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Helped Collection (#3)

From historical figures to iconic moments, the power of 'helped' resonates through time. Rosa Luxemburg's unwavering spirit helped pave the way for social justice

Background imageHelped Collection: The dramas of the sea, crew of an Italian steamer shipwrecked in the Gulf of Viscaya

The dramas of the sea, crew of an Italian steamer shipwrecked in the Gulf of Viscaya... (colour litho)
2815170 The dramas of the sea, crew of an Italian steamer shipwrecked in the Gulf of Viscaya... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of the sea)

Background imageHelped Collection: The dramas of the mines, the liberation of three workers who were buried forty-four days at 300

The dramas of the mines, the liberation of three workers who were buried forty-four days at 300... (colour litho)
2815083 The dramas of the mines, the liberation of three workers who were buried forty-four days at 300... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: Landing passengers, Clovelly (colour photo)

Landing passengers, Clovelly (colour photo)
3093920 Landing passengers, Clovelly (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing passengers, Clovelly)

Background imageHelped Collection: A gentleman, stepping out, lifted me up, and helped me into his shop (engraving)

A gentleman, stepping out, lifted me up, and helped me into his shop (engraving)
3629056 A gentleman, stepping out, lifted me up, and helped me into his shop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gentleman, stepping out, lifted me up)

Background imageHelped Collection: A heroic rescue on the Milano-Erba-Asso line (colour litho)

A heroic rescue on the Milano-Erba-Asso line (colour litho)
2809125 A heroic rescue on the Milano-Erba-Asso line (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic rescue on the Milano-Erba-Asso line)

Background imageHelped Collection: Arrival Of Maestro And Mascagni Orchestra In New York, The Policemen Protect Mascagni Against

Arrival Of Maestro And Mascagni Orchestra In New York, The Policemen Protect Mascagni Against... (colour litho)
2798617 Arrival Of Maestro And Mascagni Orchestra In New York, The Policemen Protect Mascagni Against... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: The dramas of the high mountains, the difficult rescue of a French soldier on the borders of Italy

The dramas of the high mountains, the difficult rescue of a French soldier on the borders of Italy (colour litho)
2815245 The dramas of the high mountains, the difficult rescue of a French soldier on the borders of Italy (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: The loss of the French warship Nive that brought troops to Morocco... (colour litho)

The loss of the French warship Nive that brought troops to Morocco... (colour litho)
2815079 The loss of the French warship Nive that brought troops to Morocco... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelped Collection: The dramas of the mountain, 81-year-old saved in the Upper Stura Valley after a night spent in

The dramas of the mountain, 81-year-old saved in the Upper Stura Valley after a night spent in the snow (colour litho)
2814957 The dramas of the mountain, 81-year-old saved in the Upper Stura Valley after a night spent in the snow (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: Among the tasks of the new New York mounted police is also that of rescuing the knights

Among the tasks of the new New York mounted police is also that of rescuing the knights... (colour litho)
2783605 Among the tasks of the new New York mounted police is also that of rescuing the knights... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: The Duce vibrates the first strike of a pickaxe to clear the area destined for the Mole Littoria

The Duce vibrates the first strike of a pickaxe to clear the area destined for the Mole Littoria that... (colour litho)
2778334 The Duce vibrates the first strike of a pickaxe to clear the area destined for the Mole Littoria that... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: The Duce among the soldiers of Italy (colour litho)

The Duce among the soldiers of Italy (colour litho)
2778183 The Duce among the soldiers of Italy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duce among the soldiers of Italy)

Background imageHelped Collection: Say hello to Littorias first grain! the Duce shouted to those who accompanied her, days are

Say hello to Littorias first grain! the Duce shouted to those who accompanied her, days are... (colour litho)
2778179 Say hello to Littorias first grain! the Duce shouted to those who accompanied her, days are... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageHelped Collection: The Kings Dinner to the Poor in the Bishops Park, Fulham, the Visit of the Prince

The Kings Dinner to the Poor in the Bishops Park, Fulham, the Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales (litho)
1040942 The Kings Dinner to the Poor in the Bishops Park, Fulham, the Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales (litho) by Scott

Background imageHelped Collection: Poignant moment as Amethyst wounded arrive at St. Martin-in-the-Field for the short

Poignant moment as Amethyst wounded arrive at St. Martin-in-the-Field for the short, simple thanksgiving service that was held there

Background imageHelped Collection: Communard forces reinforcing their position at Montmartre

