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John Legg, arrested for stealing beer

John Legg, arrested for stealing beer

Name: John Legg.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 19 September 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-77-John Legg..For an image of one of his accomplices, John K... More

James S. George, arrested for stealing from his sister

James S. George, arrested for stealing from his sister

Name: James S. George.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 15 August 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-93-James S George..The Shields Daily News for 22 August 1... More

Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers

Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers

Name: Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 25 February 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-43-Isabella Tu... More

Margaret Ann O'Brien, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences

Margaret Ann O'Brien, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences

Name: Margaret A O'Brien.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 6 August 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-35-Margaret O Brien..The Shields Daily Gazette for 6 Augu... More

Ellen Leavy alias Burns, arrested for stealing clothes

Ellen Leavy alias Burns, arrested for stealing clothes

Name: Ellen Leavy alias Burns.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 5 March 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-39-Ellen Leavy AKA Burns..For an image of her accom... More

Arrested Catherine Mackenzie, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested Catherine Mackenzie, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: Catherine Mackenzie.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 15th February 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-33-Catherine Mackenzie..The Shields Daily Gazette f... More

Margaret Leadbitter, arrested for stealing money from other children

Margaret Leadbitter, arrested for stealing money from other children

Name: Margaret Leadbitter.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 16 August 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-35-Margaret Leadbitter..The Shields Daily Gazette for 1... More

John Dowson, arrested for stealing from a gas meter

John Dowson, arrested for stealing from a gas meter

Name: John Dowson.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 7 February 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-65-John Dowson..For an image of his accomplice Edward Roberts ... More

William Buckham alias Smith, Mugshot photograph

William Buckham alias Smith, Mugshot photograph

Name: William Buckham alias Smith.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 27 July 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-William Buckham AKA Smith..The Shields Daily... More

Thomas Craigie, labourer, arrested for breaking into a house

Thomas Craigie, labourer, arrested for breaking into a house

Name: Thomas Craigie.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 2 November 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-79-Thomas Craigie..For an image of his accomplice Edwin F... More

Joseph Tombling, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences

Joseph Tombling, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences

Name: Joseph Tombling.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 4 February 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-63-Joseph Tombling..The Shields Daily News for 10 February... More

Thomas H. Watson, arrested while preparing to commit a crime

Thomas H. Watson, arrested while preparing to commit a crime

Name: Thomas H. Watson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 11 September 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-93-Thomas H Watson..The Shields Daily News for 11 Sep... More

Dora Agnes Sanderson, domestic servant, arrested for theft

Dora Agnes Sanderson, domestic servant, arrested for theft

Name: Dora A Sanderson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 25 January 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-39-Dora A Sanderson..The Shields Daily News for 23 Janu... More

Annie Caben alias Pearson, Mugshot photograph

Annie Caben alias Pearson, Mugshot photograph

Name: Annie Caben alias Pearson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 8 February 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-39-Annie Caben AKA Pearson..The Shields Daily ... More

Arrested Ethel Penman, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested Ethel Penman, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: Ethel Penman.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 16 July 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-41-Ethel Penman..The Shields Daily News for 16 July 1906 repor... More

Wilhelmina Fletcher, arrested for stealing

Wilhelmina Fletcher, arrested for stealing

Name: Wilhelmina Fletcher.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 15 August 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-41-Wilhelmina Fletcher..The Shields Daily News for 22... More

Stephen Fitzgibbon, arrested for a series of thefts

Stephen Fitzgibbon, arrested for a series of thefts

Name: Stephen Fitzgibbon.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 15 November 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-115-Stephen Fitzgibbon..An image is available of his... More

William J. Kay, arrested on suspicion of planning to commit a felony

William J. Kay, arrested on suspicion of planning to commit a felony

Name: William J. Kay.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 4 October 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-111-William J Kay..For an image of his accomplice George T... More

Matthew Walls, arrested for stealing money from children

Matthew Walls, arrested for stealing money from children

Name: Matthew Walls.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 24 February 1908.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-123-Matthew Walls..The Shields Daily News for 24 February... More

Sidney Yeoman Forrest, arrested for stealing a pair of reins and two whips

Sidney Yeoman Forrest, arrested for stealing a pair of reins and two w...

Name: Sidney Y. Forrest.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 22 February 1908.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-123-Sidney Y Forrest..The Shields Daily News for 24 F... More

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

Public domain photograph of vintage postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James George Chase, munitions worker, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences

James George Chase, munitions worker, arrested for obtaining money by ...

