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Mother and daughters at a London bus stopA mother and her two daughters waiting for a No.6 bus at Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London W9. They are all smartly dressed, but the houses in the background are showing postwar shabbiness
Physical education, netballFour girls playing netball, one tall girl takes a shot, the others await the rebound. Did she score?...we ll never know
Young TrainspottersBoy trainspotters at Newton Abbot, Devon, England. In the platform is the Royal Duchy, with British Rail diesel engine Dragon at the head
Llandudno DonkeysA mother and her children enjoy riding on the donkeys at Llandudno beach, Wales. Date: early 1960s
Police Public Call Box, LondonA police officer using a Police Public Call Box on a London street. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937
Police and Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FCMetropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FC. This photograph by Sub-Inspector C R C Turner shows Inspector A J Jones (Officer in Charge) and others at Walham Green
Boy with sugar beetA little boy with two sugar beet, 1956 Date: 1956
Physical education, gymIn the gymnasium a boy performs an acrobatic feat, watched by his fellow classmates. He leaps head first over four other boys who crouch on the floor
Grasmere Rush FestivalThe Rush Bearing Festival at Grasmere, Lake District, England. Church floors were earthen and rushes were strewn on the floor for warmth. Held on St. Oswalds Day. Date: 1950s
Camping Family 1950SA happy mother emerges from the tent with a tray of unbreakable plastic plates and cups, surrounded by her loving family in this rather idealistic camping scene! Date: early 1950s
Port Sunlight LidoA noisy scene at Port Sunlight open air swimming pool, with lots of children having fun, Merseyside, England. Date: circa 1960
Scouts playing tug of warPulling Together. Native Scout visitors and boys of the 1st Khormaksar Troop in a tug of war at Sheik Othman, Aden. 1950s
Physical education, BoxingAt a secondary school in Stoke on Trent, England, two boys box in front of their class mates, part of their physical education
Pe Class / Melton MobrayPhysical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray
Boys approaching the entrance of the Natural History MuseumReports on the first few months of the Childrens Centre concluded that the majority of the children were under 11, often sent out after breakfast with nothing to do
Little boy with fox, c. 1950Parents and older siblings were actively discouraged from visiting the Childrens Centre, to ensure that the children were free to be themselves
Allos - France - Seignus farmer who supplies the Hotel Pascal. (His son is serving in Korean War). Anne on ane. Date: 1951
Paris - France - At Le Rond Pont. As my name is Anne, my family made sure that they took photographs of me on an ane (donkey) whenever possible around the world. Date: 1951
Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexTo celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town
British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, EssexThe British Legion Club members children were annually treated to a Christmas party at the Walton-on-the-Naze Club in Essex
Four Sea Scouts at Colchester, EssexFour Sea Scouts under instruction and making notes at Colchester, Essex. circa 1950
Sea Scout Patrol Walthamstow on a day outBoys from the Walthamstow Sea Scout Patrol on a day out in the country. circa 1950
VaccinationsA doctor and his nurse vaccinate schoolgirls againgst polio, Landskrona, Sweden 1957. Date: 1957
Baby girl at a picnicA little girl has found the picnic basket. 1955. Date: 1955
Metropolitan Police officers teaching road safety to children. The man in the white outfit with traffic lights on his front is Safety Sam
Children fishingA boy catching crabs in the harbour of Landskrona, Sweden 1954. Date: 1954
Ship in harbourTwo boys in the harbour of Landskrona, Sweden 1956. Date: 1956
Girl doing makeupA little girl uses her moms lipstick in front of the mirror Date: 1950s
Children in the streetBoy with milk churn and girl in pushchair Date: 1950s
Boys playing marblesFive boys play marbles, Landskrona, Sweden 1955. Date: 1955
Three boys play with fulminating powder Date: 1950s
Bilberry PickersA woman wearing spectacles picking bilberries with a girl with short blonde hair. Date: 1950s
Vintage CarsA little boy sits proudly in his model car, in front of three vintage cars parked on a cobbled street. Date: 1950s
Building a BonfireGleeful boys building a huge bonfire of household rubbish! Date: 1950s
Childrens party, 1953Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party. The girls are wearing smocked party dresses by Lindsay Maid
Queen Elizabeth II making Christmas broadcastH. M. The Queen seated at the microphone making her Christmas broadcast from Government House, Auckland in 1953. Date: 1953
Children posting a letterTwo children, dressed in adorable matching yellow outfits, post a letter at a rather remote looking postbox. Date: 1951
Scouts learning morse codeNine Boy Scouts of the 1st Coulsdon Group sit around a table learning morse code, under the watchful eye of their Scout Leader. 1950
News Round Boy 1950SDelivering newspapers on his bicycle, a boy pauses to speak to a colleague. Date: 1950s
Eton Boy in Street 1950SAn Eton schoolboy going nonchalantly into town. Date: 1950s
Little girl eating an ice cream, CornwallClose-up of a little girl sitting on a mooring post in a Cornwall harbour, eating an ice cream. Date: circa 1955
Primary School 1957Pupils at Bramfield Primary School. Date: July 1957
Family of three with their Singer carA family of three with their Singer car. Father and son look out from the car, but mother prefers to stand alongside and show off her new suit. 1950
Girl with baby in pram, CornwallA girl smiles down at a baby in a pram, while on holiday at a seaside town in Cornwall. The baby is playing with a bucket and spade. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Four children on a beach, playing with a boatFour children -- three girls and a boy -- on a beach, playing with a boat. They are all happy and smiling
Three sisters walking down the streetThree sisters walking hand in hand down a street of Victorian terraced houses
Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall in a street of Victorian terraced houses
