Kindness Collection

Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-Box
A British trooper shares his Christmas rations with his horse on the Western Front during WWI. 1916

Feline Bell-Ringers 1875
These five cats have been taught - entirely by kindness - to ring bells in sequence, though whether they themselves enjoy the sound they make is open to question

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs

Our Dumb Friends League. A society for the encouragement of kindness to animals. Blue Cross fund for wounded horses at the front. Poster showing a wounded horse on the battlefield. Date 1915

Fatherly Advice - A young woman leans of her Father and takes his wise words to heart. Date: 1909

The Tale of Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington - Dick lying in the doorway of the house of a kindly merchant (2 of 12) Date: circa 1900

Joseph Grimaldi, kindness to the pantomime giants
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, kindness to the pantomime giants Date: circa 1800s

Tom Walls with horse and jockey, racing fixtures
Racehorse owner Tom Walls with horse and jockey, racing fixtures Date: 1930

Portrait, The Late Mr Flowers, Bow Street magistrate - Mercy seasoned his justice. 1886

School Nurse - People You See. From Teddy Bear (15 January 1966). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1966

Barbara Woodhouse & her coat-wearing cows
Mrs Barbara Woodhouse, perhaps better known as a famous dog trainer, pictured with her 16 dairy cows who she dresses with warm coats in cold weather

Rebekah giving drink to Abrahams servant and drawing water for his camels - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 24.18. 1787

St Adolphus
ST ADOLPHUS German bishop, noted for his kindness to the poor Date: 1185? - 1224?

Sphere cover - evacuation of civilians in France, WW1
A Knight-Errant on wheels - an incident in the evacuation of civilians in France. A British motor cyclists helps an old French lady

Siege of Antwerp, World War One, 1914 - animals looked after
The Siege of Antwerp, Belgium, early in the First World War - thought for beast as well as man. Although the people were running short of water, they allowed this dog to have his drink from the pail

Australian soldiers giving water to local children, Dardanel
Australian soldiers pictured offering water to country children during the Dardanelles campaign of 1915. Date: 1915

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A little bit behind
" A little bit behind!" - A kind young girl helps her boy chum who has torn his shorts and requires an urgent spot of patching-up! Date: circa 1942

Generous donation to a tramp as well as a doorman
Generous donation from a smart young gent to a tramp as well as a doorman - " I must hand it to you". Date: circa 1940s

WWI - Girl gives a party to wounded soldiers
A young girl hosts a garden party picnic for wounded soldiers invalided home from the Western Front - instead of receiving her usual Birthday presents Date: circa 1916

Burns / Auld Lang Syne
AULD LANG SYNE Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind ?... We ll tak a cup o kindness yet for auld lang syne. Date: first published 1796

The lady with the lamp (Miss Nightingale at Scutari, 1854). Florence Nightingale holding lamp in front of man. Date 1891

A girls kindness sometimes surpasses? a gentleman s. Japanese print shows a woman offering assistance to a destitute man lying on straw; both wear western style clothing. Date between 1850 and 1900

Egypt - British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man
British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man off a Nile Steamer, possibly at Port Said? Date: circa 1910s

Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a little boy
A Metropolitan Police officer (WPC) speaking kindly to a little boy who looks as if he might have lost his way -- or perhaps someone has forgotten to pick him up from school. Date: circa 1950s

Lady rider and favourite horse
Keen Lady rider tenderly holds the head of her favourite steed. The picture is captioned with the line: " Oh, you Darling!" Date: circa 1910s

Thumbelina finds a Swallow by the Moles tunnel
Thumbelina finds a Swallow lying apparently dead at the entrance to the Moles tunnel. She wraps him in cotton wool, and the warmth brings him back to life

Nurses and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with two nurses attending to a patient

Girl Gives Flowers 19C
A thoughtful little girl gives a bunch of flowers to an old shepherd, while another girl watches disdainfully

Policeman discovering sleeping waif on a doorstep
A policeman discovering a sleeping waif on a doorstep

Benefactress
Dressed in their best clothes, some orphans are brought by a nun to thank their benefactress for her kindness

Myth / Tibet / 2 Neighbours
THE STORY OF TWO NEIGHBOURS A poor man showed kindness to a sparrow, who gave him a seed which grew riches. His rich neighbour stole it, but it didn t have the same effect

Myth / Tibet / Monkey
THE TORTOISE & THE MONKEY Although the monkey showed him kindness, the ungrateful tortoise still tried to trick him into sacrificing his heart to save the tortoises wife

John Duke of Montagu
JOHN second duke of MONTAGU (or Montague) eccentric known for his kindness, notably to his hideous dog which he loved because no one would love it

Scene at La Salpetriere in Paris
A scene at La Salpetriere, Paris, where Philippe Pinel orders the manacles removed from the mental patients

Two policemen guide a drunken man home -- Heres a hand my trusty friend. He rewards their kindness by singing all the way home!

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