Examination Collection

A class at Poundwick junior School in Woodhouse Park sit for their Grammar School entrance examination March 1954

Satire on Phrenology
Satire on the study of Phrenology - a Free Knowledgey - illustrating the worst elements of human behavious illustrated in different zones of the head (including Obscene Language, criminal activity)

British passport

Lie detector test
MODEL RELEASED. Lie detector test. Pulse meters on a mans fingers during a lie detector, or polygraph, test. A polygraph records changes in a number of physiological processes

The Dance Class, 1873-74 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127595 The Dance Class, 1873-74 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 83.5x77.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Class conducted by Jules Perrot)

Examination of Pullinger, the Fraudulent Cashier of the Union Bank (engraving)
2772950 Examination of Pullinger, the Fraudulent Cashier of the Union Bank (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examination of Pullinger)

The Apiarist - a bee keeper demonstrating the examination of frames of brood

Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills, WW1
Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills for Active Service, showing a man undergoing an army medical examination during the early stages of the First World War. Date: 1914

Alexander Yakovlev, aircraft designer
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906-1989), Soviet aircraft designer, in military uniform and holding an aircraft model. In 1932, Yakovlev founded what became the the Yakovlev design bureau

Flight simulator. Pilots training for a night-time landing in an aircraft cockpit flight simulator. Simulators provide a cheap, safe way of providing training

Mobile x-ray unit
The mobile x-ray ambulance used for the second radiological examination of King George carried out Dr H Graham Hogson. The x-ray unit was equipped with a darkroom

Health Visitor / 1958
Examination by the school health visitor

Doctor Examines a Child
A mother takes her little girl to a female doctor for a routine examination. She sits on the doctors knee

Durham Univ Exam 1842
Examination of the students of the University of Durham

On the eve of the exam Students reviewing the exams. Painting by Leonid Osipovich Pasternac (1862-1945) 1895 Sun
JLJ4682204 On the eve of the exam Students reviewing the exams. Painting by Leonid Osipovich Pasternac (1862-1945) 1895 Sun

Trial of the Detectives at the Old Bailey
Trial of the Scotland Yard Detectives at the Old Bailey - examination of the convict Kurr. Date: 1877

The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon Custom, Examination of Candidates in the Town-Hall, at Great Dunmow (engraving)
1608063 The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon Custom, Examination of Candidates in the Town-Hall, at Great Dunmow (engraving) by English School

The Drop of Milk in Belleville: Doctor Variots Surgery, The Weighing Session
XIR71721 The Drop of Milk in Belleville: Doctor Variots Surgery, The Weighing Session, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); 253x130 cm; Musee de l Assistance Publique

Optical Department. ca. 1932, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, SCHNACKs OPTICAL DEPARTMENT. A complete and entirely separate department devoted exclusively to an optical service second to none

Surgery. Ausculation and examination of patient. Illustration from 13th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Nikolai Dubinin, Russian geneticist
Nikolai Petrovich Dubinin (1907-1998), Russian geneticist, examining microscope slides in a laboratory. Dubinin was one of the founding members of the Cytology

Soldier X-Rayed / 1915
Locating a bullet in a soldiers heart by means of an x-ray

A French doctor examines a pregnant woman. 1890 (french engraving)
5617243 A French doctor examines a pregnant woman. 1890 (french engraving); (add.info.: 02/02/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charles de Lesseps being examined by the Paris Court of Appeal during the Panama Scandal (engraving)
8631486 Charles de Lesseps being examined by the Paris Court of Appeal during the Panama Scandal (engraving) by English School

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Before the Exam (engraving)
8672576 Before the Exam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before the Exam. Boy studying)

Divers examining the wreck of the 'Royal Adelaide', 1850
3359199 Divers examining the wreck of the 'Royal Adelaide', 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting divers examining the wreck of the 'Royal Adelaide', lost off Margate)

Gendarmes examining passengers
5616121 Gendarmes examining passengers; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Gendarmes examining passengers from a Channel steamer as they disembark at Calais. Dated 19th Century)

Mobile dentist examining children at a rural school (b/w photo)
8635907 Mobile dentist examining children at a rural school (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mobile dentist examining children at a rural school)

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"Unveiling the Truth: A Satirical Examination of Phrenology and UFO Abductions in New Hampshire, USA" In a bizarre twist of events, a British passport was discovered during a lie detector test conducted on individuals claiming to have been abducted by UFOs. As if plucked straight from Edgar Degas' masterpiece "The Dance Class, " the examination room resembled an art gallery with its oil on canvas ambiance. But this wasn't just any examination; it was the infamous investigation into Pullinger, the fraudulent cashier of the Union Bank. The engraving capturing this momentous event showcased both scrutiny and disbelief etched upon every face present. Amidst all these examinations, one could not overlook "The Apiarist, " who seemed to hold secrets as intriguing as those hidden within Carters Little Liver Pills advertisements during World War I. Perhaps Alexander Yakovlev, renowned aircraft designer, held clues to unraveling mysteries surrounding UFO abductions like that of Villas Boas in 1974 or even Day Ufo Abduction. As students gathered on the eve of their exams, they reviewed past papers while gazing at Leonid Osipovich Pasternac's painting from 1895. Sunlight streamed through Paris' musee d Orsay windows casting an air of anticipation over them all. Attention, and is here that we question everything – phrenology's validity satirized alongside tales of extraterrestrial encounters. Are these examinations merely tools for deception? Or can they truly uncover hidden truths? Let us embark on an intellectual journey where skepticism meets curiosity and imagination intertwines with reality. For only through thorough they are we hope to separate fact from fiction and discover what lies beyond our earthly confines.