Name: James G. Chase.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields.Arrested on: 22 January 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-264-James G Chase..The Shields Daily News for 28 January 1916 reports:. ... More

Reginald Stains alias Brown, chief steward, arrested for false pretences

Reginald Stains alias Brown, chief steward, arrested for false pretenc...

Name: Reginald Stains alias Brown.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields.Arrested on: 4 December 1915.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-262-Reginald Stains AKA Brown..The Shields Daily News for 1... More

Wilhelmina Armstrong, arrested for stealing dresses

Wilhelmina Armstrong, arrested for stealing dresses

Name: Wilhelmina Armstrong.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 11 July 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-266-Wilhelmina Armstrong..For an image of her accompli... More

Matthew M. Lamb, trawler-hand, arrested for breaking and entering

Matthew M. Lamb, trawler-hand, arrested for breaking and entering

Name: Matthew M. Lamb.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 5 October 1914.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-256-Matthew M Lamb..The Shields Daily News for 7 October ... More

Elizabeth Fitzgerald - Sarah Cuthill, arrested for stealing clothes

Elizabeth Fitzgerald - Sarah Cuthill, arrested for stealing clothes

Name: Sarah Cuthill.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 20 July 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-266-Sarah Cuthill..The Shields Daily News for 21 July 1916 re... More

Frederick Ellwood, fireman, arrested for breaking and entering

Frederick Ellwood, fireman, arrested for breaking and entering

Name: Frederick Ellwood.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields.Arrested on: 4 August 1914.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-254-Frederick Ellwood..The Shields Daily News for 7 August 1914 reports... More

John P. Wilson, soldier, arrested for theft

John P. Wilson, soldier, arrested for theft

Name: John P. Wilson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 21 January 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-262-John P Wilson..For an image of his wife, Mona Wilson ... More

Jane Agnes Duffy, arrested for theft

Jane Agnes Duffy, arrested for theft

Name: Jane A. V. Duffy.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 9 December 1914.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-250-Jane A V Duffy..The Shields Daily News for 9 Decemb... More

Jesse Rudd, arrested for stealing money from a gas meter

Jesse Rudd, arrested for stealing money from a gas meter

Name: Jesse Rudd.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields.Arrested on: 6 May 1915.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-260-Jesse Rudd..The Shields Daily News for 7 May 1915 reports:. .“STEALING MONEY ... More

Peter Taylor, coppersmith, arrested for stealing from his employers

Peter Taylor, coppersmith, arrested for stealing from his employers

Name: Peter Taylor.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields.Arrested on: 13 May 1915.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-260-Peter Taylor..The Shields Daily News for 21 May 1915 reports:. .“STEALING ... More

Christina Austin, arrested for stealing dresses

Christina Austin, arrested for stealing dresses

Name: Christina Austin.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 11 July 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-266-Christina Austin..For an image of her accomplice Wilhe... More

The Nativity coat of arms

The Nativity coat of arms

This photograph is part of the Ronald Sanderson Collection ( ) ... which was kindly donated to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. It shows the illuminated, wall mounted Nativity scene in Eldon Square, Newcastl... More

A man standing in a field of tall grass. Digital photography digital image photography.

A man standing in a field of tall grass. Digital photography digital i...

A digital composite of a man and a woman in a field / A man standing in a field of tall grass / Public domain stock illustration.

An artist's rendering of a space station in front of a moon. Satellite space technology, science technology.

An artist's rendering of a space station in front of a moon. Satellite...

A rendering of a space station / An artist's rendering of a space station in front of a moon / Public domain stock illustration.

A pink elephant holding a glass of wine. Elephant modeling 3d.

A pink elephant holding a glass of wine. Elephant modeling 3d.

A pink elephant holding a wine glass in its hand / A pink elephant holding a glass of wine / Public domain stock illustration.

