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Child Collection (#25)

Background imageChild Collection: Princess Elizabeth wins at swimming

Princess Elizabeth wins at swimming
Princess Elizabeth (born 1926), later to be Queen Elizabeth II. Here, aged 13, she is participating in a swimming race at the Bath Club. She won the over-nines challenge shield

Background imageChild Collection: Caricature illustration of Father Christmas, having crashed his plane

Caricature illustration of Father Christmas, having crashed his plane and dropped his toys in a child's room, by G E Studdy. Captioned, Held over from our Christmas issue'

Background imageChild Collection: Caricature illustration in colour by Noel Pocock, showing man on skis

Caricature illustration in colour by Noel Pocock, showing man on skis, child on sled sneaking through his legs in snow scene

Background imageChild Collection: Caricature illustration, captioned, The First Born'. Showing proud father in top hat and tails

Caricature illustration, captioned, The First Born'. Showing proud father in top hat and tails, with child in bonnet in push chair, and onlookers in street scene

Background imageChild Collection: The front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine from May 1954. Date: 1954

The front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine from May 1954. Date: 1954

Background imageChild Collection: An advert for Belling Electric Fires, suggesting that as well as creating warmth

An advert for Belling Electric Fires, suggesting that as well as creating warmth, they can also help to generate daydreams. Date: circa 1932

Background imageChild Collection: The Motor Picture Book, And Away She Goes!

The Motor Picture Book, And Away She Goes! Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: The Motor Picture Book, Just a Sharp Turn

The Motor Picture Book, Just a Sharp Turn Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: The Motor Picture Book, Dignity and Impudence

The Motor Picture Book, Dignity and Impudence Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: The Motor Picture Book, What, Only Doing Sixty?

The Motor Picture Book, What, Only Doing Sixty? Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: The Motor Picture Book, The Motor Girl

The Motor Picture Book, The Motor Girl Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: Title page, The Motor Picture Book

Title page, The Motor Picture Book Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: Cover design, The Motor Picture Book

Cover design, The Motor Picture Book, with 24 colour plates Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: Christmas card, Miss Dolly stands in the corner

Christmas card, Miss Dolly stands in the corner
Victorian Christmas card, girl tells Miss Dolly to stand in the corner, Santa Claus waits to wish her a Merry Christmas Date: 19th century

Background imageChild Collection: Grandmother giving little girl a knitting lesson

Grandmother giving little girl a knitting lesson Date: 19th century

Background imageChild Collection: Victorian boy on beach near Dover, Kent

Victorian boy on beach near Dover, Kent
Victorian boy on beach near Dover - Young England Date: 1860

Background imageChild Collection: Unhappy young girl with her toy wooden horse

Unhappy young girl with her toy wooden horse Date: circa 1910

Background imageChild Collection: Middle class violinist and singer watched by envious couple

Middle class violinist and singer watched by envious couple
The musical pair are well dressed Edwardians. The other pair are well dressed working class carrying a crying child, and the man is making remarks behind his hand

Background imageChild Collection: A Young Shaver by William Henry Hunt

A Young Shaver by William Henry Hunt Date: 19th century

Background imageChild Collection: Boy church bell ringers

Boy church bell ringers, young campanologists Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChild Collection: Music cover, Little Lady Make Believe, Brian Lawrance

Music cover, Little Lady Make Believe, Brian Lawrance
Music cover, Little Lady Make Believe, lyrics by Charlie Tobias, music by Nat Simon, featured and broadcast by Brian Lawrance and his Lansdowne House Sextet. Date: 1936

Background imageChild Collection: The Weighing Machine at the Railway Station

The Weighing Machine at the Railway Station Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: The Children's Peep Show

The Children's Peep Show Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: The Village Postman

The Village Postman Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: Boys in Tug of War

Boys in Tug of War Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: A Donkey Ride on the Beach

A Donkey Ride on the Beach Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: A Farthing Dinner Please, the Soup Kitchen

A Farthing Dinner Please, the Soup Kitchen Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: A summer paddle on the beach at Bournemouth

A summer paddle on the beach at Bournemouth
A Mother, her daughter and two of her sisters/Aunts going for a summer paddle at the British coastal seaside resort of Bournemouth, Dorset..ng in the Date: circa 1920s

Background imageChild Collection: Poster, woman and children in a car

Poster, woman and children in a car - Voitures Automobiles - Moteurs en tous Genres. Date: circa 1900

Background imageChild Collection: Poster, De Dion-Bouton cars

Poster, De Dion-Bouton cars Date: circa 1900

Background imageChild Collection: Street scene panorama for classroom

Street scene panorama for classroom Date: 1927

Background imageChild Collection: School group with Rudyard Kipling aged 16 in centre

School group with Rudyard Kipling aged 16 in centre, United Services College, Westward Ho, Devon, setting for stories Stalky and Co. Date: circa 1881

Background imageChild Collection: Little girl and grandfather with donkey

Little girl and grandfather with donkey Date: circa 1903

Background imageChild Collection: How the Penny in the Slot Works

How the Penny in the Slot Works - little girl with chocolate machine Date: 1930s

Background imageChild Collection: Greek family, mother and her children

Greek family, mother and her children
Greek family, possibly Alexander Constantine Ionides wife Euterpe with her children Date: circa 1840s

Background imageChild Collection: Advert, Dr Barnardo's Homes, Help Urgently Needed

Advert, Dr Barnardo's Homes, Help Urgently Needed - comical cats, by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Background imageChild Collection: Captain Gordon and Redmond Gordon

Captain Gordon and Redmond Gordon Date: circa 1861

Background imageChild Collection: Child's Light Ale

Child's Light Ale

Background imageChild Collection: Royal Air Force Pilot Officer G. H. Bennions, WW2

Royal Air Force Pilot Officer G. H. Bennions, WW2
Royal Air Force Pilot Officer G.H. Bennions leaving Buckingham Palace after receiving a decoration during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Background imageChild Collection: Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, and her son Maurice

Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, and her son Maurice Date: 1905

Background imageChild Collection: Music cover, The Children's Music Box

Music cover, The Children's Music Box Date: 1922

Background imageChild Collection: Advert, Hitching's baby carriages and prams

Advert, Hitching's baby carriages and prams
Hitching's baby carriages and prams, New Bond Street, London. Date: 1907

Background imageChild Collection: William Robert Roe, Derby Deaf School

William Robert Roe, Derby Deaf School
A portrait of William Robert Roe, founder of the Royal School for the Deaf, Derby Date: circa 1905

Background imageChild Collection: Bodmin Prison

Bodmin Prison

Background imageChild Collection: St Charles School, Brentwood

St Charles School, Brentwood - a Certified School housing children boarded out by the workhouse authorities

Background imageChild Collection: Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon

Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon
Boys gardening at what was variously known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum and the Training School for Feeble-minded Children

Background imageChild Collection: J. A. Gibbs National Children's Home (NCH), Penarth, Glamorg

J. A. Gibbs National Children's Home (NCH), Penarth, Glamorg
Boys learning nautical skills at the J.A. Gibbs branch of the National Children's Home at Penarth

Background imageChild Collection: NCH Home, Harpenden - Human Pyramid

NCH Home, Harpenden - Human Pyramid
Children make a human pyramid at the National Children's Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire



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