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"Beneath the Surface: A Country of Two Nations" (Click on "Charity and Self-Help" sub-link on the left)
de Pennington, Joanne. "Beneath the Surface: A Country of Two Nations." 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2015."Information about Waifs' and Strays' Society Homes"
"Information about Waifs' and Strays' Society Homes." The Children's Society. 2015. 23 Nov. 2015. Web.The History of Barnardo's Children's Homes (Charity)
"The History of Barnardo's Children's Homes." Barnardo's Children's Charity. 2015. 20 Nov. 2015. Web.
"Waif Girl, circa 1890"
"Hidden Lives Revealed: A Virtual Archive - Children in Care 1881-1981"
"Portraits of new arrivals were used as a marker of a child's progress in the Society. Case studies of some children appeared in the newsletter Our Waifs and Strays describing how they had been transformed from a 'potential street loafer' into a productive member of society. These studies were often illustrated with 'before and after' photographs, contrasting their ragged past with their new-found respectability."
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