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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
Thomas Guthrie - 4THOMAS GUTHRIE Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools. with his autograph Date: 1803 - 1873
Two young Moroccan Girls with buckets on their heads Date: circa 1930s
Ragged British Family Carol Singing - Christmas - this card bears the title: " I still work for the same firm - Wife and four kids" !! Date: circa 1910s
Young children on the street with the youngest in a pramCarriage Folk? Certainly not a fancy carriage in sight for these three! Date: 1900
Result of losing a game of ButtonsThe Game of Buttons - a philosophical response from victor to loser. Winner (to the ruined one) - " Well, dash it all, old man
Two scruffy street boys discuss lowering of income taxJoyful News. " Ow, I sy Billie, Fader says there ll be a penny off de income-tax nex Year." Date: 1895
Very tatty sandwichboard man advertises smart Gents suitsVisual irony of a very tatty sandwich board man advertising a Gentleman Tailor and his smart suits, retailing for 12/6. Date: circa 1890s
Two extremely ragged men reading a smart fashion magazine. Bill Snooks (reading from a fashion paper) - " To be really well dressed
Barman has a stern word with a disreputable customer who has been stealing pewter beer tankards, which he has been turning into coinage to bring back to spend at the same establishment
Poor street magazine seller and childA poor ragged woman with a very beaten-up face pictured ironically selling the magazine Larks on the street whilst clutching her infant child Date: circ 1898
Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May CartoonIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity
Ragged Street singers - looking decidedly worse for wearIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a pair of ragged street singers singing about fair and stormy weather - the perfect illustrative template for their undoubtedly
Tramp holding out a strip of paperDown on his luck tramp in rags, seated and holding out a strip of paper Date: circa 1890s
Portrait of a provincial Turkish peasant (in Istanbul)Superb head and shoulders portrait photograph of a provincial Turkish peasant (photograph likely to have been taken in Istanbul). Date: circa 1920s
Chinese Opium Smokers. In 1907, the Chinese Government condemned Opium smoking (and addiction) as the greatest curse of the country and passed laws to restrict its use. Date: circa 1908
Blind Russian Beggar and ragged child Date: 1901
Ragged School Union - Dressmakers at SpitalfieldsDressmakers at the Spitalfields home run by the Ragged School Union. Date: circa 1907
Sir John Kirk, Ragged School Union SecretarySir John Kirk who, for 40 years, was Secretary of the Ragged School Union. Date: 1907
Ragged School Union - Boy Being ClothedA boy is kitted out with new clothes in a home run by the Ragged School Union. Date: circa 1907
Ragged School Union - Arthurs Home, Bognor RegisChildren stand in front of Arthurs Home at Bognor Regis - one of the homes operated by the Ragged School Union. Date: circa 1907
A startling melodrama, A ragged hero by Maurice J. Fielding. Date c1906
Street music: a ballad singer, 1865A ragged ballad singer sings on a street corner. Ladies in crinolines hurry past him, but three ragged children show interest. Date: 1865
The Field Lane Refuge and Ragged Schools, founded in 1841, to support and care for the poor. Date: Late 19th Century
Stock Exchange Notes (3 / 4) - Bear MarketStock Exchange Notes - Bear Market - The Tone was generally poor! 1903
A Bhutia Coolia. The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak a Tibetan dialect. Their ancestors migrated from Tibet to Sikkim, Darjeeling
Chinese Beggar Date: circa 1910s
The Three R sFollowing the introduction of the Elementary Education Act, commonly known as Forsters Education Act, in February 1870, Punch magazine depicts William Forster, the Liberal MP who drafted the Act
India - Madras - Street Children Date: circa 1910
Sweep! SweepOld Street Cries -- Sweep! Sweep!! 20th century
A very poor man - Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1920s
Poe / Tales / Ms. in BottlePoe/Tales/Ms. in Bottle
Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 MayA double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
John Pounds, provider of education to poor childrenJohn Pounds (1766-1839), a Portsmouth shoemaker, teacher and philanthropist, who from 1818 provided free basic education for the poorest children in the town, by teaching them reading
Dr Thomas John BarnardoPortrait of Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905). In 1867, Barnardo set up a Ragged School for poor children in Londons East End, followed in 1870 by a home for boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
A free water vendor, TurkeyA free water vendor, who nonetheless would always receive a token payment for his liquid provision
A road sweeperA rather ragged dustman or road sweeper with his sweeping brushes and shovel, cart and empty bottle of ale! Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
A poor young London street ArabIllustration entitled A London Street Arab The Bete Noir of School Boards. This is a portrait of a poor boy in ragged clothes
Gipsy Kids & Dog 1973A scruffy gipsy boy and girl (holding an old supermarket basket), at the back of a caravan with their dog
Gipsy Boy & DogA charming portrait of a gypsy boy and his little dog
Ragged LaundryRather ragged towels and washing, hanging out to dry on a clothes line which stretches across a cobbled street running between back to back London slums
Homeless in St James sEarly morning - the Enumerator taking the census in St Jamess Park. The homeless are woken and interviewed
Street Trade / LettuceA young man sells lettuce and other green salad ingredients on the street. He is using a distinctive large-framed backpack wicker basket