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Desks Collection

Background imageDesks Collection: Hereford Industrial School Schoolroom

Hereford Industrial School Schoolroom
Boys sit at desks in a classroom at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s

Background imageDesks Collection: Teddy bears in a classroom

Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDesks Collection: Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory

Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory
Part of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas card

Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas card
Misbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: Traders doing business at the Coal Exchange, London, 1890

Traders doing business at the Coal Exchange, London, 1890
Illustration showing a group of top-hatted traders doing business at the desks of the London Coal Exchange, 1890

Background imageDesks Collection: The skeleton of Death visits a boys school, 18th century

The skeleton of Death visits a boys school, 18th century
The skeleton of Death, Freund Hans, visits a boys school, 18th century. The teacher looks up with fear, while pupils flee and hide under desks

Background imageDesks Collection: Spain, Madrid. National Pedagogical Congress

Spain, Madrid. National Pedagogical Congress. Inaugurated on 28 May 1882. First pedagogical exhibition. Installation of pedagogical material for schools following the Froebel or Froebelian system

Background imageDesks Collection: French children sitting at their desks at an open-air school

French children sitting at their desks at an open-air school, Les Peupliers, at Boulogne-Billancourt, a south-western suburb of Paris. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDesks Collection: British Museum, Reading Room 1900s

British Museum, Reading Room 1900s
Interior of the reading room at the British Museum, London. Date: 1900s

Background imageDesks Collection: The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - Writing Room

The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - Writing Room
The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - The Writing Room. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolroom, Westerleigh School, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex

Schoolroom, Westerleigh School, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex Date: circa 1940

Background imageDesks Collection: Advert, Smith Premier, Three Typewriters in One

Advert, Smith Premier, Three Typewriters in One. Date: 1907

Background imageDesks Collection: Staff at work, office of Daily Worker newspaper, London

Staff at work, office of Daily Worker newspaper, London
Staff at work in the office of the Daily Worker newspaper, 75 Farringdon Road, London. Seated are Rose Smith, Sam Russell, Monty Meth and (by the window) Ben Francis

Background imageDesks Collection: Acland County Council School, Kentish Town 1906

Acland County Council School, Kentish Town 1906
Conventional way of teaching where all the pupils are facing the front of the classroom while the teacher is writing on the chalkboard. Date: 1906

Background imageDesks Collection: Russian schoolchildren

Russian schoolchildren in neckerchiefs sit at desks writing while their teacher stands amongst them reading from a book

Background imageDesks Collection: Drawing lesson, Fyfield Residential Open Air School, Essex

Drawing lesson, Fyfield Residential Open Air School, Essex
Drawing lesson at Fyfield Residential Open Air School, Essex Date: 1935

Background imageDesks Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy and teacher - a forged letter! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy and teacher - a forged letter! Date: 20th century

Background imageDesks Collection: Comic postcard, Two little girls and teacher

Comic postcard, Two little girls and teacher. Now what is it that elephants have that no other animal has? - Please Miss - Baby Elephants!! Date: 20th century

Background imageDesks Collection: Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London

Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London
Classroom photo, Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London, taken on 7 May 1924. 1924

Background imageDesks Collection: Typing pool, Ministry of Pensions, Westminster House

Typing pool, Ministry of Pensions, Westminster House
Typing pool at the Ministry of Pensions, Westminster House, London

Background imageDesks Collection: Cat and kittens in a schoolroom on a Christmas postcard

Cat and kittens in a schoolroom on a Christmas postcard
Cat teacher and three kitten pupils in a schoolroom on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: French Library with students at work - Paris

French Library with students at work - Paris
French Library with students at work at long desks - Paris. Date: 1870s

Background imageDesks Collection: Cheltenham, Public School 1890s

Cheltenham, Public School 1890s
Cheltenham, public School in Gloucestershire, with boy seated on long wooden benches reading. Date: late 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolchildren ear their midday meal at their desks. Date: early 20th century

Schoolchildren ear their midday meal at their desks. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDesks Collection: Reading Room of the British Museum, London 1857

Reading Room of the British Museum, London 1857
Interior of the Reading Room at the British Museum, London. The rotunda, walls of books and reading desks are clearly visible. Date: 1857

Background imageDesks Collection: General Post Office London 1890s

General Post Office London 1890s
Women at work in the General Post Office tube room at St Martins-le-Grand in the City of London. The room had pneumatic tube connections to post office establishments. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at ?

Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at ?
Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at the Enquiries Desk Date: 1950s

Background imageDesks Collection: Classroom at a Girls Reformatory

Classroom at a Girls Reformatory
Girls sit at desks in the classroom of an unidentified Reformatory. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDesks Collection: Daphne du Maurier and children at Menabilly, 1944

Daphne du Maurier and children at Menabilly, 1944
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) tutoring her daughters Tessa(right) and Flavia at their desks, whilst her son Christian plays on a rocking horse nearby. Date: 1944

Background imageDesks Collection: Find the Fault card No. 21

Find the Fault card No. 21 -- office desk. circa 1930s

Background imageDesks Collection: Classroom Scene Nevill

Classroom Scene Nevill
Nevill County Secondary School A classroom of children sitting at their desks Date: 1960

Background imageDesks Collection: Cupids at school with hearts and flowers on a Valentine card

Cupids at school with hearts and flowers on a Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: School room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay

School room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay
Boys in sailor suits sit at desks in the school room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay Date: Date unknown

Background imageDesks Collection: Church Furniture, Plate 166

Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDesks Collection: Woman police officer talking in a school classroom

Woman police officer talking in a school classroom
Woman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageDesks Collection: Borstal Inmates School Room

Borstal Inmates School Room
Inmates sit at desks in the school room of an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Background imageDesks Collection: Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2

Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2
Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, East London, being used as a fire sub-station, received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb on 1 November 1940

Background imageDesks Collection: Northern Tartar Manchu woman

Northern Tartar Manchu woman, in a Chinese scolars studio. Calligraphy is on the wall, and she is standing in front of a desk, there is a vase with a landscape painting on it

Background imageDesks Collection: Cartoon - Joke about Officer - WW1 era

Cartoon - Joke about Officer - WW1 era
Teacher: " No Pencil again? What would you think of a soldier who went into battle without his gun?" Bobby: " I d think he was an officer." circa 1915

Background imageDesks Collection: Royal Exchange at Harrods, Knightsbridge

Royal Exchange at Harrods, Knightsbridge. Erected for the convenience of Harrods visitors, the Royal Exchange fills many wants

Background imageDesks Collection: Primary School 1957

Primary School 1957
Pupils at Bramfield Primary School. Date: July 1957

Background imageDesks Collection: Botany Room, Brondesbury and Kilburn High School

Botany Room, Brondesbury and Kilburn High School
A classroom scene, showing girls at work in the Botany Room at Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in north west London. Botanical pictures decorate the wall at the back

Background imageDesks Collection: Mr Whitestone, teacher, Ealing, West London

Mr Whitestone, teacher, Ealing, West London
Mr Whitestone, teacher at Durston House School, Ealing, West London, seen here at his desk in a classroom. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDesks Collection: Upper Vth Form, Sidcot School, Winscombe, Somerset

Upper Vth Form, Sidcot School, Winscombe, Somerset
Upper Vth Form with a class in progress, Sidcot School, Winscombe, North Somerset, an independent Quaker school. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDesks Collection: Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Classroom

Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Classroom
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys sit at desks with teachers standing behind. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDesks Collection: Ethelbert Road Primary School, Faversham - Class 5

Ethelbert Road Primary School, Faversham - Class 5. Date: 1913

Background imageDesks Collection: Greymount Hospital Outdoor School, Belfast

Greymount Hospital Outdoor School, Belfast - a view of a teacher in front of a lot of small children sitting, some at desks, outside a building. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Background imageDesks Collection: Chelmsford Industrial School - Classroom

Chelmsford Industrial School - Classroom
Uniformed boys sit at their desks in a classroom at Chelmsford Industrial School. Date: circa 1903

Background imageDesks Collection: Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex

Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, January 1970, with passengers and staff at the General Enquiries desk. Date: 1970

Background imageDesks Collection: People at work, The London Gazette

People at work, The London Gazette
People at work in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

Background imageDesks Collection: War rooms under Whitehall, London

War rooms under Whitehall, London
Subterranean war rooms under Whitehall, Central London, used by Winston Churchill during the Second World War. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageDesks Collection: Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work

Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work
Air crash investigation, three clerical staff at work in an office. Date: 1960s

Background imageDesks Collection: Princess Louise Home, Kingston on Thames - School Room

Princess Louise Home, Kingston on Thames - School Room
Classroom at the Princess Louise Home, Kingston, run by the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls. Rows of girls sit at desks. A teachers stands at the front. There is a piano

Background imageDesks Collection: Two Bureaus

Two Bureaus
Two French bureaus - on the left, in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style; on the right, in boule in the Louis XIV style. Date: circa 1860

Background imageDesks Collection: Two French Bureaus

Two French Bureaus
Two French bureaus in the Louis XV style, one in wood and copper, the other in marquetterie. Date: circa 1860

Background imageDesks Collection: Checking in Heathrow

Checking in Heathrow
Passengers checking in at the Air Canada and Pan American flight desks at London (Heathrow) airport. Date: 1960s

