Pauper Collection (page 4)

Gang of children from the streets of the slums of Manhattan, New York, circa 1890. Coloured engraving 19th century
NWI4958557 Gang of children from the streets of the slums of Manhattan, New York, circa 1890. Coloured engraving 19th century.; (add.info)

French revolution: allegory dediee to the Third State. The Third State in the centre surrounds the Church
JEB4959982 French revolution: allegory dediee to the Third State. The Third State in the centre surrounds the Church and the Noblesse supporting an image of piety

Foyer de Mendiants in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, years 1870
NWI4960677 Foyer de Mendiants in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Technical school for indigent boys on 7th Avenue in New York (USA). Evening class at the centre for child workers
NWI4961462 Technical school for indigent boys on 7th Avenue in New York (USA). Evening class at the centre for child workers, 1890. Illustration 19th century

Goujet facing Gervaise became ugly and fat Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola 1884
ELD4953482 Goujet facing Gervaise became ugly and fat Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

Goujet et Beak Forging in front of Gervaise Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola 1884
ELD4953444 Goujet et Beak Forging in front of Gervaise Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Guillotiere district, rue de la Guillotiere, a barbarly organ player
LUX4792746 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Guillotiere district, rue de la Guillotiere, a barbarly organ player, 1907 - lingerie shop "A l'imperatrice de Russie"; (add.info)

The cicada and the ant. Chromolithography of the late 19th century
JAB5037029 The cicada and the ant. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: The cicada and the ant. Chromolithography of the late 19th century); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

THE GUEUX - The beggar rests on a stick engraving of 1632 with strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889810 THE GUEUX - The beggar rests on a stick engraving of 1632 with strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8

Les GUEUX - The beggar has the sebile engraving of 1632 with the eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13
JEB4889722 Les GUEUX - The beggar has the sebile engraving of 1632 with the eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8

Les GUEUX - La beggar au rosiare engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13
JEB4889486 Les GUEUX - La beggar au rosiare engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

Les GUEUX - La vieille aux chats engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8
JEB4889435 Les GUEUX - La vieille aux chats engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity
FLO4675881 The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity

The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives
FLO4675821 The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives and takes away the youngest of her children

La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1917_4_9: War of 14 -18, Childhood, Agriculture - Peasants - Illustration by
ICA4856359 La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1917_4_9: War of 14 -18, Childhood, Agriculture - Peasants - Illustration by Georges Leonnec (1881-1940); (add.info.: La Baionnette)

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Mascaras vinateras (wine merchants mascara). 1944-1945. Oil on canvas
CUL4864576 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Mascaras vinateras (wine merchants mascara). 1944-1945. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895
LUX4797561 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895
LUX4797560 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Royal Regate of Henley (or Henley on Thames, England), circa 1880. Spectators take a picnic on the bank in summer
NWI4961990 Royal Regate of Henley (or Henley on Thames, England), circa 1880. Spectators take a picnic on the bank in summer. Illustration 19th century

The godmother and Cinderella: illustration for the tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault
JAB5036986 The godmother and Cinderella: illustration for the tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: The godmother and Cinderella)

Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto, italy) Painting by Filippo Carcano (1840-1914) Private Collection
QUA5036583 Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto, italy) Painting by Filippo Carcano (1840-1914) Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto)

Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5037064 Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info.: Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian

View of a lady of the upper bourgeoisie and a woman of the small people, Haute Alsace
ELD4847967 View of a lady of the upper bourgeoisie and a woman of the small people, Haute Alsace, France 14th century (Woman of the bourgeoisie and woman of the lower classes in the 14th century)

France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863
LUX4731427 France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863; (add.info.: France)

Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B, 1919_4_12: War of 14 -18, Profit Profits
ICA4940334 Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B, 1919_4_12: War of 14 -18, Profit Profits, Pacifism - Clemenceau George Illustration by Maudet; (add.info.: Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B)

The widow Vignon and an old crippled woman, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835112 The widow Vignon and an old crippled woman, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The widow Vignon, mattress carder, and an old crippled woman she cares)

A couple of devoted servants adopt an orphan, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4834956 A couple of devoted servants adopt an orphan, 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A couple of devoted servants whose masters just died)

Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers
LUX4776943 Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers, including a few bums

Salvation Army members meeting people in need of help. Meeting of the members of the army of salvation and the needy
NWI4960319 Salvation Army members meeting people in need of help. Meeting of the members of the army of salvation and the needy, United States, 1880 (Christian mission of charity)

Coupeau a une crise de delirium tremens a l'hospitital sainte anne a Paris Illustration de "
ELD4953459 Coupeau a une crise de delirium tremens a l'hospitital sainte anne a Paris Illustration de " L'asommoir" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

Gervaise and Lantier finding Coupeau drunken-dead lying on the ground Illustration of " The darker" by Emile
ELD4953371 Gervaise and Lantier finding Coupeau drunken-dead lying on the ground Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola

