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Background imageChild Collection: Hogarth, Gin Lane

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Background imageChild Collection: MURILLO, Bartolom項steban (1617-1682). The Guardian

MURILLO, Bartolom項steban (1617-1682). The Guardian
MURILLO, Bartolom項 steban (1617-1682). The Guardian Angel. c. 1665. SPAIN. Sevilla. Cathedral. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Background imageChild Collection: Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell

Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell
" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops

Background imageChild Collection: Druids Sacrifice Child

Druids Sacrifice Child
A child is sacrificed to the Druid deity

Background imageChild Collection: Childrens nursery, Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal

Childrens nursery, Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal
View inside a childrens nursery at the cottage homes in Styal, Cheshire, with a large group of girls and boys posing for their photograph

Background imageChild Collection: Gilrs Blackberrying Victorian period

Gilrs Blackberrying Victorian period

Background imageChild Collection: Barnardos Stepney Causeway - Home & Hospital

Barnardos Stepney Causeway - Home & Hospital
A view across railway lines of the Barnardos Boys Home (left) and Hospital, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: early 1900s

Background imageChild Collection: Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury

Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury
Children play on Maypole swings at the Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

Background imageChild Collection: The Hope of the World - Jesus and Children - Postcard

The Hope of the World - Jesus and Children - Postcard
The Hope of the World - Jesus and the Children of many nations. Postcard produced by the London Missionary Society. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChild Collection: The products of Newfoundland, Canada - Cod

The products of Newfoundland, Canada - Cod
The products of Newfoundland, Canada (" to say nothing of the middle one" ). A pair of large cod flank a young fishermans lad. Date: 1902

Background imageChild Collection: The Goose Girl by Muriel Dawson

The Goose Girl by Muriel Dawson
A tiny girl in a fetching red dress guides a gaggle of geese

Background imageChild Collection: Le Touquet Paris-Plage

Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Tourism poster from French railway Chemin de Fer du Nord for Le Touquet on the coast of north-western France, the beach of Paris

Background imageChild Collection: Drinking / Intemperance

Drinking / Intemperance
Political print of Gin Lane supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. The pawnbrokers, gin cellar and distillery are now flourishing

Background imageChild Collection: Two little girls in a garden by Muriel Dawson

Two little girls in a garden by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Background imageChild Collection: Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace

Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace
" We want Peace!" Soviet propaganda poster - featuring a happy, singing Communist family, waving flags. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageChild Collection: Police Officer / Children

Police Officer / Children
Police officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport

Background imageChild Collection: Take something home with you from the Natural History Shop

Take something home with you from the Natural History Shop
General Museum poster. Drawing of a child leading a dinosaur out of the Museum, with the slogan Take something home with you from the Natural History [Museum] Shop, South Kensington, London

Background imageChild Collection: Boy & Marklin Toy Train

Boy & Marklin Toy Train
A German boy plays with his Marklin train

Background imageChild Collection: Shirley Temple / Birthday

Shirley Temple / Birthday
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of of 1930s, offering a birthday greeting

Background imageChild Collection: Play the Game Football book cover

Play the Game Football book cover
Front cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941

Background imageChild Collection: Spring Flowers by Muriel Dawson

Spring Flowers by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a blue smock dress carries a bunch of daffodils and a twig of spring blossom

Background imageChild Collection: Shirley Temple / Fox Films

Shirley Temple / Fox Films
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s

Background imageChild Collection: Children pony trekking, Horner, Somerset

Children pony trekking, Horner, Somerset
Children pony trekking at Horner, Exmoor, Somerset. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageChild Collection: Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson

Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small girl in a white dress and pink sun hat carefully watering a lovely border of flowers in a garden. c.1925

Background imageChild Collection: The Days Work by Muriel Dawson

The Days Work by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead

Background imageChild Collection: Shirley Temple / Cake

Shirley Temple / Cake
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s, tucking into her birthday cake

Background imageChild Collection: Mary / Czestochowa

Mary / Czestochowa
depicted as OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA, Poland

Background imageChild Collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here in the form of a statue, as a boy with a violin and bow

Background imageChild Collection: MONTESSORI (1870 - 1952)

MONTESSORI (1870 - 1952)
Doctor MARIA MONTESSORI Italian medical and educator, first woman in Italy to obtain a medical degree; pioneered child education methods

Background imageChild Collection: Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Background imageChild Collection: Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved

Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved from Constantinople to Kiev in 1136 and Vladimir in 1155. Iconographic type Eleusa or Virgin of Tenderness. Byzantine art. Tempera on wood. RUSSIA

Background imageChild Collection: Pencil sketch of mother with children

Pencil sketch of mother with children
Pencil sketch of a mother with two children. Date: 1920s

Background imageChild Collection: Teeth of adults and children

Teeth of adults and children
The teeth of adults and children, shown in cross-section, individually, and in the mouth

Background imageChild Collection: Simeon in the Temple, c. 1668-1669, by Rembrandt

Simeon in the Temple, c. 1668-1669, by Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Simeon in the Temple, c.1668-1669. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Background imageChild Collection: Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo) (1040-1095)

Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo) (1040-1095). King of Hungary between 1077-1095. Portrait by Ignac Roskovics (1854-1916). Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageChild Collection: Girls with their books in Balham, SW London

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageChild Collection: Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

Background imageChild Collection: LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews

LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews
Built in 1879, and located at 165 Tooley Street, this station remained operational until 1928 when the new Dockhead fire station was opened and the engines and crews transferred there

Background imageChild Collection: Events / Britain / Civil War

Events / Britain / Civil War
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER. Parliamentary supporters interrogate the child of a Royalist

Background imageChild Collection: When Adam delved and Eve span

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman. 1892

Background imageChild Collection: Our Ladye of Walsingham, Mary and Jesus

Our Ladye of Walsingham, Mary and Jesus
Our Ladye of Walsingham - Mary and Jesus

Background imageChild Collection: F G Pearce Ltd, business stationery

F G Pearce Ltd, business stationery
F G Pearce Ltd, Ice Cream company of Grant Street Dairy, Radford, Nottingham, business stationery (statement). circa 1930s

Background imageChild Collection: Spurgeons Homes, Birchington

Spurgeons Homes, Birchington
Aerial view of the distinctive zig-zag layout of Spurgeons Homes, Birchington, Kent. The Homes were originally based at Stockwell

Background imageChild Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). The Sistine Madonna. 1512-1517

Raphael (1483-1520). The Sistine Madonna. 1512-1517. Lower detail with the figures of two cherubs. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. Dresden

Background imageChild Collection: Bathing machine owner and swimming master, Essex

Bathing machine owner and swimming master, Essex
Pictured in front of his bathing machines on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, is Charlie Bates with some of his family and the horse which hauled the machines down to the waters edge and back

Background imageChild Collection: Georgie Porgie

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away

Background imageChild Collection: Child at receiving centre WWII

Child at receiving centre WWII
Bette Malek waits with her doll at the Fulham receiving centre in London during World War II

Background imageChild Collection: French Nanny & Children

French Nanny & Children
A French nanny pushes a pram containing a small child, while a young girl and a French bulldog walk beside her



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