Charitable Collection (#12)

St. Anne, Accompanied by the Virgin Mary, Giving Alms (oil on canvas)
XIR221450 St. Anne, Accompanied by the Virgin Mary, Giving Alms (oil on canvas) by Letin, Jacques de (1597-1661); 197x145 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans

Edward VI (1537-53) Granting the Charter to Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals in 1553
XJF124597 Edward VI (1537-53) Granting the Charter to Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals in 1553 (oil on canvas) (b&w photo) (see also 111677) by English School

Charity, 1777 (oil on canvas)
XIR216667 Charity, 1777 (oil on canvas) by Wille, Pierre Alexandre (1748-1821); 120x77 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; French, out of copyright

Louis XVI (1754-93) Distributing Alms to the Peasants in 1788, engraved by A. Lefevre
XIR213963 Louis XVI (1754-93) Distributing Alms to the Peasants in 1788, engraved by A. Lefevre (engraving) by Hersent, Louis (1777-1860) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Charity of the Fishmongers (w / c on paper)
XIR212515 The Charity of the Fishmongers (w/c on paper) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 33x48 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Charity, c. 1611 (oil on canvas)
XAL208643 Charity, c.1611 (oil on canvas) by Schedoni, Bartolomeo (c.1570-1615); Museo e Gallerie Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Triptych depicting Pieta between St. Martin and St. Catherine, 1475 (oil on panel)
XIR197121 Triptych depicting Pieta between St. Martin and St. Catherine, 1475 (oil on panel) by Brea, Ludovico (c.1450-1523); Church of Cimiez, Nice

Clothing - Air Raid Victims - Queen Elizabeth & Lady Reading
Inspecting a clothes distribution scheme for Air Raid victims (which have arrived in Britain from New Zealand) - a visit by Queen Elizabeth & Eva Violet Isaacs (neaMond), Marchioness of Reading

Manaus, Brazil - The Beneficiente Hospital built by the Portuguese Benevolent Society. Date: circa 1910s

Unity between British Royalty and the French Goverment
Patriotic Postcard produced for the charitable benefit of Young soldiers and French charitable Institutions - depicts the King and Queen of England (King George VI (1895-1952)

Boer War - Charity Fundraiser for Widows and Fatherless
The Boer Wars - Charity Fundraiser in South Croydon, London for Widows and Fatherless Children - decorated horse tram. Date: circa 1901

Generous donation to a tramp as well as a doorman
Generous donation from a smart young gent to a tramp as well as a doorman - " I must hand it to you". Date: circa 1940s

18, 000 farthings for London Slum Childrens Breakfasts
18, 000 farthings collected in 1907 by R Arnold of 15 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells, Kent for the charitable purchase of London Slum Childrens Breakfasts. Date: 1907

American Red Cross in Britain - Combined Operations, 1943 - decking the Christmas Tree. Date: 1943

Country Tramp dismayed at only available activity being work
" Poor Man! And can t you find anything to do?" " Nothing but Work, Liddy." Date: 1898

Cheeky London vagrant asks a smart lady for a kiss. " I never give money away on the street." " Well, then, give us a kiss Lydie." !!! Date: circa 1897

Drunk writer refuses tract from a benevolent lady - Irony
Drunk refuses temperance tract from a benevolent lady, unaware that her sizzled target was actually the author of the aforementioned words of wisdom - wonderfully ironic cartoon by Phil May

Sir John Denton French - WWI - Belgian Relief Funds
Sir John Denton French (1852-1925) - British Military General during WWI. Pictured on a postcard requesting contributions for the Charitable Belgian Relief Funds in 1915. Date: 1915

La Journee du Pas-de-Calais Charity card - WWI
A postcard relating to a charity drive in the Pas de Calais region in France, calling on to the generosity of the public. Repeated several times in about 700 communes in the department during World

Women in fancy dress collecting for charity
Three women in fancy dress collecting for The Romford Cottage Hospital, Essex. Date: circa 1933

A gift to Brightons poor. Mrs B N Southall ( Mayoress ) presenting a Christmas gift to Mr George L Day, aged 86. 23 December 1920

The distribution of Ducketts Charity ( charity for people who have been in service ) at St Andrews Holborn, London. The Reverend E C Bedford ( Rector ) and Miss Kennett

British Charitable Work In Turkey, The Red Cross

British Charitable Work In Turkey-a Hospital Nurse

British Charitable Work In Turkey - Blessing A Floating Hospital On The Danube At Giurgevo

Franco-Prussian War: A charitable gifts distribution

Whitgifts almshouses, 19th century
Whitgifts almshouses. 19th-century artwork of the almshouses erected in Croydon, England, in the 1590s under the direction of John Whitgift (c.1530-1604), Archbishop of Canterbury

Lewis Carroll cot at Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital
The Lewis Carroll cot at Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, London. The cot was one of many sponsored by charitable benefactors

Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2
A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort

NFS mobile kitchen in use, WW2
These mobile kitchens, presented to the NFS (London Region No 5), were donated by the Canadian Red Cross

Fire Service benevolent fund Christmas gifts, WW2
A collection of Christmas gifts to be given to London firemen and firewomen hospitalised over the Christmas period

Toys made for local children on display, sub-station 80V
Toys and play park amusements made by firefighters on display at the fire sub-station in Aristotle Road, Clapham SW4, before being given to local children in need

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle, WW2
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, this mobile kitchen unit is displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1

Pecs, Hungary - Charitable Womens Association Building
This building was built for the purposes of Pecs (Hungary) Charitable Womens Association in 1905. The architect was Andor Pilch. Date: circa 1906

Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, Essex
The first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884

Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor of London
The Lady Mayoress watched by the Lord Mayor of London handing a Way Bill to one of the carmen who took hampers arranged by Sir William Treloar to the homes of disabled children

The Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, North London

Sir William Treloar distributing Christmas gifts
Sir William Purdie Treloar (1843-1923) distributing Christmas gifts to the poor. He began his annual charitable activities in the East End of London by the distribution of Christmas hampers to poor

Fruiterers Sports Day, Crystal Palace, London

Church Army Banquet at the Marylebone Baths
Nearly 500 poor people who enjoyed Christmas fayre at the Marylebone Baths in London provided by the Church Army at an event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Fife. Date: 1904

Medinah Temple Chicago
Medinah Temple, the Chicago headquarters of the Shriners order, a Masonic-style organisation noted for charitable works. Date: 1916

Civil Service Christmas Fair - Ministry of Health
Toys collected for Childrens Charities at the Civil Service Christmas Fair - Ministry of Health section. An incredible assemblage! Date: circa 1930s

Swedish Missionaries to the Congo - Sarah Andersson and Oskar Andersson Date: circa 1910s

National Amusement - The Bus Kitchen 1918
If the ministry of food carries out its latest scheme, there should be plenty of excitement in getting ones dinner from the travelling food kichens

When national kichens come in bulk! 1918
National Kitchens opened in the First World War to help poor people get hot food. Date: 1918

Group photo, Dr Berrys Serbian Mission
A group photograph of Austrian prisoners and their nurses at Dr James Berrys Serbian Mission, a Red Cross Unit in Serbia during the First World War

Holy Cross Hospital
Holy Cross, or the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, was founded between 1132 and 1136 by Henry de Blois and has become Britains oldest charitable institution. Date: 12th century

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at a bookstall
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947), second wife of the deposed Kaiser Wilhelm II. Seen here at a bookstall in Doorn, Netherlands

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