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Helping Collection (#10)

"Unleashing the Power of Helping: A Glimpse into Humanity's Compassion" "Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson: Cultivating a bond through nurturing hands

Background imageHelping Collection: Dog helping to find a woman lost in the snow (chromolitho)

Dog helping to find a woman lost in the snow (chromolitho)
7157169 Dog helping to find a woman lost in the snow (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog helping to find a woman lost in the snow)

Background imageHelping Collection: Poor homeless boy at a Christmas feast in the East End of London (chromolitho)

Poor homeless boy at a Christmas feast in the East End of London (chromolitho)
7157112 Poor homeless boy at a Christmas feast in the East End of London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Abandoned child Joseph Wilmot entering a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho)

Abandoned child Joseph Wilmot entering a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho)
7157107 Abandoned child Joseph Wilmot entering a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho)

Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho)
7157085 Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse)

Background imageHelping Collection: Parable of the Good Samaritan (chromolitho)

Parable of the Good Samaritan (chromolitho)
7157035 Parable of the Good Samaritan (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable of the Good Samaritan)

Background imageHelping Collection: British soldier leading his blinded comrade off the battlefield, World War I

British soldier leading his blinded comrade off the battlefield, World War I, 1914-1918 (colour litho)
7156985 British soldier leading his blinded comrade off the battlefield, World War I, 1914-1918 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageHelping Collection: Firemen training: practice descending a ladder carrying dummies (colour litho)

Firemen training: practice descending a ladder carrying dummies (colour litho)
7157439 Firemen training: practice descending a ladder carrying dummies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen training)

Background imageHelping Collection: Firemen rescuing people from a burning building (colour litho)

Firemen rescuing people from a burning building (colour litho)
7157434 Firemen rescuing people from a burning building (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen rescuing people from a burning building)

Background imageHelping Collection: First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association (litho)

First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association (litho)
7182005 First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association)

Background imageHelping Collection: Older children babysitting their younger brother and sister and doing a jigsaw puzzle (litho)

Older children babysitting their younger brother and sister and doing a jigsaw puzzle (litho)
7172649 Older children babysitting their younger brother and sister and doing a jigsaw puzzle (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving)

Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving)
7172377 Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Helping themselves (engraving)

Helping themselves (engraving)
7192850 Helping themselves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helping themselves)

Background imageHelping Collection: 'There was no help for it, he would be listened to'(engraving)

"There was no help for it, he would be listened to"(engraving)
7193751 " There was no help for it, he would be listened to" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " There was no help for it)

Background imageHelping Collection: Boy and girl looking into an old cannon (colour litho)

Boy and girl looking into an old cannon (colour litho)
7201761 Boy and girl looking into an old cannon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy and girl looking into an old cannon)

Background imageHelping Collection: Childbirth (woodcut)

Childbirth (woodcut)
7186200 Childbirth (woodcut) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childbirth. Illustration from Bilder-Lexicon Sexualwissenschaft (Verlag fur Kulturforschung)

Background imageHelping Collection: Retreat of Napoleons Grande Armee from Moscow, 1812 (engraving)

Retreat of Napoleons Grande Armee from Moscow, 1812 (engraving)
7201264 Retreat of Napoleons Grande Armee from Moscow, 1812 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat of Napoleons Grande Armee from Moscow, 1812)

Background imageHelping Collection: Untitled (oil on canvas)

Untitled (oil on canvas)
OVR371465 Untitled (oil on canvas) by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageHelping Collection: Poor homeless children enjoying a Punch and Judy show at a Dr Barnardos supper

Poor homeless children enjoying a Punch and Judy show at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157097 Poor homeless children enjoying a Punch and Judy show at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman

Background imageHelping Collection: Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving)

Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving)
7168768 Antonio Canova: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates rescuing Alcibiades)

Background imageHelping Collection: Onion for tears (colour litho)

Onion for tears (colour litho)
7151091 Onion for tears (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageHelping Collection: Advanced Life Saving Certificate awarded by the London Schools Swimming Association

Advanced Life Saving Certificate awarded by the London Schools Swimming Association, 1937 (colour litho)
7148824 Advanced Life Saving Certificate awarded by the London Schools Swimming Association, 1937 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageHelping Collection: The Children and their Rabbits (colour litho)

The Children and their Rabbits (colour litho)
7184054 The Children and their Rabbits (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Children and their Rabbits)

Background imageHelping Collection: Il Pecorone: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue (litho)

Il Pecorone: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue (litho)
7182498 Il Pecorone: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue)

Background imageHelping Collection: A French Red Cross Dog (colour litho)

A French Red Cross Dog (colour litho)
7181992 A French Red Cross Dog (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A French Red Cross Dog. Illustration for Chatterbox (1918).); © Look and Learn

Background imageHelping Collection: Girl escaping the jaws of a leopard (colour litho)

Girl escaping the jaws of a leopard (colour litho)
7201400 Girl escaping the jaws of a leopard (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl escaping the jaws of a leopard)

Background imageHelping Collection: Girl sounding the alarm bell to warn of a fire (colour litho)

Girl sounding the alarm bell to warn of a fire (colour litho)
7201398 Girl sounding the alarm bell to warn of a fire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl sounding the alarm bell to warn of a fire)

Background imageHelping Collection: Physical training (litho)

Physical training (litho)
7201352 Physical training (litho) by Bayros, Franz von (Choisy Le Conin) (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physical training)

