Tb Collection

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for

Calots spinal surgery, 19th century
Calots spinal surgery, 19th-century artwork. This operation is being carried out by the French surgeon Jean-Francois Calot (1861-1944) on a condition known as Potts disease

Tuberculosis, X-ray
Tuberculosis. X-ray of the chest of a 25 year old male patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. Affected areas of the lungs (dark areas) are shown by grainy white patches

The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, Lords, 1910
Photographs showing various views of the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1910. The images show (clockwise from top left): R.S.L. Fowler and D.G

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Children with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air

Bacteria infecting a macrophage, SEM
Bacteria infecting a macrophage. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (purple) infecting a macrophage white blood cell

Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire
The Bedale Union workhouse, erected in 1839 at South End, Bedale, North Yorkshire. Two ladies in large hats converse in the foreground

Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients

Macrophage engulfing TB bacteria, SEM
Macrophage engulfing TB bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (purple) engulfing a tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) bacterium (pink)

Bacteria infecting a macrophage, SEM
Bacteria infecting a macrophage. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (purple) infecting a macrophage white blood cell

A young married couple, participants in the 'To Fight Consumption' campaign, 1913. Creator: Unknown
A young married couple, participants in the 'To Fight Consumption' campaign, 1913. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Adirondack Mountains, c1902. Creator: William H. Jackson
Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Adirondack Mountains, c1902

Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920

'Dr. Koch's Treatment for Consumption at the Royal Hospital, Berlin; Professor Pfuhl Innoculating a Creator
'Dr. Koch's Treatment for Consumption at the Royal Hospital, Berlin; Professor Pfuhl Innoculating a Patient with the Lymph, 1890. From "The Graphic

Portrait presumed to be Louis XVII (1785-1795), between 1785 and 1795. Creator: Unknown
Portrait presumed to be Louis XVII (1785-1795), between 1785 and 1795

Portrait thought to be François-Victor Hugo. Creator: Unknown
Portrait thought to be Francois-Victor Hugo

Portrait d'enfant, autrefois présumé Louis XVII, . Creator: Unknown
Portrait d'enfant, autrefois presume Louis XVII

Portrait de Victor Hugo avec son fils François-Victor Hugo, 1836. Creator: Auguste de Chatillon
Portrait de Victor Hugo avec son fils Francois-Victor Hugo, 1836

Louis XVII separated from his mother, July 3, 1793, 1795. Creator: Jean-Jacques Hauer
Louis XVII separated from his mother, July 3, 1793, 1795

Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp. Kern County, California

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), California. She receives daily visits from the county nurse

A tubercular painter from Iowa and part of his family... penniless in New Mexico, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A tubercular painter from Iowa and part of his family of nine who are stranded and penniless in New Mexico

Tubercular father of a family of nine who are stranded in New Mexico with no money, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tubercular father of a family of nine who are stranded in New Mexico with no money

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade

A Bad Case of Consumption, from Puck, 1890. Creator: Joseph Keppler
A Bad Case of Consumption, from Puck, 1890

Chapel of the Consumption Hospital at Brompton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Chapel of the Consumption Hospital at Brompton, [west London], 1850. The contract for the Chapel was taken by Messrs. Hopkins and Roberts. The architect of this elegant memorial Chapel is Mr. E. B

Death in the Sickroom, 1896. Creator: Edvard Munch
Death in the Sickroom, 1896

Letter from John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, 14th August 1820. Artist: John Keats
Letter from John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, 14th August 1820. Letter from the poet John Keats to his sister, Fanny Keats, afterwards Senora Llanos, at the beginning of his last illness

Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London. 1858. (A design for a Fresco in the New Houses of Parliament.) Father Thames introduces his children, Diptheria

The King Edward VII Memorial Sanitorium at Hertford Hill, Warwick, a centre for the treatment of tuberculosis, now has a chest surgery unit

Sterne, (1713-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sterne, (1713-1768), 1830. Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) Irish novelist and Anglican clergyman who attended Jesus College, Cambridge, he published sermons, wrote memoirs

Tom Keats, 19th century. Portrait of the brother of the poet John Keats, who cared for him while he was suffering from tuberculosis

Hospital for Consumption, Torquay, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Hospital for Consumption, Torquay, 1858. This institution was founded in 1850 by a lady living in Wiltshire, who, struck with the large mortality from pulmonary disease which she observed in her

Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Premier League 04FEB24
Match action during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace during the 2023/24 season, at the American Express Stadium on the 4th February 2024

Tsarevich of Russia sells daisies to aid TB patients
In Livadia, Crimea, young Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918) sells daisies for the benefit of tuberculosis patients. Date: circa 1912

Artificial light and TB patients
Doctors using artificial sunshine to help patients suffering from tuberculosis. This scene is at the Robroyston hospital in Glasgow. Date: 1925

SOCATA TB 10 F-GJRB (man 228). ( SOCATA - Societe de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires). Date: circa 1995

SOCATA TB. 21 Trinidad TC F-GLAA
SOCATA TB.21 Trinidad TC F-GLAA (msn 1012), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 5-12 September 1990. Date: 1990

Aerospatiale TB. 31 Epsilon F-ZVLB
SOCATA TB.30 Epsilon F-ZVLB (msn 03), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 5-12 September 1990. Date: 1990

Colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 1906 (litho)
3501910 Colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Colony of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, 1906 (litho)
3501911 Colony of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Fading Away, from "Illustrated Times", October 5, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fading Away, from " Illustrated Times", October 5, 1858

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"Unveiling the Historical Battle Against TB: From Shotley Bridge General Hospital to Highwood Hospital" Step into the past as we journey through the fight against tuberculosis (TB), a disease that plagued communities for centuries. Our first stop takes us to Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham, where medical professionals dedicated their efforts to treating TB patients. Moving on, we arrive at Highwood Hospital in Brentwood, Essex, witnessing groundbreaking advancements in Calots spinal surgery during the 19th century. This procedure aimed to alleviate complications caused by spinal tuberculosis and offered hope for those suffering from this debilitating condition. Fast forward to modern times, where X-ray technology revolutionized TB diagnosis. Witnessing an X-ray of Tuberculosis showcases how medical imaging became instrumental in identifying and monitoring this infectious disease. Shifting gears from medicine to sports, we find ourselves amidst The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match at Lords in 1910. Little did they know that even within these prestigious sporting events, individuals may have been silently battling with TB. Our journey continues as we explore Highwood School in Brentwood, Essex – a place where education thrived despite the presence of nearby Highwood Hospital. These institutions stood side by side as reminders of both resilience and vulnerability when it came to combating tuberculosis. Zooming into microscopic levels reveals bacteria infecting a macrophage under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This captivating image highlights how TB infiltrates our immune system's defense mechanisms while providing valuable insights for researchers striving towards effective treatments. As our historical exploration nears its end, we visit Empire Hotel in Lowestoft, Suffolk – a coastal retreat often frequented by those seeking respite from urban environments affected by tuberculosis outbreaks. Here people could escape temporarily from the shadow cast by this relentless disease. Finally, another SEM image captures a macrophage engulfing TB bacteria—a visual representation of our immune system's ongoing battle against this persistent foe.