Highbury Park Sketch Plan
This sketch plan of the grounds and gardens of Highbury Hall was drawn by Hilda Chamberlain in 1894. It accompanied a letter written to her brother, Neville, who was managing the short-lived and ultimately ...
Home Front
Poster for an exhibition of photographs by John Reardon and Derek Bishton taken for the 'Home Front' project which documented the lives and experiences of people living in the Handsworth area of Birmingham ...
Illuminated Address presented to Samuel Walliker
The people shown enjoying the fresh air in this painting are benefiting from the philanthropy of a man who made his home in Birmingham only in the latter part of his life. After a career in London and ...
Illuminated Address presented to Samuel Walliker
This elaborate illuminated address was presented to Samuel Walliker, Postmaster of Birmingham, in 1891. It congratulates him on his good works on behalf of the poor.
India
Originally captioned 'Temple nr the Ganges. Benares. (Kish Pud Temple).' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
Originally captioned 'The Gateway of the Hooseinabad Bazaar, Lucknow. India.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
'House at Hurdah. Central Provinces.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
Originally captioned 'A Native Prince's Court. India.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
'Thakore of Raj Kote.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
Originally captioned 'Nautch Dance Party. India.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
'Dancing girl and musicians, India.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
'Ladock. Cashmere. India.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
India
Originally captioned 'The Maharajah. Holkar of Indore. India'. From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Instamatic Views of New York
Paper poster for an exhibition of photographs by Pogus Caesar, held at the Triangle gallery cafe, 22 October-17 November.
J.A.James
John Angell James was an important local 'congregationalist' minister based at Carrs Lane church, Birmingham. He was a longstanding member of the Birmingham Anti-Slavery Society.
Image taken from ...
Jacob Jacobs
Image: Jacob Jacobs. Birmingham Faces and Places, Vol 4. Local Studies and History.
James Watkins Letter to the The Aris's Gazette.
James Watkins, a black antislavery activist, appears to have arrived in Birmingham in 1852. Later, in this letter, he commends the town for supporting him and in raising the funds for to pay for the freedom ...
Japan
Originally captioned 'The Inn (or Yadoya) at Motomiya. Luggage packed in ricksha ready for starting to Inawashiro. Japan.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.