Destitute Collection

Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California. Photograph shows Florence Thompson with three of her children in a photograph known as Migrant

Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable
The Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

MOVE ON POLICE SATIRE
A cruel satire aimed at the Commissioners of Police, features a skeleton in a policemans uniform moving on a starving, homeless woman and her baby

Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, Cheshire
The Training Ship Indefatigable, moored on the River Mersey, off New Ferry, Cheshire, was established in 1865 to receive the sons and orphans of sailors, and other poor and destitute boys

HMS Gibralter
Engraving of H.M.S Gibralter, a training-ship for destitute Irish boys, Belfast Lough

Training Ship Arethusa
Boys in naval uniform exercise on the training ship Arethusa, moored on the Thames at Greenhithe and run by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children

An old woman holds out a cup to beg on a Venice bridge
An old woman holds out a cup to beg for money. She sits and half-lies on the stone steps of a bridge in Venice, Italy. People walk by Date: 2013

Manor House, Dalston
View of the Manor House, Dalston, once occupied by the Tyssen family who owned large swathes of Hackney, but by the later part of the 19th century had become a Refuge for Destitute Females. Date: 1875

Barnardos Carter Home, Clapham
The Carter Home for Destitute Boys opened by Barnardos in 1870 on the High Street, Clapham. Date: circa 1907

Wolverhampton Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls
Three inmates stand outside the Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls, St Judes Road, Wolverhampton

Exterior of the new Lambeth walk, Ragged School, erected by Mr. Beaufoy for poor and destitute children in the neighbourhood. Date: 1851

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

Homes for Little Boys at Farningham 1905
Homeless and destitute children at Homes for Little Boys, Farningham, Swanley. Young boys given a training in a trade or schooling to provide them with the best opportunities for their adulthood

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

slum child with dog
A dirty, barefoot boy eats a biscuit while standing on the doorstep of his slum home with a dog. Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970

Slum child eating
A small, dirty, barefoot boy on the doorstep of his slum home in Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970

Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief Act
The opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law

County Poor House, Burlington, Iowa, USA
The county poor house at Burlington, Iowa, USA. The poor house was a welfare establishment providing accommodation for the destitute, particularly the elderly and chronic sick

Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside, Essex
Girls and staff in the grounds of Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex, with childrens cottages in the background. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up a Village Home for Orphan

Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
The training ship Arethusa and Chichester operated by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, a charity founded in 1843 by William Williams

Playground at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
An informal game of cricket at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway, London

Salvation Army Elevator - Sorting Paper and String
A man at work sorting paper and string at one of the Elevator depots run by the Salvation Army to provide work for destitute men. Date: 1938

3, 000, 000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium. They must not starve. Support the local fund. Poster showing a woman in a helmet (Minerva, personification of Britain)

Red Cross picture of destitute family. Date between 1935 and 1942

Migrant agricultural workers family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Destitute in pea pickers camp, Nipomo, California

Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five children, aged two to seventeen years. Date 1936 Nov

Downpatrick Workhouse Admission Ticket
An admission ticket for the workhouse at Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The voucher was issued to a destitute persons by the union relieving officer who assessed the means of poor

Standing at the Workhouse Gate - song cover
The front cover to the sheet music for Standing at the Workhouse Gate - a sentimental about a destitute mother and her children on the brink of entering the workhouse

Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, London
A variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society

Training Ship, Mount Edgcumbe Band, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

Paper sorting, Salvation Army Elevator
Men sorting paper at one of the Salvation Army Elevators. The Elevators provided the destitute with both short-term work and hostel-style accommodation

Printing Office at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Printing office at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside
Ironing room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside

Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

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