Women Workers at Mills Munitions Factory
This photograph shows women manufacturing grenade base plugs at the Mills Munitions factory in Birmingham. Soon after the outbreak of war it had become common for ‘an engineering shop to be staffed almost ...
Women's Cycling Shorts
Shorts like this were known as 'rational dress' because they were designed around function rather than fashion. Edgbastonia magazine printed articles about this development in women's dress in 1900.
Women's Hat
By the beginning of the First World War, women’s hats had assumed gigantic proportions. The corsets fashionable at the time tended to push the body forward at the bust and out at the rear; a large hat ...
Women's Rights Group, Chinese Community Centre
Photograph by Terry Lo.
Women's Tennis Dress
By the early twentieth century women were taking an increasing interest in sport. This led to special clothes being designed for particular activities. The popularity of cycling brought about some revolutionary ...
Women's Two-Piece Dress
Important developments were taking place in the role of women in the early twentieth century, with growing interest in women’s rights, the Suffragette movement demanding votes for women, and increased ...
Woodbrooke
This nineteenth century house in Selly Oak has been much extended, originally for private purposes and since 1903 in connection with its use as a Quaker education centre (see also ink drawing of Woodbrooke). ...
Woodbrooke College, Selly Oak
This ink drawing depicts Woodbrooke College in Selly Oak. It was produced in 1956 by James Porteous Wood. He was a noted artist and designer whom the Birmingham Post commissioned to produce drawings of ...
'Workwell' Kitchen Range
Triplex 'Workwell' coal fired kitchen range, bearing the registration number '708307', with small fire place next to oven door with a range above. The two levers provide heat to the bottom and top sections ...
World War 1 recruitment poster
Poster depicting the destruction wrought by the German naval bombardment of Scarborough on December 16, 1914.
Home held a powerful symbolism during World War 1. Men went to the Front to fight in defence ...
Yagna
Member of the Sahana Dance Troupe assists Chandrakant Bhatt (Priest) with Yagna (fire ceremony) at Kali Puja, during the Hindu festival of Diwali, at the Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham. ...
Yagna
Member of the Sahana Dance Troupe assists Chandrakant Bhatt (Priest) with Yagna (fire ceremony) at Kali Puja, during the Hindu festival of Diwali, at the Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham. ...
Yagna
Chandrakant Bhatt (Priest) and Yagna (fire ceremony) at Kali Puja, during the Hindu festival of Diwali, at the Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham.
Photograph by Sangeeta Redgrave, 26 ...
Young black girl in slum interior
Photograph of a young black girl in a slum interior. Taken in Balsall Heath, Birmingham by Nick Hedges.
Young boy reading a book
Photograph of a little boy reading a book in outside stairwell. Taken in Liverpool by Nick Hedges.
Young girl in slum bathroom
Photograph of a little girl in a slum bathroom. Taken in Moss Side, Manchester by Nick Hedges.
Young girl on fairground ride
Young girl playing with toys