Learning Collection (page 11)

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

Sixth form lecture theatre, Rosebery County School
6th form lecture theatre at Rosebery County School (probably the one at Epsom, Surrey). Date: 1968

Sixth form lecture theatre
View of a sixth form lecture theatre, with the male lecturer speaking to a full audience of students. Date: 1967

Science lesson, Northfield House School, Leicester
Two boys experimenting with test tubes at Northfield House Junior School, Leicester. Date: 1965

Mary Lawson as a dunce
An amusing study of Mary Lawson posed as a most alluring little dunce. Pictured here in the Sketch in 1931, she was at the time playing Professor Hinzelmanns beautiful daughter

First Steps for the Future Pilot
An ingenious device for teaching beginners the rudiments of controlling an aeroplane in 1931. The little machine which flies in a strong draught of air ejected from the cylinder on the left

Science classroom, South Wales coalfield
A Science classroom in a school connected to a South Wales coalfield. A schoolteacher supervises a group of well behaved boys who are taking part in various chemical experiments

Enchanted Hours by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in dungarees sits on a small, colourful stool engrossed in a good book

The Student by Muriel Dawson
A small child stands reading a book, with several more discarded at her feet

Once Upon a Time by Muriel Dawson
A sweet child with a pot belly and tousled blonde hair peers into a book with a red cover

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

Cookery lesson, Askham Grange Prison, North Yorkshire
Inmates at Askham Grange female training prison in North Yorkshire take part in a cookery lesson. The instructor has written a recipe for scones on the blackboard. Date: circa 1945

Bakery, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
Scene in the bakery at Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London. Prisoners are making bread under the supervision of the prison cook who wears a chefs overalls and hat

Boys in training at a Borstal institution
Boys in training in a carpenters workshop at an unidentified Borstal institution

The Bookworm by Muriel Dawson
A small child engrossed in a book, even though he looks possibly too young to be able to read

Dressing Time by Muriel Dawson
A sweet little girl with a blunt bobbed hair cut and blue dress finishes dresses by putting on her red shoes

Warne alphabet 1875. ABC
Page from a Victorian alphabet showing A for apple, B for broom and C for cart

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. MNO
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with M for magpie, N for nest and O for oyster

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. DEF
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with D for donkey, E for eye and F for fox

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. JKL
Page from a19th century alphabet book with J for jar, K for kitchen and L for lion. Date: 1875

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. STUV
Page from a 19th century alphabet book withs for saucepan, T for tree, U for uncle and V for violets

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. GHI
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with G for girls, H for hand and I for Inn

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. PQR
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with P for police man, Q for quail and R for rabbit

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. WXYZ
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with W and X, inexplicably, for bees, honey and hives (?), Y for yacht (thats better, back on familiar territory) and Z for the good old zebra

Thai Binh Reading Pavilion, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam
The Thai Binh Reading Pavilion in the former Imperial City of Hue, in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. This was originally the Emperors library and reading pavilion

Grand Peoples Study House, Pyongyang, North Korea
External view of the Grand Peoples Study House in Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. The equivalent of the Library of Congress or the British Library

Miniatures for Piano, music cover
Cover design for a book of piano music for children, Treasures from an Old Oak Chest, Miniatures for Piano by H Baynton-Power

Approach to Music, piano music cover
Cover design for a piano tutor, Approach to Music, Book I, entitled " How do you do, Mr Piano", by Tobias Matthay (1858-1945)

At the Conservatoire
A student practices her singing and oratory at a Conservatoire in France

Princess Anne visiting Penzance, Cornwall
Princess Anne (Princess Royal, b 1950), visiting the John Daniel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall. The John Daniel Centre provides day services for local adults with learning disabilities

Learning about traffic lights / W H Robinson
A comfortable way of learning about traffic lights. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Correspondence Course / W H Robinson
Learning to drive by Correspondence Course. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Learning to avoid obstacles / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Learning how to bring on an overtaking car / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

The New Safety Street for learners / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Cutlass Exercise, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cutlass exercise on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a practical seamanship class using a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Navigation Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a navigation and compass class with a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Sleeping Cots, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in sleeping cots on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

James Hall, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
James Hall, who In 1868, with other local businessmen, set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for naval service

Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a seamanship class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Gymnastics Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a gymnastics class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Algeria - Charitable Embroidery School
Young girls at work on embroidery at the Charitable Institution run by Mrs Ben Aben. They sit and stitch in the natural light of the open courtyard

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