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Maria Theresa GeoffrinMARIA THERESA GEOFFRIN (nee Rodet) French philanthropist and patron of learning Date: 1699 - 1777
Scholarly MonksThe monastic establishments were virtually the only repositories of learning during the Middle Ages. Date: medieval
Flying kitesYoung boy and girl in a field with an older sister learning to fly their kites. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1922
John Hassall Correspondence Art School in St. AlbansThe very picturesque John Hassall Correspondence Art School, a successful venture by one of the leading illustrators and poster artists of the day
John Hassall Correspondence Art School - the Poster CourseA man up a ladder posts a poster; illustration accompanying a section in the John Hassall Correspondence Art School brochure explaining about its poster course
John Hassall Correspondence Art School brochureFront cover of a brochure for The John Hassall Correspondence Art School. Hassall was a leading illustrator and poster artist who established an art school in Kensington in the 1900s
Wrens learning to salute, 1940Probationary officers of the W.R.N.S. learn to salute, drilling in front of the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Date: 1940
Wrens probationary officers at a lecture, 1940Probationary officers of the W.R.N.S. at a lecture at Greenwich Training College, 1940. Date: 1940
Girls singing or reciting in school, c. 1800Girls singing or reciting in school or Sunday school, with a teacher, c.1800 Date: C.1800
Rural schoolroom, c. 1790sChildren on a bench in a rural schoolroom. Caps hung up on hooks. Date: C.1800s
French police trainingLearning to distinguish facial characteristics of possible suspects at the Paris Prefecture Date: 1899
The New University - Cathays Park, Cardiff, South Wales Date: 1917
Advertisement for the Press Art School. run by art critic and writer, Percy Bradshaw
Receipt, Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, SurreyReceipt from the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey, dated 6 June 1889, confirming one years subscription of one guinea from Mrs R Blake Byass, signed by James Downing, Secretary
Prince Projatipok of Siam at MurrenPrince Pojatipok, heir to the Siamese throne, learning to ice skate at society ski resort, Murren in the Swiss Alps
Madame Karina and Dancing School Pupils - Karina was a Russian Ballet dancer at the Royal Opera House, and founder of the school of dance at 123 ladbroke Grove under the patronage of Queen Alexandra
Five kittens on a greetings card, trying to learn a lesson. Date: circa 1890s
Three cats with globe on a greetings cardThree cats with books and globe on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Three Japanese archery studentsThree Japanese students are holding bows and arrows, one is standing preparing to shoot. The rest of the students are seated behind. Date: 1932
Three trainee Japanese pilotsThree Japanese women are being trained as pilotos by a man. One is seated and the other two stand, they all dressed in pilot attire and are looking at the demonstration. Date: 1932
Poster, youth club photography opportunityPoster advertising a youth club photography opportunity. Six members invited to take photos, develop and print them, all equipment provided. Date: circa 1960s
The dancing lesson, Les Images en MusiqueCats taking part in a dancing lesson in a park, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu. Date: 1908
Womens Emergency Corps making toys, WW1Members of the Womens Emergency Corps learning to make toys in September 1914
Women gunnery opticians, Illustrated War News, WW1Women gunnery " opticians". Learning gun-sight lens making at Northampton Institute during the First World War. Date: 1917
Soldiers & sailors blinded in war learning useful tradesPatients at the Blind Soldiers and Sailors Hostel of St Dunstan in Regents Park being taught new skills to equip them for life
Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tyingMembers of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University pictured being instructed in knot tying in 1915. Date: 1915
Comparison of adjectives, learning for childrenComparison of adjectives to help children learn. Wet, wetter, wettest. Short, shorter, shortest. Etc. Date: 1930s
Children playing schools, with a teacher writing sums up on a blackboard. Date: circa 1930s
Alphabet story, learning ABCAlphabet story. A was an apple pie, B bit it, C cut it... XYZ all had a piece of it and went off to bed. A delightful picture story to help children learn their ABC. Date: 1930s
