Defective Collection

President McKinley driving a sleigh labelled 'Prosperity', 1898
1576739 President McKinley driving a sleigh labelled 'Prosperity', 1898; (add.info.: He'd better cut behind' President McKinley driving a sleigh labelled "Prosperity")

Bradford School for Deaf and Disabled Children
Children, some in wheelchairs, others sitting on buses, outside the City of Bradfords special school for what were then referred to as crippled and physically defective children

Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon
Boys gardening at what was variously known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum and the Training School for Feeble-minded Children

Protestant church, built in 1238 as a three-nave Romanesque basilica with a west tower
architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, basilicas, basilika, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, building, buildings, bust, castell

Destruction of a Germanic village by Roman troops, depicted at the Victory Column of Marcus Aurelius at Rome, Italy
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accurate, against white background, altertum, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archive, attraction, attractions, background light

Historical illustration of the 1893 uprising in Sicily. Destruction of the tax office in Monreale, Italy, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, bust, character, children, copy, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions, destroy

Commemoration of the eighteenth centenary of the destruction of Pompeii, Italy
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Vestigia Thermarum Diocletiani Ani Hodie Templem S. Mary Angelor, remains of the Baths of Diocletian
17th-century, ani, antica, aquaeductus, aqueducts, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, bridge, bridges, bust, central italy, contemporary, corrupted, damage, damages

The Viktoriahaus, a prestigious residential and commercial building commissioned by the Royal Saxon Court Jeweller
1939-1945, accurate, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, business building, business house, bust, commercial building, commercial buildings, contemporary, corrupted, damage

Facade of the historic Pellerhaus in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, 1891, destroyed in World War 2, Historic
1939-1945, 2 people, accurate, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, building facade, buildings, bust, contemporary, corrupted, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions

Inner courtyard of the historic Pellerhaus in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, destroyed in World War 2, Historic
1939-1945, accurate, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, bust, contemporary, corrupted, court, courtyards, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions, deserted

Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon
Boys gardening at what was variously known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum and the Training School for Feeble-minded Children

Testing Chain Cables in the Test-House, Woolwich Dockyard (engraving)
1098427 Testing Chain Cables in the Test-House, Woolwich Dockyard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Testing Chain Cables in the Test-House)

Some physical defects that parents should look out for in the growing child (litho)
5995596 Some physical defects that parents should look out for in the growing child (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vultures, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Vultures, 1887. The vultures of the War Office and Contractor hover over a fallen soldier. This concerned a great scandal over the supply of defective weapons to the armed forces

Besford Court School, Worcestershire
An aerial view of Besford Court - a special school for Roman Catholic boys categorised in the jargon of the time as mentally defective. Date: Date unknown

Seafield House, Seaforth, Liverpool. In 1914, the West Derby Union converted and extended a former convent on Waterloo Road at Seaforth to provide accommodation for what were then referred to as

Tennyson Street School for Disabled, London - Basket Weaving
The London School Boards Tennyson Street School for Physically Defective Children - children engaged in basket weaving, one sits in a wheelchair. Date: early 1900s

Cretin aged 15. Cretinism in infants and children is caused by defective thyroid gland and failure to produce the hormone thyroxine. Sufferers are mentally and physically retarded

Besford Court College, Worcestershire - Psychological Testin
A robed priest at Besford Court College, Worcestershire, conducts psychological testing on two inmates. The College was established in 1918 as an Industrial School for Roman Catholic mentally

Tavistock Place School for Disabled, London - Playtime
The London School Boards Tavistock Place School for Physically Defective Children - playtime, in the Duke of Bedfords Garden. Date: early 1900s

Bristol Stoke Park Colony
A view of the Stoke Park Colony for mentally defective children, near Stapleton, Bristol. The institution was established in 1909 by the Rev Harold Nelson Burden

Bigods, Dunmow, Essex
Bigods - a large house at Dunmow which from around 1917 to 1931 was occupied by St Josephs Special School for Educable Mentally Defective Roman Catholic Boys. Date: circa 1905

Colossus of Memnon, West Bank, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

Broken key

Casting the speculum metal mirror for the Great Melbourne telescope. The first casting of the 48-inch (122cm) mirror was made on 3 July 1866

Targeted gene on a chromosome, SEM
Targeted gene on a human chromosome. Composite coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a targeted gene (yellow) on one arm of a human chromosome

Damaged DNA, conceptual artwork C013 / 9999
Damaged DNA, conceptual computer artwork

LCC-LFB Defective paraffin heater, fire investigation
A photograph taken for evidence of a paraffin heater which started a fire due to a defective ON/OFF control knob that could not be switched off

Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and epileptic. Mother worked in factory previous to marriage, and while Hyman was coming. Her mentality is questioned

Arterial bypass. Artwork of a bypass around a narrowed region of the right femoral artery (red, down centre) of the human thigh

Unhealthy heart, conceptual artwork. Heart in a wheelchair. This could represent a heart with impaired function

Adeno-associated virus, TEM
Adeno-associated virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of particles of an unidentified adeno-associated virus (aV, green). A helper adenovirus (orange) is also seen

Unzipped DNA molecule, artwork
Unzipped DNA molecule, conceptual computer artwork

Cape Aardvark
Orycteropus species - Cape Aardvark : despite defective sight, the aardvark survives thanks to its sense of smell, which can detect an ant or termite however concealed

The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructio
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished

Quality Checking Coins
Quality checking new coins at the Royal Mint as they come off the conveyor belt, rejecting the badly made ones

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"Traces of Defect: From Starcross Institution to Tennyson Street School, Unveiling Historical Destruction" Step into the forgotten echoes of history as we explore the remnants of "defective" landmarks and events that shaped our world. Starting at Starcross Institution in Exeter, Devon, witness the haunting remains of a Protestant church destroyed during the Turkish Wars but rebuilt as a fortified Gothic marvel around 1500. Journey further back in time to Rome's Victory Column where Roman troops decimated a Germanic village - an awe-inspiring scene depicted on this digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century. Delve into Sicily's tumultuous past with an illustration capturing the fiery uprising of 1893, showcasing Monreale's tax office reduced to rubble. Commemorate Pompeii's tragic fate through a captivating artwork resurrected from its original 19th-century form. Marvel at Vestigia Thermarum Diocletiani Ani Hodie Templem S. Mary Angelor in Rome, where invading Goths ravaged its aqueducts in AD 537. Witness Dresden's lost gem, Viktoriahaus - once a neo-Renaissance masterpiece commissioned by Heinrich Mau before succumbing to World War II devastation. Admire Nuremberg's Pellerhaus facade and inner courtyard through digitally restored reproductions from an unknown 18th-century original. Travel across continents to India and behold Lucknow's panorama marred by the aftermath of the Indian Uprising of 1857 - known as the Lucknow Massacre. Finally, discover Bradford School for Deaf and Disabled Children alongside London’s Tennyson Street School for Disabled children specializing in basket weaving – testament to resilience amidst adversity. These glimpses into history remind us that even amid destruction lies stories waiting to be told – tales etched within these defective fragments forever imprinted upon our collective memory.