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Ragged Collection

Background imageRagged Collection: Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes

Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes
A study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene

Background imageRagged Collection: Cinderella by Arthur Rackham

Cinderella by Arthur Rackham
Ella, aka Cinderella, sitting in rags with a broom in her hand. Date: 1919

Background imageRagged Collection: Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s

Background imageRagged Collection: Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle

Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900

Background imageRagged Collection: Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat

Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986

Background imageRagged Collection: Modern Athenians plate 21 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 21 - Edinburgh
John Menzies (d. 1843) of Pitfodels, being approached by Rev. Thomas Guthrie (1803-1873) of Old Greyfriars Church, Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools

Background imageRagged Collection: Water Babies / Tom / Sweep

Water Babies / Tom / Sweep
Tom, the ragged chimney sweep at the cottage of the Irish woman

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged School Union - Cobbling Class

Ragged School Union - Cobbling Class
Boys at work in the shoe-making workshop at a home run by the Ragged School Union Date: circa 1907

Background imageRagged Collection: London Ragged School, Battersea 1890s

London Ragged School, Battersea 1890s
The London Ragged Schools Union was established in April 1844 to combine resources in the city, providing free education, food, clothing, lodging and other home missionary services for poor children

Background imageRagged Collection: Comic postcard - arrival of a new baby

Comic postcard - arrival of a new baby
Humorous comic postcard - arrival of a new baby. Mother and Child doing well - Not a word about Father....!! 1909

Background imageRagged Collection: This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and spects Heavens a very SMART

This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and spects Heavens a very SMART
This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and " spects Heavens a very SMART place" Date: 1950

Background imageRagged Collection: Boys of the Ipswich Ragged School

Boys of the Ipswich Ragged School Date: circa 1860

Background imageRagged Collection: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses flying on a mission

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses flying on a mission
United States Army Air Force - Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses, of the 323rd Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Wing The Ragged Irregulars, flying on a mission from RAF Bassingbourn

Background imageRagged Collection: Cries of London, fly paper seller

Cries of London, fly paper seller
Cries of London, Catch em Alive-Oh, Fly Paper Seller. Date: 19th century

Background imageRagged Collection: I Danced with a Beggar

I Danced with a Beggar Date: 1925

Background imageRagged Collection: Receipt, Ragged School Union, London

Receipt, Ragged School Union, London
Receipt for donation to the Ragged School Union, London, 22 May 1894 Date: 1894

Background imageRagged Collection: One Tun Ragged School, Westminster

One Tun Ragged School, Westminster
Children outside the One Tun Ragged School, in Perkins Rents, Westminster, housed in a former pub. Date: circa 1860s

Background imageRagged Collection: Beating the Charge at the Battle of Dettingen

Beating the Charge at the Battle of Dettingen, 27 June 1743 Date: 1743

Background imageRagged Collection: WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire

WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire! (Subscribe to the National War Loan - For the Flag! For Victory!) Date: 1917

Background imageRagged Collection: Waxwork Effigies in Westminster Abbey, 1872

Waxwork Effigies in Westminster Abbey, 1872
A verger of Westminster Abbey guiding visitors to the waxwork funeral effigies of the Ragged Regiment or Play of Dead Folks, 1872

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged Robin and Water Forget-Me-Nots Gardens

Ragged Robin and Water Forget-Me-Nots Gardens
Ragged, Robin, and, Water, Forget-Me-Nots, Gardens, Garden, Flowers, Watercolour, painting, Edith, A, Andrews, 12022133

Background imageRagged Collection: Annie Myers, opera and stage singer

Annie Myers, opera and stage singer Date: 1890s

Background imageRagged Collection: Seymour Hicks as Jonathan Wild in Little Jack Sheppard

Seymour Hicks as Jonathan Wild in Little Jack Sheppard Date: 1890s

Background imageRagged Collection: Comic postcard, Lost and found clothing Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Lost and found clothing Date: 20th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Comic postcard, The saint and the sinner Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, The saint and the sinner Date: early 20th century

Background imageRagged Collection: New Year party at the Hoxton Market Christian Mission and Ragged School in January 1924

New Year party at the Hoxton Market Christian Mission and Ragged School in January 1924 given by C. P & Sons. A rather sinister Father Christmas holds the attention of a large number of children

Background imageRagged Collection: Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez

Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez. 19th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, and black

Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, and black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageRagged Collection: Mallow, Malva sylvestris, and ragged robin

Mallow, Malva sylvestris, and ragged robin
Mallow, Malva sylvestris, Monadelphia, 1-4, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Decandria, 5, 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Background imageRagged Collection: Chinese lychnis or ragged robin, Lychnis coronata

Chinese lychnis or ragged robin, Lychnis coronata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Background imageRagged Collection: Music cover, Any Rags? by Thomas Allen

