Helpers Collection

The Allies of Santa Claus by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Two little girls slumber on a window sill as the elvish helpers of Father Christmasm sprinkle fairy dust in order that he may deliver presents. Date: 1919

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Fazakerley Cottage Homes Treat
A treat - probably in the form of a country picnic - for boys from the Fazakerley Cottage Homes in Liverpool, accompanied by staff and other helpers

Tchou-I / Literature
TCHOU-I god of literature, with some of his helpers

Boy in the Young Helpers League or Naval Brigade, Royal Sailors Rest Portsmouth

WW2 - Watersmeet
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Watersmeet, written by Heather White. The image shows a bus conductress and her helpers assisting a group of evacuees. Date: circa 1940

Two Children in the Mines 1854
Two young colliers helpers pulling a cart full of heavy coal upwards in the dark mines. Date: 1854

Snow Fairies
Father Christmas and fairy helpers in a winter snow scene. Artist: Florence Mary Anderson Date: circa 1915

Duchess of York - Toc H League of Helpers - lighting lamps
Elizabeth the Duchess of York (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2002) lighting lamps at the Toc H League of Helpers Festival and lamplighting Ceremonial at the Royal Albert Hall

Saint John Altarpiece, 1518, by Hans Burgkmair the Elder (14
Hans Burgkmair the Elder (1473-1531). German painter. Saint John Altarpiece, 1518. Detail of Saint Erasmus of Formiae, 4th century. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Aberlour Orphanage Picnic
Children and helpers at Aberlour Orphanage Picnic in August, 1912. Date: August, 1912

Victorian Scrap -- Helper. late 19th century

Saint Barbara, a Christian virgin martyr, and one of 14 Holy Helpers. Date: circa 3rd century

The Mystery of Santa Claus by Molly Benatar
Illustrated poem by Molly Benatar - images depict children sleeping in their beds as Santas helpers lay a web of dreams over their heads. Date: 1921

Chester Workhouse Childrens Outing
A group of children from Chester Unions cottage homes on an outing to the seaside, accompanied by adult helpers. The homes housed pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1925

Christmas sprites
Six little Christmas sprites peer over a wall, smiling cheekily. The card reveals that each one brings different Christmas wish: Peace, Joy, Christmas cheer, Health

Child meets Santas helpers
A young child draws back the curtain on Christmas morning to reveal three of santas little helpers, all dressed in red santa suits with white fur trim. c.1920

Decorative Christmas frieze - Santas helpers
Two mischievous looking elves dressed in Father Christmas hooded red suits, creep through the snow carrying sacks, presumably bulging with presents for good boys and girls. 1920s

Myth / Old Squaw / Moon / Star
Old Squaw spirit, hanging up the clouds, moons and stars. Date: 1905

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Kitchens, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Staff and inmate helpers in the kitchens at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. Kitchen fittings include a large cooking range and two coppers

King George VI talking to wartime farm helpers
King George VI visiting schoolboys working as volunteers on farms in the Southern Counties during the war

Father Christmas, elves and sleigh
A rather wild looking Father Christmas gets ready for take off in his sleigh pulled by reindeer while various elfin helpers hitch a ride in the snow

To The Rescue by William Heath Robinson
Sequential cartoon by William Heath Robinson with the first picture showing a policeman directing a large army of helpers towards a top hat and gloves lying forlornly in the snow

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Dressing in 1857
Dressing for the ball, a team of helpers gather round to help rhe daughter of the house into her crinoline

Red Cross / Berlin 1919
Volunteer Red Cross helpers during the civil strife and street fighting in Berlin

Antelope Hunters C1900
White antelope hunters pose for a photograph with their kills, their native servants and the leopard which they used to do the hunting

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