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Invalids Collection

Step back in time with this fascinating glimpse into the world of "invalids" through a page of Victorian adverts from 1890

Background imageInvalids Collection: Page of Victorian adverts - 1890

Page of Victorian adverts - 1890
Various adverts for The Graphic, May 1890. May 1890

Background imageInvalids Collection: Allenburys Nurse

Allenburys Nurse
Advertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting. A teapot, containing, presumably, some Allenburys concoction

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advert / Mellins Food

Advert / Mellins Food
Mellins Food - for infants and invalids

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advertisement for Mellin's Emulsion, food supplement based on cod liver oil

Advertisement for Mellin's Emulsion, food supplement based on cod liver oil
536213 Advertisement for Mellin's Emulsion, food supplement based on cod liver oil, recommending it for children and invalids. Magazine advertisement c1890

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advert for John Carters invalid chairs 1884

Advert for John Carters invalid chairs 1884
Selection of invalid and students chairs, including holding a book or writing at a desk, lamp in any position over an easy chair

Background imageInvalids Collection: Page of Victorian adverts - November 1895

Page of Victorian adverts - November 1895
A variety of advertisements in The Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News dated November 1895. November 1895

Background imageInvalids Collection: Allenburys Diet Advertisement

Allenburys Diet Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting Allenbury's diet for invalids. They have used a portrait painting of a young Red Cross nurse from 1914-15, who is seated wearing her uniform

Background imageInvalids Collection: Invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition, Lourdes, France

Invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition, Lourdes, France Date: 1897

Background imageInvalids Collection: Prussian Army, Prussian Guard, Invalid Corps, Common Soldier of the 6th Provincal Company

Prussian Army, Prussian Guard, Invalid Corps, Common Soldier of the 6th Provincal Company
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, armies, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, frg, genus, german, german federal republic, guard, guard soldier, guard soldiers, guardian, guards

Background imageInvalids Collection: Scene from Balaclava, from The Illustrated London News, 1855 (litho)

Scene from Balaclava, from The Illustrated London News, 1855 (litho)
FNM336885 Scene from Balaclava, from The Illustrated London News, 1855 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Florence Nightingale Museum, London, UK; eFlornece Nightingale Museum; English

Background imageInvalids Collection: Invalids Walk, Bournemouth (photo)

Invalids Walk, Bournemouth (photo)
5986835 Invalids Walk, Bournemouth (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invalids Walk, Bournemouth. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageInvalids Collection: On Grappa (colour litho)

On Grappa (colour litho)
2808654 On Grappa (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Grappa. The Legion of the Invalids)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advertising publicity leaflet, Warners Commodes

Advertising publicity leaflet, Warners Commodes, for hospitals, sick rooms, and invalids use Date: 1881

Background imageInvalids Collection: Les remedes manquaient (colour litho)

Les remedes manquaient (colour litho)
2789564 Les remedes manquaient (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les remedes manquaient)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Famous Old Uam Var Scotch Whisky. Advert featuring a birthday among the Chelsea

The Famous Old Uam Var Scotch Whisky. Advert featuring a birthday among the Chelsea Pensioners. Date: 1900

Background imageInvalids Collection: Royal Visit to Haslar Hospital (b / w photo)

Royal Visit to Haslar Hospital (b / w photo)
1597361 Royal Visit to Haslar Hospital (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Visit to Haslar Hospital)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Hospital, plate 15 from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War

The Hospital, plate 15 from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War
XIR172408 The Hospital, plate 15 from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War, engraved by Israel Henriet (c.1590-1661) 1633 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Callot

Background imageInvalids Collection: Nurses are having fun (Colour Litho)

Nurses are having fun (Colour Litho)
2777743 Nurses are having fun (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The nurses are having fun)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Exceptional wedding (colour litho)

Exceptional wedding (colour litho)
2777662 Exceptional wedding (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exceptional wedding)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Barge for conveying Invalids to Haslar and Netley Hospitals (engraving)

Barge for conveying Invalids to Haslar and Netley Hospitals (engraving)
1099054 Barge for conveying Invalids to Haslar and Netley Hospitals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInvalids Collection: In front of the grave well in Lourdes, France

In front of the grave well in Lourdes, France. circa 1898

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Ashantee War, Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving)

The Ashantee War, Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving)
1105807 The Ashantee War, Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ashantee War)

Background imageInvalids Collection: India, a March to a Hill Station with Invalids (engraving)

India, a March to a Hill Station with Invalids (engraving)
1061282 India, a March to a Hill Station with Invalids (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: India, a March to a Hill Station with Invalids)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Belief in Miracles in the Twentieth Century, Scenes of Reputed Cures (b / w photo)

The Belief in Miracles in the Twentieth Century, Scenes of Reputed Cures (b / w photo)
1601061 The Belief in Miracles in the Twentieth Century, Scenes of Reputed Cures (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Le Dome de l Hotel des Invalides, Dome of the Invalids (photogravure)

Le Dome de l Hotel des Invalides, Dome of the Invalids (photogravure)
724997 Le Dome de l Hotel des Invalides, Dome of the Invalids (photogravure) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Dome de l Hotel des Invalides)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Welcome guests in a stately home of England, 1914 to 1919 (b / w photo)

Welcome guests in a stately home of England, 1914 to 1919 (b / w photo)
STC359861 Welcome guests in a stately home of England, 1914 to 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wounded soldiers at Longleat Hall)

Background imageInvalids Collection: View of the Pavlovsk Park with the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)

View of the Pavlovsk Park with the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)
3614288 View of the Pavlovsk Park with the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, c.1783 (w/c on paper) by Lamoni, Domenico Felice (1745-1830); State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)

