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Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in St. Paul's Cathedral, Jun 6, 1850. Creator: Unknown
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Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in St. Paul's Cathedral, Jun 6, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in St. Paul's Cathedral, [London], Jun 6, 1850....never did the sunbeams which occasionally streamed through the vaulted dome seem so much like the golden ladder on which the "angels of God ascended and descended"...as when they shone for a few moments upon the heads of those thousands of children...It was a sight that went home to every heart, and made an Englishman proud of the land of his birth, to know that hundreds of those children, who were fatherless and motherless, were watched over and tended by the Angel of Charity....to see those thousands of clean and neatly-clad children...the girls...as if touched by the wand of some magician, raise or drop their thousands of snow-white aprons at the self-same instant of time, was like the sudden opening and folding of innumerable wings...'. From an article by Thomas Miller, in "Illustrated London News", 1850
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This photograph depicts the Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children, held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on June 6, 1850. The exact creator of this image remains unknown, but the scene it captures is one that was described in great detail by Thomas Miller in an article published in the Illustrated London News that same year. The Anniversary Meeting was an annual event organized to provide support and care for fatherless and motherless children in London. On this particular day, the sunbeams streaming through the cathedral's vaulted dome seemed to transform into a golden ladder, reaching up to the heavens as they illuminated the heads of the thousands of children in attendance. Miller's account of the event paints a vivid picture of the children, who were dressed in clean and neat clothing, with the girls wearing snow-white aprons. The sight was said to be one that went straight to the heart, making every Englishman proud of his country and the Angel of Charity that watched over these children in need. The photograph captures a moment of stillness and reverence, with the children raising and lowering their aprons in unison, creating an ethereal effect reminiscent of the opening and closing of wings. This image serves as a poignant reminder of the power of charity and the impact it can have on the lives of those in need.
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