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Learning wordsA boy catching the alphabet and words in his net 1922
Lending Library TicketTicket for G Hitchcock, Williams & Co Young Mens Library. Book: S58 has been borrowed for 7 days from a private lending library possibly at a booksellers
Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child readingA little girl lies on her bed, absorbed in reading books. A study from life by Gilbert Holiday. Date: 1921
Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, IndiaC. E. Z. (Church of England Zenana Missionary Society) Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah (now Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu), India. Deaf and Dumb children learning to talk
Trainee teachers campaigning against education cutsTrainee teachers from the College of All Saints campaigning against education cuts, June 1976. Date: 1976
CHINESE LITERACY 1951Chinese peasants are taught to read and write as part of Chairman Maos Great Leap Forward Date: 1951
AFRICAN LITERACYAfrican children learn their ABC. Date: circa 1910
A man readis a newspaper on a noticeboard in a Canton streetGuangzhou, China. Rear view of a man standing in front of a public noticeboard in a Canton street to read a newspaper. He wears short trousers and black smock top
Staten Island, New York, NY, USA - A Travelling Library - the Bookwagon, carrying the service of the New York Public Library to the countrysides
Communist China - State Propaganda BookletYoung woman member of a communication team, reading Maos Little Red Book with a poor female farmer during the Cultural Revolution era in Communist China
Perambulate library 1857A Gentleman travelling from village to village, wheeling a large box containing a supply of books to rural people. Once they had received their books he would take the next set that they had used to
Schoolchildren in a school display area. Date: 1970s
Teacher gets funny response from young boyA Teacher gets funny response to a question asked to a forthright young flame-haired chap. " Yes, Bobby, C stands for Cat; now what does D stand for
Ukbekistan - Mail Carrier distributing newspapersUkbekistan (former Soviet Central Asia) - A horseback Mail Carrier distributing newspapers in the native language. Date: 1933
Literacy in JapanDuring World War Two, an old Japanese lady goes to school in order to learn to read her soldier sons letters. Date: 1941
London Spelling BookTitle page of a spelling book, showing a girl and boy reading a book while their dog watches with interest. Date: 1851
Playing Scrabble 1970SThree women playing the word conundrum game Scrabble. Date: 1970s