Child Hood Collection (page 11)

Help! by Ethel Parkinson
A little Dutch boy calls for Help! as a little Dutch girl gives him a kiss

Three children in a snowy landscape. The two girls are carrying bunches of holly, while the boy is carrying a large supply of firewood on his shoulder

Good Cheer by Ethel Parkinson
Good Cheer -- four children dressed in medieval costume bring in the Christmas feast, consisting of a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit

Ladies Home Journal illustration
Illustration for the Ladies Home Journal, showing Father Christmas with a group of children

Little boy brushing his teeth
A little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)

Two little girls with an ice cream cone
Two little girls holding an ice cream cone carefully between them -- perhaps it is melting and dripping. They are wearing winter coats, so its not the usual ice cream weather

Brother and sister facing each otherm, kneeling on cushions. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Little girl on the verge of tears
A little girl who appears to be on the verge of tears. She is sitting on a table top, wearing a knitted cardigan and a dark skirt

Little girl who has been crying
A little girl who appears to have been crying, but is now recovering as something has attracted her interest. She is sitting on a table top, wearing a knitted cardigan and a dark skirt

The Battle by George Studdy
Two small boys, watched by their pet dog and various toys, play soldiers. Each carries a sword and shields marked " hero"

Little girl in a knitted cardigan, smiling
A little girl in a knitted cardigan, relaxed and smiling. She has short, curly hair

Young woman in a kitchen with two children
A young woman in a kitchen with her two children -- a girl of about four or five, and a baby. The baby has just had her bath and the woman is drying her with a towel

Happy little girl in a knitted cardigan
A happy little girl in a knitted cardigan, holding her hands above her head in delight. She has short, curly hair

Little girl eating a crust
A little girl with curly hair, eating a crust. She is crouching on top of a table and gazing at the camera

Childrens entertainment
A large group of children sitting on the floor, watching some kind of entertainment. Some are smiling, others looking up in shock or wonder, or just concentrating hard

Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall in a street of Victorian terraced houses

Five little girls in East European folk costume
Five little girls and a baby wearing traditional East European folk costume, probably from Moravia or Slovakia

Princess Elizabeth on her trike
Princess Elizabeth of York, our present Queen Elizabeth II, pictured through the railings of the Yorks London home in Piccadilly, London riding a new tricycle given to her for her fourth birthday

Chidren in Kashgar, western China
Four children in Kashgar, western China. Two small boys sit in a cart on wheels, pulled by an older girl

Hamleys for Xmas advertisement, 1926
Advert for various toys available at the famous Hamleys toy store on Regent Street London in 1926 including The Crown Tavern, a remarkably realistic model of an old country inn, Looney the loose pup

Children in motorcycle and side car
Two little girls wearing sun hats on what is presumably a hot summers day pose on a motorbike and side car. Behind them are rows of what look like fruit bushes suggesting the location is possibly

1920s children
A group of boys and girls sit together in a countryside setting during the 1920s, as evidenced by the bobbed hair of some of the girls and short dresses

Boy fishing at Beccles, Norfolk
Charming photograph depicting a small boy fishing accompanied by some friendly cats at Beccles on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia during the 1930s

For You I Would Wait Forever by Florence Hardy
A Dutch girl prepares herself at the bedroom mirror while her young suitor waits at the door

Baby poses for the camera
A baby sits on a wicker chair and is centre of attention as a group of children encourage it to smile for its photograph, taken with a Eastman Kodak Hawk-Eye camera

The two childhoods
An elderly woman and young child sit helplessly in their chairs, both staring out blankly at the world around them

Childrens Carnival
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party. A little girl has a rather nice witch outfit with a dress appliqued with black cats and a broom, while a little boy has come as a swashbuckling pirate

Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian Maiden
Two children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days!

Batgers Masks and Animals Luggage label
Rather odd scene featuring an adult in a sinister party mask trying to lasso a group of children in fancy dress masks and head dresses at a party

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand

Children at a party
Two children play a game of musical hats at a party

Dancing children
A group of five children in spring like attire dance and play musical instruments

Children with flowers
Six children, standing in couples look as if they are ready for a spring celebration or perhaps a wedding. Dressed in 18th century costume

Children playing in the snow
Lovely illustration showing children having fun during the winter, ice skating, sledging, building snowmen and, rather more alarmingly, building fires!

Christmas children by Florence Hardy
Four little girls dressed in identical red capes and carrying matching fur muffs step out looking very festive

Christmas children skating by Florence Hardy
Three small children, looking very festive in their matching green elfin capes skate together across a frozen pond

Can This Be Love by Florence Hardy
A sweet scene showing two little boys dressed in clown or Pierrot outfits looking hopefully towards a little girl (in similar attire)

Skating Girls by Florence Hardy
Three little girls, dressed identically in red coats and carrying fur muffs with matching hats skate across a frozen pond

Procession of children
Five children, dressed in charming pink and brown outfits form a small procession carrying stalks of flowers, probably hollyhocks

Dog, sled and snow
A jolly winter scene showing five children playing with a sledge in the snow. Their dog looks keen to give them a pull

Education, Technical training
Two very lucky schoolboys from Sevenoaks School Technical Centre build a most amazing motorised crane from a mechano kit

Education, reading
A class of children sit quietly and read

Education, classroom
A class of smiling 5 year olds enjoy a lesson of poetry with mime

Christmas children by Florence Hardy
A quintet of children in winter jerseys and pointed caps skate in unison on a pond holding bunches of holly in a very festive manner

Children of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Three of the six children of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife, Queen Ena. They are Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907-1938), the Infanta Beatriz (1909-2002) and Infante Jaime (1908-1975)

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!

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