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Fundraising Collection

Background imageFundraising Collection: Hazel Lavery in a Lucile gown for Petticoat Lane Tombola WWI

Hazel Lavery in a Lucile gown for Petticoat Lane Tombola WWI
Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of painter Sir John Lavery pictured as the artist in a tableau staged for a charity event during the First World War called Petticoat Lane

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell

WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell
Dont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940. War saving photolithographic poster, published by The National Savings Committee, London, The Scottish Savings Committee

Background imageFundraising Collection: Adeline, Duchess of Bedford

Adeline, Duchess of Bedford (1852-1920), formerly Lady Adeline Mary Somers-Cocks, George Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford

Background imageFundraising Collection: Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950

Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950
Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore

Background imageFundraising Collection: First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses

First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses
The First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912. The charity was launched on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Princess Alexandra from her

Background imageFundraising Collection: Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper

Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men

Background imageFundraising Collection: Poster, For the Liberty of the World, Statue of Liberty

Poster, For the Liberty of the World, Statue of Liberty
Poster, For the Liberty of the World, Subscribe to the French Loan, Statue of Liberty, New York Harbour, Banque Nationale De Credit, by SEM (Georges Goursat 1863-1934), 46ins. x 30ins

Background imageFundraising Collection: This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover

This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover
This is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Background imageFundraising Collection: Romania Bulgaria And Hungary Europe European

Romania Bulgaria And Hungary Europe European
romania, bulgaria, and, hungary, europe, european, at, war, with, usa, america, december, 13, 1941, 1940s, 40s, forties, postmark, postmarked, washington, typewritter, name, address, chicago

Background imageFundraising Collection: Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope

Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope
Buy War Bonds and Stamps - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imageFundraising Collection: RMS Titanic - music cover, hymn performed on board the ship

RMS Titanic - music cover, hymn performed on board the ship
RMS Titanic - music cover, in French, hymn performed on board the ship, night of 14-15 April 1912

Background imageFundraising Collection: National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic

National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London, invitation for donations. Date: 1907

Background imageFundraising Collection: A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors

A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors Day charity performance attended by the Prince of Wales

Background imageFundraising Collection: Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal

Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937

Background imageFundraising Collection: The Irish Hospitals Trusts Sweepstake on the Derby

The Irish Hospitals Trusts Sweepstake on the Derby
Feature in The Illustrated London News showing the stages of the Irish Hospitals tursts sweepstake on the Derby from the mixing the counterfoils to the draw carried out at the Mansion House, Dublin

Background imageFundraising Collection: John Hassall sketching for the Red Cross, WW1

John Hassall sketching for the Red Cross, WW1
The artist John Hassall pictured sketching at a Red Cross fundraising event in Kidbrooke Park, London in 1918. To the left is Major Devitt who organised the sports for men of the Royal Field

Background imageFundraising Collection: Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with four charity walkers and their lion mascot, who have come all the way from John O Groats. Date: 1984

Background imageFundraising Collection: BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall

BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall
BBC Children in Need, Lands End Hotel, Lands End, Cornwall. The bearded man seated at the centre is Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English entrepreneur

Background imageFundraising Collection: Charity letters, Buckingham Palace, London, WW1

Charity letters, Buckingham Palace, London, WW1
Charity letters from Princess Mary and the Duke of Devonshire, Sailors and Soldiers Christmas Fund, October and November 1914. 1914

Background imageFundraising Collection: Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Stead

Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Stead
Cartoon portrait, James Hurst Stead (1828?-1886), comic singer, music hall performer. Disabled: Now is the time to give him a helping hand

Background imageFundraising Collection: Little Women - Jos table at Mrs Chesters fair

Little Women - Jos table at Mrs Chesters fair
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jos table at Mrs Chesters fair, where she is selling flowers supplied from Lauries garden. 1880

Background imageFundraising Collection: Tallulah Bankhead, Elsa Lanchester & Gwen Farrar

Tallulah Bankhead, Elsa Lanchester & Gwen Farrar
Stars of a charity matinee in aid of the Central Council for the Care of Crippled Children organised by Gwen Farrar (second from left) and attended by H.R.H. the Duchess of York

Background imageFundraising Collection: Advert, Gala for Benefit of Mr Simpson

Advert, Gala for Benefit of Mr Simpson
Advert, Gala for the Benefit of Mr Simpson, Master of The Ceremonies of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, taking place on Monday 19 August 1833. 1833

Background imageFundraising Collection: Carnival in Torquay, Devon

Carnival in Torquay, Devon -- people in costume. Date: circa 1930

Background imageFundraising Collection: Four costumes for the Eclipse Ball

Four costumes for the Eclipse Ball, a pageant ball to take place on 17 December at the Park Lane Hotel, London, in aid of St Johns Hospital, Lewisham

Background imageFundraising Collection: Nieces of Duchess of York selling RNLI flags

Nieces of Duchess of York selling RNLI flags
Jean and Elizabeth Elphinstone, nieces of the Duchess of York, selling Royal National Lifeboat Institute flags. 1935

Background imageFundraising Collection: Poster, Fight with National War Bonds, WW1

