Charity Collection (page 5)

DESTITUTE CHILDREN FED
Destitute children are found and fed at the Edinburgh Castle, a mission in Limehouse, in the East End of London. Date: 1895

ORPHANS BATH TIME 1930S
Staff wash a child at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s

UNEMPLOYED SING 1930S
A group of unemployed men & women gather to sing in a scheme run by a charity group in Westminster Date: 1930s

ALMSHOUSE EAST GRINSTEAD
The residents of Sackville College, East Grinstead, Surrey, celebrate Palm Sunday in the timbered and vaulted hall of their almshouse. Date: 1850

LODGED IN STATION HOUSE
New York : Brought in off the street, a homeless mother is offered a place in the lodging-room of the station house (police station). Date: 1878

OVERNIGHT LODGING, ROME
The dormitory of the night refuge in the via Laricana, Rome - straw and a blanket. Date: 1876

NEW YORK LODGINGS
Midnight in a two-cent doss, New York : five cents might get you a bed, but if youve only two to rub together, a chair, a barrel or a packing crate is all you get. Date: 1894

LODGING HOUSE NY
A homeless man gets ten cents worth of sleep in a New York lodging. Date: 1894

MONASTIC CHARITY, DUTCH
Monks dispensing charity at the St Catharina gasthuis (guest house) at Arnhem, Netherlands. Date: circa 14th century

PLAYROOM FOR THE POOR
An early example of a Boys Club - a playroom for the poor in Islington, north London, with gymnasium and skittle alley. Date: 1887

STREET ARAB RECLAIMED
A street arab as he was when he was picked off the streets, and as you will find him today, metamorphosed into a gardener. Date: 1875

MASONIC ALMSHOUSE
Inmates of the Royal Masonic Institution for the Aged and Widows enjoy a cup of tea - though one of them is drinking hers out of her saucer. Date: 1875

REDHILL FARM SCHOOL 1856
Boys setting off for the days work at the Philanthropic Farm School at Redhill, Surrey, England. Date: 1856

LUMLEYS ALMSHOUSES
A beautiful copperplate of the almshouses erected by Elizabeth, viscountess Lumley, in the pest house field at Shoreditch in 1672 but - alas - pulled down in 1822. Date: 1672 - 1822

EMANUEL ALMSHOUSE
The Emanuel Hospital (also known as Dacres), Westminster. This fine old building will be pulled down in 1892, youll be sorry to learn. Date: 1868

TRINITY ALMSHOUSES
The Trinity Almshouses at Mile End : thats the chapel, straight ahead, with the residential buildings on either side of the avenue. Date: 1895

GIFTS FOR OLD COTTAGER
The lady of the manor brings a hamper of goodies to an old cottager on the estate. Date: 1877

FRENCH SOUP KITCHEN
French down-and-outs queue for a bouchee du pain (mouthful of bread) in a Paris street. Date: 1895

HOSPITAL SATURDAY
In the streets of London passers-by contribute to Hospital Saturday, putting their guineas in the collection box. Date: 1874

A FRENCH VAGABOND
The French chemineau tramps the roads in his sabots, answerable to no man, scornful of societys artificial ways - a free man, indeed, but gets cold and hungry in winter... Date: 1850

GERMAN MERCHANT CHARITY
A German merchant digs into his money-bags and hands a fistful of coins to a poor family. Date: circa 1510

GOOD RESOLUTIONS
Good resolutions - a child carries food to a man and his son tramping the roads. Date: circa 1860

SOCIAL / SQUIRES DOOR 18C
A lady at the Squires door giving charity to a beggar Date: 1790

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 Date: 1854

WINDOW SHOPPING / OXFAM
Two old ladies window shopping in the Hull branch of Oxfam. The shop is promoting the great Blue Peter bring and buy sale. Date: 1980s

BEGGAR - CHARLES MACKEY
Charles Mackey, a black beggar, stands with cap in hand before an old stone cross. Date: Early 19th century

DR BARNARDO HOME
A view of the entrance to Dr. Barnardos, with two children on the street outside. Date: 1886

LONDON WORKHOUSE 1819
The LONDON WORKHOUSE, Bishopsgate Street - the principal entrance : and an internal view Date: 1819

Two America hoboes risking life and limb
Two Hoboes risk life and limb by riding on a carriage truck in America. Date: 1893

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOE
An American Hobo Riding on the Bumpers. Date: 1894

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOES
American Hoboes Riding the Rods. Date: 1882

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOES
American Hoboes and a Railroad employee come to blows. Date: circa 1888

Fund Committee in Coventry 1861
Meeting with distressed ribbon weavers, Relief Fund Committee was held in the kitchen of St. Marys Hall, Coventry, due to the cotton famine. Date: 1861

SISTER OF CHARITY OF ST
SISTER OF THE ORDER OF NOTRE- DAME DE LA MISERICORDE (Our Lady of Mercy)

Orphans canvassing 1840s
Orphans wearing their best attire, being shown to potential parents. Date: 1840s

CHINESE BEGGARS / MASOCHIS
Strolling Beggars in China placing burning coals on their heads and using other austerities Date: 1752

LADY GRANNY BEGGAR
Lady Granny A well known beggar on the London streets. Date: 19th engraving

EAST END MISSION
Men and boys seated on benches inside a charitable East End Mission Date: 1895

CHARITY / LODGING HOUSE
A visit to the Lodging-House Date: Late 19th Century

COMMUNITY / CASUAL WARD
Waiting outside the Casual Ward Date: 1875

COMMUNITY / CHARITY
Distributing the Queens Bounty to selected deserving poor, on New Years Day Date: 1846

FRENCH BEGGAR 1820
French beggars Date: circa 1820

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

LADY BOUNTIFUL IN SNOW
Lady Bountiful bringing provisions to the poor Date: 1890

A DISTRICT VISITOR
A district visitor making the rounds of her district. Date: circa 1860

Poor French beggar 1850
French beggar in old top hat Date: 1850

CINDERELLA
Cinderella generously gives a large bowl of coffee to an old man asking for charity, while her sisters get ready to go to the ball

WORKHOUSE XMAS
Christmas in workhouse, shows a frail elderly woman being helped as she receives a small Christmas gift from a charitable woman. On the wall is a sign saying God Bless our Master and Matron

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