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Background imageInstitute Collection: Womens Institute activities during the First World War

Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915

Background imageInstitute Collection: Art Exhibition Glasgow

Art Exhibition Glasgow
Poster for an exhibition at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts - a striking example of the characteristic style which makes this one of the most advanced schools of art

Background imageInstitute Collection: Imperial Institute, London

Imperial Institute, London
The Imperial Institute, London. Originally, it had three copper-roofed Renaissance-style towers (two of which are shown here), but a single 85-metre tower, Queens Tower

Background imageInstitute Collection: The Courtauld Institute

The Courtauld Institute of Art, Home House, Portman Square, London, the magnificent Georgian house Samuel Courtauld acquired in 1926 to exhibit his collection Date: 18th century

Background imageInstitute Collection: Redcar High Street

Redcar High Street and Clock Tower, shops such as Dixons and Freeman, Hardy Willis and an advert for the Redcar Literary Institute and its various activities

Background imageInstitute Collection: Assassination of Sir Curzon Wyllie

Assassination of Sir Curzon Wyllie
The assassination of Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (1848-1909), an official of the British Indian government, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London

Background imageInstitute Collection: Psychology Booklet Ad

Psychology Booklet Ad
Advert for a booklet issued by the British Institute of Practical Psychology called " I can and I will" guaranteed to eradicate your inferiority complex forever

Background imageInstitute Collection: Alexandre Yersin

Alexandre Yersin
ALEXANDRE EMILE JOHN YERSIN Swiss medical, associated with Roux, discovered plague virus, directed Pasteur Institute in Vietnam

Background imageInstitute Collection: The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955

The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955
Testing the effects of gravitational stresses experienced by pilots at high speeds: the new R.A.F. centrifuge at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, Hampshire

Background imageInstitute Collection: The Wolverton Mechanics Institute soiree

The Wolverton Mechanics Institute soiree
The anniversary meeting of the Wolverton Mechanics Institute in the large engine room of Wolverton Station.1, 500 people attended the soiree

Background imageInstitute Collection: M. I. T. Calculator 1930S

M. I. T. Calculator 1930S
The Differential Analyser calculating machine designed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Background imageInstitute Collection: The Imperial Institute, London

The Imperial Institute, London. Originally, it had three copper-roofed Renaissance-style towers (two of which are shown here), but a single 85-metre tower, Queens Tower

Background imageInstitute Collection: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II O-20994

Douglas C-124C Globemaster II O-20994 (msn 43903, 52-0994, N86599) Registered as N86599 with Detroit Institute of Aeronautics, after disposal by the United states Air Force

Background imageInstitute Collection: Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure

Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure of Dorak c.3000 BC - report of the finds from the excavations by James Mellaart, Assistant Director

Background imageInstitute Collection: Union Workhouse, Hambledon, Surrey

Union Workhouse, Hambledon, Surrey
The Hambledon Union workhouse, a building originally erected in 1786 for the united parishes of Bramley, Chiddingfold, Dunfold and Hambledon

Background imageInstitute Collection: Jetstream G-AXUI flight mechanics laboratory

Jetstream G-AXUI flight mechanics laboratory for the Cranfield Institute of Technology (later Cranfield College of Aeronautics)

Background imageInstitute Collection: The Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London

The Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London Date: circa 1900

Background imageInstitute Collection: Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Background imageInstitute Collection: Meeting of archaeological institute, Winchester

Meeting of archaeological institute, Winchester
Meeting of the British Archaeological Institute, St. John s, Winchester in 1845. Date: 1845

Background imageInstitute Collection: Royal Masonic Institute For Boys, Bushey, Hertfordshire

Royal Masonic Institute For Boys, Bushey, Hertfordshire
The Royal Masonic Institute For Boys opened in 1903 Bushey, Hertfordshire. The school educated the sons of Freemasons. Date: Date unknown

Background imageInstitute Collection: Chemistry Institute - Lille, France

Chemistry Institute - Lille, France
Chemistry Institute - Rue Barthelemy Delespaul, Lille, France Date: 1907

Background imageInstitute Collection: Argentina - Buenos Aires - Faculty of Science and Medicine

Argentina - Buenos Aires - Faculty of Science and Medicine
Argentina - Buenos Aires - Institure of Science and Medicine. Photo (8/40) from a fold-out set

