James E Brown, Mugshot photograph
Name: James E Brown.Arrested for: False Pretences.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 12 October 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-57-James E Brown..The Shields Daily News for 12 Octo... More
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
President John F. Kennedy Gives Speech at University of North Carolina...
Original caption: President John F. Kennedy receives honorary degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC). President Kennedy (left); William Brantley Aycock, UNC Chancellor (right); unidentifi... More
Henry Wharton - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Henry Wharton at the Hoppings in Newcastle.1940's..The Hoppings is a popular fair in the North East of England, held in the last full week of June every year on Newcastle's Town Moor, spanning around 40 acres o... More
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
Rally in Newcastle West End, 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
Polishing inside for inspection
Polish inside the shell for inspection at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 14 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National Projectile Factory, B... More
Draughtsmen coat of arms during World War I
This is a photograph of Draughtsmen at work in the optical loft of Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, April 1958...Reference: DS.BM/5/4/1/1..Sunderland has a remarkable history of innovation in shipbuilding and ma... More
The tanker 'Daphnella' under tow on the River Wear
View of the tanker ‘Daphnella’ under tow after launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 8 December 1965 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/1/716/2/3)...This set of images celebrates the 300th... More
The cure is at hand - A black and white photo of a man looking in a st...
The husband finds the answer to his problems at a Turners shop in Newcastle. No more sitting in front of a screen for him (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/28465H)...You can read a blog relating to these images here www.twmu... More
'Nicola' getting a coat of paint
View of ‘Nicola’ shortly before launch from the Southwick yard of Austin & Pickersgill Ltd, mid December 1967 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/52047B). She's getting a coat of paint and you can now see her name...This set c... More
Coal staithes in the South Docks, Sunderland
No. 1 and No. 2 coal belt conveyors in operation at the South Docks, Sunderland, c1929 (TWAM ref. 3768/8). Each of these was capable of shipping 750 tons of coal per hour...This set of images celebrates the 300... More
Lord Mayor's Holiday Camp at Amble, England
John Grantham, Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and Violet Grantham, Lady Mayoress, visiting the Lord Mayor's Holiday Camp at Amble, Northumberland, 9 August 1937 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/3)...These images belong ... More
Unloading animals at the Corporation Quay
Unloading animals at the Corporation Quay, Sunderland, July 1949 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/3176S)...This set of images celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the establishment of the Port of Sunderland. The port authori... More
Training Ship 'Wellesley' on fire at North Shields
Postcard of the Training Ship 'Wellesley' on fire at North Shields, 11 March 1914 (TWAM ref. DX1305/1/1). The vessel was destroyed by the blaze. It served as an industrial school for destitute boys...The postca... More
Jarrow Ladies Fire Brigade, 1916
A postcard of the Jarrow Ladies Fire Brigade taken during the First World War in 1916 (TWAM ref. 5625)...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates the many postcards in our collections. The people, places an... More
Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Postcard looking up Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne towards Grey's Monument, early 20th Century (TWAM ref. DF.ATK/16/5)...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates the many postcards in our collections. The... More
Aerial view of the Corporation Quay, 1950
Aerial view of the Corporation Quay, Sunderland in June 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/4892D)...A different aerial view of the Corporation Quay taken on the same day is also available twm_news/19873625372/in/album-72... More
The South Docks, Sunderland, 1948
Aerial view of the South Docks, Sunderland in May 1948 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/1484F). You can see the shipyard of Bartram & Sons Ltd in the foreground and coal staithes in the background...This set of images celeb... More
Mauretania sliding down the slipway
Bow view of the 'Mauretania' sliding down the slipway during her launch at the Wallsend yard of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, 20 September 1906 (TWAM ref. ds.swh/5/3/4/2/B389)...The 'Mauretania' was one of t... More
Passenger liner 'Orsova' at the Naval Yard
Bow view of the passenger liner 'Orsova' at the Walker Naval Yard for a refit, 1960.(TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/13/3). She was launched at the Barrow shipyard of Vickers Armstrongs on 14 May 1953...This set of images... More
Tankers built for the Normandy Landings
View of the tankers CHANT 60 and CHANT 61 at the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, 27 April 1944 (TWAM ref. 1061/1055). They were built by the firm for the Ministry of War Transport for use i... More
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
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
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
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
Mercantile Dry Dock Co Ltd, Jarrow, 1950, England
Ship repair yard of Mercantile Dry Dock Co Ltd, Jarrow, March 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/4399A)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captu... More
‘Thank you, Turners!’. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Ah, the joy of photography! (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/28465J)...You can read a blog relating to these images here www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog/turners-saved-my-marriage/ ( http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog... More
