Item RSP/7/k/24 - Photograph: School of Tailoring

Photograph showing male students sewing while sitting cross-legged on tables. Three students at the centre of the picture are identified as Emmanuel Okuneren, Michael Ogundero and James Onaduja.

Labelled on reverse 'Central Office of Information Photograph. Crown Copyright reserved (See Feature Set Into No.210 The Working Man's University: The First Polytechnic. The demand for evening education in Britain far exceeds facilities. After a full day's work a large proportion of the adult population hurry to evening institutes and polytechnics to learn, at a very low cost, the 'know-how' that modern industry and commerce insists of its workers. More than 11,000 people in the evenings, and 2,500 during the day attend courses for further education at the Regent Street Polytechnic, where the twelve departments and three craft courses are designed almost exclusively for the vocational student who has reached the age of seventeen (there is no maximum age) and has passed Matriculation or an equivalent University entrance examination.'

Separately labelled 'D.47590 (16) A general tailoring class at the Polytechnic is also the meeting place of many nationalities. The three Nigerians in the centre of the picture are all from Lagos. They are in England specially for this course, and when they return to Lagos next year will go into partnership as tailors. From left to right they are: Emmanuel Okuneren, Michael Ogundero and James Onaduja.'

Stamped on reverse 'Not be used in the UK'.