Donation Collection

Down Lambeth Way. Lambeth Walk is buying a Spitfire of its own. At the side of many market stalls are boxes made of wood by Mr Harry Smith, the local undertaker

Spare kidneys. Conceptual computer artwork of spare kidneys stored in jars. This may represent the growth of human tissue to produce material for transplant surgery to replace defective or old body

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy
The MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate

Healthy heart, conceptual image
MODEL RELEASED. Healthy heart. Conceptual image of a healthy heart diagnosis represented by a doctor giving a patient a heart shape

Frozen sperm, conceptual image. Computer artwork of sperm cells frozen inside a block of ice, representing the long term preservation of donated sperm to be used in fertility treatments

Donation box in Elijahs Cave Synagogue in Haifa, Israel, Middle East

A woman making a donation to the poor
5616476 A woman making a donation to the poor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman making a donation to the poor children of Paris. Dated 19th Century)

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Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez
JEB4928848 Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875303 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_17: Les peches clericaux: l'avarice - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg opposee au peuple

An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle"
VEN5028167 An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle" (literally old poor girls) in the Church of Santa Maria della Steccata

A woman making a donation to the poor
5616481 A woman making a donation to the poor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman making a donation to the poor of Paris. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1867); Universal History Archive/UIG

A wealthy boy giving money to a beggar
3478283 A wealthy boy giving money to a beggar; (add.info.: Illustration of a wealthy boy donating money to a mother and child begging on the streets)

A few cast off clothes (colour litho)
8635666 A few cast off clothes (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: A few cast off clothes. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho)
8655883 It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar)

Blessed to Give, 1850
3478243 Blessed to Give, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'Blessed to Give'. Illustrated by Robert Barnes (1840-1895). Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A girl making a donation to the poor
5616482 A girl making a donation to the poor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a little girl making a donation to the poor of Paris. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1867); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Painting. Anonymous. Sainte Elisabeth of Thuringe practisising charity. Oil on canvas. 18th century
6262022 Painting. Anonymous. Sainte Elisabeth of Thuringe practisising charity. Oil on canvas. 18th century.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut

Vie de saint Denis, Gilles de Pontoise donates a manuscript to Philippe V
3480289 Vie de saint Denis, Gilles de Pontoise donates a manuscript to Philippe V; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Vie de saint Denis)

Room in Tate Gallery, London showing Pictures purchased by the Chantrey Bequest (b/w photo)
8641666 Room in Tate Gallery, London showing Pictures purchased by the Chantrey Bequest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Room in Tate Gallery)

A 'Poor Box' (engraving)
5616488 A 'Poor Box' (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a 'Poor Box' where people would be able to make donations to the poor)

Milk distribution to poor children in a summer camp, Staten Island, New York, around 1870
NWI4959490 Milk distribution to poor children in a summer camp, Staten Island, New York, around 1870. By a woman from a Children's Aid Society

Book of edifying readings in the 19th century: " Qui donne aux pauvres ready a Dieu" by Leon Guerin
PCT4284276 Book of edifying readings in the 19th century: " Qui donne aux pauvres ready a Dieu" by Leon Guerin, editon Vermot - charite chretienne - aumone - generosite - don - begging

The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1575715 The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts young women sorting through items donated to the National Society for Aid to the Sick)

Charity (engraving)
8635205 Charity (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity; wealthy mother and child giving money to the poor)

Uvarov and Volkov, collecting donations for the benefit of those wounded in World War I, 1910-1919. Creator: S. E
Uvarov and Volkov, collecting donations for the benefit of those wounded in World War I, 1910-1919. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth

Borden Harriman, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Borden Harriman, 1918. Borden Harriman, the son of stockbroker Oliver Harriman, Jr. (1862-1940) who was collecting donations for the Second War Fund of the American Red Cross during World War I.

