Tramps Collection

Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes
A study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene

Advertisement for hammocks for workhouse vagrant wards
A 1900 advertisement from the Grantham company of Carlton * Co. for the supply of hammocks to workhouses for use in their casual wards which provided overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants

Labour Candidates
Labour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s

Vagrants asleep in Green Park, Central London
During their daytime opening hours, Londons parks provided a pleasant place for the citys tramps and vagrants to sleep. Green Park, shown here, was typical

GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD
A gentleman of the road, a polite name for an old tramp

Un monsieur qui a des relations. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101426 Un monsieur qui a des relations. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Kern, Leon (1883-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un monsieur qui a des relations)

President McKinley emitting rays of 'Prosperity', 1897
1576786 President McKinley emitting rays of 'Prosperity', 1897; (add.info.: McKinley's valentines from his expectant)

Ocean liner books, collection of ten
OCEAN LINER/BOOKS, collection of ten, hardbound volumes including Tramps and Ladies by Sir James Bisset and Sail Ho by the same

FRENCH TRAMP DIES
On a freezing January morning, a French chemineau (tramp) is found dead of the cold. Date: 1914

The Idiot, 1892 (oil on canvas)
471284 The Idiot, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Larock, Evrard or Evert (1865-1901); 148x121 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Beggars and Street Characters, 1516 (handscroll, ink and light colour on paper) (detail)
3935967 Beggars and Street Characters, 1516 (handscroll, ink and light colour on paper) (detail) by Zhou Chen (16th century); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas)
ALG329491 The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: Les Affames; )

Illusion (colour litho)
3097807 Illusion (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illusion. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 29 May 1904.); © Look and Learn

How Elizabeth I dealt with tramps (colour litho)
3100982 How Elizabeth I dealt with tramps (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Elizabeth I dealt with tramps)

Our London Poor, a Tea to Seven Hundred Tramps and Beggars in Moorgate Street Hall (wood engraving)
1059071 Our London Poor, a Tea to Seven Hundred Tramps and Beggars in Moorgate Street Hall (wood engraving) by Macbeth, Robert Walker (1848-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our London Poor)

Reminiscences of the Easter Monday Review, Sketches on the March to Brighton (engraving)
1624495 Reminiscences of the Easter Monday Review, Sketches on the March to Brighton (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vagabonds (oil on canvas)
CHT168611 The Vagabonds (oil on canvas) by Muenier, Jules Alexis (1863-1942); Assemblee Nationale Palais-Bourbon, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Doss House, 1889 (oil on canvas)
SRM96248 The Doss House, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); 94x143 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

That Oxford Cut - Oxford Bags cartoon
Shorty: " D yer mean ter say, Ginger, you ad an offer o a pair of them Oxford trousers once? Why didn t you take em?" Ginger

Modes of travelling in India. Clockwise from top left: tramps; hindu pilgrim; travelling beggar; charry dawk; an ekha; the East Indian railway; a bhylie; camel caravan; palky dawk; and in the centre

The Tramps, c. 1894 (litho)
1067545 The Tramps, c.1894 (litho) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 22.5x27.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Les Chemineaux); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

Two dossers sleeping on steps (photo)
609733 Two dossers sleeping on steps (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two dossers sleeping on steps)

Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho)
6030132 Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic portrayals of early radio)

Beggar Answering, 1634 (etching)
1071476 Beggar Answering, 1634 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 11.8x5.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection

Beggar Speaking, 1634 (etching)
1071474 Beggar Speaking, 1634 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 11.8x4.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection

The unemployed and the workhouse (colour litho)
3094684 The unemployed and the workhouse (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unemployed and the workhouse)

We Have Seen Better Days (colour litho)
3093954 We Have Seen Better Days (colour litho) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: We Have Seen Better Days. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho)
6021894 Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho) by American School

Tramp with patches in his trousers (colour litho)
3093797 Tramp with patches in his trousers (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tramp with patches in his trousers)

