Charity Collection (page 19)

Serving Soup - Charity

Shackletons Nimrod on display in London

General William Booth on provincial tour
General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, seen here in later life riding in an open topped car while on a tour of the provinces

Collecting charitable donations and votes
A biddable dog collects money for charity surrounding by a group of little boys in Croydon during the elections of 1909. He is a supporter of Robert Hermon Hodge, MP for Parliament

Bishop of London giving a speech
The Bishop of London giving a speech in aid of a waifs and strays charity (probably The Waifs and Strays Society, now The Childrens Society) at Church House, Westminster, Central London

National Childrens Home (NCH) - London Branch
The National Childrens Home (NCH) - London Branch. Founded in July 1869 in a disused Stable in Church Street, Lambeth by Thomas Stephenson

Memorial Service poster, Titanic disaster
A poster advertising a Memorial Service at Battersea Town Hall, south London, on 28 April 1912, to remember those who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster

Orphanage of Baby Jesus of Prague at Kerala

Masonic Procession
Procession of Freemasons Orphans at Freemasons Hall

Prince of Wales on Alexandra Rose Day
Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, good-humouredly catching a bouquet as he drives in a carriage during Alexandra Rose Day, 1922

Bruce Bairnsfather War collectibles
A selection of collectible items designed by the Bystanders World War I cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather. Includes an Ole Bill mascot (possibly a car mascot), a cigarette case

A Charity Election at the London Tavern, 1873
Engraving showing a scene at a charity election at the London Tavern, 1873

The wooden Hindenburg
A big wooden statue of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg erected in Berlin. It was proposed that Germans could drive nails into the statue for a fee, with proceeds to go to charity

PRS Nimrod moored in London, 1909
Illustration showing Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, and his wife (left foreground) welcoming visitors onto the deck of the Polar Research Ship Nimrod

Queen Mary at the Royal Free Hospital, taking over royal duties during George Vs illness. Formerly Princess May of Teck, she married King George V in 1893 and devoted much of her time to charity

Epiphany Charity
In the Franche Comte, at Epiphany, one of the family is chosen King, special cakes are baked and part given to the poor who come hopefully to the door

Astrid and Charity Work
Astrid performing an act of charity

Foundling Toddlers
Toddlers playing outdoors at the Foundling Hospital site in Guildford Street, London

Foundlings at Play
Children playing outdoors in the sunshine at the Foundling Hospital, Guildford Street, London

Dervish Water Carrier
Saka, a dervish who carries water for the townspeople, giving it free as a sign of charity

St. Cross Church, the famous church of the Hospital at Winchester, Hampshire, England

Donation to Seamen
A note detailing a mothers donation to the Missions to Seamen charity in memory of her son, whose ship was sunk in the Altantic in World War Two

A Welcome Visitor
A jolly young woman rings on the doorbell of a house at Christmas time armed with a basket of festive food and gifts

Clothing Poster
Poster for the Personal Service League requesting that unwanted clothes be donated to be distributed to those who need them

Booksellers Retreat
The Booksellers Provident Retreat at Abbots Langley, Herts built as a result of the benevolence of paper magnate John Dickinson in 1844. The house is still used this way

Charity Visit Girl / Dog
A benevolent girl and her dog visit a needy family

Orphanage Boy & Puppet
A boy in an orphanage plays with a marionette

Blind Beggar and Dog
A blind beggar with his dog

Money to Old Woman
On a cold winters night, a couple give money to an old woman

Le Cour Des Miracles
Le cour des miracles - the haunt of beggars, who were miraculously cured every evening, only to recover their afflictions the next morning

The Four Beggars
Beggars of France, Spain Germany and Italy complain of being infested by fleas, crabs, lice and bugs respectively

Generous Beggar / 1833
TRUE GENEROSITY " When I see anyone worse off then myself I pity them" ( Where will he find one ) A ragged yet forthright beggar offers a generous view on life

Beggar / Owen Clancey
Owen Clancey. A noted London beggar, who it seems is not quite as bereft of the use of his legs as it may appear at first glance

French Sick Visitors
Two fashionably dressed ladies call on a sick woman in an attic, who is already being cared for by a sister of charity

Mettray / General View
Birds eye view of the Agricultural Colony at Mettray, France, where street children are taught farming and occupational skills

London Soup Kitchen
A little barefoot girl is at the front of the queue at the soup kitchen in the Ratcliff Highway, in the east end of London

Waifs and Strays Fed
Ragged English waifs and strays, some with no shoes to their feet, are fed with soup and buns. Date: 1885

Ashley down Orphanage
Girls playing in the field adjoining the orphanage at Ashley Down, near Bristol

French Army Soup Charity
The French Armee d Afrique distributes soup to the native population

The Workhouse Gate
A homeless girl waits at the workhouse gate

Womens Night Lodging
The womens ward of a night lodging house, London Date: 1902

Visiting a Colleague
An actor visits an old colleague, fallen on hard times, in the workhouse

Casual Ward Sunday
London : Sunday morning in a casual ward - the vagrants at morning service

Women Rusting Out
Old women rusting out in the workhouse

Asylum Dining Hall
The dining room of the Asylum, or House of Refuge, at Lambeth, for the reception of friendless and deserted girls

Collecting on Cradle Day
A policeman puts some money in a charity box on Cradle Day in London. Nurses collect money for the babies and infants they care for

Girl Gives Flowers 19C
A thoughtful little girl gives a bunch of flowers to an old shepherd, while another girl watches disdainfully

Biddenden Dole
BIDDENDEN DOLE, KENT: On Easter Monday bread, cheese, tea & cakes (bearing an impression of siamese twins Elizabeth & Mary Chulkhurst 1100-1134) are distributed

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