Music cover, Any Rags? by Thomas Allen, sung by Rachel Lowe. A ragtime schottische written in 1902. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageRagged Collection: Poster, Two Little Vagabonds, Royal Princesss Theatre

Poster, Two Little Vagabonds, Royal Princesss Theatre
Poster, Two Little Vagabonds by Sims and Shirley, touring from the Royal Princesss Theatre, London. 1897

Background imageRagged Collection: Shaftesbury Society, Arthur Street Home, London

Shaftesbury Society, Arthur Street Home, London
A group of children stand at the rear of the Arthur Street Home run by the Shaftesbury Society and Ragged School Union. The children appear to be inmates or pupils of the establishment

Background imageRagged Collection: Outcast woman outside a house 1871

Outcast woman outside a house 1871
Outcast woman outside a house. Date: 1871

Background imageRagged Collection: Victorian Street Vendor - Daily Herald Newspaper

Victorian Street Vendor - Daily Herald Newspaper. 19th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 591

Curtis British Entomology Plate 591
Lepidoptera: Euplocamus mediellus = Morophaga boleti (Boletus Tinea) [Plant: Lychnis flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageRagged Collection: Exterior of the new Lambeth walk, Ragged School, erected by Mr

Exterior of the new Lambeth walk, Ragged School, erected by Mr. Beaufoy for poor and destitute children in the neighbourhood. Date: 1851

Background imageRagged Collection: A ragged street boy is impressed by the boyish look of a smart young woman

A ragged street boy is impressed by the boyish look of a smart young woman. Date: 1926

Background imageRagged Collection: Young girls at a Ragged school in Grays Yard, James Street in Oxford Street, London

Young girls at a Ragged school in Grays Yard, James Street in Oxford Street, London. Making new patent toy-work for an exhibition at the mansion of Earl of Shaftesbury in Grosvenor Square

Background imageRagged Collection: Unkempt girls receiving punishment from another older pupil at Field Lane Ragged School

Unkempt girls receiving punishment from another older pupil at Field Lane Ragged School, London

Background imageRagged Collection: Shoe-Black Brigade 1851

Shoe-Black Brigade 1851
The Shoe-Black Brigade were an offshoot of the Ragged School system. Date: 1851

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged School Union dinner 1900

Ragged School Union dinner 1900
Interior of Ragged School Union in Camberwell, South London. Children sit at long tables eating soup from a bowl. Date: 1900

Background imageRagged Collection: BUY A FLOWER, LADY? 1887

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

Background imageRagged Collection: HOMELESS IN ST JAMESS

HOMELESS IN ST JAMESS
Early morning - the Enumerator taking the census in St Jamess Park. The homeless are woken and interviewed. Date: 1861

Background imageRagged Collection: LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI

LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI
RAGGED ROBIN Date: early 20th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Pantomime, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, with Annie Purcell

Pantomime, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, with Annie Purcell
Pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, with Annie Purcell as Principal Boy. circa 1905

Background imageRagged Collection: A ragged driver sits on his cycle rickshaw, India

A ragged driver sits on his cycle rickshaw, India
A ragged driver sits on his cycle rickshaw waiting for fare-paying pasengers. He looks up the street and picks his teeth. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Date: 1984

Background imageRagged Collection: Three fishermen, Sri Lanka

Three fishermen, Sri Lanka
Three ragged fishermen, two wearing headscarves, stand ready to launch their outrigger, prau, fishing boat from shallow water Munnakkara, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged man and children, Kashmir

Ragged man and children, Kashmir
A ragged man with a sack on his head for shade, stands and poses for a photograph in the street with his two small daughters Date: 1986

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged man Djerba

Ragged man Djerba
Portrait of ragged man wearing djelleba and headscarf in the market of Djerba, Tunisia Date: circa 1987

Background imageRagged Collection: Guitarist on doorstep, Cadiz

Guitarist on doorstep, Cadiz
A scruffy, barefoot male busker plays his guitar in a Cadiz street, Spain Date: 1989

Background imageRagged Collection: Farmer with horse and cart in a field

Farmer with horse and cart in a field. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageRagged Collection: Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton Terrace

Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton Terrace
The Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877

Background imageRagged Collection: Bektashi Dervish at Tangiers, Morocco

Bektashi Dervish at Tangiers, Morocco. Founder of the Bektashi order was Hajji Bektash Wali (1209 - 1271) - is today a renowned figure in the history and culture of both Ottoman Empire

Background imageRagged Collection: Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageRagged Collection: Little girl sitting on a bench with picture book

Little girl sitting on a bench with picture book
A little girl sitting on a bench with a cloth picture book at her side, in front of a Chinese screen. Date: early 20th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Louis Wain - rich Lion and crossing sweeper Monkey

Louis Wain - rich Lion and crossing sweeper Monkey. circa late 19th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan (1914 1984), American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films, as Tom Sawyer

Background imageRagged Collection: Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal Green

Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal Green
A free breakfast is provided to pupils at the Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal Green. Children sit at trestle tables. A woman sits at a harmonium. Date: late 1800s

Background imageRagged Collection: Street boys in rags

Street boys in rags
A group of street arabs, probably in London, dressed in ragged clothes and most of them barefoot. Date: circa 1900

Background imageRagged Collection: Manchester Ragged and Industrial Schools, Ardwick Green

Manchester Ragged and Industrial Schools, Ardwick Green
A view of the Ragged and Certified Industrial Schools at Ardwick Green, Manchester Date: 1860s

Background imageRagged Collection: Jewish man praying, Jerusalem

Jewish man praying, Jerusalem
A Jewish man holding a book and praying, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Background imageRagged Collection: W. S. P. U Flag Bristol Arson 1913

W. S. P. U Flag Bristol Arson 1913
The original W.S.P.U flag in purple, white and green cloth which was stolen from the offices and shop, Queens Road, Bristol, October 1913

Background imageRagged Collection: Beggar in ragged clothes, China

Beggar in ragged clothes, China
A beggar in ragged clothes, China. Date: circa 1890

Background imageRagged Collection: A poor young boy tucking into a hunk of bread - Italy

A poor young boy tucking into a hunk of bread - Italy. Date: circa 1906

Background imageRagged Collection: Kabyle Children - Algeria

Kabyle Children - Algeria. The Kabyle are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimate population today approx. 5 million individuals. Date: 1910

Background imageRagged Collection: Apres la Guerre no. 5 - postcard drawn by George Ranstead

Apres la Guerre no. 5 - postcard drawn by George Ranstead
Humorous drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur soldier artist of the Great War. This image, one of a series suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war

Background imageRagged Collection: The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon

The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon
The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin (1879 - 1948) and Charles Guernon. First produced in England at St. Jamess Theatre on 2nd September 1918

Background imageRagged Collection: Cinderella Flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby

Cinderella Flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby
Cinderella. The entire front page of a four page flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby, Christmas 1937. " Oswald Cray presents the most glorious pantomime ever staged in Derby"

Background imageRagged Collection: Victorian scrap - Charity and Wealth

Victorian scrap - Charity and Wealth
Victorian scrap - Ragged School Union, Charity and Wealth. late 19th century

Background imageRagged Collection: Industrial schools & working mens free schoolroom, Liverpool

Industrial schools & working mens free schoolroom, Liverpool
Industrial schools and working mens free schoolroom church at Scotland Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool. The building was intended for use not only as an industrial ragged school where children of the very

Background imageRagged Collection: Little Folk Misfitz - Cinderella

Little Folk Misfitz - Cinderella. circa 1910

Background imageRagged Collection: John Ellis, Teacher

John Ellis, Teacher
JOHN ELLIS - Ragged school teacher born of humble but respectable parents who developed his own system for educating the children of the London streets. Date: 1809 - ?

Background imageRagged Collection: Girl Sweeper 1909

Girl Sweeper 1909
A little girl with a broom on a country lane: " Please give me a copper, Sir." Date: 1909

Background imageRagged Collection: Children Carol Singers

Children Carol Singers
Childrens carol on Christmas morning. Date: 1864

Background imageRagged Collection: Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1

Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1
Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916

Background imageRagged Collection: Cartoon, The product of German science, WW1

Cartoon, The product of German science, WW1
Cartoon, The product of German science, showing a group of learned men looking at a subhuman German soldier, with a lookalike Neanderthal man on display in the background. Date: 1916

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged School Union Cr裨e, Ogle Mews

Ragged School Union Cr裨e, Ogle Mews
Ragged School Union Cr裨 e, Ogle Mews, Fitzroy Square, London. Date: 1896

Background imageRagged Collection: Barnardos Copperfield Road Ragged Schools, Mile End

Barnardos Copperfield Road Ragged Schools, Mile End
The Ragged Schools run by Thomas Barnardos East End Juvenile Mission in Mile End, East London. Date: circa 1877

Background imageRagged Collection: Some Attrition, 1915

Some Attrition, 1915
Austrian Civilian: " Hullo, old man, you look a bit dicky" Austrian Army: " So would you if you d been annihilated about a hundred and twenty-two times" Date: 1915

Background imageRagged Collection: Wine-colored pinkfairies or ragged robins

Wine-colored pinkfairies or ragged robins, Clarkia pulchella.. Handcolored illustration by E.D. Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageRagged Collection: Ragged Arches, Henley on Thames, Berkshire

Ragged Arches, Henley on Thames, Berkshire
Ragged Arches, Henley on Thames, near Remenham, Berkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageRagged Collection: Three Russian men in a studio photo

Three Russian men in a studio photo
Three Russian men looking disreputable and drinking vodka in a studio photo

Background imageRagged Collection: Man and woman performing a comic song

Man and woman performing a comic song
Man and woman in shabby costume, performing a comic song. Date: C.1942



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