Poster, Fight with National War Bonds, WW1
Poster, Fight with National War Bonds -- a female figure waving a British flag during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: Label for painting, The Buffet, by William Strang, WW1

Label for painting, The Buffet, by William Strang, WW1
Label for painting, The Buffet, by William Strang, First World War. Buffets were held to raise money as part of the war effort. 1917

Background imageFundraising Collection: The Buffet, by William Strang, WW1

The Buffet, by William Strang, WW1
The Buffet, painting by William Strang, First World War. Buffets were held to raise money as part of the war effort. 1917

Background imageFundraising Collection: Poster design, British Nursing, WW1

Poster design, British Nursing, WW1
Poster design by Gerald Spencer Pryse, for The Nations Fund for Nurses, First World War. circa 1915

Background imageFundraising Collection: Railway Orphanage Charity Collecting Dogs

Railway Orphanage Charity Collecting Dogs, December 1907. 1907

Background imageFundraising Collection: Front cover, fundraising bazaar catalogue, Istanbul, Turkey

Front cover, fundraising bazaar catalogue, Istanbul, Turkey
Front cover, fundraising bazaar illustrated catalogue in aid of the wounded and the families of victims in a recent war, under the patronage of the Sultan of Turkey (Abdul Hamid II). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, embroidered covers and tobacco set

Catalogue illustration, embroidered covers and tobacco set. 1. Yellow silk embroidered cover donated by the Sultan. 2. Blue sofa cover embroidered in gold and silk thread, donated by the Sultan. 3

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, ornate cupboard, lamp, ornament

Catalogue illustration, ornate cupboard, lamp, ornament
Catalogue illustration, ornate cupboard, lamp and ornament. 5. Ornate cupboard in Moorish style, two metres high, donated by the Sultan. 6

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, cabinet, embroidered cover, etc

Catalogue illustration, cabinet, embroidered cover, etc
Catalogue illustration, cabinet, embroidered cover, porcelain items, saddle and vase. 8. and 9. Flower vase and candlestick made in Berlin, donated by the German Emperor. 10

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornament, vase, chibouk

Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornament, vase, chibouk. 15. Sevres ornament depicting dogs hunting a stag, donated by President Felix Faure of France. 16

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloths, sword, vase

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloths, sword, vase. 18. Embroidered cloths in silk and velvet, donated by the Sultans mother. 19

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, vase, album, etc

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, vase, album, etc
Catalogue illustration, embroidered cover, vase, album, casket, rifle. 21. Ancient embroidered cover in red and gold, donated by the Sultan. 22

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, mirror, etc

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, mirror, etc
Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, mirror, bouquet, bronze ornaments, sword. 26. Ancient embroidered satin cloth in red and silver, donated by the Sultan. 27

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornaments, tea set, etc

Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornaments, tea set, etc
Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornaments, plate, tea and coffee sets, Chinese vase. 32. Ornate plate made in Berlin, with the imperial arms of the German Emperor and Empress in gold relief

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, carpet, embroidery, vase, etc

Catalogue illustration, carpet, embroidery, vase, etc
Catalogue illustration, carpet, embroidery, vase, chandelier, mirror. 38. Carpet made at the Imperial Factory, Hereke, Turkey, based on an ancient carpet in the museum of antiquities, Constantinople

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, vase, writing desk, ornament, plate

Catalogue illustration, vase, writing desk, ornament, plate. 43. Tall vase in turquoise and white, decorated with gold, made in the Imperial Porcelain Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 44

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, items in presentation boxes, etc

Catalogue illustration, items in presentation boxes, etc
Catalogue illustration, items in presentation boxes, inkstand. 47. Ancient box in enamelled gold, donated by Mahmoud Efendi. 48

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, statue, etc

Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, statue, etc
Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, statue, pedestal, candlestick. 55. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 56

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume

Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume. 65. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 66

Background imageFundraising Collection: Catalogue illustration, carpets, vases, desk

Catalogue illustration, carpets, vases, desk. 69. Silk carpet made in Angora, donated by the Sultan. 70. Enamelled vase, made in the Imperial Porcelain Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 71

Background imageFundraising Collection: Government bond, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway, China

Government bond, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway, China
Government bond of the Chinese Republic, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway, China, value 20. A 5% gold loan for 10M sterling. Date: 1913

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 Poster, Thank them with War Bonds

WW1 Poster, Thank them with War Bonds
Poster, Thank them with War Bonds. 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: German propaganda poster, War Bonds, WW1

German propaganda poster, War Bonds, WW1
German propaganda poster, encouraging people to buy war bonds to support the war effort and sink enemy ships. 1914-1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: A Day in the Life of the Debutante - Miss Margaret Whigham

A Day in the Life of the Debutante - Miss Margaret Whigham
A scene from a number of tableaux staged at the London Hippodrome in May 1931 in aid of the Highway Club for Boys and Girls in the east end of London - it was attended by the Duchess of York

Background imageFundraising Collection: Charles Gulliver - Managing Director of the London Palladium

Charles Gulliver - Managing Director of the London Palladium
Charles Gulliver, theatre producer, impresario and managing director of the London Palladium during the First World War and 1920s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Pearly King