Communard forces reinforcing their position at Montmartre, digging trenches and placing cannon. Leftwing National Guard soldiers supported the Commune and helped to hold Montmartre

Background imageHelped Collection: HELPING FALLEN CLIMBER

HELPING FALLEN CLIMBER
A climber who has fallen into a crevasse is helped out by two mountaineers. Date: circa 1930

Background imageHelped Collection: TORPEDOED CREW HELPED

TORPEDOED CREW HELPED
Italian submarine helps crew of torpedoed English ship to reach Azores in safety Date: September 1940

Background imageHelped Collection: Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me (Churchill)

Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me (Churchill)
Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me - Winston Churchill. Colonial headgear is very becoming - but on the small side as usual! Date: 1921

Background imageHelped Collection: ANTIQUE SHOP (CBOX)

ANTIQUE SHOP (CBOX)
Customers inspect some of the goods in the shop (helped by the owner). Date: 1875

Background imageHelped Collection: ACTRESSES DRESSINGROOM

ACTRESSES DRESSINGROOM
Actresses doing a quick change in their dressing room, helped by their dressers Date: circa 1895

Background imageHelped Collection: Hawker Tempest V -developed from the Typhoon, the Tempe

Hawker Tempest V -developed from the Typhoon, the Tempest helped counter the dreaded V-1

Background imageHelped Collection: Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine

Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine
" Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum

Background imageHelped Collection: William James Glackens Bathing Hour Chester Nova Scotia

William James Glackens Bathing Hour Chester Nova Scotia
William James Glackens: The Bathing Hour, Chester, Nova Scotia, William James Glackens, 1910, Oil on canvas, William Glackens spent the summer of 1910 in Chester, Nova Scotia

Background imageHelped Collection: Peasant Fair Country Fair Farm Fair front inn

Peasant Fair Country Fair Farm Fair front inn
Peasant Fair, Country Fair, Farm Fair. In front of an inn, farmers dance to the music of a bagpipe player. Large groups are eating and drinking at long tables on the left and right

Background imageHelped Collection: Merry Homecoming Merry Housewife drunk man helped

Merry Homecoming Merry Housewife drunk man helped
The Merry Homecoming, The Merry Housewife. A drunk man is helped in the direction of a barge by an older man and a woman. In the boat sits a mother with a child in her breast

Background imageHelped Collection: Descent Cross Passion Christ series title Passionis et resurrectionis

Descent Cross Passion Christ series title Passionis et resurrectionis
Descent from the Cross Passion of Christ (series title) Passionis et resurrectionis (series title), The body of Christ is taken off the cross by Nicodemus and Joseph, both on a ladder

Background imageHelped Collection: physician human four forms series title middle

physician human four forms series title middle
The physician as a human being The four forms of the physician (series title), In the middle a physician holding a pair of tweezers and a miniature heart. The instruments of medicine surround him

Background imageHelped Collection: Fallen General demise Russian General General fallen

Fallen General demise Russian General General fallen
Fallen General The demise of a Russian General, A General fallen from his horse is helped by his men. In the background a battle is going on, battle (cavalry, horsemen), Gerardus Emaus de Micault

Background imageHelped Collection: Circumcision Ishmael Abraham circumcises son Ishmael

Circumcision Ishmael Abraham circumcises son Ishmael
Circumcision of Ishmael, Abraham circumcises his son Ishmael, helped by members of his family. In the foreground a man who has just been circumcised (Gen. 17:23)

Background imageHelped Collection: Punchinello Helped Chair Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Punchinello Helped Chair Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Punchinello Is Helped to a Chair; Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727 - 1804); Italy; about 1791; Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, and black chalk; 35.4 × 47 cm (13 15, 16 × 18 1)

Background imageHelped Collection: Uncle Sam figure promises help to Lafayette

Uncle Sam figure promises help to Lafayette
In 1778 at Yorktown, the French forces, with whom Lafayette served as a Major-General, helped in the defeat of the British in the War of Independence. Now it was time for America to repay the debt

Background imageHelped Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC of No 252 Squadron in Libya

Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC of No 252 Squadron in Libya Initially deployed to Malta in early 1941, Beaufighters helped sweep Rommels forces from North Africa

Background imageHelped Collection: Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1915

Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1915
A Certificate from the Overseas Club on Empire Day 1915. Inscribed.This is to Certify that Annie Matthews - 1915 - has helped to send some Comfort and Happiness to the brave Sailors

