Practical Collection (page 3)

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Ironing class, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Ironing class, 1901

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Metal shop, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Metal shop, 1901

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Clothes mending class, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Clothes mending class, 1901

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Cooking class, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Cooking class, 1901

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Carriage shop, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Carriage shop, 1901

Teacher and four students making furniture at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

Three young black men working in lumber mill at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

African-American women weaving rug in home economics class at Hampton Institute, Va. 1899 or 1900
African-American women weaving rug in home economics class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

African American students judging horses - Hampton Institute, 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
African American students judging horses - Hampton Institute, 1899 or 1900

Five men making butter in a class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Five men making butter in a class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

Trade school - Shoe-making, 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Trade school - Shoe-making, 1899 or 1900. Five men making and/or repairing shoes, Hampton Institute

American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1900(?) - men and women learning how to plow field, 1899 or 1900

American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1900(?) - men plastering wall, 1899 or 1900

American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1900(?) - men using machinery in woodworking shop, 1899 or 1900

American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1900(?) - men in carpentry workshop, 1899 or 1900

Students in a bricklaying class, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students in a bricklaying class, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899

A class in dressmaking, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A class in dressmaking, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899

WW2. R. A. F. Apprentices, Practical Construction
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force apprentices receiving instruction on practical construction. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Repairs Instruction
This photograph provides a broad view of a British WW2 Royal Air Force hangar, inside which trainees receive practical instruction of repairs. Date: circa 1940s

Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1966 - do it herself, a practical guide for the woman about the house Date: 1966

Earliest practical reaper harvester invented by Rev Patrick Bell Date: 1828

Wunderlich Advertisement
Advertisement for Wunderlich Limited, founded in Sydney, 1887, promoting metal ceilings, which satisfy artistic taste, are practical, permanent and economical

Advert for Walpoles
Walpoles, advertising Autumn 1939's must-have outfit: an all-in-one air-raid shelter suit, with pockets large enough to accommodate gas-mask, torch and make-up. Available in Air Force blue

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years

A range of DIY ideas for the home, including a vacuum cleaner storage rack, an office area in the kitchen, and a "husband's corner" in a converted larder. Date: 1954

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

ZUG CEMETERY
Tending the graves in the cemetery at Zug : while one tells her rosary, her more practical sister waters the flowers and digs up the weeds Date: 1835

Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print)
539307 Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Patented first sewing machine to be put into practical use, Paris, 1830)

Engraved Ostrich Eggshells, San Culture, Namibia (eggshell)
HSC181667 Engraved Ostrich Eggshells, San Culture, Namibia (eggshell) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

A land and utility municipal housing project, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
A land and utility municipal housing project, Ponce, Puerto Rico

William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor, play first performed 1597 or 1600
532722 William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor, play first performed 1597 or 1600. Falstaff, having kept his supposed assignation with in Windsor Forest Mistress Ford as Herne the Hunter

Wallet of Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, published by Andreas Freitag
472852 Wallet of Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, published by Andreas Freitag, Rome, not before 1485 and not after 1489 (leather) by Italian School

Pages from Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus
472850 Pages from Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, published by Andreas Freitag, Rome

Page from Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, published by Andreas Freitag
472851 Page from Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, published by Andreas Freitag, Rome, not before 1485 and not after 1489 (woodcut) by Italian School

Utility Table, 1937. Creator: Henry Tomaszewski
Utility Table, 1937

Utility Box, c. 1939. Creator: Christabel Scrymser
Utility Box, c. 1939

Utility Box, c. 1953. Creator: Christabel Scrymser
Utility Box, c. 1953

Womans Pocket, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Joseph Lubrano
Womans Pocket, 1935/1942

Shaker Dining Table (Marble Top), 1935 / 1942. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Dining Table (Marble Top), 1935/1942

Shaker Cabinet, c. 1938. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Cabinet, c. 1938

Shaker Chest of Drawers, c. 1937. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Chest of Drawers, c. 1937

Shaker Cupboard, c. 1938. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Cupboard, c. 1938

Shaker Table, c. 1938. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Table, c. 1938

Shaker Built-In Cupboard, c. 1938. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Built-In Cupboard, c. 1938

Shaker Dining Chair, c. 1937. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Dining Chair, c. 1937

Shaker Stove / Built-in Closet, c. 1938. Creator: John W Kelleher
Shaker Stove/Built-in Closet, c. 1938

Utility Chest, c. 1937. Creator: Dorothy Handy
Utility Chest, c. 1937

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