A child pretending he is a musician. Illustration published in Harpers Magazine. Engraving
LOUIS IX, Saint Louis, of France (1214-1270). King of France (1226-1270). Depicting the kings life. Gothic art. Miniature Painting
Selkup children, North Siberia (Northern minority). Children playing with elk skin, near river Taz, North Tumen region, Russia
Bottlenose Dolphin - Baby / Calf dolphin being nudged to surface by mother. (Tursiops truncatus)
Bottlenose DOLPHIN - Mother and baby play with air bubble (Tursiops truncatus)
North London School of Drawing & Modelling, Camden TownNorth London School of Drawing and Modelling, Camden Town. The school, states the Illustrated London News, may be considered a model school for the education of art-workmen
Highlanders practising bayonet work at base, WW1Soldiers in a highland regiment learning how to use bayonets on dummies which swing from a cross-beam. Date: 1918
Staff and trainees of first Part II course, British HondurasStaff and trainees of the first Part II scouting course, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1967
Dutch sea scouts at the wheel, HollandA group of six Dutch sea scouts at the wheel of a ship, with their leader standing behind them, Holland. Date: 1972
Training munition workers at Shoreditch Technical InstituteScenes showing the training of munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute (run by London County Council) during the First World War
Woman motor driver teaching soldier to drive, WW1A new driver in the Army Motor Transport section being taught to steer by a female instructor during the First World War. A school to teach women driving and car mechanics was established by the Hon
Women at a car mechanics class, WW1Women at a school in London established by Gabrielle Borthwick (daughter of the late Baron Borthwick) where driving and mechanics were taught during the First World War
Women being trained at an L. C. C. technical college, WW1Women and men together studying the theory of machine tool using at the Shoreditch Technical Institute during the First World War
Students at a school for women chemists, WW1Women at a London County Council school in Hammersmith, training in chemistry following the acceptance of women dispensers by the Army medical authorities during the First World War
Dutch sea scouts with leader, HollandTwo Dutch sea scouts with their leader, Holland, learning the ropes. Date: 1972
Learning farming at St Dunstan sTwo blind servicemen are taught how to put up a wire fence, during their training in farming skills, part of the rehabilitation offered at St Dunstans, Regents Park, London
Learning carpentry at St Dunstan sA blind ex-serviceman learns carpentry at St Dunstans hostel in Regents Park, London. The hostel was established to rehabilitate soldiers and sailors blinded during the Great War. Date: 1915
Scout leader with boys, Gambia, West AfricaPatrol leader with boy scouts or cubs, Gambia, West Africa, teaching knotting with the aid of leaves because of the shortage of rope and the money to buy it
German boy scout on First Aid exerciseGerman boy scout on a First Aid exercise, pulling a stretcher made from skis
German boy scout learning to ski
Training dogs at the British War Dog School, WW1Part of the training ground at the War Dog School, which trained dogs in readiness for serving at the front during First World War in various roles such as sentries and messengers
LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London streetA picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front
LCC-LFB trainees looking at an engineA group of trainee firefighters and an instructor, looking at the engine of a motorised fire vehicle with an L plate on the front before setting out on the road. Date: circa 1920s
LFB escape training at HQ, 17 July 1955. A firefighter carries a woman down a ladder. Date: 1955
Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and teacherJohann Matthias Gesner (1691-1761), German classical scholar and schoolmaster
St Dunstans Hostel advertisement, WW1A full page of The Tatler devoted to reporting on the work of St. Dunstans Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors in Regents Park, London
Volunteer nurses learning to bandage, outbreak of WW1Volunteer nurses practising their bandaging techniques on children at Kensington Town Hall shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
