Donation Collection (page 2)

Book of Hours. 15th c. Epiphany scene. Work known as Hours of the Queen of Sweden. Illuminations of the school of Bruges. Donation by Cardinal Francisco Javier de Zelada in 1798 to the Cathedral of

Interior of log cabin, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Interior of a traditional log cabin, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The land for the park was donated to the city by ex-Senator Thomas W Palmer in 1893

Fire station staff in meal break, London, WW2
Fire station staff having a meal supplied from a mobile canteen van in a school playground in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

First mobile kitchen donation, WW2
The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, receiving the keys to the first mobile kitchen from Lord Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett)

Lady Beatty, WW1
Lady Beatty, formerly Ethel Tree, daughter of the Chicago department store founder, Marshall Field and wife of Admiral of the Fleet, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Plaque in Assembly Hall, Baden Powell House, London
Plaque in the Assembly Hall of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. The plaque was unveiled in October 1966

Mouth Organs for the Trenches, WW1
A consignment of 1000 mouth-organs, presented to the Army Council by Sir Francis Trippel for distribution among troops at the front. Date: 1915

Red Cross motor soup kitchen donated by Burberry s
A motor soup kitchen presented to the Red Cross Society by Messrs. Burberrys of Haymarket in 1915. The vehicle was of a very compact and serviceable design

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA. It includes a planetarium, a hall of science and a refracting telescope

Generous donation to a tramp as well as a doorman
Generous donation from a smart young gent to a tramp as well as a doorman - " I must hand it to you". Date: circa 1940s

French encouraged to pour their gold into French WW1 effort
Dramatic patriotic postcard encouraging the French population to pour their gold into the French WW1 war effort or to exchange their gold at banks for real money to contribute. Date: 1915

Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May Cartoon
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity

Receipt for a donation to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund
Receipt for a donation of 3 Shillings to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund - to be passed to Joseph Chamberlain to further any cause he wished, ultimately his continuing support for Tariff Reform

WWII - General Lord Gort - Patriotic Postcard sold in aid of the Daily Sketch War Relief Fund, with one penny from every card sold being donated to the fund

The Lesson of the Widows mite circa 19th century

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1944
8, 000 childrenare constantly being supported. Please be Father Chrismas to one of them this year. 10/- feeds one child for a week. 1944

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1943
130, 000 needy boy and girls including 6, 000 since War began, have been welcomed into these Homes in 77 years under the Charter. No destitute child ever refused admission

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1941

Scottish Collection
Collecting the offering in a Scottish kirk - a small girl is encouraged to make her donation Date: early 19th century

Blitz in London -- mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, WW2
Blitz in London -- a mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, firefighters. These vehicles were donated to Britains fire services for the war effort by the Canadian Red Cross

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

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

Small boys clamouring for free plants and shrubs. The London County Council made an annual gift of surplus bulbs and bedding plants to poor people living near one of the parks. circa 1911

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

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

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

Queen Marys Coronation gift, Barn House, Whitstable, Kent

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

Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund - Subscription
A receipt issued to W.W. Brocklehurst for a donation to the Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund. It is signed by the workhouse master J.H. Lingard. Date: 1913

Poster: Blood Donors Wanted. Your blood can save the life of someone, somewhere. Showing two soldiers tending a wounded colleague. 20th century

Champs Elysees open air concert, c. 1800
A man plays what looks like a harpsicord at open air concert in Champs Elysees, France. Date: c.1800

Poster seeking donations for Prisoners of War

Wartime poster seeking blood donors. They ve got him! Have we got you as a blood donor? With a space at the bottom for details of a local donation centre

Working mens homes, Spitalfields, East End of London
A block of working mens homes, near Middlesex Street, Spitalfields, East London. A number of organisations such as the Peabody Donation Fund

Blood Donation WWII
A French blood donor curiously watches her blood running into the receptable provided during World War II

Cradle of Henry V, donated by George V
The cradle of Henry V, donated by George V to the New London Museum, which opened in Kensington Palace in 1912. Prior to this, the cradle was at Windsor Castle

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

Charlemagne Donation
Charlemagne makes a gift of land to the Catholic Church of several estates in Italy

Ethiopia Gives Blood
The Geneva Conference thanks Ethiopia (The Abyssinia) for its donation of Blood. Ethiopia was invaded by facist Italy in 1935. The League of Nations imposed on ineffectual

Mice and Beggars
A dog solicits a donation for his violin-playing companion, but the three students are as poor as church mice.... one carries a portfolio bearing Grandvilles name

Women of Rome donate their jewellery
The women of Rome donate their jewellery in gratitude for the capture of the Etruscan city of Veii

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