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Child Collection (page 5)

Background imageChild Collection: On the Cliff-Top by Muriel Dawson

On the Cliff-Top by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a yellow dress picking flowers. Date: 1942

Background imageChild Collection: King of the Castle by Muriel Dawson

King of the Castle by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy making a sandcastle on the beach. Date: 1934

Background imageChild Collection: Who Said Rabbits? by Muriel Dawson

Who Said Rabbits? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a bonnet and overalls takes her pet dog for a walk. Date: 1940

Background imageChild Collection: Children paddling and looking out to sea

Children paddling and looking out to sea
Mermaids. A back view of five children paddling at the seaside; they wear red stripey bathing drawers. Date: C.1905

Background imageChild Collection: Winter Morning by Muriel Dawson

Winter Morning by Muriel Dawson -- two children out walking in the snow with three dogs. Date: 1941

Background imageChild Collection: Three boys playing marbles in the gutter

Three boys playing marbles in the gutter Date: 20th century

Background imageChild Collection: Little girl with chicks

Little girl with chicks
A small child, surrounded by a hen and her chicks, carries two of the little birds in her apron c. 1905

Background imageChild Collection: Good-Night, Everybody! by Muriel Dawson

Good-Night, Everybody! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl heads off to bed. 1936

Background imageChild Collection: LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station

LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station
Opened in 1892, Dulwich fire station was located at 250 Lordship Lane. The firefighters pose on the horse drawn steamer whilst a child looks out the first floor window

Background imageChild Collection: Girl doing makeup

Girl doing makeup
A little girl uses her moms lipstick in front of the mirror Date: 1950s

Background imageChild Collection: The Queen and Prince Charles

The Queen and Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent to the throne. Date: 1949

Background imageChild Collection: Bedfordshire road signs 1950

Bedfordshire road signs 1950
A girl in sturdy shoes and long socks, probably school uniform, perches on top of a signpost by the B579 road near Chalton in Bedfordshire

Background imageChild Collection: Foot-Sprints on the Sands of Time

Foot-Sprints on the Sands of Time
Illustration by William Heath Robinson showing a rotund businessman sprinting across a beach, watched by a small child. Please note

Background imageChild Collection: Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Background imageChild Collection: Getting Ready for a Game, 1901, by Carl Larsson

Getting Ready for a Game, 1901, by Carl Larsson
Carl Larsson (1853-1919). Swedish painter. Getting Ready for a Game, 1901. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Background imageChild Collection: Grocery store in Cairo, Egypt

Grocery store in Cairo, Egypt
Grocery store at a street in Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Background imageChild Collection: Advertisement for Colmans Mustard

Advertisement for Colmans Mustard - Jack and Jill are never ill... because Colmans ensures good digestion. circa 1950s

Background imageChild Collection: Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London

Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London
Woman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland

Background imageChild Collection: Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book

Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book, helpful hints for beginners and experts. 1947

Background imageChild Collection: Beatrice - Princess of England

Beatrice - Princess of England
Beatrice, Princess of England (1857-1944), wife of prince Henry von Battenberg, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Here she poses in her wedding dress

Background imageChild Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageChild Collection: Two Babies by Muriel Dawson

Two Babies by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red dress has been bathing her doll. Date: 1930

Background imageChild Collection: Little girl carrying a doll by Muriel Dawson

Little girl carrying a doll by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a green dress, carrying a doll, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageChild Collection: Water Baby by Muriel Dawson

Water Baby by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in a bathtub. Date: 1939

Background imageChild Collection: Young Algerian Mother breastfeeding her infant

Young Algerian Mother breastfeeding her infant. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChild Collection: Her Nosegay by Muriel Dawson

Her Nosegay by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red dress and white bonnet holds a posy of flowers. 1937

Background imageChild Collection: Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson

Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson
Little girl in pink pyjamas standing in front of a fireplace with a white dog, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Background imageChild Collection: PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes

PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus. ca. 330 BC. Hermes carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. Classical Greek art

Background imageChild Collection: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1927

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1927
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, born 10th June 1921, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenburg. Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Pictured wearing a sailor suit in 1927

Background imageChild Collection: Humpty Dumpty by Dorothy Wheeler

Humpty Dumpty by Dorothy Wheeler
A little boy and girl stare up at a wall on which sits a very superior looking Humpty Dumpty wearing a crown and an eye glass

Background imageChild Collection: Princess Helenas wedding day

Princess Helenas wedding day
Princess Helena (1846-1923), third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured on her wedding day

Background imageChild Collection: Lesson Time by Muriel Dawson

Lesson Time by Muriel Dawson
A sweet child in an embroidered smock dress studiously writes upon a slate

Background imageChild Collection: The Balloon Baby by Muriel Dawson

The Balloon Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a frilly dress and bonnet marches along with a doll under warm and a bunch of balloons in her other hand

Background imageChild Collection: Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics

Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics
Three small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire

Background imageChild Collection: Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood

Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

Background imageChild Collection: Union workhouse, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Union workhouse, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
The Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron

Background imageChild Collection: Girl painting at table

Girl painting at table
A young girls sits at a table painting in her sketchbook. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageChild Collection: Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse

Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria, pictured in Scotland with her eldest child, Princess Victoria of Hesse

Background imageChild Collection: Princess Helena with Prince Christian Victor

Princess Helena with Prince Christian Victor
Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923) with her eldest child, Prince Christian Victor, born at Windsor on 14 April 1867

Background imageChild Collection: Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860

Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, taken in 1860

Background imageChild Collection: Buy National Savings Certificates

Buy National Savings Certificates
Poster urging the reader to Buy National Savings Certificates: Lend to defend his right to be free featuring an angelic boy constructing something with meccano

Background imageChild Collection: Pandita Ramabai / Postcard

Pandita Ramabai / Postcard
PANDITA RAMABAI DONGRE MEDHAVI Indian reformer and educator, " Friend of the child widows"

Background imageChild Collection: Georgiana / Duchess / Child

Georgiana / Duchess / Child
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer, wife of 5th Duke of Devonshire, seen here with her first child

Background imageChild Collection: Ethiopian Family 1805

Ethiopian Family 1805
Family scene; man, woman and child of Ethiopia

Background imageChild Collection: Japanese Mother & Child

Japanese Mother & Child
A Japanese mother in a traditional costume carries her baby boy in her back, while holding some flowers and an umbrella

Background imageChild Collection: Blind Mans Buff

Blind Mans Buff
Children playing Blind Mans Buff at a Christmas party

Background imageChild Collection: Day Ufo Abduction / 1974

Day Ufo Abduction / 1974
At AVELEY, Essex, John and Susan Day are abducted, with their child and their car, aboard a UFO where they undergo a physical examination by the aliens

Background imageChild Collection: Concepts / Angels

Concepts / Angels
A Guardian Angel watches over a child as she crosses a dangerous bridge



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