Homelessness Collection (page 3)

Engraving depicting homeless Londoners sleeping rough under a railway arch, 19th century
5308824 Engraving depicting homeless Londoners sleeping rough under a railway arch, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting homeless Londoners sleeping rough under a railway arch)

Beggar boy, 1891
3479529 Beggar boy, 1891; (add.info.: Little boy begging in a London street. From the Quiver, Cassel & Co, London. 1891.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Beggar boy, 1795
3479528 Beggar boy, 1795; (add.info.: Beggar boy being turned away by a righteous householder, circa 1795.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Beggar, 1850
3479525 A Beggar, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a Beggar approaching a middle class lady, seeking money. Woodcut illustration.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A homeless fakir or sacerdote, Bombay, India, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3575956 A homeless fakir or sacerdote, Bombay, India, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Bombay, India 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A blind man begging, 1850
3478675 A blind man begging, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a blind begging man. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A blind man begging, 1850
3478673 A blind man begging, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a blind begging man. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The drunkard's progress, 1846
1574988 The drunkard's progress, 1846; (add.info.: The drunkard's progress. Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress)

Family evicted from their home (b/w photo)
8672189 Family evicted from their home (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family evicted from their home)

Humanity lesson. Education of a young girl, c.1790 (engraving)
2069719 Humanity lesson. Education of a young girl, c.1790 (engraving) by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); (add.info.: Education. La lecon d'humanite. Coll. Part. Education. Humanity lesson)

Destitute women
5616491 Destitute women; (add.info.: Illustration depicting destitute women awaiting shelter for the night. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Children who were rescued from a 'baby farm'
5616432 Children who were rescued from a 'baby farm'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting children who were rescued from a 'baby farm' being cared for in the Society's refuge in)

An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding
5307949 An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding.; (add.info.: Engraving an elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding in his cellar. Dated 19th century)

The character Oliver Twist
5308170 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver pleading with the Magistrate not to allow the Parish to apprentice him to a chimney sweep)

Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck
FLO5000893 Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

John MacNally, a go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He lost both legs in an accident when an apprentice in Cork
FLO5000873 John MacNally, a go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He lost both legs in an accident when an apprentice in Cork. Rides a dog-drawn cart drawn by Boxer and Rover

Samuel Horsey, a famous go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He claimed to have both legs amputated by the surgeon
FLO5000858 Samuel Horsey, a famous go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He claimed to have both legs amputated by the surgeon John Abernathy in St. Bartholomew's Hospital

Blind Priscilla, the patchwork quilt-making industrious beggar of St. James, Clerkenwell
FLO5000825 Blind Priscilla, the patchwork quilt-making industrious beggar of St. James, Clerkenwell, in front of Spa-fields reservoir waterworks

Notorious blind beggar in costume of a survivor of the Battle of Waterloo with a portrait of a wounded sailor on his
FLO5000770 Notorious blind beggar in costume of a survivor of the Battle of Waterloo with a portrait of a wounded sailor on his chest

Street entertainer who mimicked bird song using a piece of tin in his mouth
FLO5003442 Street entertainer who mimicked bird song using a piece of tin in his mouth, while he pretended to play two tobacco pipes like a violin

Two bone pickers sitting on the stairs with a dog. One sews patches onto his patchwork coat of bits of old velvet
FLO5003421 Two bone pickers sitting on the stairs with a dog. One sews patches onto his patchwork coat of bits of old velvet, carpet, cloth, etc

Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station
NWI4960840 Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station, 1870s - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

The homeless in New York City. Orphans sharing a bed in a home for needy, on Water Street, Manhattan, New York City
NWI4960329 The homeless in New York City. Orphans sharing a bed in a home for needy, on Water Street, Manhattan, New York City, circa 1870

A tramp lighting a fire, 1850
3478316 A tramp lighting a fire, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a tramp lighting a fire ready to brew up a cup of tea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Selling old clothes at a Salvation Army Shelter for women (engraving)
8631390 Selling old clothes at a Salvation Army Shelter for women (engraving) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Salvation Army Shelter for women (engraving)
8631388 Salvation Army Shelter for women (engraving) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation Army Shelter for women)

Salvation Army Shelter (engraving)
8631384 Salvation Army Shelter (engraving) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation Army Shelter. Illustration from Black and White)

A patron of the fine arts, girl giving money to a beggar (engraving)
8631371 A patron of the fine arts, girl giving money to a beggar (engraving) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A patron of the fine arts)

Evicted (engraving)
8672557 Evicted (engraving) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, old man and children evicted from their home in winter)

The character Oliver Twist
5308169 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Mr Brownlow visiting Oliver's sickroom to see how he progresses)

A soup kitchen in London Lodgings run by the Common Lodging-House Mission. 1/1/1892 (engraving)
5616019 A soup kitchen in London Lodgings run by the Common Lodging-House Mission. 1/1/1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Men at a London night shelter. 1/1/1892 (engraving)
5616020 Men at a London night shelter. 1/1/1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Great American Depression 1870's (engraving)
FGL5502194 Great American Depression 1870's (engraving); (add.info.: Queue of homeless or unused men queuing to enjoy a meal in a canteen for the poor, Randall Island, New York); Fototeca Gilardi.

Irish peasants evicted from thier home by the landlord
7261252 Irish peasants evicted from thier home by the landlord; Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish peasants evicted from thier home by the landlord for non-payment of rent, 19th century)

The character Oliver Twist
5308165 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver is injured when being forced by Bill Sykes to carry out a burglary)

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a rich exploitative business man ridiculing a poor homeless man
5617102 Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a rich exploitative business man ridiculing a poor homeless man; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving)
1000853 A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A night shelter for the poor and homeless)

Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails
FLO5003436 Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails, rings and coins in the cracks between cobblestones

William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars
FLO5003406 William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James' Street
FLO5000887 William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James' Street. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick
FLO5000844 Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Homeless women discussing better times in a charity shelter in New York City, around 1870 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4960857 Homeless women discussing better times in a charity shelter in New York City, around 1870 - Colorisee engraving

Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901
3039830 Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901; Private Collection.

Boy gives charity
3479530 Boy gives charity; (add.info.: Charity, late 18th century boy gives charity to mother and child beggars.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Salvation Army shelter, Blackfriars, London, early 20th century (b/w photo)
530210 Salvation Army shelter, Blackfriars, London, early 20th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: The Penny Sit-Up for men, where the homeless could find shelter sitting on a bench for a penny a night)

Heated room for the homeless, Vienna, Austria, historical engraving, 1888
UIG5414333 Heated room for the homeless, Vienna, Austria, historical engraving, 1888; UIG.

Ruins of the village of Billinghay, Lincolnshire, after the late fire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the village of Billinghay, Lincolnshire, after the late fire, 1864. 'We give a View of the ruins of a part of the village of Billinghay, which was destroyed by fire on Friday

Beggar Boy and His Dog, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Beggar Boy and His Dog, mid 19th century

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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.