Begging Collection (page 2)

Joseph Johnson - crippled sailor begging
Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm and The British Seamans Praise 1815

Katharine of Aragon pleads to stay with Henry VIII (1491-1547) in their Palace. She had come before the cardinal sent from Rome, Cardinal Wolsey and the King. 1533

Mother begging in streets of London 1851
Mother selling flowers from a basket for a bit of money in the Strand, London, while her baby sleeps in her arms. Date: 1851

STREET ARTIST & KIDS STREET ARTIST & KIDS
An inquisitive little boy and girl try to make out what this street artist is painting. Date: 1930s

GIRL AND DOG / BEGGING
A little girl makes her dog beg for a piece of chocolate which she is holding behind her back. Date: circa 1890

FALL / PEKINGESE / BEGGING
An unidentified pekingese sits up and begs. Date: 1936

LONDON / CRIES / DEFORMED
The deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823

LONDON / CRIES / BEGGAR / TINY
The deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823

Street sweeper 1863
Young barefoot boy sweeping the streets for some money. Date: 1863

WASSAIL-BOWL, 12TH NIGHT
Poor old man and musical friends beg WASSAIL-BOWL from Lord of the Manor Date: 17th Century

Strolling beggars in China knocking their heads together and on a stone in order to extort alms. Date: 1737

Strolling beggars in China with burning coals
Strolling beggars in China laying burning coals on their heads and using other austerities in order to extort alms. Date: 1752

A woman beggar sits in a church doorway, Cadiz, Spain
A woman beggar sits with her hand out in a church doorway as a man in a white suit and hat walks by in the street. Cadiz, Spain. He is carrying a basket. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Dr Guthries Boys Industrial School, Liberton, Edinburgh
Thomas Guthries Boys Industrial School opened in 1888 on Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Fakeer - Religious Beggar - at Pune (Poona) India
Fakeer - Religious Beggar with an Ox - at Pune (Poona) India Date: circa 1905

Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - India
Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - Bombay, India. Date: circa 1900s

Tetouan - Street Beggar
" One can admire the stubborn insistence of the Maghreb" - a pleading Tetouan street beggar holding out his bowl and asking for alms. Date: 1930s

Thumbelina begs the Field Mouse for food
A hungry Thumbelina begs for food at the Field Mouses house. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Industrial School, Chelmsford, Essex
The Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School

Boy with a dog on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - A wandering Dervish Date: 1907

Franciscan monks begging
Before the order was reformed in 1528, the Franciscans had fallen from the high standards set by Francesco d Assisi... begging, and chatting up the girls... Date: 15th century

Armenian monks, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Armenian monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Beggar in ragged clothes, China
A beggar in ragged clothes, China. Date: circa 1890

Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be blind and wet
Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be a blind beggar singing for your supper/lodging in the rain... Date: circa 1904

Poor Macedonian Beggar Woman and her dog
Poor Macedonian Beggar Woman sitting on the pavement with her dog beside her. Date: circa 1920s

Russia - Wandering Russian Mystic begging for alms Date: 1902

A Group of Hindu Indian Fakirs
A superb photograph (on a postcard) of a group of Hindu Indian Fakirs, one with immensely long hair (right). Date: circa 1910s

Florence Ayscough and Yo Fei
Silhouette portrait of Florence Ayscough with her Pekingese dog, Yo Fei from her book, A Chinese Mirror about her life in China, where she was born. Date: 1925

Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

St Josephs Industrial School, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
St Josephs Industrial School at Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, was opened in 1885 for 170 Catholic boys. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Old man at Ram Raja Temple, Orchha, India
An old man outside the Ram Raja Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Dedicated to Lord Ram or Rama, the temple was built in the 16th century in the centre of the city of Orchha

Man begging on the street at Brindisi, Italy. Date: 1980s

Two cute terrier-type dogs
Two terrier type- dogs with their paws up on a chair, looking hopeful. Date: c. 1920s

Woman begging at kiosk window, Valencia, Spain

A begging musician in Suez, Egypt
A begging street musician holding his traditional plucking instrument in Suez, Egypt Date: circa 1910

Snap Playing Cards - Beggarman - Tired Tim. circa 1930s

Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard
Ulsters Appeal - Intreat me not to leave thee.... (Ruth 1:16) - The personification of Ulster pleads with England not to abandon her, whilst Scotland (holding the Act of Union) stands passively by

Homeless men by J O Brien
No-goods or might-be-goods? The Faces of the Night. Victims of our social system or of their own faults? Men of the under-world Character sketches of homeless men to be seen each night sleeping in

The Convent of Chaillot, Louis XIV and La Valliere -- scene outside the convent of Sainte Marie de Chaillot, with King Louis XIV (1638-1715) holding the hand of Louise

Shakespeare - King John - Arthur: O, save me, Hubert, save me! circa 1830

King John - title page - Arthur pleads with Hubert not to kill him. 1862

The Nose Game - Inquisitive Nose B7, Denotes Spirit of Enquiry. 1927

Susi - Penny for the Guy -- getting ready for Bonfire Night. 1950s

Uzbekistan - Samarkand - A leper Date: circa 1910s

HMS Marlborough - Concert Party Performers
Two members of a Concert Party in mid-performance! HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Happy Families - Master Dough. circa 1940s

Tinker, Tailor playing card - Beggarman, Tired Tim. 20th century

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