Youth Collection (#18)

12th Night / Viola / Rackham
Viola - disguised as a youth - is threatened with a duel... Date: first performed 1601/2

King Edgar (Smith)
King Edgar, accompanied by a youth of distinction, stands near the triangular Croyland Bridge, holdings sceptre. He wears mantle and tunic, and of course a crown. Date: reigned 957 - 975

Male Corset / 1910
An elderly gentleman, desperate to regain the figure of his youth, has his valet lace him into a corset. Date: 1910

1927 by Lewis Baumer
A quintessentially twenties young woman with an Eton crop, a short skirt and a cigarette holder, posed nonchalantly by a stylised picture of Adam and Eve hanging on the wall

Elegant young woman -- The Mauve Dress
An elegant young woman with short blonde hair sits in a mauve dress

Family group of thirteen, Mid Wales
A family group of thirteen, covering three generations, with the grandparents in the middle -- three men, three women, three boys, two girls, and two toddlers

Group of soldiers at a training camp
A group of soldiers at a training camp, posing for their photo outside a tent

Edwardian family group outside house, Mid Wales
A large, middle class Edwardian family (adults, children and dog) pose for a group photograph outside their house, probably in the Mid Wales area. Date: early 20th century

The Price of a Pear - postcard by Lawson Wood
The Price of a Pear. A young scallywag on is way to (or from) school pays the price of a spot of scrumping as the acquisition of a prime juicy pear has resulted in a pair of torn britches

Two quarrymen, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
Two quarrymen, one young, one older, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Two young men on a motorcycle
Two young men sitting on a motorcycle. The one nearest the camera is wearing leather jacket, scarf, and a helmet with goggles

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

Laundry, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
Female inmates at work in the laundry at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Some women are using flat irons. Clean washing is piled on a table. A large press stands at the rear

Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
The shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse

Youth Hostel, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
Youth hostel on Sherborne Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. A girl in the hostel grounds talks over the wall to a boy outside. The hostel was originally built in in 1836-7 as the Cerne Union workhouse

Lady of Chios
A young lady from the Greek Island of Chios in attractive pale outfit of a dress and embroidered tabard, with embroidered sleeves and white headscarf

Crytilla - Godward
Crytilla - among the most beautiful of Godwards single-figure compositions, depicting a striking model posed against a wall of marble selecting an anemone from a bunch she holds at her breast

Music cover for Valse a Deux Tems (Temps)
Music cover for Valse a Deux Tems (or Temps), meaning Waltz in Two Beats or Two-Step Waltz, a popular style of waltz in the mid-19th century

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet containing the French conductor Louis Antoine Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, building on the success of Charles Dickens second Christmas book, The Chimes

Smiling lady on a music sheet
A pretty, smiling lady on a music sheet, wearing a white dress and a wide-brimmed hat trimmed with pink roses. The song is called Take Me

Sentimental Postcard - Two young girls amid blossoms

Portrait of a small boy in Devon
Portrait of a small boy, Cecil Watts, on holiday in Devon. He is wearing a warm coat, hat and scarf, so it must be a chilly day

Family group in a Devon garden
A family group chatting in a Devon garden -- from left to right Olive Harper, Edwin Pitts Tucker, and Christine Watts

Kind Thoughts, by Ethel Parkinson
Kind Thoughts -- a Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a little girl and an elderly gentleman walking down a snowy street. He is carrying a few parcels, and is using a walking stick

Family group from Kostel (Podivin), Moravia
A family group from the settlement of Kostel (also known as Podivin) in South Moravia, now in Czechoslovakia. The grandfather is on the left wearing a trilby hat

Young people near Valtice, South Moravia
A group of young men and women out for a spin on their motor cycles, near the South Moravian town of Valtice (now in the Czech Republic). One of the men is wearing uniform

Children by an ornate doorway
Five children sitting and standing beside an ornate doorway - Algeria

Man and his car (in distance)
A man has his back turned to the camera with an open-top car in the middle distance

Turkish Youth Group - 1940s
A Turkish Youth Group - World War two period

The Village Conjuror
A small boy impresses a group of children and their nurse, by balancing a mop on the end of his chin

Boys Club evening activities, Jack Straws 1937
Six boys from a Boys Club sit around a table for a game of what could be Jack Straws or Spillikins

Boys Club, boys at the beach, 1933
Four friends walk barefoot along a causeway at the seaside, possibly the beaches at Burnham

Boys Club evening activities, February1930
Evenings at a Boys Club needn t be a dull affair with plenty of activities to get involved in, including chess, playing the piano, playing cards, and reading. Not a Playstaton or iPod in sight!

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1933
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 24 boys from a Boys Club of 1933, standing and sitting outside, with their club leader standing proudly to the right

Boys Club, fancy dress, 1933
A large group of boys from a Boys Club in fancy dress costume

Boys Club, fancy dress, circa 1930
Six boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume

Boys Club group photograph 1934
A group of 32 happy smiling boys from a Boys Club of 1934 pose proudly for a photograph outside of a tent with their group leader

Boys Club sandwich making 1928
A group of seven boys from a Boys Club help to make enough jam sandwiches to feed their camp

Boys Club, fancy dress, 1931
Five boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1930
An informal gym class group photograph featuring 23 boys from a Boys Club of 1930, sitting on gym equipment and smiling for the camera

Boys Club swimming circa 1930
A group of boys from a Boys Club take a swim in a river, doubtlessly cold. Most wear one piece costumes

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1937
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 15 boys from a Boys Club of 1937, standing and sitting outside

Boys Club, hungry boy 1934
A very hungry boy from a Boys Club sits and eats away at meat from a bone, much to the enjoyment of his friends

Boys Club gym class group photograph circa 1925
A formal gym class group photograph featuring 18 boys from a Boys Club of circa1925, standing and sitting outside with their group leader standing proudly to the left

Boys Club gym class group photograph July 1934
An formal gym class group photograph featuring 25 boys from a Boys Club of 1933, standing and sitting outside, with their club leader standing proudly to the right

Boys Club evening activities, Chess, March 1929
Two boys sit for a game of chess. Eight spectators look on

Boys Club gym class group photograph 1934
An informal gym class group photograph featuring 32 boys from a Boys Club of 1934, sitting on gym equipment and smiling for the camera

Boys Club, running 1929
a group of boys from a Boys Club line up for a sprint

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