General Arnold. Art print - Pictorial field book of the revolution

General Arnold. Art print - Pictorial field book of the revolution

Public domain scan of Russian book, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Westoe from a Height - A black and white photo of an industrial area

Westoe from a Height - A black and white photo of an industrial area

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Cheers lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Cheers lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Skip, Skip, Skipping. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Skip, Skip, Skipping. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Skipping lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Skipping lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Time for a Game of Cricket lantern slide

Time for a Game of Cricket lantern slide

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Cup of Tea?. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Cup of Tea?. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Sunday School Outing. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sunday School Outing. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William A... More

Relaxing lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Relaxing lantern slide. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection. ..Ryton Congregational Church Sunday School outing to an unidentified location [possibly West Wylam, Northumberland] in the countryside. nd [1904] ..William... More

Boys in Uniform. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Boys in Uniform. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971]..Here are some boys in uniform, with their officers at the back, from the Boys Club that Cocks' ran from his own home. nd [1910] ..William A Cocks of 18, St Mary's Terr... More

Stretching Out. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Stretching Out. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971]..Here are some boys taking part in physical exercises at the Boys Club, run from Cocks' own home. nd [1910] ..William A Cocks of 18, St Mary's Terrace, Ryton, was a wel... More

Physical Exercise aka P.E lantern slide

Physical Exercise aka P.E lantern slide

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Here are some boys taking part in physical exercises at the Boys Club, run from Cocks' own home. nd [1910] ..William A Cocks of 18, St Mary's Terrace, Ryton... More

Working Out. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Working Out. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collection..Here are some boys taking part in physical exercises at the Boys Club, run from Cocks' own home. nd [1910] ..William A Cocks of 18, St Mary's Terrace, Ryton... More

Here Come the Boys lantern slide

Here Come the Boys lantern slide

William Alfred Cocks of Ryton [1892-1971] Collections...Here are some boys taking part in physical exercises at the Boys Club, run from Cocks' own home. nd [1910] ..William A Cocks of 18, St Mary's Terrace, Ryt... More

Ferry Boat - Tyne c1900 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ferry Boat - Tyne c1900 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ferry boat on the Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne...From a collection of quarter plate glass negatives of photographs taken by James William Coleby, of Willington Quay...TWAS Ref: DX1250/5..(Copyright) We're happy fo... More

Sailing Ship. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sailing Ship. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sailing ship under tow on the Tyne. nd (c 1900)...From a collection of glass quarter plate negatives of photographs taken by James William Coleby, of Willington Quay...TWAS Ref: DX1250/4..(Copyright) We're happ... More

Herring Boat - Gratti. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Herring Boat - Gratti. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

A Scottish herring boat ['Gratti' of Buckhaven] being manouvered at North Shields Fish Quay. c 1900..From a collection of quarter plate glass negatives of photographs taken by James William Coleby, of Willingto... More

Ocean liners: Sea Trials - Mauretania

Ocean liners: Sea Trials - Mauretania

Mauretania leaving the Tyne for sea trials...The Mauretania was built by the shipbuilders Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, at the Wallsend shipyard and was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tynes... More

Dominion Monarch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Dominion Monarch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

The launch party on the platform,1938...Built at Swan Hunters & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, The Dominion Monarch was a first class passenger-cargo liner and at the time was the largest... More

View of The Tunnel Interior

View of The Tunnel Interior

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Tyne Tunnels Aerial View

Tyne Tunnels Aerial View

Aerial view of the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels site, before the start of the project. ..The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpos... More

Preparation of the Tyne Tunnels

Preparation of the Tyne Tunnels

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Excavation of Entrance Tunnel

Excavation of Entrance Tunnel

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Who Can Name Them All? - A group of busts sitting on top of a table

Who Can Name Them All? - A group of busts sitting on top of a table

Busts of famous men being examined by the Blind,1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for the... More

Prehistoric Canoe. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Prehistoric Canoe. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Several blind children and their teacher are sitting in the prehistoric dug out canoe. The canoe was discovered in the River Wear at South Hylton in 1888. ..Photograph taken at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery... More

River Wear Bridges. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

River Wear Bridges. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind visitors to Sunderland Museum, examining models of the old and new bridge across the river Wear...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Mu... More

Officers and Privates. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Officers and Privates. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Two blind men examining a German Saw Bayonet. The man on the left is wearing a German Officer's Iron Cross of the First Class on his chest and to the right, the man is wearing an Iron Cross of a Brunswick Priva... More

Locomotive. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Locomotive. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sighted guides showing a model locomotive to the blind visitors at Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised s... More

Examination. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Examination. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind visitors examining arms and armour at the Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling ses... More

Soldiers Wear. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Soldiers Wear. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

3 blind women examining articles worn by soldiers at Sunderland Museums, 1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several ... More

Weapons coat of arms during World War I

Weapons coat of arms during World War I

Blind visitors inspecting illuminating and extinguishing weapons at Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised ... More

'Seeing' a Polar Bear - A woman standing next to a statue of a polar bear

'Seeing' a Polar Bear - A woman standing next to a statue of a polar b...

