Assistance Collection

Jesus Healing The Sick
Colorized print shows Jesus as he heals a sick child held in the arms of a woman as others, in varying degrees of distress, await their turn

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Artist: Titian
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing a Whitstable Hoy, aka The Pilot Boat, and The Red Cap, c1809 Artist: JMW Turner
Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing a Whitstable Hoy, aka The Pilot Boat, and The Red Cap, c1809. Painting on display at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

A Goldendoodle with snow on its nose

Aerial of the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Blitz in London -- ambulance at Ladywell, Lewisham, WW2
Blitz in London -- an ambulance and rescue workers in the Ladywell area of Lewisham, SE13, where houses were demolished by a parachute bomb, 18 September 1940

Civil Air Display- 1920S
A poster for The Civil Air Display with Royal Air Force Assistance held at the Brooklands motor racing circuit at Weybridge

Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1864. King Edward III, (1312- 1377) standing on a hillside refusing succour to his son Edward the Black Prince, (1330-1376)) at the at the Battle of Crecy

Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus. Artist: Sosias
A Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is binding the wounds of Patroclus. Currently in the Berlin Greek and Roman Museum

Union Workhouse, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Halifax Union workhouse on Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire. After 1930, it became St Johns Public Assistance Institution

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773. Artist: Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787)
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Portrait of a Black Labrador Retriever sitting by some yellow flowers

Illustration of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig climbing Mt. Everest wearing oxygen masks

Billinsgate Porters
circa 1925: Fish porters at Billingsgate market with their flat hats which help them balance the crates on their heads. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Middlesex Fire Brigade in the London Fire Brigade area
Mutual assistance took place where a nearby fire brigade would attend a fire in the London Fire Brigade area, or vice-versa

Deep sea diver at work
A deep sea diver at work, assisted by a colleague. 1965

Two Labrador Retrievers standing in a field of poppies at Antelope Valley California
Two Labrador Retrievers standing in a field of poppies at Antelope Valley, California

Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge at dusk, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Detail of the Parthenon, Acropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Athens, Greece, Europe

RAF Sea King Helicopter crew attend a mountain rescue incident in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Holding hands
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Mans hand holding childs hand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

The Happy Prince - by Oscar Wilde. In a town where a lot of poor people are suffering, a lonely swallow meets the statue of the late " Happy Prince"

Wild flowers on the cliffs above South Stack lighthouse at sunset, South Stack, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The famous Lickey incline between Bromsgrove and Blackwell, Worcestershire, 1935
The famous Lickey incline between Bromsgrove and Blackwell, Worcestershire, on the L.M.S. Bristol to Birmingham line, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Three German Shepherd puppies sitting in a row on Southwestern blankets

Golfers on golf course, woman preparing to strike, caddy standing nearby

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline at dusk, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge at dusk, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Sunset on Kallur Lighthouse on Kalsoy island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923. Artist: Elizaveta Sergeevna Kruglikova
Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923

Austria, Vienna, Painting of Performance of Franz Peter Schubert in Josef von Spauns House
Austria - 19th century. Exibition of Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) in Josef Von Spauns House. Detail

Popes Villa, Twickenham: The Outing, c1819. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Popes Villa, Twickenham: The Outing, c1819. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Brighton Belle
Martha Gunn an elderly woman who helps women bathers into the sea in Brighton, Sussex. Original Artwork: Artist - Robert Dighton (1752 - 1814) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother
Help Wanted !! Humorous Mutoscope postcard featuring an attractive young lady in a spot of bother as her pet dog dashes off in the wrong direction (the lead causing a skirt mishap)

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Roman amphitheatre, Pula, Croatia, Europe

Beachy Head and the Belle Tout lighthouse at dusk, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

La Fontaines Fables - Fox and the Goat
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fox and the Goat

Long exposure at blue hour at Kermorvan Lighthouse, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse by night, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

A Railway Revolution, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Railway Revolution, 1874. A large lady seeks advice from the Railway guard at St Pancras. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 10, 1874

Indian Medicine Men At Work
An American Indian medicine man wears a bear skin and waves a decorated pole and disc as his assistants tend to a sick barechested woman as other interested parties look on, 18th Century

Man welcoming chefs, smiling

Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork Spoon Scissors Saw Can Opener Corkscrew Screwdriver Awl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Black and white digital illustration surform rasp

Ludgate Circus
3rd January 1914: A policeman stops the traffic and helps pedestrians to cross the road at Ludgate Circus in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Mountain rescue team members in the Scottish Highlands
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighbourhood, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Picture set to accompany Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather

