Unemployed Collection (page 7)

The Unemployed In The Mid 19th Century. From Bibbys Annual Published 1910

Here and There: Or, Emigration a Remedy : Cartoon from Punch, London, 1848, contrasting the misery of the poorly paid or unemployed British worker with the happiness

West End riots, 1886 - A friend of the working man
Unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

London. Picadilly. Socialist agitation. February 8, 1886. En
Great Britain. London. Socialist agitation. Protesters encouraged to theft and looting in shops Picadilly during the meeting of the Socialist leader Burns in Trafalgar Square. February 8, 1886

Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It trained unemployed young men prior to helping them emigrate to one of the British colonies

Griffith Home, Lingfield Colony, Surrey
The Griffith Home of the Lingfield Colony, Surrey. Originally set up to train unemployed men in agricultural work, the colony was later used to house inebriates and then epilepsy sufferers

Lingfield Training Colony, Surrey
A view of the Lingfield training colony. It was established in 1897 by the National Christian Union for Social Service to give training in agricultural skills to unemployed men

The Poor Mans Friend : Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845, showing Death as the friend of the old or sick unemployed manual labourer

Cartoon, Robert Soutar, actor, and Meyer Lutz, composer
Cartoon, Robert Soutar (left, 1830-1908), English actor, comedian, stage manager, writer and director, and Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (right, 1829-1903), German-born British composer and conductor -- A Month

The Leaders of the Leicester Unemployed Pilgrimage to London (Mr George White, Rev F Lewis Donaldson and Mr Amos Sheriff)

West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886
At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square, the people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches, and rioted

West End riots, 1886 - a crowd
A crowd of unemployed men debating ths issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - What do you think?
three unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - speaker address an audience
An " earnest orator" sketched at the West End riots in 1886. At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalagar Square

West End riots, 1886 - a two men in discussion
Two men in discussion, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

The distress in Lancashire: Sewing for unemployed girls, 1862
Sewing school for unemployed factory girls, Zion Chapel, Stretford Street, Manchester. The girls, ranging in age from sixteen years old to adult women, have free use of the premises

Tatler cover - Lord Kitchener unemployed in 1910
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Lord Kitchener commenting critically on his current state of employment in 1910. Date: 1910

Meeting of workers unemployed in Trafalgar Square. London. United Kingdom. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886

Social / Homeless London
Unemployed sleeping rough in London Date: 1908

Registering Unemployed
Registering the unemployed at Chelsea, London, 1887. Date: 1887

Anarchism Tempts Man
Anarchy, portrayed as a shadowy skeletal figure, tempts an unemployed worker Date: 1886

Unemployment in Britain in 1903
Unemployed workers processing along the Strand, London - not a one-off event but a daily happening Date: February 1903

The industrial crisis in Lyon: unemployed French workers. Date: 1884

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar
Needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar, with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia - Home at Hatton Garden
A transit home at Hatton Garden for needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

Come down under Australia emigration poster 1926-7
Poster encouraging British emigration to Australia, 1926-7. To the young unemployed miner, come down under and be a digger on the surface. Work, health and happiness on the land in Australia

Lady French helping women find work, WW1
Lady French, wife of General French, pictured in a work room at Harrods where unemployed women were engaged at a wage of ten shillings a week with a good dinner and tea daily

Epileptic Boys Home, Starnthwaite, Westmorland
Part of the home for boys suffering for epilepsy at Starnthwaite run by National Christian Union for Social Service. The site had previously been used a labour colony for unemployed men

A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed. London

Unemployed French Men
Unemployed French men sitting around a fire, Paris, France. Date: 1930s

Pair Stereograph Views General Jacobs Coxey
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Meeting of workers unemployed in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886. Colored

CHICAGO: PAPER COLLECTING. An African American man and woman collecting paper for sale, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Edwin Rosskam, April 1941

WASHINGTON: UNEMPLOYED. An unemployed man selling apples in Washington, D.C. after the stock market crash of 1929. Photograph, 1930

NYC: PROTEST, 1933. Women from the Association of Unemployed Single Women demanding jobs on the picket line in New York City. Photograph, 1933

APPLE VENDOR, c1930. An unemployed man sells apples to a group of women in New York City following the stock market crash of 1929. Photograph, c1930

NYC: CONSTRUCTION, 1937. Street construction on 6th Avenue in New York City, in front of a crowded employment agency. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1937

SAN FRANCISCO, 1934. Unemployed men in San Francisco, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1934

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1938. Two African American migrant cotton choppers in Memphis, Tennessee hoping for plantation work. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

PEA PICKERS, 1939. Idle pea pickers discussing prospects for work on a street corner in Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

SHARECROPPER, 1937. A homeless sharecropper. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1937

SHARECROPPER FAMILY, 1937. A former sharecropper family traveling in a horse drawn carriage near Hazlehurst, Georgia. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1937

UNEMPLOYED MIGRANT, 1937. Migrant worker from Chickasaw, Oklahoma with his stalled automobile on a desert road in Southern California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1937

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1940. Florida migrants studying a road map before leaving Elizabeth City, North Carolina for the state of Delaware. Photograph by Jack Delano, July 1940

ALABAMA: WORKERS, 1941. A group of men, some of them unemployed, on the main street of Childersburg, Alabama. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1941

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1936. A resettlement official investigating an impovished family of nine living in a trailer at a migrant worker camp on U.S. 70 in Tennessee, near the Tennessee River

ARKAKNSAS: SHARECROPPER. Evicted and destitute sharecropper, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas. Photograph by Ben Shahn in October 1935

UNEMPLOYED MINER, 1935. An unemployed miner in the deserted mining town of Zinc, Arkansas. Photograph by Ben Shahn in October 1935

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"Unemployed: A Historical Perspective on Struggles and Resilience" In the midst of economic turmoil, the Jarrow Crusade emerged as a symbol of hope. Unemployed men from Jarrow marched to London in 1936, demanding jobs and justice for their community. The haunting image captured by Dorothea Lange in 1939 portrays an unemployed lumberjack and his wife seeking refuge in a migrant workers camp during the bean harvest. His tattooed social security number serves as a constant reminder of their struggle for survival. Labour candidates have long championed the rights individuals, recognizing their plight. The sight miners in Cilfynydd, Pontypridd reminds us that entire communities were affected by joblessness. During times of despair, organizations like the Salvation Army provided support systems. Their elevators lifted spirits along with providing practical assistance to those facing unemployment. A glimpse into Little Italy's Mulberry Street circa 1890 reveals how even immigrant communities faced unemployment challenges. Yet amidst adversity, they found strength through unity and resilience. George Cruikshank's artwork "The Bottle" from 1847 depicts one man's descent into alcoholism due to unemployment—a stark reminder that joblessness can lead to devastating consequences if left unaddressed. Even prominent figures like Gladstone experienced periods without employment. This serves as a reminder that no one is immune to economic downturns or unexpected career setbacks. Inter-war military posters emphasized the importance of re-employment after service—an issue faced by many veterans returning home after conflict ended—highlighting society's responsibility towards its heroes' livelihoods. Liverpool during Victorian times witnessed high levels of unemployment among its population. These struggles paved the way for future labor movements fighting for fair wages and better working conditions. People's March for Jobs petitions in 1981 and Midlands People Campaigns in 1982 demonstrated collective efforts against rising unemployment rates during Thatcher-era Britain. These movements demanded government action and support for the jobless.