Background imageInstitute Collection: Schmidts Rng Experiment

Schmidts Rng Experiment
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display

Background imageInstitute Collection: Poland / Warsaw Institute

Poland / Warsaw Institute
Warsaw: the Polytechnic Institute

Background imageInstitute Collection: Mosque at Woking / 1889

Mosque at Woking / 1889
The 1st purpose-built mosque in Britain at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking

Background imageInstitute Collection: Lab at Pratt Institute

Lab at Pratt Institute
The Department of Domestic Science (Chemistry) at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

Background imageInstitute Collection: Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia

Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia, excavated during the 1960 season by James Mellaart, Assistant Director, The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Date: 1961

Background imageInstitute Collection: DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET

DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET
The deaf and dumb sign language alphabet, as defined by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Britain. Date: 1960s

Background imageInstitute Collection: University of East London Stratford Campus, University House

University of East London Stratford Campus, University House
The University of East London Stratford Campus is based in and around University House, a Grade II* listed building (formerly the West Ham Technical Institute), located in Stratford

Background imageInstitute Collection: Taylor Institute, Oxford

Taylor Institute, Oxford

Background imageInstitute Collection: Selly Oaks Institute Birmingham early 1900s

Selly Oaks Institute Birmingham early 1900s

Background imageInstitute Collection: Barnsley Harvey Institute early 1900s

Barnsley Harvey Institute early 1900s

Background imageInstitute Collection: Holly Tree Inn, Hampton Institute, Virginia, USA

Holly Tree Inn, Hampton Institute, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageInstitute Collection: Bath Abbey from Institute Gardens, Bath, Somerset

Bath Abbey from Institute Gardens, Bath, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageInstitute Collection: Poster, 15th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy

Poster, 15th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy, April to October 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageInstitute Collection: Maurice Webb FRIBA, architect

Maurice Webb FRIBA, architect
Caricature of Maurice Webb FRIBA, architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: Leonard Rome Guthrie FRIBA, architect

Leonard Rome Guthrie FRIBA, architect
Caricature of Leonard Rome Guthrie FRIBA, architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: George Drysdale FRIBA, architect

George Drysdale FRIBA, architect
Caricature of George Drysdale FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: George Dawber FRIBA, architect

George Dawber FRIBA, architect
Caricature of George Dawber FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: Edmund Wimperis FRIBA, architect

Edmund Wimperis FRIBA, architect
Caricature of Edmund Wimperis FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: Andrew Prentice FRIBA, architect

Andrew Prentice FRIBA, architect
Caricature of Andrew Prentice FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: Alfred Yates, architect, President of RIBA

Alfred Yates, architect, President of RIBA
Caricature of Alfred Yates, architect, President of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageInstitute Collection: RMS Titanic - five postcards

RMS Titanic - five postcards. From top left: Titanic Memorial and Seamen's Institute, New York; two postcards of the ship; Belfast shipyard; seven verse in memoriam card, Wreck of the Titanic

Background imageInstitute Collection: W H Congreve, Secretary of Birkbeck Institute, London

W H Congreve, Secretary of Birkbeck Institute, London
W H Congreve, Secretary of Birkbeck Institute, later Birkbeck College, London. Studio portrait in jacket, waistcoat and tie, captioned Mr W H Congreve'

Background imageInstitute Collection: George Norris, Principal of Birkbeck Institute, London

George Norris, Principal of Birkbeck Institute, London
George Norris, Principal of Birkbeck Institute, later Birkbeck College, London. Studio portrait in cap and gown, captioned Mr George M Norris'. From an article, The Birkbeck Institute'

Background imageInstitute Collection: Opening of Working Lads Institute, Whitechapel

Opening of Working Lads Institute, Whitechapel
The Princess of Wales receiving receiving purses after opening the new Working Lads Institute in Whitechapel, London. The building was opened for the betterment of lads

Background imageInstitute Collection: The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades
A portrait oil painting of a young girl, sat confidently on a table, with the ace of spades playing card placed on her lap, symbolising death or bad fortune. Date: circa 1924

Background imageInstitute Collection: Denmark Hill, London - spire of St. Matthew's

Denmark Hill, London - spire of St. Matthew's
Denmark Hill, London with the distinctive spire of St. Matthew's Church designed by Alexander Gough. The new church was consecrated in 1848 but the spire and tower were not completed until 1858



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