Assistance Collection

Civil Air Display- 1920S
A poster for The Civil Air Display with Royal Air Force Assistance held at the Brooklands motor racing circuit at Weybridge

Union Workhouse, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Halifax Union workhouse on Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire. After 1930, it became St Johns Public Assistance Institution

Middlesex Fire Brigade in the London Fire Brigade area
Mutual assistance took place where a nearby fire brigade would attend a fire in the London Fire Brigade area, or vice-versa

Deep sea diver at work
A deep sea diver at work, assisted by a colleague. 1965

The Happy Prince - by Oscar Wilde. In a town where a lot of poor people are suffering, a lonely swallow meets the statue of the late " Happy Prince"

Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother
Help Wanted !! Humorous Mutoscope postcard featuring an attractive young lady in a spot of bother as her pet dog dashes off in the wrong direction (the lead causing a skirt mishap)

Photographer explains the posing machine in his studio
The cartoon follows a photographer explaining and poking fun at the posing machine used when capturing portraits in a studio.He comments on getting people to sit for a photograph is an art form in

Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer towed back to launch point
The Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer being towed back to the launch point at Ditchling Beacon, by a 1929 REO flying Cloud, imported from the United States

Handley Page HP-42
Imperial Airways Handley Page Hampden Hp-42 Hanno Being Pulled out with Propellers Helping Date: 1932

WW2 Scouts And Guides
This illustration portrays a British WW2 boy scout and girl guide, these young people helped Britain in the war effort performing roles including hospital assistance, making ration bags

At The Public Assistance
A coloured sketch of a woman with two children by her, speaking with a gentleman at the Public Assistance Date: circa 1901

RMS Titanic - Mansion House Relief Fund
RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Samuel Herman, letter from the Mansion House Relief Fund regarding assistance to Mr Herman's family, together with a newspaper cutting. Date: 1912

Cartoons showing the activities of a diligent wartime housewife, operating without the assistance of a maid. Date: 1943

RACIAL/FLORIDA INDIANS
Widows of Florida who having lost their husbands in the wars beg the King for his assistance; in the background, hermaphrodites attend to the sick and bury the dead Date: 1564

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1564

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK AID
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1737

Comic postcard, six children altogether - Public Assistance Committee Date: 20th century

Ancient Etruscan figures of Apollo. Mirror showing seated Apulu or Apollo with two other gods, and marble bas-relief showing Apollo flaying alive Marsyas. Apollo che scortica Marsia

Polish nationals praying for Poland in church, Sept 1939
Polish nationals, including army officers, embassy staff, the ambassador and the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Hinsley, praying for their country in a Polish Catholic church in Islington

Polish national Mr Hutton offering gas mask cases 1939
Mr Hutton, originally from Poland, photographed handing gas mask containers to Members of Parliament. The Sphere describes how Mr Hutton provided individually named gas mask containers for each

HMS Assistance, British fleet repair ship. Date: circa 1910s

Stuart Houses in the Foliated Style
Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

de Havilland U-1A Otter 55-3300
United States Army - de Havilland U-1A Otter 55-3300 (DHC-3, msn 156) of the 2nd Aviation Company, at Saran in France Later assigned to the 54th Aviation Company, South Vietnam

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak FU-6
Royal Belgian Air Force - Republic F-84F Thunderstreak FU-6 / 52-7133, at Southend Air Museum. Military Assistance Program allocation to RBAF in August 1954 as FU-6. SOC Jan 1972

USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G
United States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field

United States Air Force - Fairchild C-123J 56-4396 (msn 20280), formerly of the Alaska Air National Guard, in storage at MASDC awaiting disposal

United States Air Force - North American AT-28D 51-3681 (msn 174-219), in storage at the Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMaR), McClellan AFB, CA

Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex, the site of many deaths and rescues. Seen here are members of the rescue team at the top of the cliff, transporting a piece of lifting equipment

Chauffeurs Assistance Date: 1950

WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820S
We all need to eat, whether young, old or feline... Date: late 1820s

BALLOON / HEATH
A horse and rider gallop to the clouds with the assistance of a hot-air balloon. Date: circa 1830

FLORIDA WIDOWS 1737
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING Date: 1737

ANIMAL CONCERT
A cat concert, accompanied by monkeys and with the assistance of an owl turning the pages of the music book. Date: circa 1660

The Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer in flight at Ditchling Beacon. The Southdown Skysailer was designed by Leeroy Brown and built by him with assistance for the members of the Southdown Skysailing

The Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer on take-off at Ditchling Beacon. The Southdown Skysailer was designed by Leeroy Brown and built by him with assistance for the members of the Southdown Skysailing

Convair JC-131B and North American T-28
Convair JC-131B O-53-7789, (MSN 241), with a single Solar T41 APU in an underwing pylon-mounted pod, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Russian Navy lends aid after the Messina Earthquake
Russian Navy lends aid after the terrible Messina Earthquake, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 which measured 7.5 on the richter scale claimed 100

Scottish Womens Hospitals Elsie Inglis
Shows the second unit from the Scottish Womens Hospitals for Foreign Service, prior to their departure from Cardiff in April 1915

National Health Insurance Stamp - Take a bit of licking
This Stamp will take a bit of licking - the introduction of the National Health Insurance stamp under the 1911 National Insurance Act

Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s

Dummy injured soldier used during training, WW1
A dummy injured soldier used during training at Camouflage School, Kensington Gardens, during the First World War. The Germans would dress up a dummy in captured khaki to look like a British soldier

A portly gentleman on the ice is aided by a young lad
A rather wobbly and rather portly gentleman on the ice is aided (propped-up) by a young lad. The card is accompanied by a quote from King John, a history play by William Shakespeare

Disabled Girl
The driver stands by the open door of his van as he waits for the female escort to help a disabled girl on crutches to step off the pavement. Date: 1930s

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

Brotherhood of the Misericordia of Florence, Italy, a charitable institution dating back to the Middle Ages. Seen here transporting a sick man. Masks are worn to preserve anonymity

GLC-LFB Breathing apparatus control van (BACV)
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point
In 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point

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