Japan
Originally captioned 'Making Tea, Japan.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Japan
'Wintertime, Japan.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Japan
Originally captioned 'Japanese Girl in Wet Weather.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Japan
'Buddhist Priests, Japan.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Japan
Originally captioned 'A youth of the better class, Japan.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Jester's Bauble
Dr H.C. Crew of Oakswell House in Wednesbury carved this jester's bauble. He made it to entertain Belgian refugees who were staying in the upper floors of his house during the First World War. When the ...
Jew's Burial Ground
Map of Birmingham, 1810.
This is part of an early nineteenth century map of Birmingham, a document which helps us to see the development of the Jewish Community. In the very bottom right hand corner ...
John Phillips, philanthropist (born 1836)
Between 1851 and 1871, the number of Jewish families living in Edgbaston had increased from two to a hundred - an indication of the growing prosperity of many Jews.1 John Phillips was one of a number ...
Joseph Sturge
Image: Copy of an engraving of Joseph Sturge, originally published in 'The British Workman', 1859.
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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Joseph Sturge and The Severn Street School
Image: extract from 'The Story of the Severn Street and Priory First-day Schools, Our Jubilee Year' by William White (1895)
The text gives an account of Joseph Sturge's involvement in the founding ...
Joseph Sturge with family and John Bright.
Image: nineteenth century photo of Joseph Sturge, taken from 'Sophia Sturge, A Memoir'(1940).
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Junction of Park Hill Road and Moor Pool Avenue
Black and white photographic print showing land developed by Harborne Tenants Limited to build the new Moor Pool Estate.
Katherine Dunham
Born in Illinois in 1909, Katherine Dunham was a pioneer in the field of black dance in the United States and across the globe.
This poster refers to her tour of Europe during which she visited Birmingham ...
Kimberley Diamond Mines
Kimberley Diamond Mines, South Africa, from the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone, June 1894.
Kimberley Diamond Mines
Kimberley Diamond Mines, South Africa, from the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone, June 1894.
Kings Norton & Northfield Tram Escutcheon & Standard
Aspects of Tramways in South-West Birmingham1
This escutcheon bears the motif of Kings Norton and Northfield Urban District Council and was used to mark items of the tramway infrastructure.2 Bordering ...
Kings Norton Guillotine Stop Lock
Built in 1815, this lock is immediately east of the junction between the Stratford and the Worcester & Birmingham Canals, its purpose being to prevent water loss from the Stratford Canal. Shown here in ...