The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)
3614287 The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c.1783 (w/c on paper) by Lamoni, Domenico Felice (1745-1830); State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Background imageInvalids Collection: Toddlers Drinking Milk (chromolitho)

Toddlers Drinking Milk (chromolitho)
732928 Toddlers Drinking Milk (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toddlers Drinking Milk.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageInvalids Collection: The last war veterans from the Hotel des Invalides, Paris (colour litho)

The last war veterans from the Hotel des Invalides, Paris (colour litho)
2779394 The last war veterans from the Hotel des Invalides, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last war veterans from the Hotel des Invalides)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Valiant Diversions (Colour Litho)

Valiant Diversions (Colour Litho)
2809219 Valiant Diversions (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diversions of valiant)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Wounded Soldiers Best Friend, sending Invalids from Ladysmith to Maritzburg (litho)

The Wounded Soldiers Best Friend, sending Invalids from Ladysmith to Maritzburg (litho)
1048769 The Wounded Soldiers Best Friend, sending Invalids from Ladysmith to Maritzburg (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wounded Soldiers Best Friend)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Back from the War, the First Arrival of Invalids at the Royal Albert Docks (litho)

Back from the War, the First Arrival of Invalids at the Royal Albert Docks (litho)
1043387 Back from the War, the First Arrival of Invalids at the Royal Albert Docks (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back from the War)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Chairs for invalids and children. Advertisements (engraving)

Chairs for invalids and children. Advertisements (engraving)
560308 Chairs for invalids and children. Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairs for invalids and children. Advertisements)

Background imageInvalids Collection: 'Punch Cures the Gout, the Colic, and the Tisic'(coloured etching)

"Punch Cures the Gout, the Colic, and the Tisic"(coloured etching)
aH117627 " Punch Cures the Gout, the Colic, and the Tisic" (coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageInvalids Collection: Brighton Sketches (engraving)

Brighton Sketches (engraving)
1616553 Brighton Sketches (engraving) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brighton Sketches. Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 22 March 1884)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving)

Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving)
1589494 Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invalids embarking at Cape Coast Castle)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advertisement, Mellins Food (engraving)

Advertisement, Mellins Food (engraving)
1042538 Advertisement, Mellins Food (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Mellins Food)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Netley Hospital, the Queen visiting the Invalids from the Ashantee War (engraving)

Netley Hospital, the Queen visiting the Invalids from the Ashantee War (engraving)
1058569 Netley Hospital, the Queen visiting the Invalids from the Ashantee War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Netley Hospital)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Invalids waiting for their Comrades, 1871-2 (engraving)

The Invalids waiting for their Comrades, 1871-2 (engraving)
958794 The Invalids waiting for their Comrades, 1871-2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Invalids waiting for their Comrades, 1871-2)

Background imageInvalids Collection: St Marys Hospital, Chichester (b / w photo)

St Marys Hospital, Chichester (b / w photo)
3093894 St Marys Hospital, Chichester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Marys Hospital, Chichester)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Children at a convalescent home in the Vosges, from a brochure for L

Children at a convalescent home in the Vosges, from a brochure for L
CHT237283 Children at a convalescent home in the Vosges, from a brochure for L Enfance Cooperative, c.1930 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); I.N.R.P

Background imageInvalids Collection: Invalids at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley (b / w photo)

Invalids at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley (b / w photo)
1599523 Invalids at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invalids at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Angel Visits, a Lyric for the New Year, by Charles Mackay (engraving)

Angel Visits, a Lyric for the New Year, by Charles Mackay (engraving)
1611888 Angel Visits, a Lyric for the New Year, by Charles Mackay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angel Visits, a Lyric for the New Year)

Background imageInvalids Collection: Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving)

Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving)
3648747 Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The American Tour of Messrs Brown)

Background imageInvalids Collection: The Hospital (L Hopital), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching)

The Hospital (L Hopital), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching)
1067865 The Hospital (L HA'pital), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 8.2x18.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection

Background imageInvalids Collection: Advert for Levesons invalid & bath chairs 1908 Advert for Levesons invalid & bath

Advert for Levesons invalid & bath chairs 1908 Advert for Levesons invalid & bath
Selection of invalid chairs and carriages. Date: 1908



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Step back in time with this fascinating glimpse into the world of "invalids" through a page of Victorian adverts from 1890. The Allenburys Nurse advert catches our attention, showcasing a trusted companion for those in need. Mellins Food also makes an appearance, promising nourishment and strength for invalids. As we delve deeper, we come across an Allenburys Diet Advertisement, highlighting the importance of tailored nutrition for individuals facing health challenges. But it's not just about products; there is a touch of history too. We stumble upon captivating images capturing invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition in Lourdes, France. Their faith and hope shine through as they seek solace and healing in this sacred place. Moving on to Paris, France - Invalides captures our imagination with its grandeur and significance. The Tombeau de Napoleon II stands tall as a tribute to one of history's most iconic figures. These tombs serve as reminders that even great leaders can face moments when their bodies become "invalid. " The French Monument Monuments Coupole Dome Cupola takes us back to 1854 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon once again – a testament to his enduring legacy. In this journey through time, we are reminded that being an "invalid" does not define one's worth or potential contribution to society. Whether seeking comfort at religious sites or leaving behind monumental legacies like Napoleon did, these individuals show resilience and determination despite their physical limitations. As we reflect on these glimpses into the past, let us honor all those who have faced adversity due to illness or injury throughout history – their stories remind us that strength comes in many forms and that every individual deserves compassion and support on their unique journey towards wellness.