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Degree Collection (#3)

"Degrees: A Journey of Knowledge, Skill, and Achievement" From the miraculous healing touch of Jesus to the groundbreaking discoveries of Marie Curie

Background imageDegree Collection: Honorary Degree at Oxford, 1925, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Honorary Degree at Oxford, 1925, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Honorary Degree at Oxford, 1925, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), left, is awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by Oxford University

Background imageDegree Collection: adriatic coast, adriatic, atmospheric, boat, coastal area, coast, croatian, dalmacija

adriatic coast, adriatic, atmospheric, boat, coastal area, coast, croatian, dalmacija
View from the Glavica mountain to the port of European Starlingi Grad, island of Hvar, Spilit-Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Background imageDegree Collection: SEAL: FREEMASONRY. Seal purported to be of the 36th Degree Masons

SEAL: FREEMASONRY. Seal purported to be of the 36th Degree Masons, from an anti-masonic flyer distributed by Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City, March 2012

Background imageDegree Collection: Conferring Degree University Leiden 1650 PhD

Conferring Degree University Leiden 1650 PhD
The Conferring of a Degree at the University of Leiden about 1650, A PhD at the University of Leiden, around 1650. In a procession preceded by two pedels

Background imageDegree Collection: High Degree Symbols From The Book The Freemason By Eugen Lennhoff Published 1932

High Degree Symbols From The Book The Freemason By Eugen Lennhoff Published 1932

Background imageDegree Collection: Three schoolboys apply themselves and become Oxford scholars

Three schoolboys apply themselves and become Oxford scholars
Three schoolboys apply themselves, becoming first class Oxford scholars. They then lend their acquired wisdom to become a Bishop, a Physician and a great warrior! Date: 1898

Background imageDegree Collection: Tour of the Colonies - Adelaide - Degree Ceremony

Tour of the Colonies - Adelaide - Degree Ceremony - Degree Ceremony. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Background imageDegree Collection: Caricature of Madge Kendal, English actress and manager

Caricature of Madge Kendal, English actress and manager
Caricature of Madge Kendal (Margaret Shafto Robertson, 1848-1935), English actress and (with her husband William Hunter Kendal) theatre manager

Background imageDegree Collection: Page design, commencement, School Silhouettes

Page design, commencement, School Silhouettes
Page design for commencement in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA

Background imageDegree Collection: Princess Alexandra of Wales in robes as a Doctorate of Music

Princess Alexandra of Wales in robes as a Doctorate of Music
Princess Alexandra of Wales, later Queen Alexandra consort to Edward VII, wearing robes when she received a honorary degree in Music from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1885. Date: 1855

Background imageDegree Collection: Suffragette Card Game PANKO Artwork

Suffragette Card Game PANKO Artwork
Original artwork by E.T Reed (Edward Tennyson Reed 1860-1933) for the suffragette card game PANKO. This shows Christabel Pankhurst holding a scroll labeled vfw and calling for Law Law Law

Background imageDegree Collection: British Comment

British Comment
British comment on the goings- on across the Channel : Liberty, Equality and the Free Rights of Man in their highest degree of perfection. Date: circa 1790

Background imageDegree Collection: Mary Scharlieb

Mary Scharlieb
MARY SCHARLIEB Medical practitioner : the first woman to obtain the M.D. degree at London University. Date: 1845 - 1930

Background imageDegree Collection: Venice Night Festival Redeemer 1903 Watercolor

Venice Night Festival Redeemer 1903 Watercolor
Artokoloro

Background imageDegree Collection: Panorama Venice Bacino di San Marco Project Proposed Teatro Manin

Panorama Venice Bacino di San Marco Project Proposed Teatro Manin
Artokoloro

Background imageDegree Collection: Adoration Magi ca 1517 Red chalk highlighted

Adoration Magi ca 1517 Red chalk highlighted
Artokoloro

Background imageDegree Collection: Reader Oil canvas 15 x 11 38. 1 27. 9 cm Paintings

Reader Oil canvas 15 x 11 38. 1 27. 9 cm Paintings
Artokoloro

Background imageDegree Collection: Engraving vintage Planetarium

Engraving vintage Planetarium

Background imageDegree Collection: Illustration of blistering second degree burn in epidermis and dermis in three cross sections of

Illustration of blistering second degree burn in epidermis and dermis in three cross sections of human skin

Background imageDegree Collection: Source Size = 3783 x 4971

Source Size = 3783 x 4971
THE " GALUMBO, " A POPULAR SPORT IN SPAIN; And the sport is started in the principal square, a long rope attached to the Bulls horns, to which men tail

Background imageDegree Collection: READING FOR A DEGREE. ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom

READING FOR A DEGREE. ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european, study, university, college, education, higher education, student, female

Background imageDegree Collection: Sea chart of the Northern Dvina River, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen (I), unknown

Sea chart of the Northern Dvina River, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen (I), unknown, 1681 - 1799

Background imageDegree Collection: Sea chart of the Northern Dvina River, Russia, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen I

Sea chart of the Northern Dvina River, Russia, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen I, unknown, 1681-1799

Background imageDegree Collection: 360A view from Seekarlscharte Mountain with Gruba Lake and bizarre clouds in the sky over

360A view from Seekarlscharte Mountain with Gruba Lake and bizarre clouds in the sky over the Rofan Mountains, Achensee, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Background imageDegree Collection: 360A view from Rofanspitze Mountain with bizarre clouds in the sky over the Rofan Mountains

360A view from Rofanspitze Mountain with bizarre clouds in the sky over the Rofan Mountains, Achensee, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Background imageDegree Collection: 360 panoramic view of the Aferer Geisler mountains, Villnoesstal valley

360 panoramic view of the Aferer Geisler mountains, Villnoesstal valley, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Background imageDegree Collection: University of Otago, Dunedin

