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Waifs and Strays Society Part of Second Emigration Party toThe Waifs and Strays Societys second emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys are loaded with overcoats and caps and luggage. Date: 1913
Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Home LaundryGirls working in the laundry at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1899
Waifs and Strays Society Knebworth Home, HertfordshireStaff and boys in front of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Knebworth Date: 1891
Waifs and Strays Society - Girls from Clarendon Street HomeStaff and girls in the garden of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Clarendon Street, Hull Date: July 1911
Waifs and Strays Society - Girls from Clarendon Street HomeA seaside outing for staff and girls from the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Clarendon Street, Hull. Date: 1894
Waifs and Strays Society Map of Home LocationsA map of the locations of Waifs and Strays Society operating in 1907. Date: 1907
Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham - LaundryGirls in the laundry at the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society 1913 Girls Emigration Party to CanaThe Waifs and Strays Societys 1913 girls emigration party en route to Canada, carrying luggage packs. Date: 1913
Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, FarehamGirls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham. Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society Gordon Boys Home, Croydon Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society Caversham Home - Boys Packing for CBoys at the Waifs and Strays Society Home at Caversham, near Reading - boys about to emigrate to Canada are packing their belongings. Date: 1911
Waifs and Strays Society, Talbot Home, Bournemouth - OfficerOfficers and boys outside the Waifs and Strays Societys Talbot Home, Bournemouth. Date: circa 1902
Waifs and Strays Society Cold Ash Industrial SchoolThe Cold Ash Industrial School for Girls operated by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1890
Waifs and Strays Society Boarded-out Children and Foster ParTwo children boarded-out by the Waifs and Strays Society, with their foster parents. Date: circa 1900
Waifs and Strays Society AdverstisementA 1930 advertisement appealing for funds to support the work of the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1930
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Henry WhiHenry Whiting Wing at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
School room at St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayBoys in sailor suits sit at desks in the school room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay Date: Date unknown
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Boys at DBoys at drill at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Henry WhiHenry Whiting Wing and Grounds at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
St Annes on Sea Ormerod Home - Play RoomInterior of the play-room at Ormerod Home at St Annes on Sea. Contents include a rocking horse, ark, dolls house and piano. Date: Date unknown
Sailors Orphan Homes Band, Hull, YorkshireUniformed boys band with their instruments at the Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull. Date: circa 1908
Truant School Licence FormLicence to live outside the Walthamstow Truant Industrial School issued in the 1880s by the Tottenham, Hornsey and Edmonton School Boards. Date: 1880s
Hambro Orphanage, RoehamptonThe Hambro Orphanage, Roehampton, was founded in 1879 to educate and train girls for domestic service. Date: circa 1907
Warehousemen, Clerks and Drapers Schools, Purley - Girl GuiGirl Guides on parade at the Warehousemen, Clerks and Drapers Schools, Purley. Date: circa 1911
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaA view of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: 1870s
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaInmates at the gate of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: circa 1906
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaInmates of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH) Sutton Coldfield - ChoirChoir and band with instruments at the National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden - SanatoriumWard of the sanatorium at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden - several girls lie in bed. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping NortonNational Childrens Home, Chipping Norton - a group of girls gather around a cot which carries a brass plaque to commemorate its donor. A large dolls house stands close by. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping Norton - First AidNational Childrens Home, Chipping Norton - a group of boys watch an impromptu first aid demonstration. One of their number lies on an old table while another carries out a procedure on his ear
National Childrens Home (NCH), North Camp, Aldershot / FarnA view of the National Childrens Home branch at North Camp, Aldershot - the area is now part of Farnborough. Date: Early 1900s
Maria RyeA portrait of Maria Rye (1829-1903) who became well known for organising the emigration of pauper and orphan children to Canada. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home (NCH) AdvertisementA 1930 advertisement appealing for funds to support the work of the National Childrens Home. Date: 1930
London Cripples Home, Marylebone RoadThe Cripples Home began life in 1851 as the Hill Street Refuge for Girls. It moved to new premises on Marylebone Road in 1864. Date: circa 1877
Nazareth House, Hammersmith, LondonA view from its gardens of Nazareth House, Hammersmith. Date: Early 1900s
Holy Trinity Industrial School, LiverpoolA bird s-eye view drawing of the Holy Trinity Industrial School, Liverpool. Date: circa 1875
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Tailors ShopBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - an illustration of the Schools tailors shop. One boy operates a sewing machine while others sit cross-legged while sewing. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - LaundryBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - an illustration of the Schools laundry. One boy operates a large press or mangle, while others iron the clean items. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - DrillBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys carry out an exercise drill holding dumb-bells in each hand. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - DrillBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys at drill stand in ranks in the playground. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Dining HallBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys in the dining hall sit at narrow tables all facing the same way. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - a view of the building. Date: circa 1930s
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - ClassroomBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys sit at desks with teachers standing behind. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers SchoolroomJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - the younger children sit at desks in the toddlers schoolroom. Date: circa 1930s
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - a view of the building. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers PlayroomJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - younger children in the toddlers playroom. Their toys include rocking horses, a boat, a dolls house and cot, and building blocks. Date: circa 1930s