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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
Ragged man DjerbaPortrait of ragged man wearing djelleba and headscarf in the market of Djerba, Tunisia Date: circa 1987
Guitarist on doorstep, CadizA scruffy, barefoot male busker plays his guitar in a Cadiz street, Spain Date: 1989
Boys of the Ipswich Ragged School Date: circa 1860
Farmer with horse and cart in a field. Date: circa 1960s
Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton TerraceThe Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877
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
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
Little girl sitting on a bench with picture bookA little girl sitting on a bench with a cloth picture book at her side, in front of a Chinese screen. Date: early 20th century
Louis Wain - rich Lion and crossing sweeper Monkey. circa late 19th century
Jackie Coogan (1914 1984), American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films, as Tom Sawyer
Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal GreenA 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
Street boys in ragsA group of street arabs, probably in London, dressed in ragged clothes and most of them barefoot. Date: circa 1900
Jewish man praying, JerusalemA Jewish man holding a book and praying, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
W. S. P. U Flag Bristol Arson 1913The 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
Beggar in ragged clothes, ChinaA beggar in ragged clothes, China. Date: circa 1890
A poor young boy tucking into a hunk of bread - Italy. Date: circa 1906
Kabyle Children - Algeria. The Kabyle are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimate population today approx. 5 million individuals. Date: 1910
Apres la Guerre no. 5 - postcard drawn by George RansteadHumorous 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
The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles GuernonThe Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin (1879 - 1948) and Charles Guernon. First produced in England at St. Jamess Theatre on 2nd September 1918
Cinderella Flyer for the Grand Theatre in DerbyCinderella. 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"
Victorian scrap - Charity and WealthVictorian scrap - Ragged School Union, Charity and Wealth. late 19th century
Industrial schools & working mens free schoolroom, LiverpoolIndustrial 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
Little Folk Misfitz - Cinderella. circa 1910
John Ellis, TeacherJOHN 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 - ?
Girl Sweeper 1909A little girl with a broom on a country lane: " Please give me a copper, Sir." Date: 1909
Children Carol SingersChildrens carol on Christmas morning. Date: 1864
Manchester Ragged and Industrial Schools, Ardwick GreenA view of the Ragged and Certified Industrial Schools at Ardwick Green, Manchester Date: 1860s
Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1Cartoon, 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
Cartoon, The product of German science, WW1Cartoon, 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
Ragged School Union Cr裨e, Ogle MewsRagged School Union Cr裨 e, Ogle Mews, Fitzroy Square, London. Date: 1896
Barnardos Copperfield Road Ragged Schools, Mile EndThe Ragged Schools run by Thomas Barnardos East End Juvenile Mission in Mile End, East London. Date: circa 1877
Some Attrition, 1915Austrian 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
Wine-colored pinkfairies or ragged robins, Clarkia pulchella.. Handcolored illustration by E.D. Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829
Ragged Arches, Henley on Thames, BerkshireRagged Arches, Henley on Thames, near Remenham, Berkshire, England. Date: 1900s
Three Russian men in a studio photoThree Russian men looking disreputable and drinking vodka in a studio photo
Man and woman performing a comic songMan and woman in shabby costume, performing a comic song. Date: C.1942
Ragged Schools Creche, Field Lane, LondonYoung children in the care of two nurses at the Field Lane Ragged Schools creche. Date: Date unknown
B. R. S. M Tea PartyChildren, attended by adults, sit at trestle tables in a small hall. Their mugs are filled from watering-cans. A hand-written caption states B.R.S.M. perhaps part of the Ragged Schools Mission
Thomas Guthrie - 2THOMAS GUTHRIE Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools. Date: 1803 - 1873
Thomas Guthrie - 3THOMAS GUTHRIE Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools. Date: 1803 - 1873