Poor Collection (page 10)

ST JOHN OF GOD
SAINT JOHN OF GOD bestowing charity on the poor. Below, view of Lisbon. Date: 1495 - 1550

LOUISE MARILLAC LEGRAS
LOUISE DE MARILLAC LEGRAS French religious, founder and first superior of the Compagnie des filles de la charite, who care for the poor and the sick. Date: 1591 - 1662

LONDON SCAVENGER
THE LONDON SCAVENGER. Date: 1862

Street comb seller 1864
Poor woman selling combs in the streets of London. Date: 1864

Back from Derby (Dore)
A lively crowd comes back to London after a day at the Epsom Derby. Date: 1870

DICKENS / THE CHIMES
Trotty Veck - a poor ticket porter whose outlook is converted from despair to hope by the spirits of the chimes on New Years Eve. Date: First published: 1844

LODGED IN STATION HOUSE
New York : Brought in off the street, a homeless mother is offered a place in the lodging-room of the station house (police station). Date: 1878

NEW YORK LODGINGS
Midnight in a two-cent doss, New York : five cents might get you a bed, but if youve only two to rub together, a chair, a barrel or a packing crate is all you get. Date: 1894

PLAYROOM FOR THE POOR
An early example of a Boys Club - a playroom for the poor in Islington, north London, with gymnasium and skittle alley. Date: 1887

STREET ARAB RECLAIMED
A street arab as he was when he was picked off the streets, and as you will find him today, metamorphosed into a gardener. Date: 1875

FRENCH SOUP KITCHEN
French down-and-outs queue for a bouchee du pain (mouthful of bread) in a Paris street. Date: 1895

GERMAN MERCHANT CHARITY
A German merchant digs into his money-bags and hands a fistful of coins to a poor family. Date: circa 1510

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT
The Bloomsbury County Court. Date: 1861

CARD PLAYERS IN KITCHEN
The Card Players: a game of cards taking place in the country kitchen of a poor rural home Date: circa 1807

POOR INVENTOR AT WORK
A scruffy, poor inventor is immersed in his work while his wife and daughter try to warm themselves at the stove - will they ever get rich? Date: 1886

FALL / GREYHOUND / 1968
POOR MICK Owned by Howard. A black racing greyhound stands with a selection of his trophies. Date: 1968

The Distresst Poet
A distresst poet writes the verses which will, he hopes, bring him enough money to buy new clothes, food and drink, and enable him to move to somewhat better accommodation. Date: circa 1750

BUY A FLOWER, LADY? 1887
Buy a flower, lady? A poor London flower girl tries to make a sale Date: 1887

SWEET ORANGE SELLER
Two well-dressed ladies buy sweet China oranges from a rather shabby-looking poor street vendor Date: 1794

COURTIERS AMASS WEALTH
Courtiers amass riches at the expense of the poor

Cartoon, dressmaker at work
Cartoon, a dressmaker works by lamplight at a table. Her work hangs around her as she sews in poor light. Date: 1870

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Masonic Grand Master
Cartoon, EDWARD, Prince of Wales, as Masonic Grand Master - Mr Punch hopes for an improvement to public architecture, especially the dwellings of the poor. Date: 1875

TOO MUCH PROSPERITY
The result of too much prosperity - conspicuous consumption by the rich, while the poor starve Date: 1906

GRESSET WRITES
There was a French poet named Gresset, who was trying to write an essay, but the ink from his quill would splutter and spill, making poor Gressets essay so messy ! Date: circa 1750

VICTORIA / MILE END / 1887
Vine Tavern, Mile End, decorated for Victorias Golden Jubilee Date: 1887

SEE-SAW / LATE C19TH
A group of children enjoy a makeshift see-saw fashioned from a wooden barrel and a plank of wood taken from a nearby building site Date: late 19th century

KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX
A boy and his sister wheel their younger siblings about the streets in a wheelbarrow-like contraption they have made from an orange box and some pram wheels. Date: late 19th century

PARIS BRAZIERS
To alleviate the sufferings of the poor during the harsh winter, the Paris authorities place braziers in the streets Date: 1902

Fund Committee in Coventry 1861
Meeting with distressed ribbon weavers, Relief Fund Committee was held in the kitchen of St. Marys Hall, Coventry, due to the cotton famine. Date: 1861

HOGARTH DISTRESSED POET
The Distressed Poet A poor poet wonders what to write, while his wife is unable to pay the milkmaids bill. Date: 1736/37

SISTER OF LA FLECHE
HOSPITALIERE DE LA FLECHE nursing sister in order founded in the 17th century for the relief of the poor

Homeless mother and child 1876
Mother and child, homeless on a cold winters night Date: 1876

EAST END MISSION
Men and boys seated on benches inside a charitable East End Mission Date: 1895

PHILEMON & BAUCIS PHILEMON & BAUCIS
Poor cottagers Philemon and Baucis (husband and wife) entertained the (disguised) travellers Mercury and Jupiter so well that their cottage was transformed into a palace. Date: circa 780 BC

COMMUNITY / CHARITY
Distributing the Queens Bounty to selected deserving poor, on New Years Day Date: 1846

VETS / DOG PATIENTS
Out patients waiting at the animal dispensary for the poor: Our Dumb Friends League at Victoria, London. (Later named The Blue Cross) Date: circa 1912

VETS / ANIMAL DISPENSARY
Queues waiting for admission at the animal dispensary for the poor: Our Dumb Friends League at Victoria, London. (Later named The Blue Cross) Date: circa 1912

LADY BOUNTIFUL IN SNOW
Lady Bountiful bringing provisions to the poor Date: 1890

Poor French beggar 1850
French beggar in old top hat Date: 1850

Street sweeper 1863
Young barefoot boy sweeping the streets for some money. Date: 1863

THALBERG / CHARITY / 1 OF 2
A poor family give each other simple presents at Christmas - pieces of fruit and biscuits Picture 1 of 2 Date: Circa 1815

THALBERG / CAROL SINGERS
Two poor children in the street sing outside the window of two rich childrens house who give them some money Date: Circa 1815

Medland Hall, Ratcliff 1900
London : Medland Hall, Ratcliff - the mens dormitory Date: 1900

SCRIPTURE READING
Scripture reading in the mens ward of a night refuge, London Date: 1870

CASUAL WARD, LONDON
Admission - by ticket - to a London casual ward. Date: 1870

BRITAIN GRABS GREECE
Britain portrayed as a gorilla, seizing poor innocent Greece Date: 1916

BROTHER OF FREE SPIRIT
A BROTHER OF THE FREE SPIRIT - also known as the Voluntary Poor, Beghards and other names Date: 14th century

WASSAIL-BOWL, 12TH NIGHT
Poor old man and musical friends beg WASSAIL-BOWL from Lord of the Manor Date: 17th Century

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