Oliver Harriman family & Junior Naval Scouts, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Oliver Harriman family & Junior Naval Scouts, 1918. The family of stockbroker Oliver Harriman Jr. (1862-1940) including his wife Grace Carley Harriman and children Oliver Carley

New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, [London], 1860. The interesting ceremony of opening a new drinking-fountain, erected at the expense of Sir James Duke, Bart. M.P

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Creator: Master of Alkmaar
The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Clothing the naked. One of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy. The work was badly damaged during the Iconoclasm of 1566

Reception, by Messrs. Cuthbert, Paternoster-Row, of Lint, Etc. for the Wounded at Scutari, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Reception, by Messrs. Cuthbert, Paternoster-Row, of Lint, Etc. for the Wounded at Scutari, 1854. Warehouse for donations to the Nightingale Hospital in Turkey

The Christmas Dole, 1854. Creator: M. Jackson
The Christmas Dole, 1854. People gathered in a church for the traditional custom of handing out money to the poor. At the village of Tichborne in Hampshire

Blind man, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Blind man, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Blind man, between 1914 and 1918. Man holding box for donations and sign reading I am blind

Peanut vendor Steve Vasilakas standing near his cart... between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Peanut vendor Steve Vasilakas standing near his cart... between 1916 and 1918....outside the State, War and Navy Building, Washington, D.C. pledges to give his proceeds to the Red Cross

The Good Little Girls, 1832. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Good Little Girls, 1832

Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)
Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist

Colin Gregg, headmaster of the Kings School, Tynemouth, and Chairman of the Childrens cancer run committee, handed over a bumper cheque for £ 124, 030 to consultant paediatrician Dr

A rich man gives a money purse to a poor man, illustration of the fable of La Fontaine " The savetier
PCT4280553 A rich man gives a money purse to a poor man, illustration of the fable of La Fontaine " The savetier and the financier" by Albert Robida (1848-1926)

Renaissance : Christ donnant son sang - Christ donating his blood par Lotto
FIA5406373 Renaissance : Christ donnant son sang - Christ donating his blood par Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1556), 1543. Oil on wood, 50x32

Live Aid fundraising star Bob Geldof was presented with a giant National Girobank cheque for £ 11.8 million. People in UK Post offices

A cheque for £126, 492, believed to be a United Kingdom record
A cheque for £ 126, 492, believed to be a United Kingdom record, was presented to the North of England Childrens Cancer Research fund at Gosforth Park

Children at South Crosland CE Junior School have every reason to be very proud of themselves. They organised a sponsored three-legged walk to raise money for a special hearing device for 11-year-old

Miss Examiner Madeleine Garbutt (left) is presented with a £1
Miss Examiner Madeleine Garbutt (left) is presented with a £ 1, 266 cheque for our appeal. The money was raised by about 50 pupils of the York Dance Studios, Milnsbridge

Nunthorpe Comprehensives head teacher John Rowling is presented with a £10
Nunthorpe Comprehensives head teacher John Rowling is presented with a £ 10, 000 cheque from leading local firm Dickens LTD to develop the schools rapidly growing business studies department

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Bangkok, Thailand. A hand dropping a coin into an alms bowl on a altar in a buddhist temple in Thailand

Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope
Buy War Bonds and Stamps - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1945

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"Donation: A Journey of Generosity and Controversy" Down Lambeth Way, the vibrant community of Lambeth Walk is coming together to make a remarkable contribution. Inspired by their collective spirit they can pooling resources to purchase a Spitfire aircraft, symbolizing their unwavering support for those who fought valiantly in World War II. Amidst this act of unity, whispers circulate about spare kidneys being donated selflessly, highlighting the incredible power of organ donation. The spirit of giving continues as the Merchant Navy Comforts Service extends its helping hand during wartime hardships with compassion and care. However, not all donations come without controversy. Sir Richard Acland's Gift to the Nation sparks heated debates as opinions clash over its significance and implications. Yet amidst these disagreements, one thing remains clear - the intention behind such contributions is always driven by an innate desire to create positive change. Intriguingly contrasting with these serious matters is the Winter Solstice Nude Swim – an unconventional yet charitable event that encourages participants to shed inhibitions while raising funds for worthy causes. This captivating image reminds us that generosity can take many forms. A conceptual image depicting a healthy heart serves as a powerful reminder that even intangible gifts like love and kindness have immeasurable value when shared selflessly. Similarly thought-provoking is another conceptual image portraying frozen sperm - representing hope for future generations through scientific advancements in reproductive medicine. Across continents lies Elijah's Cave Synagogue in Haifa, Israel; within it resides a humble donation box where individuals from diverse backgrounds contribute towards communal welfare in the Middle East. Here lies proof that acts of giving transcend borders and unite humanity under one common purpose. Reflecting on ancient teachings comes Pharisee and Publican - reminding us that true charity goes beyond material possessions; it stems from humility and genuine empathy towards others' struggles. In times past, Buy War Bonds and Stamps envelopes served as tangible reminders of citizens' dedication to supporting their nations during times of conflict.