Learning Collection (#5)

British School of Motoring Advertisement, WW1
An 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, WW1
A 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, WW1
Men 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 float
Young lady, supported by a male friend, learning to float. Date: circa 1908

Women training in aeroplane construction, WW1
In 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, 1913
The 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, WW1
Lady 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, China
Boys and teacher in a schoolroom, China. Date: circa 1890

Trench Cooking for Women
Cookery 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. Davis
One 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 1939
Ploughing 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, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

British School of Motoring - ladies learn to drive 1915
Advertisement 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 lessons
Members 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 Manchester
A school for mill operatives at Mr Stirlings mill, lower Mosley Street in Manchester. Date: 1862

Kissing her Majestys hand, learning to curtsey at court
A young woman is tutored in the art of gracefully dropping to a curtsey during her presentation at court at the school of Miss Cowper Coles

Explanation of Flying Lessons by G. H. Davis
A diagram detailing how one learns to fly a light aeroplane. With the rise in popularity of owning a plane, flying lessons also became more popular. Here, the lessons are explained in detail

Happy Hours by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl sits reading. Date: 1943

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London

Illustrated London News advertisement, 1913
Advertisement for weekly illustrated paper, The Illustrated London News in its sister publication The Sketch

ATS women learning to cook, 1939
A group ATS workers slave over several large saucepans, peeling potatoes and learning to serve up hearty meals for the troops. Date: 1939

Poems of Childhood -- boy and tutor
A boy and his tutor in a medieval setting. Date: 1912

School for Chauffeurs, 1904
The only class of instruction for chauffeurs at Battersea Polytechnic, a class suggested by Colonel Mark Mayhew and patronised by Sir George Newnes, who presented a 20 h.p. Darracq car

A food hygiene course
Two chefs prepare food infront of a predominantly female audience who take notes and listen keenly to the two experts

Fencing School
A young woman learning how to dence at Miss Critchleys School, London. Date: early 1930s

Clay Modelling Students
Young men learning clay modelling at the London County School of Sculpture. Date: 1930s

Boys Cookery Class
A jolly group photograph of a classroom of boys, with their teacher, at the London County Council School of Cookery for boys. Date: 1930s

Trainee Traffic Police
A group of British traffic policeman learning hand signals in a training yard. Date: early 1930s

Girls Learning Carpentry
A class of German girls learning carpentry. Date: early 1930s

Man Knitting
Knit one, purl one.. a very smart man in a suit, with slicked-back hair and wearing spectacles, learning to knit in the comfort of his living room armchair. Date: early 1930s

LFB recruits taking part in hosepipe training at HQ

Egyptian Fantasy card - State Telegram and Al-Azhar Mosque
Egyptian Fantasy card - featuring an Egyptian State Telegram and an inset photograph of the Al-Azhar University and Mosque, Cairo, Egypt (founded in 975) all on a faux papyrus background

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - The Technical School
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto The Technical School. Date: circa 1910s

Flying Terms Defined - Flier Education

Young Ghanaian girl learning to draw
Young African girl learning to draw on a slate chalkboard in primary School - Ghana. Note that she has drawn a Union Flag on the flagpole next to the house/building. Date: circa late 1930s

Teacher gets funny response from young boy
A Teacher gets funny response to a question asked to a forthright young flame-haired chap

Queens College, Belfast, Northern Ireland Date: 1906

The Morning Lesson, by Norman Garstin (1847-1926). Date: 1889

The Investigate Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Children with bird specimens, 1948. The Natural History Mus
In December 1948 a Childrens Centre opened at the Museum. Jacqueline Palmer, a teacher seconded from the London County Council, had come up with the idea

Child with Explorer Pack
A child explorer viewing a stuffed polar bear specimen on display in the Mammals Gallery within the life Galleries of the Natural History Museum, London

Children with Explorer Packs
Children viewing a stuffed specimen of a cheetah on display in the Mammals Gallery within the Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Little boy with fox, c. 1950
Parents and older siblings were actively discouraged from visiting the Childrens Centre, to ensure that the children were free to be themselves

