Philanthropy Collection (page 6)

Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1720. Artist: Johannes Kip
Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1720. View from the east of the almshouses and school in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch

The Freemasons Charity School for Girls, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, 1814

Fountain Cottage, Camberwell Grove, Camberwell, London, c1825. Fountain Cottage belonged to John Coakley Lettsom, a famous physician, botanist

Birthplace of John Howard, philanthropist and prison reformer, Clapton, Hackney, London, c1830

Two vignettes relating to the 18th century philanthopist and prison reformer John Howard, 1836. The upper one shows Howards birthplace in Clapton, Hackney

John D Rockefeller, American tycoon and philanthropist, in his later years, 20th century. Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Procession at Freemasons Hall, Queen Street, London, c1780-1812. The procession on the occasion of the Annual Dinner for young girls assisted by the Order. From Ackermanns Microcosm of London

Dr Barnardo at one of his homes, 1905 (1951). In 1867 Irish-born physician and philanthropist Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905) founded the East End Mission for destitute children in London

Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), an English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

John Rockefeller - Geb. 1839, 1934. John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (1839-1937), American oil industry business magnate and philanthropist. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Lord Strathcona Opening the Free Church Bazaar in his Native Town of Forres, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

The Mother of the Navy seeing the boys off to China, 1900. Artist: Cribb
The Mother of the Navy seeing the boys off to China, 1900. Dame Agnes Weston (1840-1918), popularly known as Aggie Weston or Ma Weston

Marquis De Vogue, c1893. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Marquis De Vogue, c1893. Marie Eugene Melchior de Vogue (1848-1910), French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic

Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905), Irish-born philanthropist and physician, 1893. In 1867 Barnardo founded the East End Mission for destitute children in London

Sir Josiah Mason, 1901. Sir Josiah Mason (1795-1881) was an industrialist and a philanthropist. He founded Mason Science College in 1875 which later became the University of Birmingham

Lady Henry Somerset in Nurses Costume, 1901. Artist: Henry Peach Robinson
Lady Henry Somerset in Nurses Costume, 1901. Lady Henry Somerset (1851-1921) was a British philanthropist committed to the movement for womens rights. From The Sunday Strand Vol

George Peabody, 1859. American-British financier widely regarded as the father of modern philanthropy. After a photograph of John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall of London (1813-1901)

Capitain Thomas Coram, 1740. Artist: William Hogarth
Capitain Thomas Coram, 1740. The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets

In the Foundling Hospital grounds, London, c1901 (1901). The Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury was founded in 1739 by Thomas Coram, a philanthropic sea captain

Dining room in a Rowton House, Hammersmith, London, c1902 (1903). Rowton Houses were a chain of hostels built in London by Lord Rowton (1838-1903)

Blind basket-makers at work, Tottenham Court Road, London, c1901 (1903). In 1854 The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind was established by Elizabeth Margaretta Maria Gilbert

Girls at needlework, Halliwick School For Girls, Marylebone Road, London, c1903 (1903). Halliwick School for Girls, established in 1851 by Miss Caroline Blunt

Morden College, Blackheath, 1751, (1912). Morden College is a long standing charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south east London, for over 300 years

William Edward Forster, British industrialist, philanthropist and politician, c1880 (1883). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. III, 1852-1860, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, philanthropist and social reformer, mid 19th century (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol

The makers of modern Canada, 1909. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, Sir Richard Cartwright, Sir Charles Tupper, Lord Strathcona, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John A Macdonald, Joseph Howe, George Brown

Elihu Burritt, The Learned Blacksmith, 1893. From The Pictorial Treasury of Famous Men and Famous Deeds published by Frederick Warne and Co. [London and New York, 1893]

His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, (1847-1917). British Unionist politician, 1894 -1907
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, (1847-1917). British Unionist politician and philanthropist, Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, British Unionist politician and philanthropist

Hemenway Gymnasium, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, late 19th or early 20th century
Hemenway Gymnasium, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. The building of the gymnasium in 1878 was funded by Augustus Hemenway

Ralph Allen, 18th century British entrepreneur and philanthropist, 19th or early 20th century. Allen (1693-1764) made two fortunes

Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). Artist: WJ Linton
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets

Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. Artist: Tamisier
Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. A protege of Cardinal Richelieu, Renaudot (1586-1653) became physician to King Louis XIII of France

American tycoon John D Rockefeller and his wife arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, 1912 (1951). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

General James Oglethorpe, English colonist of Georgia, 18th century (c1880). Artist: Ravenet
General James Oglethorpe, English colonist of Georgia, 18th century (c1880). A champion of the cause of the poor in debtors prisons

Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist and short story writer, early 20th century. Mann was also a social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) visiting Newgate Prison, 1926. Fry was an English philanthropist, Quaker minister and prison reformer

A letter by John Howard, and a view of his residence at Cardington, mid-late 18th century, (1840). Artist: John Howard
Part of a letter by John Howard, and a view of his residence at Cardington, mid-late 18th century, (1840). View of the philanthropist and prison reformers birthplace at Clapton, Middlesex

John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist and merchant, (1829). Artist: Scriven
John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist, merchant, picture collector and Lloyds underwriter (1829). A prominent patron of the arts

Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

George Peabody (1795-1869), American banker and philanthropist. Peabody founded the Peabody Institute and the Peabody Trust

William Edward Forster (1818-1886), late 19th century. Forster was a British industrialist, philanthropist, Liberal Party statesman and member of parliament for Bradford

George Heriot (1563-1624), Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, 1791. Heriot was the founder of both the Boys Hospital in Edinburgh and George Heriots School, a large private school in Edinburgh

Abbe Charles-Michel de l Epee, 18th century French philanthropic educator, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite
Abbe Charles-Michel de l Epee, 18th century French philanthropic educator, (1836). Epee (1712-1789) was prominent in educating the deaf

Joseph Sturge, (1793-1859), 19th century. English philanthropist and politician. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Lord Ashley, (1801-1885), 19th century. English politician and philanthropist, one of the best-known of the Victorian era

Mr Gladstones Orphanage, Hawarden, 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister, was born in Liverpool

James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington, British philantropist and racehorse owner, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849-1935), British philantropist and racehorse owner, 1926. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

Samuel Morley, abolitionist, political radical, and statesman, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Samuel Morley, abolitionist, political radical, and statesman, c1890. Morley (1809-1886) was the owner of a large and profitable woollen manufacturing business which employed thousands of workers in

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