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Salvation Army officers serve Covent Garden Market workersUnited Kingdon General Strike, 1926 - Salvation Army officers serve Covent Garden Market workers with tea and biscuits, free of charge
The National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers, LondonThe National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers at work at a London Railway Station. The NVA was a society established in August 1885 " for the enforcement
Duchess of York - Toc H League of Helpers - lighting lampsElizabeth the Duchess of York (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2002) lighting lamps at the Toc H League of Helpers Festival and lamplighting Ceremonial at the Royal Albert Hall
Duchess of York and Sir James Barrie - Theatre RoyalDuchess of York and Sir James Barrie at a performance of " What Every Woman Knows" at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London in aid of the funds of TocH
Father Mario Borelli - Casa dello ScugnizzoThe priest Father Mario Borrelli achieved international renown with his campaigns to aid abandoned street children of Naples, Italy, where the Scugnizzi or street urchins
Father Mario Borrelli - NaplesFather Mario Borelli (1922-2007) - Italian Priest, who committed his life to aiding the Scugnizzi - the wild street children and young adults of Naples
Dr Barnardos Village Homes, Barkingside, Ilford, EssexChildren perform a dance display at Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The occasion is presumably an open day, for the benefit of visitors and benefactors
Certificate presented by The Overseas Club - Empire Day 1916WW1 - Home Front - Certificate presented by The Overseas Club (now ROSL, the Royal Over-seas League) on Empire Day 1916 to Gertrude Knight
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
Sale at Selfridges in aid of Belgian refugeesFamous actors and actresses selling chocolate in Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, London, to raise funds for King Alberts Belgium Relief Fund during World War One
Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) canteen van, WW2Women from the WVS providing refreshments to National Fire Service London firefighters. The canteen van was presented to the London Region by the township of Inchfawn Bar Harbour, USA
Map and location of YMCA Hotel - Chicago, USA Date: circa 1930s
Carnegie Infant Welfare Institute, Handsworth, Birmingham Date: circa 1920s
Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, LondonWatched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London
Japan - Osaka - Poole Girls SchoolThe Bishop Pooles Memorial Girls School in Osaka, Japan - one of the flagship CMS (Christian Missionary Service) Schools in Japan. The school opened in 1879. Date: circa 1910
Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, SussexInmates gardening at the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse
Fire drill, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkA fire drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded
Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, YorkshireThe North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates
Inmates in grounds, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, SussexInmates in the grounds of the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse
Rowton House, Arlington Road, Camden, LondonThe Rowton House on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men
Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, LondonA crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London
The Fairbridge SocietyAdvertisement for The Fairbridge Society, a charity founded by Kingsley Fairbridge in 1909 for the furtherance of child emigration to the colonies to help orphans
Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, KentThe training ship Arethusa and Chichester operated by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, a charity founded in 1843 by William Williams
Three bedeswomen of Castle Rising, NorfolkThree bedeswomen of Castle Rising, near Sandringham in Norfolk. When these elderly women enter the almshouses (known collectively as Trinity Hospital) they are required to wear an old Welsh costume
Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di FirenzeLa Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze - a charitable Fraternity from Florence, Italy, serving to transport the sick
Red Cross volunteer nurse, WW1A Red Cross volunteer nurse during the First World War (Ellen Auerbach). circa 1916
Thomas Wilson, English philanthropistThomas Wilson (1764-1843), English philanthropist, Congregationalist, involved in educational and theological causes, Director of the London Missionary Society. circa 1830s
Charity beard trimming event, using a rather large pair of scissors. Date: circa 1980s
Fundraising event at Demelza, Cornwall, in aid of the Cheshire Homes, Marazion. Date: circa 1980s
Duke of Connaughts Soldiers and Sailors Home, 6 Eccleston Street, London. Date: 1915
Victorian scrap - Charity and WealthVictorian scrap - Ragged School Union, Charity and Wealth. late 19th century
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hallCartoon, Our Genial Prince -- what it may come to! Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall. The head waiter says: Our benefit comes off next week, Sir
Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius BenedictCartoon -- Benefit Knights. They are (left) Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), an Italian-born conductor and composer, and (right) Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885)
Cholera epidemic, Tiberias, IsraelCholera epidemic, Tiberias, Lower Galilee, Israel, 1-15 October 1918 -- chart drawn by the American Zionist Medical Unit (part of a missionary society), showing cases to the west of Bahar Jehud
Red Cross Fete in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914
Church Charity Box - Remember the Poor - a woman and a little girl. 1897
Emptying the Missionary Box -- a smartly-dressed woman empties coins onto a plate. 1894
Kettle-Drum in Mayfair - Victorian fundraising partyKettle-Drum in Mayfair, London - Victorian fundraising party. circa 1870s
Two women in crinoline costume in a church. The one dressed as a bride puts money in the poor box. circa 1850s
Italian missionary pipe layers, Kenya, East AfricaItalian missionary industrial pipe layers, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Fortune of War cafe, WW1Page of illustrations by Samuel Begg in The Illustrated London News, depicting scenes at a Fortune of War caf頩 n London. The idea for the cafes was thought up by Lieut. J E
Swiss Red Cross Nurses. Date: 1923
The Soldiers and Sailors Buffet at Victoria StationImpression of a crowded scene at Victoria Station as men arriving on the leave train, or else departing for the Front, are given free refreshments from the Soldiers and Sailors Free Buffet
History of Medicine. Modern Age. Carity Hospital. Engraving. 17th century. Colored
Maurice de Hirsch (1831 A?o??n? 1896). Was a German-Jewish philanthropist who set up charitable foundations to promote Jewish education and improve the lot of oppressed European Jewry
Plutei of Trajan. Relief. Rome. ItalyPlutei of Trajan. Stone balustrades built by emperor Trajan. 103 AD. Relief detail. Curia Julia. Roman Forum. Rome. Italy
Allegorical sceneAn allegorical scene, possibly depicting a charitable act. circa early 20th century
Caricature, William Booth, founder of Salvation ArmyCaricature, General William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the Salvation Army. Let us know what you are going to do with all this money! 1882