Charity Collection (page 14)

Barnardo Boys Printing
Barnardo boys learning the printers trade at Dr Barnardos Home at Stepney Causeway, London Date: circa 1914

Spitalfields Lodging
London : Common lodging house at Spitalfields, the kitchen Date: 1900

GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal Palace
A major charity event was organised at Crystal Palace to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent fund in the hot summer of 1976

GLC-LFB Open day at Eltham fire station, SE London
Located in Eltham High Street, SE London, Eltham fire station throws open its doors for a charity fete held in the fire station yard

Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2
A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort

NFS mobile kitchen in use, WW2
These mobile kitchens, presented to the NFS (London Region No 5), were donated by the Canadian Red Cross

Fire Service benevolent fund Christmas gifts, WW2
A collection of Christmas gifts to be given to London firemen and firewomen hospitalised over the Christmas period

Toys made for local children on display, sub-station 80V
Toys and play park amusements made by firefighters on display at the fire sub-station in Aristotle Road, Clapham SW4, before being given to local children in need

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle, WW2
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, this mobile kitchen unit is displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1

Faith, hope, charity. Inebriates express. Composite of scenes related to temperance. Date c1870

Faith, Hope and Charity. Cross with flowers and cherubs holding banner Faith, Hope and Charity.. Date c1875. Faith, Hope and Charity

Faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is tango. Illustration shows a mother with an infant and a young child standing in the windblown snow at night

Pecs, Hungary - Charitable Womens Association Building
This building was built for the purposes of Pecs (Hungary) Charitable Womens Association in 1905. The architect was Andor Pilch. Date: circa 1906

The three cardinal principles of the grand army of the republic. Date c1884

Improved order of red men in freedom, friendship and charity. Date c1867 Dec. 10

The sister of charity

Charity bazar i. e. bazaar for the widows and orphans of Ger
Charity bazar i.e. bazaar for the widows and orphans of German, Austrian, Hungarian and their allied soldiers. Poster showing pennants and flags above an entrance. Date 1916

The brotherhood of pythianism
The brotherhood of Pythianism

Egypt - British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man
British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man off a Nile Steamer, possibly at Port Said? Date: circa 1910s

Dr Barnardos Homes Carnival Programme cover
Front cover of a souvenir handbook and Programme of Music accompanying a Carnival and Fancy Fair held at Bingley Hall, Birmingham from the 7th to 16th June 1923 in aid of Dr Barnardos Homes

Street music: A street singer, 1857
A passing child shows charity to an old street singer, placing money in his hat in appreciation for his music. Date: 1857

Street music: Unwelcome musician, c. 1835
A rotund servant bribes a noisy street musician with three pence to move on, as his playing is disturbing the master of the house

Titanic disaster appeal fund - report of donations in Tatler
Small piece of editorial in The Tatler magazine reporting on the significant donations made in response to their appeal to their readers to help victims of the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, Essex
The first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884

Crew of the Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton
Crew members of the Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Seen here at the boathouse, wearing their cork lifebelts with the lifeboat behind them

Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor of London
The Lady Mayoress watched by the Lord Mayor of London handing a Way Bill to one of the carmen who took hampers arranged by Sir William Treloar to the homes of disabled children

Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), at the naming ceremony of the new lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The boat was named EMED

The Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, North London

Sir William Treloar distributing Christmas gifts
Sir William Purdie Treloar (1843-1923) distributing Christmas gifts to the poor. He began his annual charitable activities in the East End of London by the distribution of Christmas hampers to poor

Fruiterers Sports Day, Crystal Palace, London

Street music: orphan ballad singers
Orphan ballad singers perform in a street. An audience of children listen, whilst a woman seated on a bench looks thoughtful

Street music: An itinerant piper, 1831
Getting Cash for notes -an itinerant piper recieves a donation from women on their doorstep. Date: 1831

The Tatler Appeal for Victims of the Titanic Disaster
A full page appeal in The Tatler magazine, speaking with mournful and patriotic eloquence about the Titanic disaster ten days beforehand, and asking readers to donate to a fund to help the victims

Order of United Americans
United American man of the Order of United Americans. Partiotism, Charity, Harmony. Date: 1849

Exterior of Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855
Frozen out dock labourers wait to receive bread from Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855. Dock workers and owners of waterside premises faced starvation in the face of frost on the Thames

Sign Language - The Alphabet illustrated on a postcard Date: circa 1910s

Blind Veteran Soldier - St Dunstans Hostel
Set up in 1915, St Dunstans Hostel aided the recovery of servicemen blinded during the First World War. This is a charity postcard produced for St Dunstans showing a blinded serviceman being led by a

Boys Blind School Band - Fuzhou, China Date: 1910s

First public outing of newly wed Princess Margaret
One of the first public outings for Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon (Anthony Armstrong Jones) following their marriage in May 1960

Church Army Banquet at the Marylebone Baths
Nearly 500 poor people who enjoyed Christmas fayre at the Marylebone Baths in London provided by the Church Army at an event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Fife. Date: 1904

Royal Wedding 1919 -- Blind Trousseau Worker
A blind trousseau worker, making a finely knitted coat for Princess Patricias trousseau, operating a flat machine at the workshops of the London Association for the Blind, Churton Street, Victoria

Napoleon and Josephine enjoy street musicians

Racehorse Aldaniti at a charity fundraising event
The racehorse Aldaniti (1970-1997), a chestnut gelding, meeting admirers at a charity fundraising event. Aldaniti won the Grand National in 1981, and his jockey, Bob Champion

War Memorial Fund - Dog
A small dog dressed up as a nurse atop a Union Jack and next to a collecting tin for the Woolwich & District War Memorial Hospital Fund. Toby is never shunn d when asking! Date: early 20th century

Civil Service Christmas Fair - Ministry of Health
Toys collected for Childrens Charities at the Civil Service Christmas Fair - Ministry of Health section. An incredible assemblage! Date: circa 1930s

Bread to the poor people, Copenhagen, Danmark 1870. Date: 1870

Swedish Missionaries to the Congo - Sarah Andersson and Oskar Andersson Date: circa 1910s

National Amusement - The Bus Kitchen 1918
If the ministry of food carries out its latest scheme, there should be plenty of excitement in getting ones dinner from the travelling food kichens

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