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Unemployed Collection

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Jarrow Crusade

Jarrow Crusade
Unemployed from Jarrow during their Hunger march to London Date: October 1936

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Labour Candidates

Labour Candidates
Labour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed miners, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd

Unemployed miners, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd
Unemployed miners at Cilfynydd near Pontypridd in South Wales. They watch the buckets tipping slag in case any lumps of coal can be found. Date: circa 1936

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Salvation Army elevator

Salvation Army elevator
Men at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Gladstone out of a Job

Gladstone out of a Job
Defeated in the July 1886 election because of his backing for Irish Home Rule, Gladstone and his supporters find themselves among the unemployed, eating Irish stew

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed men in Liverpool, Victorian period

Unemployed men in Liverpool, Victorian period

Background imageUnemployed Collection: People's March for Jobs 1981 Petition

People's March for Jobs 1981 Petition
At 10 Downing Street, thousands of petition forms are handed in to Ian Gow, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's parliamentary private secretary, by Eric Varley, Labour MP for Chesterfield

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Midlands Peoples Campaign 1982

Midlands Peoples Campaign 1982
A demonstration by the Midlands Peoples Campaign, one of several organised in September 1982 to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed. Date: September 1982

Background imageUnemployed Collection: People's March for Jobs 1981

People's March for Jobs 1981
The People's March for Jobs, which set off from Liverpool on 1st May 1981 to highlight the plight of the unemployed. The core group of 500 was joined each day by many more

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Rioting in the West End of London 1886

Rioting in the West End of London 1886
Looting shops in Piccadilly, London. A meeting of the unemployed was held in Trafalgar Square, which divided itself into two groups, the Fair Trade League and the Revolutionary Social Democrats

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Norman Tebbit -- satirical comment

Norman Tebbit -- satirical comment
A group of people on a Right to Work demonstration, with a satirical comment on the words of the Conservative politician Norman Tebbit to the unemployed to "Get on yer bike

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist

Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist
Leo McGree (1900-1967), member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and trades union activist Seen here taking part in a political rally

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar, woman and five children

Comic postcard, Vicar, woman and five children Date: 20th century

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Out of work, Trafalgar Square, London

Out of work, Trafalgar Square, London
Two out of work men, Trafalgar Square, London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Members of the London Sketch Club in costume for an unemployed supper in 1905

Members of the London Sketch Club in costume for an unemployed supper in 1905. Date: 1905

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Pity the Unemployed by John Hassall

Pity the Unemployed by John Hassall
A man pushing a cart with the sign, Pity the Unemployed disappears into a pub. John Hassall, author of the illustration includes the caption, " With apologies to the real unemployed."

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Meeting of unemployed men on Tower Hill, London

Meeting of unemployed men on Tower Hill, London
Meeting of unemployed men on Tower Hill, East London. 1892

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Mounted police and unemployed demonstrators, London

Mounted police and unemployed demonstrators, London
Charge of mounted police on unemployed demonstrators near Bow Street Magistrates Court, London, October 1931. 1931

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed Lancashire manufacturers 1932

Unemployed Lancashire manufacturers 1932
Group of unemployed men and women haunting gateways of mills, factories and pits looking for work. A typical street scene in a Lancashire manufacturers town during the period of trade depression

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Bethnal-Green Employment Relief Association 1868 Bethnal-Green Employment

Bethnal-Green Employment Relief Association 1868 Bethnal-Green Employment
Labour-yard of the Bethnal-Green Employment and Relief Association, in East London. The stagnation of trade which followed on the commercial crisis of 1866

Background imageUnemployed Collection: UNEMPLOYED SING 1930S

UNEMPLOYED SING 1930S
A group of unemployed men & women gather to sing in a scheme run by a charity group in Westminster Date: 1930s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: UNEMPLOYED DEMO 1902

UNEMPLOYED DEMO 1902
Demonstration by the unemployed with band playing and money-boxes rattling Date: 1902

Background imageUnemployed Collection: March of Unemployed Men and Women - Demo in Hyde Park

March of Unemployed Men and Women - Demo in Hyde Park
The National Hunger March of September October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Distress in Lancashire: mill-hands work on Preston Moors

Distress in Lancashire: mill-hands work on Preston Moors
The distress in Lancashire: mill-hands at work on Preston Moors. Unemployed operatives levelling waste ground on the north side of the town, over seen by inspectors

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots, 1886 - A friend of the working man

West End riots, 1886 - A friend of the working man
Unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: London. Picadilly. Socialist agitation. February 8, 1886. En

London. Picadilly. Socialist agitation. February 8, 1886. En
Great Britain. London. Socialist agitation. Protesters encouraged to theft and looting in shops Picadilly during the meeting of the Socialist leader Burns in Trafalgar Square. February 8, 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire

Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It trained unemployed young men prior to helping them emigrate to one of the British colonies

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Come down under Australia emigration poster 1926-7

Come down under Australia emigration poster 1926-7
Poster encouraging British emigration to Australia, 1926-7. To the young unemployed miner, come down under and be a digger on the surface. Work, health and happiness on the land in Australia

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Griffith Home, Lingfield Colony, Surrey

Griffith Home, Lingfield Colony, Surrey
The Griffith Home of the Lingfield Colony, Surrey. Originally set up to train unemployed men in agricultural work, the colony was later used to house inebriates and then epilepsy sufferers

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Lingfield Training Colony, Surrey

Lingfield Training Colony, Surrey
A view of the Lingfield training colony. It was established in 1897 by the National Christian Union for Social Service to give training in agricultural skills to unemployed men

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Men searching for coal on slag heap

Men searching for coal on slag heap
A line of unemployed men carrying sacks search for lumps of coal on a slag heap in South Wales. In the background are railway lines and clouds of smoke and steam rising from the engines

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Cartoon, Robert Soutar, actor, and Meyer Lutz, composer

Cartoon, Robert Soutar, actor, and Meyer Lutz, composer
Cartoon, Robert Soutar (left, 1830-1908), English actor, comedian, stage manager, writer and director, and Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (right, 1829-1903), German-born British composer and conductor -- A Month

Background imageUnemployed Collection: The Leaders of the Leicester Unemployed Pilgrimage to London

The Leaders of the Leicester Unemployed Pilgrimage to London (Mr George White, Rev F Lewis Donaldson and Mr Amos Sheriff)

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886

West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886
At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square, the people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches, and rioted

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots, 1886 - a crowd

West End riots, 1886 - a crowd
A crowd of unemployed men debating ths issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots, 1886 - What do you think?

West End riots, 1886 - What do you think?
three unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots, 1886 - speaker address an audience

West End riots, 1886 - speaker address an audience
An " earnest orator" sketched at the West End riots in 1886. At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalagar Square

Background imageUnemployed Collection: West End riots, 1886 - a two men in discussion

West End riots, 1886 - a two men in discussion
Two men in discussion, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: The distress in Lancashire: Sewing for unemployed girls, 1862

The distress in Lancashire: Sewing for unemployed girls, 1862
Sewing school for unemployed factory girls, Zion Chapel, Stretford Street, Manchester. The girls, ranging in age from sixteen years old to adult women, have free use of the premises

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Tatler cover - Lord Kitchener unemployed in 1910

Tatler cover - Lord Kitchener unemployed in 1910
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Lord Kitchener commenting critically on his current state of employment in 1910. Date: 1910

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Meeting of workers unemployed in Trafalgar Square. London

Meeting of workers unemployed in Trafalgar Square. London. United Kingdom. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Social / Homeless London

Social / Homeless London
Unemployed sleeping rough in London Date: 1908

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Registering Unemployed

Registering Unemployed
Registering the unemployed at Chelsea, London, 1887. Date: 1887

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Anarchism Tempts Man

Anarchism Tempts Man
Anarchy, portrayed as a shadowy skeletal figure, tempts an unemployed worker Date: 1886

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployment in Britain in 1903

Unemployment in Britain in 1903
Unemployed workers processing along the Strand, London - not a one-off event but a daily happening Date: February 1903

Background imageUnemployed Collection: The industrial crisis in Lyon

The industrial crisis in Lyon: unemployed French workers. Date: 1884

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Needlewomen emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar
Needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar, with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Needlewomen emigrating to Australia - Home at Hatton Garden

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia - Home at Hatton Garden
A transit home at Hatton Garden for needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Lady French helping women find work, WW1

Lady French helping women find work, WW1
Lady French, wife of General French, pictured in a work room at Harrods where unemployed women were engaged at a wage of ten shillings a week with a good dinner and tea daily

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Epileptic Boys Home, Starnthwaite, Westmorland

Epileptic Boys Home, Starnthwaite, Westmorland
Part of the home for boys suffering for epilepsy at Starnthwaite run by National Christian Union for Social Service. The site had previously been used a labour colony for unemployed men

Background imageUnemployed Collection: A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed

A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed. London

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed French Men

Unemployed French Men
Unemployed French men sitting around a fire, Paris, France. Date: 1930s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Two Actors outside a theatre comment on a Flea Circus

Two Actors outside a theatre comment on a Flea Circus
Two Actors outside a theatre (on observing the playbills displayed) pass comment on a Performing Flea Show. First Actor (resting) - " H m - a scratch company." Date: 1892

Background imageUnemployed Collection: On Poverty Point - out of work London Actors chatting

On Poverty Point - out of work London Actors chatting
" On Poverty Point" - York Road, London SE1 - The York Hotel pub. Out of work actors discussing their lot, most on the point of poverty... Date: circa 1895

Background imageUnemployed Collection: A couple of Cockney Loafers

A couple of Cockney Loafers. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: London unemployed people, without money or food

London unemployed people, without money or food
" London unemployed people, without money or food. Image published in " The Illustrated London News"."