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas card

Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas card
Four schoolgirls and their teacher on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: Choristers room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London

Choristers room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London
Choristers school room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDesks Collection: Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway - Classroom

Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway - Classroom
Boys sit at desks in a classrrom at the Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDesks Collection: Primary class, Avenue de Villiers, Paris

Primary class, Avenue de Villiers, Paris
A primary class at the Institution Jeanne d Arc, a girls school in the avenue de Villiers, Paris. Date: circa 1912

Background imageDesks Collection: Church of England High School, Baker Street, London

Church of England High School, Baker Street, London -- Preparatory Hall. circa 1905

Background imageDesks Collection: Cats in a schoolroom on a greetings card

Cats in a schoolroom on a greetings card, some studying, others making mischief. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesks Collection: I remember that in 1870- Cartoon by H. M. Bateman

I remember that in 1870- Cartoon by H. M. Bateman
" I remember that in 1870-" Parading for writing-to-the-papers: A London Club in War-time

Background imageDesks Collection: Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham - Art Room

Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham - Art Room
Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Boys sit at desks drawing. The walls are lined with their work. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDesks Collection: The Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey - Classroom

The Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey - Classroom
The Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey. A class of boys and girls sit at their desks while a teacher stands at the blackboard. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDesks Collection: Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1

Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1
Cartoon, French classroom scene, with girls knitting socks for soldiers at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageDesks Collection: Union Trust Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Union Trust Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Interior of the Union Trust Company banking building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1924

Background imageDesks Collection: Boys and teacher in schoolroom, China

Boys and teacher in schoolroom, China
Boys and teacher in a schoolroom, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageDesks Collection: Corpus Christi College Library, Oxford

Corpus Christi College Library, Oxford
The interior of Corpus Christi College library, Oxford. Contrary to the information printed on this postcard, the college was founded in 1517

Background imageDesks Collection: Hawkshead Grammar School

Hawkshead Grammar School, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, attended by poet William Wordsworth, who carved his name on one of the 16th century desks! Date: built 1585

Background imageDesks Collection: London Open Air School

London Open Air School
A class of schoolgirls sitting outdoors at their desks at an open air school on the Euston Road, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Background imageDesks Collection: European Gentleman in Public Office

European Gentleman in Public Office attended by the Crannies, or Native Clerks. (Plate 3 of 20) Date: 1813

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolchildren in class, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Schoolchildren in class, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Schoolchildren photographed during a lesson at a school in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Some of them are looking rather bored. circa 1946

Background imageDesks Collection: Girls school

Girls school
A girls school, Trelleborg, Sweden 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageDesks Collection: Summer Homework

Summer Homework
Two children do a spot of outdoor homework at their desks, beneath an avenue of shady trees. Date: early 1930s

Background imageDesks Collection: Schoolgirls in Class

Schoolgirls in Class
Schoolgirls try to hide behind their desks at COUGHTON COPE JUNIOR SCHOOL Date: 1973

Background imageDesks Collection: German school in Brussels, Belgium, WW1

German school in Brussels, Belgium, WW1
A German-run school in Brussels, Belgium, during the First World War. Showing boys at their desks with two teachers in uniform. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDesks Collection: Army Signal Service, Western Front, WW1

Army Signal Service, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Army Signal Service at work on the Western Front during the First World War. Showing a section of the Third Army Signal Office, with Captain Bulman OBE in the background. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDesks Collection: Portslade Industrial School - classroom

Portslade Industrial School - classroom
Empty desks in classroom at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. Maps hang on the wall

Background imageDesks Collection: Classroom scene with Cinderella picture

Classroom scene with Cinderella picture
Classroom scene, showing children in a geography lesson. A picture of Cinderellas coach (a pumpkin pulled by mice) is on the wall at the back. 1923

Background imageDesks Collection: Dutch Classroom Scene

Dutch Classroom Scene
A group of Dutch schoolgirls in traditional hats, dresses and clogs, sitting at their desks at a school in Arnemuiden, Middleburg, the Netherlands. Date: early 1930s

Background imageDesks Collection: Busy Class / Coughton Cope

Busy Class / Coughton Cope
A class of children working hard at their desks at Coughton Cope Junior School. Date: 1973

Background imageDesks Collection: Classroom scene, Avenue de Villiers, Paris

Classroom scene, Avenue de Villiers, Paris
A senior class at the Institution Jeanne d Arc, a girls school in the avenue de Villiers, Paris, France. Date: circa 1912

Background imageDesks Collection: BRTEBA office

BRTEBA office
Secretarys Office B.R.T.E.B.A. Interior of the secretarys office of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Employees Benefit Association; two men are sated at desks, calendar for February 19



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