Here are three blind children examining a mounted polar bear at Sunderland Museum. ..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised sev... More

"My Daddy Wears one of These" during World War I

"My Daddy Wears one of These" during World War I

"My Daddy wears one of these" (Sunderlands Blind Schoolmaster - Mr James Smith, M.A. - and one of his scholars)...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sun... More

Coronation Chair coat of arms

Coronation Chair coat of arms

The blind visitors in this photograph at Sunderland Museum, are examining an exact model of the Coronation chair...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Su... More

Portland Vase coat of arms

Portland Vase coat of arms

Blind visitors to Sunderland Museum 'seeing' a copy of the Portland Vase through touch...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised... More

In The Stocks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

In The Stocks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind men who chose to sit in the stocks from Bishopwearmouth Green...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling s... More

Sunderland Memorial. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sunderland Memorial. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind people of Sunderland "seeing" what their Town's War memorial is to be like, by feeling a model one-tenth of its full size. The woman lost her sight through a Zeppelin raid on the town, in April, 1916. 30/... More

Gas Masks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Gas Masks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

3 men examining and wearing some British and German Gas Masks...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling session... More

Arms and Armour. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Arms and Armour. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

3 blind children are wearing and examining arms and armour at the Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised se... More

"This Fell Beside our House" during World War I

"This Fell Beside our House" during World War I

"this fell beside our house" (A Zeppelin Incendiary)..A young boy 'seeing' the object through touch at Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curat... More

Silver Table Service. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Silver Table Service. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This shows replicas in silver of the Queen's Doll's House Table Service compared with the size of a shilling at the top left corner. These were handled by blind children and adults at Sunderland Museum. ..“To t... More

The Queens Silver. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

The Queens Silver. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Replicas in silver of the Queen's Doll's House Table Service, being shown to the blind children at Sunderland Museum. 8th jan 1926..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a for... More

Nativity. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Nativity. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Dec 1924. A group of blind people in various costumes (shepherds and angels) in a yard beside some large corrugated iron buildings. The photo is asociated with the photos of visits to Sunderland Museum by Sunde... More

'Seeing' Buddha. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

'Seeing' Buddha. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

How we show our museums to the blind. Boys examining a Buddha at Sunderland Museum back in 1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, ... More

Models on Display, England

Models on Display, England

Models made by the blind children who visited Sunderland Museum and were able to touch the exhibits. These models then were displayed in a cabinet at Sunderland Museum. Propped up against this are two boards wi... More

Collection Models. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Collection Models. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

1913, Models made by the blind children on visits to Sunderland Museum, in which they were allowed to touch the exhibits.The models were made 5 weeks later and made at Sunderland Council Blind School...“To them... More

Human Skeleton. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Human Skeleton. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind adults are listening to a short lecture at Sunderland Museum before examining a human skeleton.1913..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland... More

Experimenting Through Touch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Experimenting Through Touch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Experimenting in the production of pottery by the blind...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for ... More

'Seeing' the Aeroplane. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

'Seeing' the Aeroplane. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

A blind girl and boy holding a model aeroplane at Sunderland Museum. 19/12/1924..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several... More

'Seeing' for the First Time, England

'Seeing' for the First Time, England

A group of children from the Council School for the blind are holding various objects from Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunder... More

Reptiles. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Reptiles. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Blind visitors to Sunderland Museum are handling the reptile specimens, including the crocodile and shells...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderla... More

Ice creams, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Ice creams, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex camera. ..Over the next few years he photog... More

Caged hyena and wolf, Lord John Sanger & Sons

Caged hyena and wolf, Lord John Sanger & Sons

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Elephant ploughing a field

Elephant ploughing a field

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Lion behind bars. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Lion behind bars. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Men on carousel. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Men on carousel. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Spotted in the book shop

Spotted in the book shop

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Construction, Newcastle city centre, England

Construction, Newcastle city centre, England

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Boxes, England coat of arms

Boxes, England coat of arms

This photograph is from the. Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ..Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Boxes, England coat of arms

Boxes, England coat of arms

This photograph is from the. Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ..Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, England

Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, England

Aerial view of Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, August 1963 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/31927A)...It shows how the area looked before the construction of Eldon Square shopping centre in the late 1960s and 1970s. The ... More

The Hoppings, Newcastle Town Moor, 1960

The Hoppings, Newcastle Town Moor, 1960

Aerial view of The Hoppings, held on the Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, June 1960 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/24607A)...In the foreground you can also see the former Palace of the Arts constructed for the North East C... More

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