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Orphans Collection (page 24)

Background imageOrphans Collection: Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead, London

Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead, London
The Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum was founded in 1841 by Congregational minister Andrew Reed to provide a home for orphans below the age of seven. Date: Date unknown

Background imageOrphans Collection: FOUNDLINGS IN A TANK

FOUNDLINGS IN A TANK
Young children in a tank, an outdoor pool, at a London Foundling Hospital. Date: early 1930s

Background imageOrphans Collection: Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH) Band

Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH) Band
Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH). Members of the homes band pose with their instruments

Background imageOrphans Collection: Home for Motherless Children, Alexandra House, Uxbridge Road

Home for Motherless Children, Alexandra House, Uxbridge Road, Ealing

Background imageOrphans Collection: China - Gansu - Foster children / orphans - Catholic Mission

China - Gansu - Foster children / orphans - Catholic Mission
China - Gansu Province - Foster children and orphans cared for at a Catholic Mission Date: circa 1908

Background imageOrphans Collection: Slum life

Slum life
Slum Life, boys around fountain, 1892 Date: 1892

Background imageOrphans Collection: Girard College for orphans, at Philadelphia, Pa

Girard College for orphans, at Philadelphia, Pa

Background imageOrphans Collection: The child at your door 400, 000 orphans starving, no state ai

The child at your door 400, 000 orphans starving, no state aid available - Campaign for $30, 000, 000. Poster showing a child wearing a scarf on her head. Date 1917

Background imageOrphans Collection: Charity bazar i. e. bazaar for the widows and orphans of Ger

Charity bazar i. e. bazaar for the widows and orphans of Ger
Charity bazar i.e. bazaar for the widows and orphans of German, Austrian, Hungarian and their allied soldiers. Poster showing pennants and flags above an entrance. Date 1916

Background imageOrphans Collection: Group of Young Senegalese children

Group of Young Senegalese children - Dakar - possibly orphans? Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOrphans Collection: Adoption Society Bath

Adoption Society Bath
A National Adoption Society little girls helps a nurse to give her younger brother a bath. Date: 1930s

Background imageOrphans Collection: Orphans - Young girl and two little tiny puppies

Orphans - Young girl and two little tiny puppies
Possibly the ultimate sentimental postcard of all time.... This delightful photograph is entitled Orphans an one might be correct to assume that both the two puppies

Background imageOrphans Collection: The Babes in the Wood by Katharine Cameron

The Babes in the Wood by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Background imageOrphans Collection: Childrens Home and Orphanage, Birmingham Branch

Childrens Home and Orphanage, Birmingham Branch
Children and staff outside the Birmingham home for children and orphans run by the National Childrens Homes (NCH). Date: circa 1905

Background imageOrphans Collection: Mission Evangelique Bretonne, Tremel, France

Mission Evangelique Bretonne, Tremel, France
Tremel, France (Cotes-du-Nord) - Mission Evangelique Bretonne - The Hospice. The number of children present suggests to me that this is in fact an orphanage. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOrphans Collection: Dr Barnardos Musical Boys

Dr Barnardos Musical Boys
The National Waifs Association (Dr Barnardos Homes) - Some of Dr. Barnardos Musical Boys. Date: circa 1907

Background imageOrphans Collection: Orphan Asylum

Orphan Asylum
Dining R. Orphan Asylum, 73rd St. Riverside. Orphans seated eating in the dining room at the Orphan Asylum Society of New York City at 73rd Street and Riverside Drive

Background imageOrphans Collection: Five children in a South Wales mining district

Five children in a South Wales mining district
Five children, four boys and a girl, photographed in a South Wales mining district. They possibly belong to a Dr Barnardos orphanage

Background imageOrphans Collection: Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside

Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside
Ironing room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside

Background imageOrphans Collection: Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: PE and Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

PE and Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in an exercise drill, with the band behind them, on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Company & Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Company & Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Ships company and band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Background imageOrphans Collection: Cutlass Exercise, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Cutlass Exercise, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cutlass exercise on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Background imageOrphans Collection: Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a practical seamanship class using a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Navigation Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Navigation Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a navigation and compass class with a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Fire on Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Fire on Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
The fire which destroyed the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Background imageOrphans Collection: Sleeping Cots, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Sleeping Cots, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in sleeping cots on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Background imageOrphans Collection: Before and After, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Before and After, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Before (on joining) and after (ready for sea) photos of a boy recruit on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: James Hall, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

James Hall, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
James Hall, who In 1868, with other local businessmen, set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for naval service

Background imageOrphans Collection: Captain Baynham, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Captain Baynham, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Captain Henry Baynham of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Background imageOrphans Collection: Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Background imageOrphans Collection: Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a seamanship class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Gymnastics Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Gymnastics Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a gymnastics class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Mess Room, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Mess Room, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Scene in the boys mess room on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Background imageOrphans Collection: Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageOrphans Collection: Saint-Charles - Algeria - Orphans

Saint-Charles - Algeria - Orphans
A French Mission to Africa (Saint Charles) - nuns running a home for orphans in Algeria

Background imageOrphans Collection: Drapery Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir

Drapery Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The drapery store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Background imageOrphans Collection: Band of the National Waifs Association (Dr Barnardo s)

Band of the National Waifs Association (Dr Barnardo s)
A boys band of the National Waifs Association, otherwise known as Dr Barnardo s. The instruments include hand bells, bagpipes, mandolins, and a guitar

Background imageOrphans Collection: Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Background imageOrphans Collection: Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir

Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The laundry at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Items came to the laundry for finishing after first being washed in the wash house

Background imageOrphans Collection: Dr Barnardos Homes Hospital, Stepney Causeway, London

Dr Barnardos Homes Hospital, Stepney Causeway, London
Patients and nurses in the hospital at the Dr Barnardos home for boys opened in 1870 at 18-26 Stepney Causeway, East London

Background imageOrphans Collection: Foundling Hospital, Redhill, Surrey

Foundling Hospital, Redhill, Surrey
The Foundling Hospital at Redhill, Surrey. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Background imageOrphans Collection: Children from the Alexandra Orphanage, North London

Children from the Alexandra Orphanage, North London
Children from the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. They are taking a walk with two prams being pushed by their carers

Background imageOrphans Collection: Girls at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North London

Girls at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North London
A group of older girls demonstrate their skipping skills at the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London

Background imageOrphans Collection: Children at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, London

Children at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, London
Nursery children playing ring-a-roses at the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London

Background imageOrphans Collection: Mullers No. 1 Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol

Mullers No. 1 Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol
The No. 1 orphanage established by George Muller at Ashley Down, Bristol



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