TWCMS.1997.3551. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Photograph, black and white, full length studio portrait of young couple, woman wearing a dark velvet skirt, jacket and large hat and soldier wearing military uniform..Regional Faces of the First World War...Th... More
William Marcus Bell August 1917. TWCMS.1997.3540
Photograph, black and white, of the head and shoulders studio portrait of young soldier (WW1)..photographer: Whinfield.Place Made: Northumberland Street, 161, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK..re... More
Valentine Tanks on the Assembly Line
Valentine Tanks on the Assembly Line in the Tank Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 September 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufactu... More
North Sands Shipyard and Corporation Quay, Sunderland
Aerial view of the River Wear showing North Sands shipyard at the bottom of the picture, with the ore carrier 'Lindisfarne' at the Quay. Corporation Quay is at the top of the picture. The image dates from Marc... More
Shervick Tractors at the Elswick Works
View of Shervick Tractors inside 136 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, April 1948 (TWAM ref. 1027/269). These tractors were manufactured by Vickers after the Second World War, using Sherman tanks, which... More
Inside the Elswick Steel Works
View of hydraulic forging presses in a bay at the Elswick Steel Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1905 (TWAM ref. 5484)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance ... More
Percy Swallow, arrested for stealing a watch
Name: Percy Swallow.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 29 November 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-117-Percy Swallow..The Shields Daily News for 25 November... More
Woman operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works, England
Rare image of a female employee operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1961 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/1/22186)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s ... More
Royal marines passing through Ostend, 1915
Postcard of members of the Royal Marine Light Infantry passing through Ostend, Belgium, 1915 (TWAM ref. 5770). Although the postcard describes the troops simply as British Army one of our volunteers has identif... More
View along the Tyne Bridge during construction
View of the Tyne Bridge captured from the Newcastle side during its construction on 15 February 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/8). This shot shows very clearly the cross-bracing on the arch...The Tyne Bridge is one of... More
Hudson Dock, Sunderland. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
View of Hudson Dock North, Sunderland, c1898 (TWAM ref. 238/36). This image is taken from an 'Illustrated Guide to Sunderland and Environs' issued in 1898 by Sunderland Corporation and the River Wear Commission... More
View of the Tyne Bridge from Gateshead
View of the Tyne Bridge from Gateshead, 2 February 1928, showing the two halves getting closer together (TWAM ref. 3730/15/6)...The Tyne Bridge is one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. These photograph... More
Dredging in progress at Folly End, Sunderland
View of dredging in progress on the River Wear, June 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/4944B). This was part of the Folly End Removal Scheme, which widened the river to help with navigation. The ferry boat 'W.F. Vint' c... More
Dining saloon on the ocean liner 'Mauretania'
General view of the upper and lower dining saloon of the great ocean liner 'Mauretania', 1907 (TWAM ref. DS.SWH/4/PH/7/6/16)...The 'Mauretania' was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside...(Copyrig... More
Visiting Newcastle's slums. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
John Grantham, Sheriff of Newcastle, surveying slum clearance areas during a visit by the Minister of Health, 16 October 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/4). The Minister, Neville Chamberlain MP, is not pictured in thi... More
HMS Queen Mary leaving the River Tyne
HMS Queen Mary leaving the River Tyne on sea trials, 1913 (TWAM ref. 696/5). She was a battlecruiser, launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow on 20 March 1912...Tragically, she was sunk at the... More
New tractor at the Elswick Works
New Tractor at the Elswick Works, 24 October 1949 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/3/3). This appears to be a prototype of the Vickers VR180...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufactu... More
The Shell Department at the Elswick Works
Gauging 4.2 inch trench mortar bombs in the Shell Department, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manu... More
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
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
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
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
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
Percy Swallow, arrested for stealing a watch
Name: Percy Swallow.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 29 November 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-117-Percy Swallow..The Shields Daily News for 25 November... More
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
Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse
Description: Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in..Culture: Americ... More
Morpeth. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
This is a Glass slide showing the Bridge Hotel in Morpeth, Northumberland. .The slide is from some time between the late 19th and early 20th century. It would have been viewed through a Magic Lantern, an early ... More
Two caged lions. 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
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
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
1950s beach posing, South Shields
Couple posing on the beach at South Shields, August 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5197EE)...Please feel free to suggest an alternative caption (although keep it clean!)...This photograph is part of a set that has be... More
The North Foreshore. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
This is an Aerial view of the north foreshore, South Shields, c1940s ..Reference: 3535/208/5..This photograph is part of a set that has been created to celebrate the opening of South Tyneside Council’s new leis... More
A Worker at Linread - A black and white photo of a man working on a ma...