Pearly King collecting for Arthritis Research charity

Background imageFundraising Collection: War Relief Fund stamp, WW1

War Relief Fund stamp, WW1
War Relief Fund stamp, First World War - Fighting for Peace with Honour. 1914-1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall

Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall
Native American Indian chief with others at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Mount Tabor Basilica, near Nazareth, Northern Israel

Mount Tabor Basilica, near Nazareth, Northern Israel
Artists impression of Mount Tabor Basilica of the Transfiguration, near Nazareth, Northern Israel. Money for the building was raised by American Catholics -- it was completed and consecrated in 1924

Background imageFundraising Collection: Share certificate and coupons, Kilo-Moto Goldmines

Share certificate and coupons, Kilo-Moto Goldmines
Share certificate and dividend coupons, Kilo-Moto Goldmines, in the Belgian Congo. Date: 1944

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, French war loans

WW1 poster, French war loans
Poster, Women working in the fields can also help serve France by investing in a Victory Loan. circa 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, US War Loan

WW1 poster, US War Loan
Poster, US War Loan, Third Issue, Subscriptions Taken Here. circa 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, 2nd Liberty Loan

WW1 poster, 2nd Liberty Loan
Poster, Women! Help Americas sons win the war, buy US government bonds, 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917. 1917

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, Hun or Home?

WW1 poster, Hun or Home?
Poster, Hun or Home? Buy more liberty bonds. circa 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 Austrian poster, War Loans

WW1 Austrian poster, War Loans
Austrian poster, War Loans, Landerbank. circa 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 Poster, War Bonds, Feed The Guns

WW1 Poster, War Bonds, Feed The Guns
Poster, War Bonds, Feed the Guns! circa 1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, Buy More Liberty Bonds, Lend as they fight

WW1 poster, Buy More Liberty Bonds, Lend as they fight. Date: circa 1917

Background imageFundraising Collection: WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops

WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), National Fund for Welsh Troops Appeal, lithograph published by the Fine Art Society. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFundraising Collection: Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2

Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2
Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Lady Drogheda - An Aerial Propagandist

Lady Drogheda - An Aerial Propagandist
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Background imageFundraising Collection: The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux in New York

The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux in New York
The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux, staged in New York, featured a number of well-known actresses including Ethel Barrymore as Liberty, Billie Burke as Humanity and Irene Castle as France

Background imageFundraising Collection: Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930

Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930
Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith

Background imageFundraising Collection: War tennis tournament at Queens Club, 1916

War tennis tournament at Queens Club, 1916
A page from The Tatler reporting with photographs on a tennis tournament held in aid of the Star and Garter Home Fund for Disabled Soldiers, which took place on the 15 July 1916

Background imageFundraising Collection: Sale at Selfridges in aid of Belgian refugees

Sale at Selfridges in aid of Belgian refugees
Famous actors and actresses selling chocolate in Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, London, to raise funds for King Alberts Belgium Relief Fund during World War One

Background imageFundraising Collection: German fundraising poster, WW1

German fundraising poster, WW1
German poster encouraging people in Frankfurt to make financial donations to support the Army and Navy during the First World War. Showing three German soldiers in a trench in snowy weather

Background imageFundraising Collection: Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageFundraising Collection: Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall

Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall, from John o Groats, in aid of a muscular dystrophy charity. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Charity beard trimming event

Charity beard trimming event, using a rather large pair of scissors. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Fundraising event at Demelza, Cornwall

Fundraising event at Demelza, Cornwall, in aid of the Cheshire Homes, Marazion. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageFundraising Collection: Fundraising event, modelling hairstyles

Fundraising event, modelling hairstyles
Fundraising event, young women from the Victoria and Albert salon, modelling hairstyles at the Cottage Hotel, Carbis Bay, Cornwall. Money was raised for Treliske Hospitals Body Scanner Appeal

Background imageFundraising Collection: Cartoon, C W Thompson

Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883

Background imageFundraising Collection: Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall
Cartoon, Our Genial Prince -- what it may come to! Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall. The head waiter says: Our benefit comes off next week, Sir

Background imageFundraising Collection: Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius Benedict

Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius Benedict
Cartoon -- Benefit Knights. They are (left) Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), an Italian-born conductor and composer, and (right) Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885)

Background imageFundraising Collection: Red Cross Fete in Mahe, Seychelles

Red Cross Fete in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914

Background imageFundraising Collection: Kettle-Drum in Mayfair - Victorian fundraising party

Kettle-Drum in Mayfair - Victorian fundraising party
Kettle-Drum in Mayfair, London - Victorian fundraising party. circa 1870s

Background imageFundraising Collection: British transport supply line - Battle of the Somme, 1916

British transport supply line - Battle of the Somme, 1916
British transport supply line - horses and wagons - Battle of the Somme, 1916. Card sold in aid of The National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers. Date: 1916

Background imageFundraising Collection: WW1 poster, Commercial Italian Bank war loan

WW1 poster, Commercial Italian Bank war loan
Poster, Commercial Italian Bank, war loan promising 5% interest. 1917



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