University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Background imageDegree Collection: Conferring Degrees in Senate House. Cambridge On October 31 Honorary degrees were

Conferring Degrees in Senate House. Cambridge On October 31 Honorary degrees were conferred on General Diaz and Mr J P Morgan ( John Pierpont Morgan, Jr ) at Cambridge

Background imageDegree Collection: Honoury Degrees conferred at Cambridge. Honorary degrees were conferred at Cambridge

Honoury Degrees conferred at Cambridge. Honorary degrees were conferred at Cambridge University in connection with the ceremonial opening of the Marley extension to the Fitzwilliam museum

Background imageDegree Collection: Picture No. 10881622

Picture No. 10881622
Female jogger runs past 180 degree rainbow after early morning storm in Paphos Date:

Background imageDegree Collection: Francois Rabelais (1495-1553) French satirist. Obtained medical degree at Montpellier

Francois Rabelais (1495-1553) French satirist. Obtained medical degree at Montpellier

Background imageDegree Collection: Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours

Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours, the papers set, but could not receive a degree as Cambridge did not award them to women at this time

Background imageDegree Collection: Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of USA 1901-1909. Spy cartoon

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of USA 1901-1909. Spy cartoon from The World showing him in robes of DCL after presentation of an honorary degree

Background imageDegree Collection: Ralph David Abernathy pastor and civil rights leader March 11, 1926 - April 17, 1990

Ralph David Abernathy pastor and civil rights leader March 11, 1926 - April 17, 1990 the son of a farmer, was born on March 11, 1926 in Lindon, Alabama

Background imageDegree Collection: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. In 1736 Maupertuis

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. In 1736 Maupertuis, French astronomer and mathematician, led an expedition to Lapland to measure the length of a degree along

Background imageDegree Collection: Mrs Sophia Bryant (born Willoch - 1850-1922) English mathematical scholar and teacher

Mrs Sophia Bryant (born Willoch - 1850-1922) English mathematical scholar and teacher. In 1875 she joined the staff of the North London Collegiate School for Girls

Background imageDegree Collection: READING FOR A DEGREE. ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom

READING FOR A DEGREE. ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european, study, university, college, education, higher education, student, female

Background imageDegree Collection: Thermometer, Celsius -2

Thermometer, Celsius -2

Background imageDegree Collection: R Caracciola and B Rosmeyer at AVUS

R Caracciola and B Rosmeyer at AVUS
R Caracciola (No. 35) and B Rosmeyer (No. 31) taking the 43 degree banking of the North Curve at AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und bungsstra

Background imageDegree Collection: JEFFERSON: DEGREE, 1820. Honorary degree awarded to Thomas Jefferson by the Italian Agricultural

JEFFERSON: DEGREE, 1820. Honorary degree awarded to Thomas Jefferson by the Italian Agricultural Society in 1820

Background imageDegree Collection: Give him the Schley degree

Give him the Schley degree. Illustration shows three elderly naval officers questioning the spirit of John Paul Jones regarding the Navy Dept. vs

Background imageDegree Collection: Or Rebekah degree of odd fellowship

Or Rebekah degree of odd fellowship

Background imageDegree Collection: Mad Dog (Caldecott)

Mad Dog (Caldecott)
" And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, & hound, & cur of low degree." Published: late 19th century

Background imageDegree Collection: Proud Frog (Folkard)

Proud Frog (Folkard)
THE PROUD FROG " Was it so big? says the old frog, swelling & blowing up her speckled body to a great degree." Date: 1912

Background imageDegree Collection: Cambridge Univ Graduate

Cambridge Univ Graduate
A newly qualified graduate of Cambridge proudly displays his degree after the graduation ceremony. Date: circa 1973

Background imageDegree Collection: Flying Saucer

Flying Saucer
Ralph 124C 41+ [Hugo Gernsback] Domed-disc spacecraft which anticipates to a remarkable degree the flying saucers of twenty years later Date: 1929

Background imageDegree Collection: Oberth and Van Allen, space pioneers

Oberth and Van Allen, space pioneers
Hermann Oberth and James Van Allen (right), space pioneers. Hermann Julius Oberth (1894-1989) was a German rocket pioneer

Background imageDegree Collection: University education

University education. Conceptual image of a mortarboard on a pile of books, this may represent university education




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"Degrees: A Journey of Knowledge, Skill, and Achievement" From the miraculous healing touch of Jesus to the groundbreaking discoveries of Marie Curie, degrees have been instrumental in shaping our world. Whether it's the educational philosophy of Montessori or the safety measures represented by the Plimsoll Line, degrees encompass a wide range of disciplines. Even within secret societies like Freemasonry, degrees hold significance. The Second degree masonic tracing board depicts an intricate oil painting that symbolizes spiritual growth and enlightenment. Degrees extend beyond academia and into physical prowess as well. Witness a woman fencing with grace and precision in 1930 or marvel at Islamic contortions showcasing flexibility and discipline. Institutions like Scottish Rite emphasize higher levels of knowledge through their hierarchical system. Mathematical equipment serves as tools for unlocking complex equations while stars in a night sky inspire astronomers to explore the mysteries of our universe. Political figures such as Neville Chamberlain alongside RH Stoughton and Samuel Hoare demonstrate how diplomacy can be honed through experience and negotiation skills obtained over time. Artistic expressions also find their place among degrees; Benito Bails' "Elementos de Matematica" showcases how creativity intertwines with mathematical concepts, bridging two seemingly disparate worlds, and are not just pieces of paper but representations of dedication, hard work, expertise, and personal growth. They signify milestones reached on individual journeys towards excellence across various fields – from science to education to sportsmanship – leaving an indelible mark on humanity's collective progress.