Blackboard Collection (#14)

Children having a lesson at Lancastrian Infants School, Chichester, May 1956 Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS0567-4

Three girls in a classroom at Lancastrian Infants School, Chichester, May 1956 Chichester Photographic Society Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS0567-22

Paul Dirac, caricature C013 / 7596
Paul Dirac, caricature

William Ramsay (1852-1916) Scottish chemist. With Rayleigh discovered inert gas Argon 1894. Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

Math teacher talking to students in classroom

Teacher giving students a lesson in spelling

Portrait of teacher sitting at desk, 1950s, black and white

Portrait of teacher in classroom

Boy standing next to teachers desk at front of class, 1950-60s

Teacher with student looking at globe

Teacher addressing students in classroom

Italy, Loneliness, 1917
Carlo CarrA

France, Provence, crate of cherries with two signs written in French, close-up

France, Provence, menu written in chalk on blackboard

Female teacher pointing at globe

Niels Bohr Institute lecture theatre C017 / 6983
Lecture theatre in the Niels Bohr Institute, part of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Institute was founded by the Danish physicist Niels Bohr (1885-1962)

Speech bubble on blackboard F006 / 7234
Speech bubble on blackboard

Coloured chalks and blackboard F007 / 6503
Coloured chalks and blackboard

Harvey Allen, US aeronautical engineer C014 / 0566
Harvey Allen (1910-1977). Portrait of the US aeronautical engineer and director of NASAs Ames Research Center, Harry (Harvey) Julian Allen

Doll with blackboard F006 / 8729
Doll with blackboard

Wooden figurine with board F006 / 8499
Wooden figurine with board

British physicist Prof. Peter Higgs C015 / 4139
British theoretical physicist Professor Peter Higgs (b. 1929). In 1964, Higgs predicted the existence of a new type of fundamental particle, commonly called the Higgs boson

British physicist Prof. Peter Higgs C015 / 4134
British theoretical physicist Professor Peter Higgs (b. 1929). In 1964, Higgs predicted the existence of a new type of fundamental particle, commonly called the Higgs boson

Donald Davies, British computer scientist
Donald Watts Davies (1924-2000), British computer scientist. Davies studied physics at Imperial College, London, working on the British nuclear weapons program

Music and prime numbers, artwork
Music and prime numbers. Artwork of a blackboard displaying the opening of Part I of the Goldberg Variations (1741), an aria and set of 30 variations by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach

Novice monk at schoo C017 / 1228
Young novice monks near the blackboard at a school in Sikkim, India

Vladimir Migal, Russian physicist C016 / 8388
Vladimir Migal, Russian physicist. Miglas work has concentrated largely on quantum effects in materials. Photographed in Akademogorsk, Novosibirsk in 1989

Deaf-mute education, 1917 C016 / 4516
Deaf-mute education. Teacher teaching a deaf-mute girl to talk. The girl has her hand placed on the teachers throat to feel the sounds made while talking

Berlin Airlift air traffic control, 1948 C016 / 4231
Berlin Airlift air traffic control. United States Air Force (USAF) personnel operating radios for air traffic control in 1948 during the Berlin Airlift (1948-9)

Environmental education, Indonesia C013 / 5078
Environmental education. Children learning about mangroves during an environmental education class at a school. Photographed in Dudepo, Bolmong Selatan, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Environmental education, Indonesia C013 / 5077
Environmental education. Children learning about mangroves during an environmental education class at a school. Photographed in Dudepo, Bolmong Selatan, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Environmental education, Indonesia C013 / 5079
Environmental education. Children during an environmental education class at a school. Photographed in Dudepo, Bolmong Selatan, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Blitz in London -- training office workers, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFS personnel training office workers in firefighting, 7 June 1941, with a diagram of a typical kilo magnesium electron incendiary bomb pinned to a blackboard

Firefighters in breathing apparatus, Oxford Street, London
LFB firefighters in breathing apparatus outside the main entrance to the Chinacraft store, 499 Oxford Street, London, on 28 July 1958. A fire had occurred in the basement area

Firefighters at a fire in Goswell Road, London EC1
Firefighters at the premises of H Robin and Sons Ltd, 119-123 Goswell Road, London EC1, on 30 April 1958. Showing men chalking up details of progress during the fire

An open-air class on board a New York City ferryboat designated to provide day care for children with tuberculosis
TUBERCULOSIS CAMP, 1911. An open-air class on board a New York City ferryboat designated to provide day care for children with tuberculosis. Photograph, 1911

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

NFS-Firewomen dispatch rider training
Women dispatch riders in training during the Second World War

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"Unleashing Creativity and Knowledge: Exploring the Legacy of Blackboards" Stepping onto a football pitch drawn on a chalkboard, where strategies come to life. Journeying back to 1886, witnessing industrial education in NYC through the art of cooking. A vintage image captures a young boy's enthusiasm as he raises his hand in a classroom. Berkeley, 1955: Witnessing an anti-proton experiment unfold on the blackboard canvas. Inside the Brigade Control Unit, London firefighters strategize using blackboards for coordination. A digital illustration reveals endless possibilities on a blank blackboard awaiting inspiration. Transported to the 1950s-60s, observing mischievous children exchanging notes during class. In WW2, an RAF recruit meticulously checks their kit list written on an old blackboard. Boys at Acland County Council School in Kentish Town learn woodworking skills amidst their education (1906). Advocates campaign passionately for London teachers' rights while utilizing powerful messages on blackboards. Palayamkottai Deaf and Dumb School in India empowers students with knowledge through tactile communication. Blackboards have witnessed countless moments of learning and creativity throughout history—whether it be tactical plays sketched out by coaches or culinary arts taught to eager students in New York City over a century ago. In classrooms worldwide, these iconic boards have served as platforms for curiosity and engagement—a place where young minds raise hands eagerly or exchange secret notes during lessons from yesteryears. But beyond traditional education settings lies another realm—the scientific domain—where groundbreaking experiments are visualized upon these timeless canvases of knowledge. From Berkeley's anti-proton experiment that pushed boundaries to London's firefighting control units relying on coordinated strategies etched onto brigade-sized blackboards—their significance transcends time and disciplines. Even in the digital age, blackboards continue to inspire.