Admin Collection

North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, North Wales
Administration block of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum at Denbigh, opened in 1848 and designed by Thomas Fulljames

Exminster Asylum, Devon
The administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital

St Giles Hospital, Camberwell, London
The administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles Hospital, formerly part of the Camberwell workhouse on Havil Street, now St Giles Road, south east London

Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire
The administration block of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, also known as Napsbury Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Producer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Workhouse Infirmary, Havil Street, Camberwell, London
The administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles poor law infirmary on Havil Street (now St Giles Road) in south east London

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London
Administration block of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London (originally in Surrey), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment

Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854
A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854

Perm: Headquarters of the Ural Railway Administration, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Perm: Headquarters of the Ural Railway Administration, 1910.

Irkutsk City Council, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk City Council, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Irkutsk City Council, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk City Council, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876.'The Prince [future King Edward VII]

A Mayence et a Wiesbaden; le 15 decembre 1918, dans la salle d'honneur de l'Hotel de Ville: le general Leconte, a quelques pas en avant du groupe de ses officiers

Office of the Tax Administration (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452. Creator: Anon
Office of the Tax Administration (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452

The Lawyer's Office, 1628. Creator: Pieter de Bloot
The Lawyer's Office, 1628

Edgar Rickard, Executive Asst. U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Edgar Rickard, Executive Asst
Edgar Rickard, Executive Assistant, U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Mining engineer

'Carte administrative de l'Algerie; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Carte administrative de l'Algerie; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Langworthy, Chief of Home Economics Section, 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langworthy, Chief of Home Economics Section, 1920. American official at his desk

Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920
Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920. American attorney and politician Alexander Mitchell Palmer, US attorney general

E.N. Hurley, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing. E.N. Hurley, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing
E.N. Hurley, 1919. Irish American businessman and inventor Edward Nash Hurley, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission

Fuel Adminstration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fuel Adminstration Bldg
Fuel Adminstration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920

Col. J.C. Wellborn, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. J.C. Wellborn, between 1910 and 1920
Colonel J.C. Wellborn, between 1910 and 1920. US military officer at his desk

Col. G.E. Brant, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. G.E. Brant, between 1910 and 1920
Col. G.E. Brant, between 1910 and 1920. US military officer at his desk

Lt. Col. Franklin Kenney, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lt. Col
Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Kenney, between 1910 and 1920. US military officer at his desk

Lt. Col. Thomas Duncan, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lt. Col. Thomas Duncan, between 1910 and 1920
Lt. Col. Thomas Duncan, between 1910 and 1920. US military officer at his desk, wearing Pistol Expert and Marksman A badges

Aeronautic Div, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Aeronautic Div, between 1910 and 1920
Aeronautic Division, between 1910 and 1920. US military personnel

R.R. Administration Bldg, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. R.R
Railroad Administration Building, between 1910 and 1920. United States Railroad Administration, Consolidated Ticket Offices; Passenger and Freight Information; Baggage Checked

'The Admiralty Board-Room in 1808; From a print published at the time, 1808. 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Admiralty Board-Room in 1808; From a print published at the time, 1808. 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

'Exterior of the Admiralty in 1731; From a print published at the time. 1731, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Exterior of the Admiralty in 1731; From a print published at the time. 1731, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

'The Admiralty Board Sitting at Whitehall, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Admiralty Board Sitting at Whitehall, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Seal Engraving, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Great Exhibition Building - Paying the Workmen, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Exhibition Building - Paying the Workmen, 1850....the exterior of the pay-office is seen on the right, with a workman in the act of taking from the box his weekly wages

Irkutsk City government, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk City government, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

Irkutsk Public buildings, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Public buildings, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

John K M Rothenstein, art historian and administrator
John K M Rothenstein (1901-1992), British art historian and administrator, Director of the Tate Gallery, London, from 1938 to 1964. Date: circa 1940s

Lady Olein Wyndham-Quin (1892-1969) working as an administrator for the Red Cross. Date: 1940

Red Cross records room
Workers in the Red Cross records room. Date: 1940

Life on a North Sea trawler - three men on deck in ordinary clothes, one of them writing on a piece of paper. Date: 1960s

Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a C& NW RR yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

With the Chins in Upper Burma, Major Raikes, Deputy-Commissioner of Upper Chindwin, meeting with t Creator: Unknown
With the Chins in Upper Burma, Major Raikes, Deputy-Commissioner of Upper Chindwin, meeting with the Chin chiefs at Indin, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38

Entrance to Pullman Works, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Entrance to the Pullman Works, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, where the Pullman railway carriages were manufactured. The building is now the Pullman National Monument Visitor Centre

Book of English Life Tables, 1864 (litho)
3527174 Book of English Life Tables, 1864 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: These life assurance tables were calculated by the Scheutz Difference Engine No 3)

Typists working, Italy, 1938 (glass plate)
494309 Typists working, Italy, 1938 (glass plate) by Bruni, Armando (fl.1930); Alinari; Bruni Archive / Alinari Archives Management, Florence

Our overworked Supreme Court: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it
1078688 Our overworked Supreme Court: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it - will Congress take prompt measures for the relief of the people

Typewriting department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, 1902 (b / w photo)
867605 Typewriting department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, 1902 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Young women sorting papers in a storeroom, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
872443 Young women sorting papers in a storeroom, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) ladies. Caption suggests these are pay clerks. Picture taken 9th March 1942

Razors Levee, or Ye Heads of a New Wig Ad[ministration] on a Broad Bottom, April 21, 1783

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"Unveiling the Hidden History: Admin in the Asylums and Beyond" Step into a journey through time as we explore the intriguing world of administration within some of Britain's most renowned institutions. From the haunting corridors of North Wales Lunatic Asylum to the tranquil gardens of Exminster Asylum, our quest for knowledge takes us far and wide. In St Giles Hospital, Camberwell, London, administrative prowess was at its peak, ensuring smooth operations amidst chaos. Meanwhile, Napsbury Asylum Administration Block stood tall in Hertfordshire, a testament to meticulous organization behind asylum walls. But it wasn't all paperwork and procedures; even administrators had their moments of leisure. A strip tease card game brought laughter and camaraderie among Theatre suits and producers alike. The Theatre Manager himself donned his finest attire for this playful escapade. Beyond asylums' confines lies another facet of administration - Workhouse Infirmary in Havil Street witnessed tireless efforts to provide care for those in need. Grove Hospital in Tooting Grove became an oasis where compassion met efficient management. Caterham Asylum held secrets both chilling and captivating - its administrative records shedding light on lives lived within its walls. And speaking of records, delve into St Luke's Parish 1854 Statement of Poor Relief to understand how admin shaped social welfare during challenging times. Amidst these tales emerges John K M Rothenstein - an art historian turned administrator whose influence transcended boundaries. His legacy reminds us that they are be an art form itself when passion meets expertise. Join us on this captivating journey through history as we unravel stories hidden within administrative realms. Let these hints guide you towards understanding the intricate tapestry woven by those who managed institutions with dedication and purpose.