La fete de la laundry or Gervaise celebrates its reussite Illustration of " L'obmoir" by Emile Zola 1884
ELD4953439 La fete de la laundry or Gervaise celebrates its reussite Illustration of " L'obmoir" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

The goose symbolizing Gervaise's reussite is decoupeed on the evening of the laundry party Illustration of
ELD4953431 The goose symbolizing Gervaise's reussite is decoupeed on the evening of the laundry party Illustration of "The darker" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

Gervaise meeting her lover Goujet Illustration of "The darker" by Emile Zola 1884
ELD4953388 Gervaise meeting her lover Goujet Illustration of "The darker" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

Coupeau falls from a roof is taken to the hospital Lariboisiere in Paris accompanied by his wife Gervaise Illustration
ELD4953318 Coupeau falls from a roof is taken to the hospital Lariboisiere in Paris accompanied by his wife Gervaise Illustration of "The darkening" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection;

Italian immigration: Neighbourhood in the Italian district of Mulberry Street in New York, United States, years 1870
NWI4957927 Italian immigration: Neighbourhood in the Italian district of Mulberry Street in New York, United States, years 1870

The character of the street singer or public crier (or beggar fiddler) under the Revolution
ELD4956342 The character of the street singer or public crier (or beggar fiddler) under the Revolution (French street singer or crier)

An Italian immigrant and a young boy picking up waste for soup, New York City (USA)
NWI4960851 An Italian immigrant and a young boy picking up waste for soup, New York City (USA), circa 1870 - Engraving colorisee 19th century

Immigrant families makeshift huts near Central Park, New York City, 1869. 19th century lithography
NWI4960749 Immigrant families makeshift huts near Central Park, New York City, 1869. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Immigrant families makeshift huts near Central Park, New York City, 1869)

Residents of a house of poverty (inmates for debt), queuing for dinner at the refecttoir
NWI4960742 Residents of a house of poverty (inmates for debt), queuing for dinner at the refecttoir, under the supervision of a guard, Randall's Island, Manhattan, New York City, circa 1870

Homeless accommodation in Manhattan, New York, circa 1870. Check-in of the dormitory at midnight by the manager
NWI4960035 Homeless accommodation in Manhattan, New York, circa 1870. Check-in of the dormitory at midnight by the manager

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895
LUX4797540 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: little sister of the poor, court with the clerge and employees, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

L'Hopital (hospice salle St Joseph), 19th century
LSE4077230 L'Hopital (hospice salle St Joseph), 19th century; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: L'Hopital (hospice salle St Joseph)

Immigrants to Ellis Island, New York, hoping to enter American soil, around 1900
NWI4890751 Immigrants to Ellis Island, New York, hoping to enter American soil, around 1900. A long wait after the crossing of the Atlantic of these families from all the countries of Europe

History of immigration in America: Immigrants stumble in the hold of a boat from New York to Boston, USA, 1870
NWI4890683 History of immigration in America: Immigrants stumble in the hold of a boat from New York to Boston, USA, 1870

History of Immigration in America: Family waiting to become American citizens in Ellis Island, New York, 1901
NWI4889849 History of Immigration in America: Family waiting to become American citizens in Ellis Island, New York, 1901. From photography.; (add.info.: History of Immigration in America)

Les GUEUX - Le beggar mangant engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8
JEB4889672 Les GUEUX - Le beggar mangant engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

LES GUEUX - Le beggar aux bequilles engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13
JEB4889530 LES GUEUX - Le beggar aux bequilles engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

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"Pauper: A Glimpse into the Lives of the Forgotten" Step back in time and discover the world of paupers, as depicted by Victor Hugo's iconic character Cosette in Les Miserables. From the Hollies Childrens Home in Sidcup, Kent to Guinness Lodging Houses in Lever Street, London, these places were once a refuge for those who had nowhere else to turn. Imagine spending Christmas Day in the workhouse, where hope was scarce but resilience prevailed. Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex offered solace and care to those without means. Market Hill and former workhouse in Maldon stands as a testament to an era when poverty was rampant. Park Hospital in Davyhulme, Manchester provided shelter for countless souls seeking comfort amidst destitution. In St Pelagias Home Highgate's children's playroom laughter echoed through walls that witnessed both hardship and innocence. The Union Workhouses of Wokingham, Berkshire and Wantage Oxfordshire were beacons of support for individuals struggling against adversity. Poplar Workhouse situated on East London's streets became synonymous with tales of survival amid harsh conditions. Warren Farm School nestled within Brighton Sussex aimed to provide education despite limited resources - nurturing young minds even amidst scarcity. These glimpses into history remind us that paupers were not merely statistics; they were real people with stories untold. Their struggles shaped society’s understanding of compassion and empathy towards our fellow human beings. Let us remember their plight so that we may continue striving towards a world where no one is left behind – a world where every person finds dignity regardless of their circumstances.