection: Columbus Breaking the Egg, William Hogarth

Columbus Breaking the Egg, William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of Columbus Breaking the Egg is a 1752 engraving by English artist William Hogarth

Background imageBreaking Collection: Waves breaking on beach, dusk

Waves breaking on beach, dusk
Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageBreaking Collection: Trajans Column in Rome, Italy

Trajans Column in Rome, Italy
Illustration of a Trajans Column in Rome, Italy

Background imageBreaking Collection: Beer production, Large Tun

Beer production, Large Tun
Beer production starts at the brewing house, where ground malt is mixed with water and mashed

Background imageBreaking Collection: Digital illustration of wave breaking onto stepped ocean floor

Digital illustration of wave breaking onto stepped ocean floor

Background imageBreaking Collection: Dutch Boats in a Gale

Dutch Boats in a Gale by William Turner

Background imageBreaking Collection: Jean-Baptiste Greuze A girl with a broken jug

Jean-Baptiste Greuze A girl with a broken jug
Illustration of a Jean-Baptiste Greuze A girl with a broken jug

Background imageBreaking Collection: Making a splash

Making a splash
Splashing wave at Nanven beach, cote valley west Cornwall

Background imageBreaking Collection: Sisters

Sisters
Sea crashing into rocks in Nanven bay, Cote Valley, Cornwall

Background imageBreaking Collection: Tipping over

Tipping over
Creative image of waves breaking at sunset

Background imageBreaking Collection: Cobb Dorset

Cobb Dorset
Waves crashing on Cobb Dorsetat sunset

Background imageBreaking Collection: Turbulence

Turbulence
Waves crashing on rocks at Godrevy Lighthouse Cornwall at sunset

Background imageBreaking Collection: Boy holding box, contents dropping onto floor

Boy holding box, contents dropping onto floor

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration of gastric glands secreting pepsin to break down protein in stomach into digestible peptides

Illustration of gastric glands secreting pepsin to break down protein in stomach into digestible peptides

Background imageBreaking Collection: Digitally generated illustration of wave breaking onto sloping ocean floor

Digitally generated illustration of wave breaking onto sloping ocean floor

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration showing how enzymes flow through human pancreatic duct into duodenum of small intestine

Illustration showing how enzymes flow through human pancreatic duct into duodenum of small intestine, breaking down peptides into amino acids

Background imageBreaking Collection: Man using club hammer and chisel to remove marble tile from floor, close-up

Man using club hammer and chisel to remove marble tile from floor, close-up

Background imageBreaking Collection: Black and white illustration of using hammer to crack crab claw cupped in palm of hand

Black and white illustration of using hammer to crack crab claw cupped in palm of hand

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration of young crocodiles hatching from eggs

Illustration of young crocodiles hatching from eggs

Background imageBreaking Collection: Making an opening in a masonry wall, supported by props

Making an opening in a masonry wall, supported by props

Background imageBreaking Collection: Digital illustrations showing strong winds removing tiles from roof

Digital illustrations showing strong winds removing tiles from roof, breaking tree trunk, and lifting roof from house

Background imageBreaking Collection: Digital illustrations of woman strugging to hold onto umbrella blown inside out by strong winds

Digital illustrations of woman strugging to hold onto umbrella blown inside out by strong winds, and branch breaking from tree

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration of waves breaking

Illustration of waves breaking

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration of waves forming and breaking on beach

Illustration of waves forming and breaking on beach

Background imageBreaking Collection: Illustration of ice-breaker moving through icy sea

Illustration of ice-breaker moving through icy sea

Background imageBreaking Collection: Leac Thangaraidh - Isle of Eigg

Leac Thangaraidh - Isle of Eigg
Boulders on the foreshore of the Bay of Laig with mountains on the Isle of Rhum beyond within the small Isles off the West coast of Scotland

Background imageBreaking Collection: Waves breaking on the arrecife de las sirenas or mermaids reef in cabo de gata-nijar natural park; almeria province

Waves breaking on the arrecife de las sirenas or mermaids reef in cabo de gata-nijar natural park; almeria province spain

Background imageBreaking Collection: Cataratas do IguaAzu - Cataratas del Iguazu

Cataratas do IguaAzu - Cataratas del Iguazu
Vista de las Cataratas argentinas y brasileAnas desde el Parque Nacional do IguaAzu, Brasil.Waterfalls.RAio Iguaz.River.UNESCO World Heritage.Patrimonio de la Humanidad. UNESCO.Selva.Jungle.Nikon D90

Background imageBreaking Collection: Abandoned rail yard

Abandoned rail yard

Background imageBreaking Collection: Break Up

Break Up
circa 1910: Smashing up Zeiss telescopes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBreaking Collection: Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park

Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Background imageBreaking Collection: Winter Seas

Winter Seas
February 1928: Rough seas breaking on a sea wall by Brighton pier. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBreaking Collection: Breaking Seas

Breaking Seas
People watching the huge seas breaking over Portsmouth Harbour

Background imageBreaking Collection: SS United States

SS United States
1952: Cheering crowds lining the quayside as the record breaking liner, SS United States arrives in Southampton. She crossed the Atlantic in record time on her maiden voyage. (Photo by M)

Background imageBreaking Collection: Waves crashing over the beach at Burton Bradstock

Waves crashing over the beach at Burton Bradstock
The beach at Burton Bradstock is part of the Jurassic coastline in Dorset. It forms part of the south-west coast path and is under the protection of UNESCO as a world heritage site

Background imageBreaking Collection: Waves crashing on beach

Waves crashing on beach



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