This is a photograph of a worker at the Linread Factory in Washington, UK. The photograph was taken on the 13th of September 1967...Reference: 5417/201/3..This collection of images has been assembled in support... More
Rudder frame ready for shipment
Rudder frame ready for shipment from the Elswick Works, c1928 (TWAM ref. 1027/9)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’... More
Turning high for piston rings (1914 – 18)
These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More
James E. Brown, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences
Name: James E Brown.Arrested for: False Pretences.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 12 October 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-57-James E Brown..The Shields Daily News for 12 Octo... More
Main balcony foyer at the Paramount Theatre, Newcastle
View of the main balcony foyer at the Paramount Theatre, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, September 1931 (TWAM ref. DX1677/1/1)...The Odeon Cinema opened on Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne on 7 Septembe... More
Shipyards on the River Wear, 1949
Aerial view of shipyards on the River Wear, April 1949 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/2829C). The shipyard of William Doxofrd & Sons is on the centre left of the picture, while William Pickersgill & Sons is on the right. ... More
Black Gate and the Castle Keep, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Postcard of St Nicholas Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, showing the Black Gate and the Castle Keep, c1923 (TWAM ref. DF.ATK/16/2)...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates the many postcards in our collection... More
Eldon Square War Memorial on St George's Day, England
General view of Eldon Square on St George's Day, 23 April 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/2)...These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Grantham’s service to the City of Newcastle upon Tyne as its Sh... More
The battleship HMS 'Superb' passing North Shields
HMS 'Superb' passing North Shields for trials, 25 May 1909 (TWAM ref. 1993.9567). Includes T.S. Wellesley in the background. She was a Bellerophon class dreadnought, launched at the Elswick Shipyard of Armstron... More
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
Gilbert Chadwick - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Gilbert Chadwick at Newcastle's Town Moor Fair (Hoppings) in 1945...The Hoppings is a popular fair in the North East of England, held in the last full week of June every year on Newcastle's Town Moor, spanning ... More
Hoppings Attractions coat of arms
Onlookers at one of the attractions held at the Hoppings on the Town Moor. 1940's..The Hoppings is a popular fair in the North East of England, held in the last full week of June every year on Newcastle's Town ... More
The Mayor. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
This is a Glass Slide simple entitled 'portrait of the Mayors Head.' .The slide is from some time between the Late 19th and early 20th Century. It would have been viewed through a Magic Lantern, an early type o... More
S.S. Franconia. First Class single berth state-room
Yard no's. 857, 877..Taken from the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. Shipbuilders Collection..Date: 1910-1911..Reference no. DS.SWH/4/PH/7/8 (pg 36)..This photograph was selected by Mary Berry as part of ... More
HMS Kelly. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
This photograph shows the HMS Kelly (built 1939) on full power trial. HMS Kelly was built at the Hawthorn Leslie yard, Hebburn...Reference: 2931-43-01..This image is taken from an album produced by the world fa... More
60" Mirror for William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, England
Reference: DS.GP.1919/3630..This photograph shows the 60" Mirror built for William Parsons, Earl of Rosse for his Telescope, said to be.the largest telescope of the 19th century, The Earl of Rosse was famous fo... More
San Fernando Mirror Test. 1960s Japan public domain image.