The Train Guard (w / c on paper)
2601889 The Train Guard (w/c on paper) by Holiday, Gilbert (1879-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guard: Hello there, are you first class? Tramp: Pretty middlin thanks old cock! Ows yourself)

Modes of Travelling in India (engraving)
1102734 Modes of Travelling in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modes of Travelling in India)

Tramps at night by a camp fire Circa 1930

The Bowery flop house in New York City October 1947

Sleeping rough in a cardboard box under the arch, 19 yr old Paul Mills from Croydon Surrey. Paul left school at 16 and worked in the catering business for three months

Down and outs sleep rough under the arch of the back entrance of Charing Cross Station. October 1975

A picture of a down and out alcoholic

A FRENCH VAGABOND
The French chemineau tramps the roads in his sabots, answerable to no man, scornful of societys artificial ways - a free man, indeed, but gets cold and hungry in winter... Date: 1850

Salvation Army Shelter, Great Peter Street, London
A large factory building on Great Peter Street, Westminster, Central London, leased by the Salvation Army for use as a night shelter. Men were allowed to sleep here on backed benches

Stone-breaking cell in a workhouse
Illustration showing a workhouse stone-breaking cell. Tramps and vagrants broke stones in return for a nights accommodation Date: circa 1909

Laughing old man
A laughing old man with a wart on his nose, a fuzzy beard and blacked-out teeth. Perhaps not a real tramp, but an actor wearing makeup? Date: circa 1960s

Old man with prams and junk, Balham, SW London
An old man with a line of prams containing junk on a street in Balham, SW London. He is outside a rag and bone merchants premises where he hopes to get money in exchange for the junk

Tramp on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp sitting on a bench in a Balham street in SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Woman on a bench 1907
Whitechapel, London a geezer; down-and-out lady on a bench Date: 1907

Woman tramp sitting at side of road
A female tramp, her skin tanned by the outdoor life, sits by the road, her bag of possessions at her side. Although her body is well wrapped in overcoat and hat, her feet are in open sandals

Itinerant family on the road
An itinerant family - two parents and six children, plus a pram - who, for reasons unknown, are on the road. With little or no money they might have to spend each night in a workhouse casual ward

Insane tramp on the road
A tramp, aged 24, on the road, said to be insane by the former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray, who in the 1920s had a particular concern for tramps and vagrants

Franky Shagg, Isle of Wight tramp
Franky Shagg, a well known tramp on the Isle of Wight in the early 1900s

Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, London
A crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London

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"Tramps: A Glimpse into the Lives of Houseless Wanderers" In Luke Fildes' poignant painting "Houseless and Hungry, " we witness the harsh reality faced by tramps, those who wander without a home or sustenance. The image serves as a stark reminder of society's neglect towards these individuals. Amidst this societal indifference, an advertisement catches our attention - hammocks for workhouse vagrant wards. It highlights the deplorable conditions that tramps find themselves in, seeking refuge in workhouses with little more than a simple hammock to call their own. Meanwhile, Labour Candidates strive to bring about change and advocate for better living conditions for these marginalized souls. Their efforts aim to alleviate the suffering endured by countless vagrants like those found asleep in Green Park, Central London. But amidst hardship, there is also resilience. The term "GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD" emerges, depicting tramps who maintain their dignity despite their circumstances. They navigate life's uncertainties with grace and perseverance. The Bristol Tramp J6912 at Filton stands as a symbol of hope amidst despair – an embodiment of how even in the face of adversity, one can find solace through companionship and shared experiences. Books become windows into different worlds for tramps; ocean liner books offer them temporary escape from their harsh realities. This collection of ten volumes provides moments of respite from daily struggles while relating tales filled with adventure on steamships traversing vast oceans. Yet not all stories have happy endings; news reaches us that a FRENCH TRAMP DIES alone and unnoticed. This tragic event reminds us that behind every wandering soul lies untold stories yearning to be heard - stories often forgotten or ignored by society at large. A collection of ten books dedicated to steamships further sheds light on the lives led by these transient individuals.