Homelessness Collection (page 7)

Bindles on shady side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bindles on shady side of Pastime Cafe. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Bindle stiff, used to be logger, Side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Bindle stiff, used to be logger. Side of Pastime Cafe. Idle three weeks before opening of the Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Possibly: Idle men seated in shade on the other side... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
[Untitled, possibly related to: Idle men seated in shade on the other side of Pastime Cafe, three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake.]

Idle men seated in shade on the other side of... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Idle men seated in shade on the other side of Pastime Cafe, three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Single man, three weeks before opening of Klamath... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Single man, three weeks before the opening of the Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Camped in the rain behind billboard... on U.S. 99, near Famosa, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camped in the rain behind billboard: three families, fourteen children. On U.S. 99. Near Famosa [or Vamosa], Kern County, California

Farm-reared youth with no opportunity on the farm... Kern County, Calififornia, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm-reared youth with no opportunity on the farm, now travelling single among the migrants. Kern County, Calififornia

Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant. Twenty-five year old itinerant, originally from Oregon. " On the road eight years, all over the country, every state in the union

Looking east down the railroad track, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Looking east down the railroad track, near Calipatria, California. Single men, itinerants with " bindles" waiting for the freight

On U. S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, en route to San Diego, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, en route to San Diego. Migrant man shaving by roadside

Fundraising campaign for Belgian Canal Boat Fund, pub. 1914-18 (colour litho)
1449086 Fundraising campaign for Belgian Canal Boat Fund, pub. 1914-18 (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belgian Canal Boat Fund)

The Week of Little Street Urchins, charity poster, 1930 (colour litho)
MTL205881 The Week of Little Street Urchins, charity poster, 1930 (colour litho) by Poulbot, Francisque (1879-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Semaine des Petits Poulbots; ); French

The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief)
LRI4586525 The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief) by Buglioni, Santi (1494-1576); Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia

The Slum, poster from the Ministere de la Sante Publique, 1936 (colour litho)
MTL205880 The Slum, poster from the Ministere de la Sante Publique, 1936 (colour litho) by Poulbot, Francisque (1879-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: help us to eradicate slums)

The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief)
LRI4586509 The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief) by Buglioni, Santi (1494-1576); Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia

At a Paris homeless shelter (colour litho)
2795564 At a Paris homeless shelter (colour litho) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a Paris homeless shelter. A l asile de nuit)

The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief)
LRI4586510 The Seven Works of Mercy, shelter the homeless, 1526-1528) (low Terracotta relief) by Buglioni, Santi (1494-1576); Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia

Caricature in L Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting an old sick homeless vagrant
5617104 Caricature in L Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting an old sick homeless vagrant by Naudin, Bernard (1876-1946); Universal History Archive/UIG

Caricature in L Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor homeless worker
5617101 Caricature in L Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor homeless worker by Naudin, Bernard (1876-1946); Universal History Archive/UIG

Vagabond
2093136 Vagabond by Eichler, Reinhold Max (1872-1947); (add.info.: Illustration de R.M. Coll. Part. Agriculture. Farmer back from the field, the tramp stay at night without a home)

Scripture reading in night refuge for homeless people, engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-83), c. 1872 (engraving)
3245511 Scripture reading in night refuge for homeless people, engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-83), c.1872 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Found in the street, poor homeless children, engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-83), c. 1872 (engraving)
3245514 Found in the street, poor homeless children, engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-83), c.1872 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Victorian London - Found in the Street
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A homeless orphan is cared for in a refuge after being found in the street circa 1870

Victorian London - Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A missionary reads from the bible to homeless people in a night refuge, circa 1870."

Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs (chromolitho)
7157147 Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs)

Poor homeless child knocking on the door of a Dr Barnardos home (engraving)
7157118 Poor homeless child knocking on the door of a Dr Barnardos home (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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)

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)

Outside the Church (oil on canvas)
898832 Outside the Church (oil on canvas) by Spenlove-Spenlove, Frank (1866-1933); Musee d Art et d Industrie, Roubaix, France; (add.info.: Out of the church.)

The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas)
OVR390565 The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 54x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

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

An Orphan Baby (colour litho)
7181897 An Orphan Baby (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Orphan Baby. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho)
7157116 Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho)
7157072 Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain)

Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157060 Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christmas Help to the Homeless (engraving)
7165825 Christmas Help to the Homeless (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Help to the Homeless)

Poverty in late Victorian Britain (chromolitho)
7157128 Poverty in late Victorian Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poverty in late Victorian Britain)

Poverty in Victorian Britain, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157063 Poverty in Victorian Britain, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poverty in Victorian Britain, late 19th Century)

A Recess on a London Bridge (oil on canvas)
7064916 A Recess on a London Bridge (oil on canvas) by Mulready, Augustus Edward (1844-c.1905); Private Collection

Poor homeless children sleeping in Covent Garden in Victorian London (chromolitho)
7157076 Poor homeless children sleeping in Covent Garden in Victorian London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Guests arriving at a Dr Barnardos New Years feast at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho)
7157101 Guests arriving at a Dr Barnardos New Years feast at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157095 Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Notre Dame, Chartres, 1839. Creator: Thomas Shotter Boys
Notre Dame, Chartres, 1839

Misery and splendor, 1908. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Misery and splendor, 1908

The "Crawlers", 1877. Creator: John Thomson
The " Crawlers", 1877. A work made of woodburytype, from the album " street life in london"

The "Crawlers", 1881. Creator: John Thomson
The " Crawlers", 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 15 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

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"Homelessness: A Glimpse into the Shadows of Society" In the heart of Kings Cross, London, lies a stark reminder of our society's struggle with homelessness - the Mount Pleasant Hotel. Once a place of refuge for those in need, it now stands as a haunting symbol of despair. As Christmas Day dawns upon us, we are reminded of Charles Dickens' poignant tale "Christmas Day in the Workhouse. " The Market Hill and former workhouse in Maldon serves as a chilling backdrop to this timeless story that sheds light on the plight faced by many during this festive season. Luke Fildes' masterpiece "Houseless and Hungry" captures the raw emotions experienced by those living on the streets. This powerful painting resonates deeply within our souls, urging us to confront our own indifference towards their suffering. Guiltcross Union Workhouse in Kenninghall, Norfolk stands as an embodiment of societal neglect. Its imposing walls witnessed countless lives stripped away from dignity and hope. It reminds us that compassion should never be confined within these cold confines. The Union Workhouse and Infirmary in Crumpsall, Manchester tells tales untold; stories etched into its very bricks, and is here where destitution met illness head-on – reminding us that homelessness knows no boundaries or mercy. Poplar Workhouse in East London whispers forgotten stories through its dilapidated corridors. Within these walls lie echoes of resilience amidst adversity – proof that even amidst darkness, flickers of hope can ignite change. ASC Barracks at Grove Park, Lewisham once sheltered soldiers but later became home to those without one. These barracks bear witness to lives uprooted by circumstance - calling for empathy rather than judgment from passersby. The East End Doss House remains an emblematic testament to survival against all odds. Amidst squalor and desperation lurks unwavering strength - proving that humanity can endure even in the harshest of conditions.