Helps Collection

Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH
A suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909. It was described as a highly artistic TABLE GAME that helps to spread

French Bathroom 1906
A chambermaid helps her mistress take a shower in this elaborate bathroom containing bath, shower, bidet and loo, as well as the geyser to supply the hot water

Guardian Angel at Bed
A guardian angel raises an arm in blessing while a girl helps her younger sister to say her evening prayers

Madam Butterfly
A female attendant helps Madama Butterfly to dress

Childbirth in 1513
A midwife discreetly helps to deliver a child, while a friend supports the mother who is seated upright

Icis Imperial Image
ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) helps Britannia rule the waves in the great days when the word imperial is one to be proud of !

Mozart / Nozze / Buchel
(The Marriage of Figaro) Susanna helps Cherubino escape

Jesus as a Carpenter
Jesus helps his father in the carpentry business

Jesus Helps Joseph
Jesus, as a youth, helps his father Joseph in the carpentry trade

Costume / Diabolo 1817
Man: blue coat with gold buttons, lapels & split cuffs; light coloured pantaloons (trousers). Woman: white muslin dress with ruff, hem decorated with lace & rouleaux

Oyster Stall, England
A bowler-hatted oyster seller watches while a workman, with his cap on the side of his head, helps himself to Cleethorpes oysters : probably in Lancashire

Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. D
8:00 PM January 29, 1912. Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. Does not work. (See report on schedule.) Boy, 11 years old, helps some, even at night. 43 Carmine St

ELEPHANT CARRYING LOG
This Indian elephant is a resident in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris but helps to carry logs when the trees are cut down and apparently makes himself generally useful. Date: 1930s

WW2 - Paddy Finds A Family
A WW2 short story illustration which shows a mother and child searching the wreckage of a home that has been devastated by an enemy air raid, a warden helps them, the child races towards a poor dog

Wolf
The grey wolf (Canis lupus), or just wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivor. Its sharp teeth helps them tear large chunks of meat from dead animals. Date: 1903

Le ayuda a bien morir (He helps him to die)
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Le ayuda a bien morir (He helps him to die). Drawing

Cat by fireplace. Artwork by Racey Helps

Gentleman assists a lady to board a small rowing boat
Chivalry - A Gentleman assists a lady in boarding a small rowing boat - 1900s America. Date: circa 1900s

Boy and girl at a dance
Young boy in a red velvet suit with lace collar helps his girl with her fur trimmed white cloak. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1904

Young sweethearts
Regency couple dressed for a ball. The boy helps his girl with her cloak. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1901

Older girl helps her younger sister read a book - formal studio portrait taken on 17th May 1930. The girls are Vera and her sister Doris Dingley

Surrey Rugby Union Team: Reed, Ashford, Dudgeon, Lohden, Fry, Lindsay, Clarke, Kipling, Helps, Wells, Peech, Adair-Thompson, Cipriani, Todd, Adamson. 1890s

Chauffeurs Assistance Date: 1950

Alighting from Carriage Date: 1950

Erector Set Date: 1915

Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR ARTHUR HELPS (1813-1875) English writer and dean of the Privy Council (1860 to 1875) Caption: Council Date: 1874

SMOOTH IRONING TIPS
A tip for those who iron clothes - padding your ironing board with old newspapers helps to keep the ironing cloth smooth. Date: 1940s

WORKING ELEPHANT 1915
An elephant employed by the German army during World War One helps move some tree trunks. Date: 1915

WILD CHAMPAGNE DRINKERS
Have a good time all the time seems to be the outlook of a boisterous gentleman at a party; being surrounded by champagne and girls certainly helps matters. Date: 1904

POLICE / TRAFFIC DUTY / RAIN
A policeman on horseback directs the London traffic and helps pedestrians cross the road in the pouring rain. Date: 1931

SKATING AT RINK 1907
Chivalry at the ice rink: a man helps a woman off with her skates; she appears to be having a little doze. Date: 1907

ROMAN ACTORS PREPARE
Roman actors prepare for a performance : a mask rests on a shelf, others are in a basket; an actor helps another don his costume; a musician rehearses

Maldonata and the Lion
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maldonata helps a pregnant lion, who in gratitude protects her from her enemies Date: 1555

CHILD WATCHES MAMA DRESS
A daughter watches while a maid helps her mother get ready in front of her dressing table. Date: 1909

TORPEDOED CREW HELPED
Italian submarine helps crew of torpedoed English ship to reach Azores in safety Date: September 1940

CECILIA AT THE ORGAN
One angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians Date: 2nd - 3rd century

Sister Helps Brother 19C
A kind sister helps her younger brother with his homework Date: 1883

Fashion House / Worth
A vendeuse helps a client - who can hardly see from under her enormous hat ! - choose a dress in the salon de vente, chez Worth Date: 1910

South Wales miner washing
A South Wales miner, face and forearms black with coal-dust, washes at home in a large tin bath. His wife helps wash his back. Date: circa 1936

Swedish Nisse / Svenska
A Swedish Nisse helps himself to the millers flour Date: 1882

Witches Old and Young
Old witch, young witch : in their village home, Guillemette Babin helps her mother Radegonde brew potions for working magic on their neighbours

Crusoe & the Captain
Crusoe offers his assistance to the English captain and helps to recover his vessel

Stealing the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and helps him steal it

Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine, gift pattern of autumn frock, helps and entertains. Price sixpence. circa 1927

The Bern Bear helps a Swiss woman with her yarn winding. Date: circa 1903

WW2 - With the W. A. A. F. - Helping a pilot with his kit
WW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - Helping a pilot with his kit Date: circa 1942

Education in China - Teacher and Pupil
Education in China - a teacher helping a young girl with her Mathematics. Date: circa 1920s

Having a Cuppa
A little girl kneels on the garden lawn and steadies her baby sisters head as she helps her to have a drink from a tea cup. Date: 1950s

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