The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Good Samaritan, 1622. Creator: Workshop of Domenico Fetti
The Good Samaritan, 1622

Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624. Creator: Francois de Nome
Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624

Gen. Powell Clayton, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Powell Clayton, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Eilean Glas lighthouse, Isle of Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Pink Granite Coast (Cote de Granit Rose), Ploumanac'h, Perros-Guirec, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Cap Frehel, Plevenon, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877
3479861 Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877; (add.info.: Female ward at the Westminster Union (Workhouse). Old women (aged female paupers) sewing, 1877.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479647 Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse)

19th century illustration of girl posting letter
673397 19th century illustration of girl posting letter; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Posting a letter); Universal History Archive/UIG

Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479646 Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890
3665727 Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England, 1895
3480141 Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England, 1895; (add.info.: Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England

Trench barber postcard World War I (postcard)
673420 Trench barber postcard World War I (postcard); Universal History Archive/UIG

Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890
3665735 Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Windsor union workhouse, 1841
3480133 Windsor union workhouse, 1841; (add.info.: Windsor union workhouse, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Poor house, 1833
3480143 Poor house, 1833; (add.info.: Poor house (workhouses) in England, 1833.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith
3480134 Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith; (add.info.: Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith)

Workhouse inmates, 1884
3479644 Workhouse inmates, 1884; (add.info.: Workhouse inmates, England, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The unrecognised visitor, Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses, 1860
3479510 The unrecognised visitor, Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses, 1860; (add.info.: Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s)

19th century, French, illustration, showing the birth of Jesus, c.1820
3666125 19th century, French, illustration, showing the birth of Jesus, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century, French, illustration, showing the birth of Jesus. Circa 1820.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Autumn, 1921 (watercolour, gouache and metallic gold paint, with arched top)
827408 Autumn, 1921 (watercolour, gouache and metallic gold paint, with arched top) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 35.5x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn. Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)

Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810
FLO5000695 Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895
3479860 Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479645 Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s, 1860
3479508 Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s, 1860; (add.info.: Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s)

Rochdale Union Workhouse, 1876
3480142 Rochdale Union Workhouse, 1876; (add.info.: Rochdale Union Workhouse, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, new building on 24 acres: 1876)

Merchant using calculating table in form of abacus, 1630 (engraving)
2603870 Merchant using calculating table in form of abacus, 1630 (engraving); (add.info.: Merchant and his clerk using a calculating table built as a form of abacus)

Lifeboat of Royal National Lifeboat Institution
864138 Lifeboat of Royal National Lifeboat Institution; (add.info.: Lifeboat in the livery of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in heavy seas returning from a rescue mission)

American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918
American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. American soldiers carrying wounded troops onto hospital train at Horreville, France, April 27, 1918

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. N.E
Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Mabel E. Harlow, the wife of Edward Howland Robinson "Ned" Green with dog Caesar and sign reading: "Belgian war dog

Germans helping refugees returning to Antwerp, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans helping refugees returning to Antwerp, 1914. German soldiers on train tracks carrying bundle for Belgian refugees in Antwerp, Belgium during World War I

French succoring wounded German, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French succoring wounded German, 1914. French Moroccan soldiers, between Villeroy and Neufmoutiers, France, caring for a wounded German soldier during World War I

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"Assistance: A Timeless Act of Compassion and Support" Jesus Healing The Sick: In the midst of pain, a divine touch brings hope and healing to those in need. A Goldendoodle with snow on its nose: Even our furry friends offer assistance, reminding us that love knows no bounds. Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus by Sosias: True friendship extends beyond boundaries, as one lends support to the other in times of struggle. Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773 by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni: Forgiveness and assistance go hand in hand, welcoming lost souls back into the embrace of love. Blitz in London - ambulance at Ladywell, Lewisham, WW2: Amidst chaos and destruction, brave paramedics rush to provide aid and comfort to those affected by war's horrors. Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing a Whitstable Hoy by JMW Turner: Communities unite as fishermen extend their helping hands during treacherous waters for a safer journey home. Aerial view of the lighthouse at Cap de Formentor, Mallorca: Guiding ships through stormy seas since ages past – an unwavering beacon offering guidance when it is most needed. Civil Air Display - 1920s: Pilots soar through the skies showcasing their skills while also serving as guardians from above during times both peaceful and turbulent. Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864) by James William Edmund Doyle : Sometimes even familial bonds are tested; yet amidst conflict emerges resilience that fuels growth towards self-reliance Billingsgate Porters : Strong backs bear heavy loads; these unsung heroes ensure goods reach their destination with tireless dedication each day Union Workhouse, Halifax, West Yorkshire.