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Houseless and Hungry by Luke FildesA 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
Cinderella by Arthur RackhamElla, aka Cinderella, sitting in rags with a broom in her hand. Date: 1919
Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boatKashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986
Modern Athenians plate 21 - EdinburghJohn 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
Water Babies / Tom / SweepTom, the ragged chimney sweep at the cottage of the Irish woman
Ragged School Union - Cobbling ClassBoys at work in the shoe-making workshop at a home run by the Ragged School Union Date: circa 1907
London Ragged School, Battersea 1890sThe 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
Comic postcard - arrival of a new babyHumorous comic postcard - arrival of a new baby. Mother and Child doing well - Not a word about Father....!! 1909
This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and spects Heavens a very SMARTThis poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and " spects Heavens a very SMART place" Date: 1950
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses flying on a missionUnited 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
Cries of London, fly paper sellerCries of London, Catch em Alive-Oh, Fly Paper Seller. Date: 19th century
I Danced with a Beggar Date: 1925
Receipt, Ragged School Union, LondonReceipt for donation to the Ragged School Union, London, 22 May 1894 Date: 1894
One Tun Ragged School, WestminsterChildren outside the One Tun Ragged School, in Perkins Rents, Westminster, housed in a former pub. Date: circa 1860s
Beating the Charge at the Battle of Dettingen, 27 June 1743 Date: 1743
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
Waxwork Effigies in Westminster Abbey, 1872A verger of Westminster Abbey guiding visitors to the waxwork funeral effigies of the Ragged Regiment or Play of Dead Folks, 1872
Ragged Robin and Water Forget-Me-Nots GardensRagged, Robin, and, Water, Forget-Me-Nots, Gardens, Garden, Flowers, Watercolour, painting, Edith, A, Andrews, 12022133
Annie Myers, opera and stage singer Date: 1890s
Seymour Hicks as Jonathan Wild in Little Jack Sheppard Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Lost and found clothing Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, The saint and the sinner Date: early 20th century
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
Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez. 19th century
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
Mallow, Malva sylvestris, and ragged robinMallow, Malva sylvestris, Monadelphia, 1-4, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Decandria, 5, 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
Chinese lychnis or ragged robin, Lychnis coronata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793
Music cover, Any Rags? by Thomas Allen, sung by Rachel Lowe. A ragtime schottische written in 1902. Date: circa 1900s
Poster, Two Little Vagabonds, Royal Princesss TheatrePoster, Two Little Vagabonds by Sims and Shirley, touring from the Royal Princesss Theatre, London. 1897
Shaftesbury Society, Arthur Street Home, LondonA 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
Outcast woman outside a house 1871Outcast woman outside a house. Date: 1871
Victorian Street Vendor - Daily Herald Newspaper. 19th century
Curtis British Entomology Plate 591Lepidoptera: Euplocamus mediellus = Morophaga boleti (Boletus Tinea) [Plant: Lychnis flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin)] Date: 1824-39
Exterior of the new Lambeth walk, Ragged School, erected by Mr. Beaufoy for poor and destitute children in the neighbourhood. Date: 1851
A ragged street boy is impressed by the boyish look of a smart young woman. Date: 1926
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
Unkempt girls receiving punishment from another older pupil at Field Lane Ragged School, London
Shoe-Black Brigade 1851The Shoe-Black Brigade were an offshoot of the Ragged School system. Date: 1851
Ragged School Union dinner 1900Interior of Ragged School Union in Camberwell, South London. Children sit at long tables eating soup from a bowl. Date: 1900
BUY A FLOWER, LADY? 1887Buy a flower, lady? A poor London flower girl tries to make a sale Date: 1887
HOMELESS IN ST JAMESSEarly morning - the Enumerator taking the census in St Jamess Park. The homeless are woken and interviewed. Date: 1861
LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULIRAGGED ROBIN Date: early 20th century
Pantomime, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, with Annie PurcellPantomime at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, with Annie Purcell as Principal Boy. circa 1905
A ragged driver sits on his cycle rickshaw, IndiaA 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
Three fishermen, Sri LankaThree ragged fishermen, two wearing headscarves, stand ready to launch their outrigger, prau, fishing boat from shallow water Munnakkara, Sri Lanka Date: 1994
Ragged man and children, KashmirA 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