Birmingham International Marxist Group
Birmingham International Marxist Group [IMG] MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection
Despite advocating a mass picket in support of the ‘Grunwick’ strikers, the IMG’s credentials as a mobilizer of the industrial ...
Birmingham Mail Charity Boots
From 1889 the Birmingham Mail newspaper ran a Christmas appeal. One of the causes it supported was buying boots for poor children who would otherwise go barefoot. The first distribution of boots was made ...
Birmingham Pageant
In 1938 Birmingham celebrated the 100th anniversary of the city’s Borough Charter. A pageant was the main feature of the celebrations, held at Aston Park from July 11th to the 16th (because of its success, ...
Birmingham Parks Police
This photograph was taken for an album containing scenes in the parks during the Edwardian period. The Parks Police were a regular presence and were responsible for keeping order and challenging would-be ...
Birmingham Parks Police Badge
Birmingham’s parks were initially patrolled by the city police force. During the 1880s, the Parks Committee had to apply to the Worcestershire police force for additional officers to patrol Cannon Hill ...
Birmingham People’s Kindergarten, Greet
Infant children are tidying the kindergarten room. ‘Home life’ was the basis of activities. Children were encouraged to help each other by doing domestic and garden work and looking after pets. There ...
Birmingham Prison Visiting Committee on the Juvenile Court, 1910
Data was collected on the types of offences committed by young people and reported in juvenile courts.
Birmingham Tram Escutcheon & Standard
This emblem spread across suburban tram routes, particularly from 1911. In June the city took over services of the City of Birmingham Tramways Company on the Bristol and Pershore Roads. This action was ...
Birmingham War Hospital Committee Minutes
These minutes record the management of the two Birmingham War Hospitals at Rubery Hill and Hollymoor between 1916 and 1922. During 1914 it became clear that many more beds would be needed than the existing ...
Birmingham's 40,000th Municipal House
Photograph originally published in the Birmingham Post depicting the opening of Birmingham's 40,000th municipal home by Neville Chamberlain.
Birmingham's First Turbanned Guard
In both the workplace and the school, the denial of the right of Sikh men and boys to wear one of the fundamental symbols of their faith and identity caused Sikhs and anti-racist activists alike to campaign ...
Black Abolitionists in Birmingham
The following pages give an introduction to some of the black abolitionists who came into contact with Birmingham. They not only campaigned against slavery and for the rights of their own race, but for ...
Black Dance Development Trust
From 'Les Ballets Nègres' onwards, black dance companies have had an important place on both the stage and in the community in Britain. During the 1980s many dance companies using traditional African ...
Boer War Memorial, Cannon Hill Park
This postcard shows the unveiling of the memorial to servicemen from Birmingham killed in the Boer War conflicts in South Africa around the beginning of the twentieth century. The memorial was sculpted ...
Bomb Damage to Birmingham Parks
Many parks across Birmingham sustained damage during the Second World War. The Parks Committee minutes contain details of the effects of each air raid on the park buildings and landscape. This is the ...
Bookcase in University House
This bookcase stands in University House, Edgbaston and represents the love of books and learning demonstrated by Rose Sidgwick and Margery Fry. They had first met at Somerville College, Oxford, where ...
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington, a controversial African-American figure, was perhaps one of the last great abolitionists to visit Birmingham who had lived through the devastation of the American Civil War. In its ...
Boot Women
Birmingham has a long history of groups that have developed to address health and well-being issues for the LGBT community. The Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, a first port of call for many, has just celebrated ...