Marjorie Russell School of Modern Dancing, WW1Advertisement for the Marjorie Russell School of Modern Dancing of Wigmore Street, London, where pupils could learn the fox trot, one step, the 1918 tango, the Boston and the Hesitation
Children learning to swim at the Tadpole Club, Cornwall
John Hassall Correspondence Art School, WW1Advertisement for a correspondence art school, run by the famous illustrator and poster artist, John Hassall
Prince Albert & Prince George learning ropesYoung brothers Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Prince George, on board the Britainnia training-ship, learning how to slice a rope. 1878
Blind soldiers at St. Dunstans, WW1A cheerful group of blind soldiers pictured at St. Dunstans hostel, Regents Park, London. St. Dunstan s, near Hanover Gate in the park, set up by Mr. C
Blinded French soldier learning to write, WW1At the Rue Boileau, a poilu, blinded in the war, learns to write. 1915
A model dairy farm at Carlton House Terrace, WW1A dairying and haymaking scene, somewhat incongruously in the back garden of Lord and Lady Cowdrays London Home in Carlton House Terrace in central London
British submarine training by G. H. DavisOfficers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock
Mrs Baliol Scott teaching men how to shoot, WW1Mrs Baliol Scott, the famous woman rifle shot, teaching boys how to shoot at the Byfleet Ladies Rifle Range of which she was a prominent member
British School of Motoring Advertisement, WW1An advertisement for the British School of Motoring (BSM) from 1916, specifically aimed at ladies which encourages women to learn to drive because, it is a healthy, enjoyable, and if desired
Training boys for the navy, WW1A page of photographs showing boys at the Watts Naval Training School at Elmham in Norfolk undergoing instruction in order to prepare them for the Navy
Training men in munition work, WW1Men of the later Derby groups being trained in munition work. The Derby groups were men who had attested before the end of 1915, putting themselves forward for joining up if required
Learning to floatYoung lady, supported by a male friend, learning to float. Date: circa 1908
Women training in aeroplane construction, WW1In workshops provided by the London Society for Womens Suffrage women are trained in aeroplane construction. They are pictured using acetylene blow-pipes for welding metal parts. Date: 1915
Tango craze: learning to dance the tango, 1913The humble Argentine origins of the tango are contrasted with the wealthy London set that have taken it up in 1913, as a result of the tango craze. Date: 1913
Lady Petres milking school, WW1Lady Catherine Petre, formerly Catherine Margaret Boscawen, wife of Lionel Goerge Carroll, 16th Baron Petre. The 16th Baron, son of the 15th Baron and Julia Mary Cavendish-Taylor
Boys and teacher in schoolroom, ChinaBoys and teacher in a schoolroom, China. Date: circa 1890
Trench Cooking for WomenCookery lessons in a trench dug-out - a special feature at Kings College for Women, London, as training for nurses leaving for the front. Date: 1915
Book cover, Learning to Spell, by Irene Martyn. Showing a girl at a desk in front of a blackboard. Date: circa 1940s
A Robot to Teach Physiology by G. H. DavisOne of the novel exhibits on display at the Schoolboys Exhibition at the New Horticultural Hall, London in the Winter of 1928-9; a metal robot which explained the workings of the heart, lungs
My Skyscraper by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy plays with his building bricks. Date: 1944
The First Lesson by Muriel Dawson -- a toddler in a pink dress writing on a slate. Date: circa 1920s
Land girls in training 1939Ploughing theory is studied by means of using model plough on a tray of sand. This class of studies were at an argricultural college in kent
Barrel makers, JapanBarrel makers at work, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
British School of Motoring - ladies learn to drive 1915Advertisement for the British School of Motoring encouraging ladies to learn to drive, a particularly useful skill during the First World War. Date: 1915
Village Evangelists training - Hyderabad, India. Date: circa 1908
West Indian cricket team having dancing lessonsMembers of the West Indies cricket team being instructed in dance lessons at Scarborough during a cricket festival in September 1928. They are learning the Tile Trot. Date: 1928
School for mill operatives in ManchesterA school for mill operatives at Mr Stirlings mill, lower Mosley Street in Manchester. Date: 1862
