Helping Collection

Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small girl in a white dress and pink sun hat carefully watering a lovely border of flowers in a garden. c.1925

Girl Guides Gardening by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides pictured in a garden in the spring raking the grass and planting seeds

Boy with sugar beet
A little boy with two sugar beet, 1956 Date: 1956

Deep sea diver at work
A deep sea diver at work, assisted by a colleague. 1965

Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938
Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane. circa 1938. The driver is Ann Edmonds who later became Ann Welch. Date: 1938

Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War
Torpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Providence, during the First World War

Vengeance of Poseidon
When Laomedon doesn t settle his bill for helping to build Troy, Poseidon devastates the city with a flood, and forces Laomedon to sacrifice his daughter to a sea monster

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

Woman police officer Kathleen Saville, London, WW2
Woman police officer Kathleen Saville (joined January 1940), on duty in London during the Second World War, seen here at a railway station helping a group of child evacuees find their train

WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment
Poster, Red Cross recruitment -- Join! The Greatest Mother. circa 1918

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2
Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944

Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening

Washing Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl hangs out the washing on a windy day, while a little boy holds a full basket of clothes for her

The Humorist Cover 1939
A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car

Neville Chamberlain helping his wife out of a car. British Prime Minister

Family Day Out
A little boy and his sister try to sail a toy boat on the Serpentine. Luckily Dad is there to give them a helping hand with a stick. Date: mid 1960s

Cortis on Ordinary
Noted cyclist H L Cortis on a 59-inch (1.5 m) Invincible Ordinary, given a helping hand by his trainer

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level

Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One
An ambulance for wounded horses on the battlefield : the Canadian Mounted Veterinary Corps at work with field artillery. Men of the Mounted Section of the Canadian Veterinary Corps are seen

Helping Daddy by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in an apron and a Victorian style sun bonnet helps her father rake hay on a farm

MUSSOLINI / HARVESTING 33
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator sets an example by helping out with the harvest Date: 1933

Three tots on beach, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Three small children wearing sun hats hold hands in the sunshine and walk to the sea on the beach at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. First published The Sunday Times

Helping someone on fire, ARP training exercise during WW2

Helping to put on gas masks, ARP training exercise during WW2

WW1 - Battle of Albert - British troops, blinded by gas, helping each other to the dressing station at Croisilles, France - 21st August 1918

Wartime Oxo Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Oxo, the photograph shows two children happily drinking the product. Mother knows the value of Oxo in helping out the rations. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Are You Helping Russia Appeal
A WW2 advertisement on the reverse of a children's book. The advertisement is an Aid To Russia fund organised by Mrs. Churchill's Red Cross. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 A. R. P. Wardens
An illustration which shows a pair of British Air Raid Protection wardens at their post, they were responsible for helping civilians during an air raid

WW2, Wartime Firemen
An illustration which shows some WW2 firemen putting out flames in the city, a woman of the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps is helping out. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Bluebeard
An illustration which depicts Peter the Royal Air Force pilot helping Fatima's brothers on horseback, who are racing to save Fatima from the clutches of Bluebeard. Date: circa 1940

WW2, Little Bo Peep
This illustration shows Peter the Royal Air Force Pilot, helping Little Bo Peep, by giving her the location of her lost sheep, after spotting them from the skies. Date: circa 1940

WW2, Elizabeth Anne
This illustration depicts a girl named Elizabeth Anne, providing a delicious pastry for the boy policeman, who is helping with the war effort. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Hard Work
An illustration which shows a little boy helping out with the war effort, by working in the garden at home, unfortunately, a large rock has crashed on his foot! Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Rub-A-Dub-Dub
An illustration of a little girl polishing a teapot and other household objects, with the notion that helping her mother can add towards winning the war. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Digging For Victory
An illustration of a young boy helping with the Digging For Victory campaign set up by the British Ministry of Agriculture to encourage civilians to grow their own food during times of harsh

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in Calvinist disputes

Ice Skating In Lincolnshire
A photograph of a mother and father helping their child to ice skate, with other figures standing in the background, the area is situated in Lincolnshire

French Military Man Dressing A Lady
An illustration of a French military man, having removed his bearskin hat, helping a young woman dress, by fastening the back. Date: circa 1901

Girl and Farmer picking Apples Date: 1925

Isabel Jeans, Ivor Novello, Dorothy Dickson
Photomontage, showing Miss Isabel Jeans, Mr Ivor Novello, and Miss Dorothy Dickson, in soup tureen with spoon. Captioned, ?

German soldiers help farmer's wife onto a horse, WW1 Date: 1914-1918

RMS Queen Mary with seven tugs, River Clyde
Seven tugs helping to steer RMS Queen Mary down the River Clyde Date: 1936

London policeman helps schoolchildren cross the road Date: 1923

Battle of Clavijo, 1753-1762, by Andres Gines de Aguirre
Battle of Clavijo (844). According to tradition, the King of Asturias Ramiro I, with the help of the Apostle Santiago, who appeared to him riding a white horse

HELPING LADY FROM CAR
Ladies frequently encounter difficulty in emerging gracefully from an automobile, so it's nice to have a gentleman on hand to assist one Date: 1927

Austria sees no reason to give Serbia a helping hand Date: 1909

ROSENKRANTZ CONDEMNED
Kristian IV, known for helping the downtrodden, condemns Rosenkrantz to death for forging a bill in order to extort money out of a widow. Date: circa 1630

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