Reference: DS.GP.1919/3444..This photograph shows Mirror Tests using Grubb Parsons equipment for the San Fernando Observatory at some point in the early 20th Century...This photograph is taken from the Grubb Pa... More
Launch of the tanker 'Esso Caernarvon'
View of the tanker ‘Esso Caernarvon’ sliding down the ways at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 30 May 1962 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/1/710/3/2). The image also shows shipyard workers ... More
Double bottoms of the first SD14
View of the double bottoms of ‘Nicola’, the first SD14 to be built by Austin & Pickersgill, Southwick Yard, 16 October 1967 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/51644A)...This set celebrates the ‘Nicola’, the first in a long li... More
Brownies taking part in craft activities, England
Members of the Royal Victoria School for the Blind Brownie pack, January 1962 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/28235A)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of images relating to the Royal Victoria School for ... More
'Gomphina' and 'Hemsefjell' at Manor Quay, Sunderland
View of the tanker ‘Gomphina’ and the cargo ship ‘Hemsefjell’ at Manor Quay, March 1948 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/1/655/1/4). 'Gomphina' was launched by J.L. Thompson & Sons at North Sands on 14 October 1947...Th... More
Deck view on the tanker 'Aluco'
Deck view on the tanker ‘Aluco’, October 1959 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/1/695/10/2). She was launched at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland on 23 April 1959...This set celebrates the achi... More
Gun Inspection Department, Elswick Works, England
View inside the Gun Inspection Department, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1905 (TWAM ref. 5484)...After completion in the manufacturing shops each gun was sent there. Checks included examination of the bo... More
St John Ambulance volunteers dressed as 'moon men'
Postcard of St John Ambulance men in Jarrow, 1922 (TWAM ref. 5625). The back of the card is annotated with the explanation 'Dressed Moon Men from film Moon Child’...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates ... More
Cargo ship unloading at the South Docks, Sunderland
View of the cargo ship 'Calfa' unloading into railway waggons at the South Docks, Sunderland, January 1957 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/16913C)...This set of images celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the establishment ... More
Tram for Dunston crossing the High Level Bridge
Postcard showing a tram passing along the High Level Bridge between Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, early 20th Century (TWAM ref. DF.ATK/16/6)...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates the many postcard... More
Aerial view of the River Wear, 1948
Aerial view of the River Wear in May 1948 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/1484G). It was a busy river back then as reflected by the ships at Palmers Hill Quay and Manor Quay on the north bank and at Scotia Quay on the sout... More
Removing an unexploded bomb in South Shields
Removal of an unexploded bomb, South Shields, 25 April 1941 (TWAM ref. DS.RDD/5/8/4). This photograph is part of the John Readhead & Sons collection but it's unclear whether the image was taken at the firm's sh... More
Young guests at the launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Crown'
Three young boys attending the launch of 'Empire Crown' at the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, 16 October 1943 (TWAM ref. DS.RDD/4/PH/1/537/1)...This set celebrates the achievements of the ... More
Lady Mayoress meeting a fortune-teller
Violet Grantham, Lady Mayoress of Newcastle upon Tyne, meeting a fortune-teller at the Town Moor Festival, 23 June 1937 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/3). Could she have predicted that Violet Grantham would go on to serve... More
Coronation babies, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
The Lady Mayoress, Violet Grantham, presenting cheques for £5 to the mothers of two 'coronation babies', born on 12 May 1937, the day of King George VI's coronation, 27 May 1937 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/3). ..These ... More
Arrested Eleanor Gardner, Mugshot photograph, England
Name: Eleanor Gardner.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 19 February 1909.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-49-Eleanor Gardner..These images are a selection from a... More
Arrested Jane Forbes, Mugshot photograph, England
Name: Jane Forbes.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 26th January 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: Jane Forbes..These images are a selection from an album of photograph... More
Rain in the Face Standing Wearing War Bonnett
LIBI_00007_04953; A BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPH (REPRODUCTION PRINT) OF RAIN-IN-THE-FACE; COPY MADE BY DR. VERN DODD; SOURCE NOT IDENTIFIED CONDITION TISSUE PAPER ADHERED TO BOTTOM CENTED K. B. D; PRODUCED ON UN... More
HMS Ark Royal - 27th April 1984
HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More
HMS Ark Royal - 20th October 1980
HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More
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
Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market, 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 cam... More
Newall's Chemical Works, Washington
View of Newall's Chemical Works, Washington, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063R)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and sinc... More
Filing weight off the radius during World War I
Filing weight off radius and cleaning outside of the shell at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 21 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National P... More