Background imageHelped Collection: A Certificate from the Overseas Club in 1916

A Certificate from the Overseas Club in 1916. Inscribed A Signal Wish from the School Children of the Empire who sent Christmas Gifts to Our Brave Soldiers and Sailors

Background imageHelped Collection: The famous 4 days retreat from Mons

The famous 4 days retreat from Mons. How the wounded helped the wounded between Le Cateau and Landrecies. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageHelped Collection: Suez Canal Opened 1869

Suez Canal Opened 1869
The procession of boats, one of which carries the French Emperor, passes El Guist, watched by thousands - many of whom are doubtless workers who helped build the Canal

Background imageHelped Collection: Bird Catching from Below. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats

Bird Catching from Below. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

Background imageHelped Collection: Advert for Beechams Pills 1886

Advert for Beechams Pills 1886
Used in the Palace by Queen Victoria, in the cottage, at sea and when studying. Sold only at wholesale and retail, by the Proprietor, T. Beecham, chemist St. Heens, lancashire. 1886

Background imageHelped Collection: Woman trying on an array of hats in the Autumn sale 1909

Woman trying on an array of hats in the Autumn sale 1909
Edwardian woman sitting at a dressing table while a sales assistant helps her choose hats from the Autumn sale. 1909

Background imageHelped Collection: Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil

Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil - Distinguished and highly decorated soldier. As colonial administrator in Egypt and advisor to the Liberal government he helped to implement Army reforms (18671918)

Background imageHelped Collection: Caricature of A W Pinero, John Hare and W H Kendal

Caricature of A W Pinero, John Hare and W H Kendal
Caricature of A W Pinero (left, 1855-1934), John Hare (centre, 1844-1921) and William Hunter Kendal (right, 1843-1917), toasting the success of Pineros play, The Squire, at St Jamess Theatre, London

Background imageHelped Collection: Henry Fawcett and Wife

Henry Fawcett and Wife
HENRY FAWCETT - Blind English statesman, helped by his wife, Millicent (nee Garrett) Date: 1847 - 1884

Background imageHelped Collection: Three Interpreters

Three Interpreters
Men of many words: These three Belgian exhibition guides have helped hundreds of visitors at the Liege Exhibition, being able to speak seven languages! Date: 1930

Background imageHelped Collection: Thomas Chenery, Editor

Thomas Chenery, Editor
THOMAS CHENERY Eton-and-Cambridge educated lawyer, professor of Arabic, helped produce Revised Bible, Editor of The Times. Date: 1826 - 1884

Background imageHelped Collection: Abraham Baldwin

Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) American statesman, helped found the University of Georgia. Date: circa 1790

Background imageHelped Collection: Winter Rural Scene

Winter Rural Scene
A country home in winter : two women break up sticks for firewood, not much helped by a young man smoking a pipe, while two cows look on with interest. Date: circa 1850

Background imageHelped Collection: John of Capistrano

John of Capistrano
ST JOHN OF CAPISTRANO Franciscan monk, much employed in diplomacy : in 1456 he helped to defend Belgrade against the Turks. Date: 1386 - 1456




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From historical figures to iconic moments, the power of 'helped' resonates through time. Rosa Luxemburg's unwavering spirit helped pave the way for social justice. In 1887, an advert for Pears soap claimed it helped achieve radiant beauty. Douglas Bader, the fearless Flying Ace of WW2, proved that determination and resilience can help conquer any obstacle. The Luttrell Psalter from the 14th century depicts a blocked cart being pulled with collective effort - a reminder that unity helps overcome challenges. Joseph De Veuster, known as Damien, selflessly helped those afflicted by leprosy in Hawaii. Just like Joshua at Jericho who led his people to victory with divine help, Ste Louise De Marillac dedicated her life to helping the poor and marginalized. The Consolidated PBY-5 clad in drab livery during WWII exemplifies how technology aided rescue missions. In London 1908 Olympics Marathon Race, Hayes' indomitable spirit propelled him forward towards victory - proving that perseverance helps achieve greatness. Miss Mary Day Winn's assistance aboard LZ 129 Hindenburg highlights how teamwork ensures safe travel. During WW1, British Military Recruitment Posters encouraged individuals to join forces and defend their nation - emphasizing how every individual's contribution helps safeguard freedom. Lastly, the historic Olympics Marathon race of 1908 showcased athletes pushing their limits with mutual support along every step of the way. Through these diverse examples spanning centuries and continents, we witness humanity's innate ability to lend a hand when needed most – reminding us all that even small acts of kindness can make an immeasurable impact.