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HTML

<div class="other">

    <div class="vertical-align">
        <div class="vertical-align-wrapper">
            <div class="vertical-align-contents">
                Peanut butter<br />
                <img src="http://lorempixel.com/200/100" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    
</div>

CSS

.ie .vertical-align {
    height: 400px;
    position: relative;
    
    border: 1px solid red;
}
.ie .vertical-align-wrapper {
    height: 400px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    
    border: 1px solid green;
}
.ie .vertical-align-contents {
    
    position: relative;
    top: -50%;
    
    border: 1px solid blue;
}


.other .vertical-align {
height: 400px;

    border: 1px solid red;
}
.other .vertical-align-wrapper {
    height: 400px;
    display:table;
    
    border: 1px solid green;
}
.other .vertical-align-contents {
    
    display:table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
    
    border: 1px solid blue;
}