Background imageHelping Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chien du Saint-Bernard; Alpine dog; Alpenhund (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chien du Saint-Bernard; Alpine dog; Alpenhund (engraving)
7195357 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chien du Saint-Bernard; Alpine dog; Alpenhund (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Saving the Chicago Express (colour litho)

Saving the Chicago Express (colour litho)
7181624 Saving the Chicago Express (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving the Chicago Express)

Background imageHelping Collection: A Kind Man (engraving)

A Kind Man (engraving)
7185158 A Kind Man (engraving) by Massani, Pompeo (1850-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kind Man. Illustration for La Croix Illustree, 1901.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHelping Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bateau (de sauvetage); Life-boat; Rettungsboot (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bateau (de sauvetage); Life-boat; Rettungsboot (engraving)
7194871 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bateau (de sauvetage); Life-boat; Rettungsboot (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: The 'Robins'Again! (engraving)

The "Robins"Again! (engraving)
7188237 The " Robins" Again! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Robins" Again)

Background imageHelping Collection: Parable, The Good Samaritan (colour litho)

Parable, The Good Samaritan (colour litho)
7181693 Parable, The Good Samaritan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable, The Good Samaritan)

Background imageHelping Collection: The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel (colour litho)

The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel (colour litho)
7181630 The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel)

Background imageHelping Collection: Fathers Dinner (colour litho)

Fathers Dinner (colour litho)
7184052 Fathers Dinner (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fathers Dinner. Illustration for The Prize, 1896.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHelping Collection: Firemen training: rescuing dummies from a burning tower (colour litho)

Firemen training: rescuing dummies from a burning tower (colour litho)
7157438 Firemen training: rescuing dummies from a burning tower (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen training)

Background imageHelping Collection: Dog howling to call help for a boy collapsed in the snow (chromolitho)

Dog howling to call help for a boy collapsed in the snow (chromolitho)
7157131 Dog howling to call help for a boy collapsed in the snow (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHelping Collection: Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos

Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho)
7157105 Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho) by English School

Background imageHelping Collection: Rescue of the old man of Dalry (engraving)

Rescue of the old man of Dalry (engraving)
7163796 Rescue of the old man of Dalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of the old man of Dalry)

Background imageHelping Collection: Helping His Mother (colour litho)

Helping His Mother (colour litho)
7151635 Helping His Mother (colour litho) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helping His Mother. One of a set of Sunday School cards, early 20th century)

Background imageHelping Collection: Boy helping his father lay a carpet (litho)

Boy helping his father lay a carpet (litho)
7172644 Boy helping his father lay a carpet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy helping his father lay a carpet)

Background imageHelping Collection: Elijah roused by an angel in the wilderness (engraving)

Elijah roused by an angel in the wilderness (engraving)
7172371 Elijah roused by an angel in the wilderness (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elijah roused by an angel in the wilderness (1 Kings 19)

Background imageHelping Collection: The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act I, Scene 2 (colour litho)

The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act I, Scene 2 (colour litho)
7155982 The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act I, Scene 2 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: " She did confine thee)

Background imageHelping Collection: Hagar Giving Ishmael Water from the Miraculous Well in the Desert (oil on canvas)

Hagar Giving Ishmael Water from the Miraculous Well in the Desert (oil on canvas)
7076600 Hagar Giving Ishmael Water from the Miraculous Well in the Desert (oil on canvas) by Landon, Charles Paul (1769-1826); 75x113 cm; Private Collection

Background imageHelping Collection: St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, carrying the infant Christ across the river (engraving)

St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, carrying the infant Christ across the river (engraving)
7147666 St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, carrying the infant Christ across the river (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Christopher)

Background imageHelping Collection: Certificate issued to schoolchildren of the British Empire for sending Christmas gifts to members

Certificate issued to schoolchildren of the British Empire for sending Christmas gifts to members of the armed forces
7148807 Certificate issued to schoolchildren of the British Empire for sending Christmas gifts to members of the armed forces during World War I, 1916 (chromolitho) by English School

Background imageHelping Collection: Timely Help (colour litho)

Timely Help (colour litho)
7181984 Timely Help (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timely Help. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

Background imageHelping Collection: Andromeda (colour litho)

Andromeda (colour litho)
7150475 Andromeda (colour litho) by Coessin de la Fosse, Charles Alexandre (1829-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda)




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"Unleashing the Power of Helping: A Glimpse into Humanity's Compassion" "Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson: Cultivating a bond through nurturing hands. " "Boy with sugar beet: Small acts of kindness sow seeds for a brighter future. " "Deep sea diver at work: Going to great depths to lend a helping hand. " "Amy Johnson towing Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938: Soaring together towards new heights of assistance. " "Sailors rescued during First World War: When humanity becomes the lifeboat in times of turmoil. " "After the Bath, 1908 by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida: The tender touch that heals and uplifts. " "Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling: Our duty to mend what we've damaged together. " "Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing with grace and support from others around her. " "The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho): Guiding principles that shape us into compassionate helpers. " "Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus carry his Cross (colour litho): Sharing burdens strengthens our collective spirit. " "'Helping The Hanging Man To Die' - Gustave Dore's poignant reminder that empathy extends even in difficult moments. " "'A common council beast returning from a turtle feast, c1775': Uniting communities through shared efforts. " In this diverse collection of images, we witness the profound impact one another across different contexts and eras – be it tending gardens or rescuing lives amidst war-torn seas; whether it is lending strength during personal struggles or supporting societal change. These snapshots remind us that compassion knows no boundaries – transcending time, social status, or cultural differences – as humans have always found solace in the act of helping.