Emigration Collection (#14)

Miss Ellen Bilbrough
Ellen Bilbrough, an assistant of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson, went to Canada to run the Marchmont House distribution home at Belleville, Ontario. Date: circa 1910

Macpherson Boys en route to Canada
Boys en route to Canada in an emigration party organised by Miss Annie Macpherson

Miss Annie Macpherson
Annie Macpherson was a promoter and organiser of the emigration of poor and orphan children to Canada in the latter part of the 19th century

Barnardos Home Carpenters Final Lesson before Australia
Barnardos Home Carpenters having a final lesson in roof construction before their emigration to Australia. Date: 1922

Barnardos Home Boys leaving Tilbury for Australia
Barnardos Home Boys aboard the tender Ballarat at the start of their emigration journey to Australia. Date: December 1922

Barnardos Home Boys at Tilbury en route to Australia
Barnardos Home Boys arriving at Tilbury at the start of their emigration journey to Australia. Date: December 1922

REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua. Edward Holdens sons
REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792). The Children of Edward Holden Cruttenden. Rococo. Oil on canvas. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo Museum of Art

Replica of The Mayflower in Brixham Harbour, Devon
Replica of The Mayflower (Mayflower II) at Brixham Harbour, Devon. The ship was built at Uphams Yard, Brixham, and sailed across to New Plymouth in June 1957. Date: 1956

American soldiers returning home with English brides, WW1
American soldiers on board the Aquitania at Liverpool preparing to sail home accompanied by English wives who they had married while in Britain during the First World War

New Zealand soldiers returning home with English brides, WW1
A party of New Zealand soldiers on board the Remuera, heading home accompanied by their English wives who they had met and married while in Britain

Emigrant ship St Vincent
The emigrant ship St Vincent, bound for Sydney, Australia, being towed out. The ship left Deptford, south London, preparatory to sailing for Plymouth, then Cork in Ireland

Departure of Irish emigrants
Poverty-stricken Irish folk waiting on the railway platform for a train to take them to the port for embarkation to America or elsewhere

Childrens Aid Society Emigration Party, Canada
A Childrens Aid Society emigration party arriving from England at Winnipeg, Canada. Date: Circa 1908

Waifs and Strays Children Emigrating to Canada
A party of boys from Church of England Waifs and Strays homes on-board ship en route to Canada. The emigration of orphans

Orphan Girls Emigrating to Canada
Girls on board the RMS Canada, June 13th 1924, in an emigration party to Canada organised by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1924

Waifs and Strays Society, First Emigration Party
The first emigration party organised by the Waifs and Strays Society to send some of children in its care to Canada. Date: 1924

Government Inspectors Visit to Canadian Emigrant
A Canadian Government Inspector visits a young emigrant from Britain to Canada, placed there by the Waifs and Strays Society

Former Kitchener Home Boy in Canada
A former inmate of the Kitchener Memorial Home For Boys, 122 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, after his emigration to Canada. The home, operated by the Waifs and Strays Society, could house 50 boys

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The Emigration of the Russian Jews, the Doctor Examining Steerage Passengers before their Departure from Liverpool; a Scene on Board the Guion Liner " wisconsin, " in the Mersey

New York: the Great Work of the State Commissioners of Emigration, Superintendent Jackson Listening to the Complaints of Emigrants in his Office, Castle Garden

Henry J. Jackson, Superintendent of the Bureau of Emigration, Castle Garden

The Mayflower, front cover from Life magazine, 11th October, 1883 (engraving)
BAL97937 The Mayflower, front cover from Life magazine, 11th October, 1883 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Pilgrims (engraving) (b / w photo)
BAL97926 Pilgrims (engraving) (b/w photo) by Faber, H. (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass. Dec. 22nd, 1620, pub. 1876 (engraving)
BAL97927 The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass. Dec. 22nd, 1620, pub. 1876 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 11th December 1620, engraved by Nathaniel Currier
XND76062 The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 11th December 1620, engraved by Nathaniel Currier (1813-88) (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American

Last Sight of Old England (engraving)
XTD69950 Last Sight of Old England (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

EMIGRATION VESSEL, BETWEEN DECKS, 1851 engraving

The Emigration Agents Office, the Passage Money Paid, 1851 Engraving

2920906; out of copyright

Poster advertising emigrant services (print)
XND348413 Poster advertising emigrant services (print) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: shipping services and furniture and hardware for emigrants to Australia;)

Departure of The Lizzie Webber, the first emigrant ship from Sunderland to Australia
XND348400 Departure of The Lizzie Webber, the first emigrant ship from Sunderland to Australia, from The Illustrated London News, 7th August 1852 (litho) by English School

