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William Booth

(1829-1912), Founder of the Salvation Army

Sitter in 39 portraits
Booth was apprenticed at thirteen to a Nottingham pawnbroker. Having converted to Methodism, he joined a group of revivalists who conducted religious services in the streets of the city. In 1849 he moved to London. He devoted his leisure to religion and became a lay preacher. Here, he met and married the like-minded Catherine Mumford. In 1865 he and his wife started the Christian Revival Society, later the Christian Mission, in the East End of London. They held evening and Sunday meetings to offer repentance, salvation and Christian ethics to the poorest and most needy. In 1878 the organisation was reorganised as the Salvation Army, with military titles and uniforms and its own flag and music. Central to the Salvation Army’s approach was the belief that evangelical work among the poor must be accompanied by well-organised social relief work. In 1890, Booth published In Darkest England and the Way Out (1890), which set out a number of these social schemes.

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William Booth, by Unknown artist - NPG 5814

William Booth

by Unknown artist
Staffordshire bust, circa 1900
NPG 5814

William Booth, by David N. Ingles - NPG 2042

William Booth

by David N. Ingles
oil on canvas, after 1912
NPG 2042

William Booth, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x127412

William Booth

by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1884
NPG x127412

William Booth, by and after Elliott & Fry - NPG x82272

William Booth

by and after Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1884
NPG x82272

William Booth, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x82273

William Booth

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1884
NPG x82273

William Booth, by Unknown photographer - NPG x196296

William Booth

by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1890s?
NPG x196296

William Booth, by Unknown photographer - NPG x196298

William Booth

by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1890s?
NPG x196298

William Booth, by Unknown photographer - NPG x87427

William Booth

by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, circa 1891
NPG x87427

William Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x136246

William Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x136246

William Booth, possibly by E.H. Mills, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x136276

William Booth

possibly by E.H. Mills, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1900s
NPG x136276

William Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197596

William Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197596

William Booth, by Thompson of West Hartlepool - NPG x197599

William Booth

by Thompson of West Hartlepool
postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197599

William Booth, by Olive Edis, and  Katharine Legat (née Edis) - NPG x1166

William Booth

by Olive Edis, and Katharine Legat (née Edis)
platinum print, 1902
NPG x1166

William Booth, by Unknown photographer - NPG x197594

William Booth

by Unknown photographer
halftone postcard print, 1904-1910
NPG x197594

Emma Moss Booth-Tucker (née Booth); William Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197602

Emma Moss Booth-Tucker (née Booth); William Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1905
NPG x197602

William Booth, by Unknown photographer - NPG x196297

William Booth

by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1905
NPG x196297

William Booth, by Herbert F. Joyce - NPG x1538

William Booth

by Herbert F. Joyce
platinum print, August 1906
NPG x1538

William Booth in his robes as D.C.L. of Oxford, published by The Philco Publishing Co - NPG x197595

William Booth in his robes as D.C.L. of Oxford

published by The Philco Publishing Co
bromide postcard print, 1906
NPG x197595

William Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x136275

William Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x136275

William Booth, published by Andrew & George Taylor - NPG x138004

William Booth

published by Andrew & George Taylor
bromide postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x138004

William Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197597

William Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197597

William Booth; Evangeline Cory Booth, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197600

William Booth; Evangeline Cory Booth

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1908
NPG x197600

'City Honours Late General Booth', by Ernest Brooks, for  Central News Ltd - NPG x137203

'City Honours Late General Booth'

by Ernest Brooks, for Central News Ltd
vintage print, 29 August 1912
NPG x137203

William Booth, by Unknown artist - NPG D31991

William Booth

by Unknown artist
lithograph, late 19th-early 20th century
NPG D31991

William Booth ('Men of the Day. No. 267.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44095

William Booth ('Men of the Day. No. 267.')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 25 November 1882
NPG D44095

William Booth, by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie - NPG D9642

William Booth

by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
lithograph, published 21 June 1905
NPG D9642

William Booth, by George Sidney Hunt, after  Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D31992

William Booth

by George Sidney Hunt, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1924
NPG D31992

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