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed people from East End of London beg

Unemployed people from East End of London beg
" Unemployed people from East End of London beg for money. Image published in " The Illustrated London News". Engraving."

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed workers demonstrate along London streets

Unemployed workers demonstrate along London streets
" Unemployed workers demonstrate along London streets against the lack of employment. Drawing by F.Barnard published in " The Illustrated London News". Engraving."

Background imageUnemployed Collection: United Kingdom (19th c. ). Society. An unemployed

United Kingdom (19th c. ). Society. An unemployed
United Kingdom (19th c.). Society. An unemployed coming back home

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Men Cutting Wood at a Church Army Relief Depot

Men Cutting Wood at a Church Army Relief Depot
Unemployed men queue for work at a relief depot run by the Church Army. Location unknown. Date: Early 1900s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Men Queue at a Church Army Relief Depot

Men Queue at a Church Army Relief Depot
Unemployed men queue for work at a relief depot run by the Church Army. Location unknown. Date: Early 1900s

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed Men Outside West Ham Workhouse

Unemployed Men Outside West Ham Workhouse
A crowd of unemployed men stand outside the West Ham Union workhouse demanding poor relief during a period of high unemployment. Police officers, some mounted, are present to maintain order

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of sele

Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skills of the unemployed Div. of Womens & Professional Projects

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Howard Street, called Skid Row, the street of the unemployed

Howard Street, called Skid Row, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California. Date 1937 Feb. Howard Street, called Skid Row, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed man, Omaha, Nebraska

Unemployed man, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Wife of unemployed coal miner, suffering from TB, living in

Wife of unemployed coal miner, suffering from TB, living in old company store. Abandoned mining town of Marine, West Virginia. (See 50110-D)J. Date 1938 Sept

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harv

Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note social security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon. See general caption number 46. Date 1939 Aug

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Date 1935 Oct

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Sketches of people by Reverend Baden Powell

Sketches of people by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. The main subject is a Before and After representation of an unemployed man in civilian clothes (right)

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Cartoon on Laziness

Cartoon on Laziness
" Whats that! You ve got the sack at the Munition Works! - What for?" " I Dunno - I never done nothing!" Date: circa 1915

Background imageUnemployed Collection: The unemployed in the East End, London

The unemployed in the East End, London
The unemployed in the East End of London wait outside Mansion House. There is a notice saying - Mansion House Fund Notice - and the men are applicants for the relief fund

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Wallingford Farm Colony

Wallingford Farm Colony
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It took unemployed young men off the streets and trained them on the land prior to helping them emigrate to one of

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Crowd / Unemployed 1912

Crowd / Unemployed 1912
The March of the Unemployed: men and boys Date: 1912

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk

Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk
Part of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Labour yard, Bethnal Green Employment Association

Labour yard, Bethnal Green Employment Association
A labour yard operated in the late 1860s by the Bethnal Green Employment Association in East London to provide work for the unemployed

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Transformation from young tramp to soldier

Transformation from young tramp to soldier
Before-and-after pictures of a young vagrant transformed into an army cadet over a three-month period with the help of former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Salvation Army elevator dormitory

Salvation Army elevator dormitory
A dormitory in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working there

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Duchess of Fife at Church Army Labour Tent opening

Duchess of Fife at Church Army Labour Tent opening
The Duchess of Fife (Princess Louise, Princess Royal, 1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward VII, opening the King Edward VII Labour Tent in Kingsway, Central London, for the Church Army

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Duchess of Westminster at Church Army depot

Duchess of Westminster at Church Army depot
Katherine Caroline Cavendish, Duchess of Westminster (1857-1941), second wife of the 1st Duke of Westminster, opening a Church Army Labour Relief Depot in Artillery Row, Central London

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Sphere front cover: Prince of Wales visiting unemployed

Sphere front cover: Prince of Wales visiting unemployed
Front cover from The Sphere, April 1933, showing Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) inspecting the allotment gardens at Woolwich of the unemployed

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock

Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock
Illustration by A. Forestier showing unemployed men being engaged as dock labourers at West India Dock, London. Many aspects of dock work were relatively unskilled

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed Men

Unemployed Men
A group of unemployed Italian men, Saffron Hill, near Farringdon, London EC1

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployment / Germany

Unemployment / Germany
Berlins unemployed - a sign of the economic distress

Background imageUnemployed Collection: Unemployed Seeking Work

Unemployed Seeking Work
Unemployed man walks the streets with a plaque hanging around his neck which reads, " I will take on any work of any type immediately."



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