Date Collection (page 6)

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Gallery
Two nurses stand on Gallery 5 at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. Behind them regularly spaced doors lead to the patients individual rooms

Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire
Boys occupied in farm work at the Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire

St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children - Gir
Girls playroom at St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children. Some girls play with the two large dolls houses, while others read

Barnardos William Baker Technical School, Hertford
Boys seated in the dining hall of the William Baker Technical School, near Hertford. The School, also known as Goldings, was run by Barnardo s

Bexhill, Little Folks Home
Children sit in the sunshine at the Little Folks Home, Bexhill. Staff hand round bread and butter and fill mugs from a jug

St Marys Roman Catholic Orphanage, Leeds
St Marys Orphanage for Roman Catholic Girls, Leeds - also known as Mount St Marys Orphanage - was run by the Oblate Sisters of Mary Immaculate of L Osier

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Childrens Ward
Staff and inmates of Childrens Ward 2 at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. One girl holds a doll, and another sits on a rocking horse; two others sit in a rocking device

Suffragette Arrested near Buckingham Palace 1914
A suffragette is arrested after the demonstration at Buckingham palace, May 21st 1914. (Some sources date this image to 1907)

Free Industrial School, Gem Street, Birmingham
The Free Industrial School at Gem Street, Birmingham, was opened in 1850 to provide education, training and meals for poor children in the area. Date: Date unknown

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Hertfordshire
A view of the Caledonian Schools, Bushey, originally established in 1815 as the Caledonian Asylum. Date: Date unknown

Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown

Roman Art. Spain. Altar stone. Inscription: Caecilia Moscichies. C. 2nd century AD. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Engraving by Durer. Colore
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Dutch humanist. Burin engraving by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), 1526. Colored

Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It trained unemployed young men prior to helping them emigrate to one of the British colonies

St Ediths Orphanage (Hallam Hall), Clevedon, Somerset
St Ediths Orphanage, also known as Hallam Hall, at Clevedon. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

St Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, Gloucestershir
St Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

Foresters Orphanage, Bridlington
Beds line the dormitory at the Foresters Orphanage, Bridlington. Date: Date unknown

Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, Lancashire
A view of the grounds of Chadwicks Orphanage for girls at Bolton, with a number of the inmates at play. The institution was founded by a gift from Dr Samuel Taylor Chadwick. Date: Date unknown

Bisley School, Surrey
The School House building at Bisley School, Surrey, run by the Shaftesbury Homes. Date: Date unknown

Queen Victoria Orphanage, Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London
Children lined up outside the Queen Victoria Orphanage, Shirland Road, Maida Vale. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

St. Vicente Ferrer
GRIFO, Master of (16th century). Saint Vincent Ferrer. 16th c. Central panel of the altarpiece of St Vincent Ferrer. Timete Deum et date illi honorem time iudici eius quia venit

Women WW1 Munitions Worker Badge
The triangular On War Service badge with crown in centre and the date 1916, issued to women working on munitions. Made by J.R Gaunt of London. Date: 1916

Matchbox holder with AIF cap badge, WW1
Matchbox holder - made in Birmingham - with the Australian Imperial Force cap badge impressed upon it. On reverse, commemorating the Battle Honours of the 4th Battalion AIF

Eve goes to the cinema by Annie Fish
Eve, and her beau, Reggie, are shown the way into a cinema by an usherette and are pleasantly surprised to see how dark - and private - the auditorium is

Baghdad, Iraq - Date Palm Picking Date: circa 1910s

Balanites aegyptiaca, desert date or bito tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Up to date. Theodore Roosevelt saying to William Howard Taft, I can lick my weight in wildcats, CQD!, and Taft replying, Oh, thats nothing; I can eat my weight in possums, PDQ!. Date 1906 Feb. 20

Muscat, Oman - Packing dates for export
Muscat, Oman - Two women pack dates for export into small boxes

King George V in Royal Air Force Uniform
Photographic portrait of King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936), pictured in his Royal Air Force uniform, date unknown

Ufos / Vancouver Island
A fishing party on Vancouver Island, Canada, see a classic domed disc which directs a beam of light at the water (date probably 5 October)

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Dining Hall
Staff prepare the tables in the patients dining hall at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Kitchen
Staff stand in front of large coppers at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum

St Marys Home, Wantage
East wing of St Marys Home, Wantage

Hollymount School, Tottington - School Gardens
Girls at work in the gardens of Hollymount (or Holly Mount) Roman Catholic childrens home, Lancashire

SS Victorian
The SS Victorian, aboard which many children were emigrated to Canada

Salvation Army Maternity Home, Upper Clapton
The Salvation Army Maternity Home on Downs Road, Upper Clapton, London N.E

Ceramic Figurine of Muller Orphans
A ceramic figurine of boy and girl orphans from Mullers Orphan Homes, Bristol. A portrait of George Muller hangs above the fireplace

Barnardo Home, Barkingside - Library
Children in the library at Barnardo Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex

Barnardos Card Promoting Emigration
One of a series of cards issued by Barnardos promoting its emigration of children to Canada

Andrew Reed
A portrait of Andrew Reed, founder of several childrens institutions including the London Orphan Asylum, the Infant Orphan Asylum and the Asylum for Fatherless Children

Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Catechism
Girls studying the catechism at the Burger Weeshuis (orphanage) on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, opened in 1580

Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Basketball
Basketball at the Burger Weeshuis (orphanage) on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, opened in 1580

Alexandra Orphanage
Children and staff on the steps of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, London

St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Leeds
Staff and inmates on the steps of St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Claypit Lane, Leeds. The home was run by the Oblate Sisters of the Precious Blood

Sailors Orphanage, Hull - Trinity House Home
Boys from the St Andrews Home at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Cottage Homes. The boys wear sailor suits. Their house-mother stands at the back left

Nazareth House, Lancaster - Kitchen
Staff and, perhaps, one of the older inmates in the kitchen at the Nazareth House, Lancaster, run by the Sisters of Nazareth

Sailors Orphanage, Hull - St Andrews Home
Boys from the St Andrews Home at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Cottage Homes. The boys wear sailor suits. Their house-mother sits at the centre

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