Helping Collection (page 9)

Retreat to Hindenburg Line 1917
German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. Military cyclists passing through the village of Vraignes in France on the British front during World War I in March 1917

Turkish gallantry
A Young Turkish man helps his pretty girl into his rowing boat for a jolly row across the Golden Horn, Constantinople

London Policeman and children
A London Bobby on the beat holds the hands of some school children, possibly prior to guiding them safely across the busy road

The General Strike - volunteers

The General Strike - peeling potatoes in Hyde Park
A Snap-Shot of Striketime Society: Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper and Lady Carmichael-Anstruther peeling potatoes in Hyde Park. Front cover of The Sketch emergency issue produced during the General Strike

The General Strike
Cartoon sketch of a society lady helping out during the General Strike, accompanied by her pet poodle. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

War in Italy
Street posters tell Parisians that Napoleon has decided to go to war in Italy, helping Vittorio Emanuele to boot out the Austrians. They will get Savoie and Nice as a reward

Helping the Homeless
Homeless children of Petrograd receive free dinners at a canteen

Samuel Smiles Sambourne
SAMUEL SMILES Scottish author, best known for his book Self-Help of 1859, helping himself to a large glass of champagne

Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872
Engraving showing a drawing room in a New York politicians house with a group of young ladies helping to fold ballot papers for the 1872 Presidential election

Helping to Cross Street
A man earns some money by helping people to cross a Paris street in wet weather

A Friend in Need
Humorous illustration showing a little girl helping a small terrier dog to reach up to post a letter

Helping in the Kitchen
An Edwardian Ladys Maid (right) helps out one of the other maids in the kitchen, as was the custom when important guests came for dinner on special occasions

Passengers disembarking after a rough passage, 1883
Engraving of passengers on the quayside after a rough passage on a steamship. At centre a sailor can be seen helping a family ashore

A crawling experiment at the London Hospital
Crawling used as an exercise for the treatment of spinal curvature for patients up to the age of sixteen. It was administered three times a week for twenty minutes at a time

The science of resting
Foots patent resting chair, for relaxation after dinner helping to aid digestion

Policeman and Tourists
Policeman talking to tourists by the London Underground Metropolitan Police

Racial / Friendly Scout
A friendly scout on horseback, signalling to the white army he is helping

Police Officer / Children
Police officer holding hands with children helping them cross the road showing traffic safety. Metropolitan Police

Albert I / Belgium / Pj 1914
King Albert of Belgium, along with senior army officers, dig trenches, keen to play their part in defending their country against the German forces

Police and Homeless Man
Police officer talking to a homeless man at night Metropolitan Police

Vintage Car in the Snow
A vintage car covered in snow. Anyone fancy helping to crank start it?

Camping with Mother
A little boy sits outside his tent, helping his mother to cook some food on their camping holiday together

Learning to Roll Pastry
Two little girls (Princess Victoria and Princess Alice) are taught by their mother (Queen Victoria) how to roll pastry and make jam

Blackpool / Tower / Bass
Blackpool, Lancashire: the Tower, helping to promote Bass Beer

Storyland / Washday
Helping mama on washday

Helping Small Robin
A young girl helps a young robin that has fallen from its nest

Girl & Blind Boy 1867
Little girl helping a blind boy find his way

Scandinavian Demons 1555
In Scandinavia, the demons are well-disposed, and if treated well will do useful jobs about the house, in the mines, and helping travellers

Twin puppy shaking off water
Twin puppy Snip gets his own back on his brother Snap for not helping him out of the river by shaking water all over him

Adam & Eve Eat Fruit
helping themselves to fruit from the Forbidden Tree : but though the Serpent may think hes won, the Lamb (= Jesus) has plans to rescue humanity from its original sin

Germans in Vineyard
German troops helping themselves to grapes in a vineyard in Italy

Greedy Boy Bismarck
John Bull, no slouch himself when it comes to helping himself, is shocked at Bismarcks greed as he slices off New Guinea for himself

Somalis Shot?
Italians claim that Ethiopians seize 50 Somalis accused of helping the Italians, and expose them to public ridicule in the streets of Harer and then shoot them

The Hay Wagon (Pugh)
Three children helping their farmer father to bring in the hay by horse and cart

Gent & Ladys Shawl
A gentleman - or is it the butler ? - helps a lady with her shawl as she leaves a reception : with a dress like that, she ll need it to keep warm on the way home

Granddaughter Reads Out
A girl reads a letter from faraway to her grandmother by the kitchen range

Freischutz : Wild Hunt
DER FREISCHUTZ Max is helping Caspar mould the magic bullets at the Wolfs Glen when a thunder storm breaks out and the Wild Hunt is seen in the sky

Skaters Dainty Foot
A helping hand, and a dainty foot; a dapper chap caresses the foot of a lady skater

Man Helps Lady Out
A gentleman helps a lady to descend from a carriage

Lady Changes Wheel
A lady motorist changes a wheel, looking over her shoulder to see if some kind gentleman will stop and give her a helping hand

Helping Mama to Cook
A little girl helps her mother in the kitchen

Paris Restaurant 1906
An immaculately dressed couple sit down to dinner in a Paris restaurant, the waiter helping madame with her shawl

Little Boy Blue - 1
so fast asleep on the haystack, he doesn t notice the fieldmouse who is helping himself to his lunch

CAB RUNNER
He waits at a railway station for passengers with a lot of luggage, then he runs beside their cab hoping to be paid for helping to unload the luggage at their destination

Jesus the Chiseller
Young Jesus wields mallet and chisel, helping his father in the family carpentry business

Chelsea Shopping Centre
Busy scene at Chelsea shopping precinct, London, with a son helping his mother to pull her trolley along, old ladies buying flowers from a stall and Sainsburys store behind

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