Interior of a settlers hut in Australia, from The Illustrated London News
XTD348402 Interior of a settlers hut in Australia, from The Illustrated London News, 1849 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Crofter Question: the Emigration to Canada; home for the First Year in the New West
THE CROFTER QUESTION: THE EMIGRATION TO CANADA; HOME FOR THE FIRST YEAR IN THE NEW WEST, 1889: The broken land in the foreground of the Picture is to prevent prairie fires reaching the house

The Emigrants, 1848 (plaster)
XIR234150 The Emigrants, 1848 (plaster) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 28x66 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Italian Emigrants at Gare Saint-Lazare, from Le Petit Journal, 29th March 1896
XIR167995 Italian Emigrants at Gare Saint-Lazare, from Le Petit Journal, 29th March 1896 (coloured engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1844-99); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 22nd 1620 published
XIR153760 The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 22nd 1620 published by Currier & Ives (colour litho) (see also 97927) by American School

The Emigrant, 1858 (oil on canvas)
XKH149507 The Emigrant, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Poole, Paul Falconer (1807-79); 80.4x119.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; English, out of copyright

Playing card depicting immigrants arriving in the Bahama Islands (engraving)
XJF128054 Playing card depicting immigrants arriving in the Bahama Islands (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Reading the letter
BAL12450 Reading the letter by Witherington, William Frederick (1785-1865); Charles Young Fine Paintings, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Alexander Wilson and companions on the Susquehanna, 1809 (etching)
XOS1766192 Alexander Wilson and companions on the Susquehanna, 1809 (etching) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In 1804)

The Rocky Mountains: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1866 (colour litho)
BAL1409 The Rocky Mountains: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1866 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); American Museum, Bath, Avon, UK; American, out of copyright

A Wagon Train Heading West in the 1860s, engraved by Stephane Pannemaker (1847-1930)
KW102327 A Wagon Train Heading West in the 1860s, engraved by Stephane Pannemaker (1847-1930) (engraving) by Lavieille, Eugene Antoine Samuel (1820-89) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Wagon Train on the Argentinian Pampas in the 1860s, engraved by Alfred Louis Sargent (b
KW102330 Wagon Train on the Argentinian Pampas in the 1860s, engraved by Alfred Louis Sargent (b.1828) (engraving) by Duvaux, Jules Antoine (1818-84) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Embarkation Scene
BAL11038 Embarkation Scene by Tuson, George (1853-80); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

TEXAS BROADSIDE, 1836. Broadside advertising a free passage to Texas after winning independence from Mexico, March 1836

PLATTE RIVER, 1859. Covered wagons being ferried down the Platte River in Wyoming, during Daniel Jenks emigration West. Drawing by Daniel Jenks, 1859

A Crowd Of Men On The Street In Chinatown
A group of men in Asian jackets and shoes wear hats and stand on the sidewalk and in the street below paper lanterns outside the Yuen Fat & Co

Coming To America
An Irish immigrant (center) sits on a chair and waits next to an Italian immigrant and her children, Ellis Island, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

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"Emigration: A Journey of Hope, Dreams, and New Beginnings" Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush: - The Empire Windrush sails towards a new horizon, carrying the hopes and dreams of Jamaican emigrants seeking a brighter future. New Zealand travel poster: - Discover the breathtaking beauty of New Zealand. Embrace adventure and opportunity in this land of stunning landscapes and welcoming communities. Canadian Call to Women White Star Line poster: - Calling all women pioneers. Join the White Star Line's voyage to Canada, where you can carve your own path in a land filled with endless possibilities. The Last of England, 1855 by Ford Madox Brown: - In this poignant painting, we witness the heart-wrenching farewell as loved ones bid adieu to their homeland for distant shores – an enduring image of emigration's emotional toll. "It's Mine" Poster: - Escape overcrowded cities. Claim your piece of paradise in lands afar where opportunities abound and prosperity awaits those who dare to seize it. Canada, the right land for the right man Poster: - With vast open spaces and boundless resources, Canada beckons men seeking fortune or simply a fresh start amidst its majestic landscapes – truly a promised land. Poster advertising a New Zealand Dairy Farm: - Embrace rural life in New Zealand. Experience farm living at its finest while contributing to one of the world's leading dairy industries – an idyllic setting for those seeking tranquility and purpose. Royal Line poster: - Sail under regal patronage aboard luxurious ships that carry ambitious souls across oceans towards new horizons – experience emigration fit for royalty. 9 & 10 Allan Line to Canada posters (repeated): - Embark on an unforgettable journey with Allan Line to Canada; join countless others who have found prosperity, freedom, and a sense of belonging in the Great White North.