Handmade admission ticket to ‘The Consul’s Will’
Arthur Wallis (1874-1933), wrote under the pseudonym P. Bentley and produced scripts, advertising posters, admission tickets and ‘quotes from the critics’.
Handmade admission ticket to ‘The Consul’s Will’
Handmade admission ticket to ‘The Consul’s Will’
Hannah Sturge
There are currently few available images of the powerful women who worked for local women's antislavery societies. This image of Hannah Sturge (wife of Joseph Sturge) with one of her daughters seated ...
Harriet Beecher Stowe In Birmingham (Part 2)
(cont..)Newspaper account of Harriet Beecher Stowe's visit to Birmingham and its local antislavery societies.
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 ...
Ida B. Wells in Birmingham
Submitted by Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church
Ida B Wells (1861-1930), well-known in the USA, where a great deal has been written about her contribution to civil rights, is not well known ...
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.
Illustrated script to ‘The Consul’s Will’ by Arthur Wallis
Arthur Wallis (1874-1933), wrote plays with his brothers to entertain the family at Christmas, including ‘The Consul’s Will’ which he wrote when he was 15.
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.