General concepts of Horticulture Ornament
Plate 52 from Le Regne Vegetal. Atlas, Vol 14. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Interior of a school
Students sit in rows as they listen intently to their teacher, in this medieval school scene. 15th Century

Freemasonry Assembly to receive the Masters (18th c.). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

Learning to Mend Shoes
A class of London County Council schoolboys being taught how to repair shoes. Date: early 1930s

Barnardo Boys Printing
Barnardo boys learning the printers trade at Dr Barnardos Home at Stepney Causeway, London Date: circa 1914

Mother & Daughters / Tint
A mother with her two children - the elder shows the younger a picture in a book Date: circa 1860

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised fire engine with an L-plate on the front

AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz. Seen here are women of the AFS learning to prepare and cook meals for those on the Blitz front line

Auxiliary London firewomen under catering instruction
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz, and they needed refreshments

Art class 1911
Elementary Art class at LCC School, Southampton Row, London, 1911 Date: 1911

Typewriting class 1895
Lavender Hill Boarding School, typewriting class, 1895 Date: 1895

Learning to write. Drawing shows a boy, seated at a low table, writing with a brush. Date 1878 Dec

Learning to walk

Library, Henry St. Settlement. New York City. Location: New York, New York (State). Date 1910 May

Sea Scouts charting a course. circa 1920

ATS - cooking for the Army, 1939
Female ATS workers inspecting a boiled roly poly pudding while learning how to cook for the troops in training. Date: 1939

School teacher and pupils in filmmaking project, Walton
Walton-on-the-Naze Secondary School teacher Mr Lou Broom encouraged his pupils to learn various skills during the making of several award winning films

European Gentleman in India learning Arabic
An European Gentleman with his Moonshee, or Native Professor of Languages. (plate 1 of 20) Date: 1813

Finishing School for debutantes moves from abroad, 1939
A finishing school for wartime debutantes relocated from Florence to a large country house in Hampshire

ATS - using a brick field oven in training, 1939
Female ATS workers in training, learning to cook using field equipment in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Learning to dance. Reggie, a natural dancer, takes lessons to improve his style, only to regret his decision. " Floored!" Date: 1928- 1929

Brooklands Flying Club
Lady Chayter and Mr R. Richards, pupils at Brooklands Flying School studying for their flying certificates. Date: 1931

Weaving Lesson
Schoolgirls learning to weave on a hand loom. Date: late 1960s

Learning to Ski
Beginners on the ski slopes. Date: 1960s

Skiing Lesson
Learning to ski. 1960s

Drambuie Dry Ski Slope
Learning to ski on the dry ski slop at Drambuie, Aviemore, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Young Skiers
A line-up of children learning to ski. Date: 1930s

Knitting Spaghetti
No this silly man is not covered in spaghetti, he is learning to knit! Date: 1930s

8th Earl of Bridgewater
Francis Henry Egerton, 8th earl of BRIDGEWATER, lived in Paris 30 years without learning French, dined with his dogs, wore a new pair of shoes every day. Date: 1756 - 1829

Playing the Piano
A young woman plays an upright piano, reading sheet music. Date: 1969

Dry Ski Slope
Learning to ski on the dry ski slop at Drambuie, Aviemore, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Women Upholsterers
Young women carpentry students at the London County Council Trade School learning how to upholster a chair. Date: 1930s

Train Driving Lesson
Driver Instructor CYRIL BULL, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England (left), explains the cab layout of an electric locomotive to Preston train driver RICHARD THOMAS. Date: circa 1980

Carpentry Lesson 1930S
A class of boys learning carpentry. Date: early 1930s

Apprentice Blacksmiths
Boys, apprentices, learning how to be blacksmiths. Date: early 1930s

Learning to Drive by Mallet
Tck, Tck! First gear once again, Mrs Turner and this time see if you can t drive RIGHT round the bend. A nervous learner driver has difficulty mastering the most basic of motoring skills. Date: 1953

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