Childhood Collection (page 8)

Feeding the Swans

Princess Margaret with a chimpanzee
Princess Margaret pictured with a rather disgruntled looking chimpanzee. c.1935

Princess Margaret as a baby of approximately 9 months old, holding a rattle and wearing a lace bonnet. Date: 1931

The Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London
Children sailing their model boats on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: circa 1930s

Christmas Card - Children on snowball Seesaw
Christmas Card - Children on a snowball seesaw. 1935

Children playing on London streets 1900s
Edwardian children playing on the empty streets with nothing more than some chalk, rope and wheel and hoop. 1900s

Christmas present - Miniature Barnum Great Menagerie 1908
Edwardian children would have loved this gift for Christams, miniature wild animal figures in captive cages, for the nursery. 1908

Toddler playing in a garden -- an 18 month old boy called Philip. Date: circa 1970s

Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929
Various toys for girls and boy s, a clockwork Rolls-Royce model car, with four doors that open and rubber tyres. Six electric models to build, for any boy

Alfreds Mother presents him with a volume of poetry
According to the writings of Asser (a Welsh monk from St David s, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s), the young Alfred (later King Alfred the Great 849-899 AD)

Four children and dog building a snowman
Four children (with their dog) building a snowman. Date: 1920s

Joseph, Mary and young Jesus return to Nazareth

Duke and Duchess of York with their six children
Date: 1906

Children reading together Pals by C V MacKenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, arms around each other as they perch on a stool reading a book together. Date: 1920s

Children reading together Story Time by Mackenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, a boy and girl, sharing a book in the middle of a playroom. Date: 1920s

Three children on a sleigh
Three cute children enjoying a sleigh ride. Date: 20th century

JESUS & DOCTORS (KRON) JESUS & DOCTORS (KRON)
Jesus discusses theology with the doctors in the Temple at Jerusalem

GEORG V & QUEEN 1868 GEORG V & QUEEN 1868
GEORG V, KING OF HANOVER (1851 - 1866), He lost his sight in a childhood accident and is pictured here with his wife

EUGENE FIELD American poet and journalist. Best known as a poet of childhood, eg. Dutch Lullaby and Little Boy Blue. Date: 1850 - 1895

Admiring Snowman
Six children admire the snowman theyve made Date: circa 1880

Mother and children with Easter eggs in Brabant, Belgium
A mother and her three children with a basket of Easter eggs in Brabant, Belgium. Date: 1950

Little girl playing hide and seek with doll and dog
A little girl playing hide and seek with her doll and her dog. Date: circa 1890

Sister holding up baby to see their snowman
A sister holding up the baby to see their snowman. The baby holds out her hand towards the snowmans pipe. Date: circa 1890

Brother and sister have built a snowman
Our Snow Man - a brother and sister smile with a sense of achievement, having built a snowman. Date: 1911

Three boys in sailor suits on beach
Three boys in sailor suits on the beach. Date: circa 1880

Small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Dublin
A small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland. He wears a tee shirt and shorts Date: 1992

The nursery, Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth, Doncaster, England
The nursery at Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth, Doncaster, England. Photographed in 1989 with full permission of then owners Ron and Pam Williams Date: 1989

Four happy Kashmir children run along banks of River Jhelum
Four happy Kashmir children run along the banks of the River Jhelum and smile for the camera Date: 1986

Kashmir, Sind Valley, small child running along village path
Kashmir, Sind Valley, looking down on a small child running along a village path between rough dry stone walls Date: 1986

A small child behind the grill of a kindergarten, Hong Kong
A small child kneels to say hello behind the grill of a kindergarten in Kowloon, Hong Kong Date: 1982

Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri Lanka
Two nuns watch as small children take a nap during the heat of the afternoon at a school run by the The Good Shepherd Sisters, in Sri Lanka Date: 1995

Children crabbing from a wooden pontoon at New Brighton
Children crabbing with lines from a wooden pontoon at the seaside resort of New Brighton, on the Wirral in Merseyside, England Date: 1994

Children fishing for crabs on wooden pontoon, New Brighton
Two small boys and two girls fishing for crabs on a wooden pontoon at New Brighton, on the Wirral in Merseyside, England. Photographed from above Date: 1994

Girl climbing on a sundial outside Tulle House Museum
A little girl pulls herself up to see a sundial outside Tulle House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria. She wears a summer dress and a straw boater hat with a ribbon at the back

The Village of Apperley, Gloucestershire, England - 2
A small boy and a girl play beside the pond in the village of Apperley, in the Severn Valley, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1988

The Village of Apperley, Gloucestershire, England - 1
A mother and her children beside the pond in the village of Apperley, in the Severn Valley, Gloucestershire, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Naughty boys with hose pipe, Dublin - 2
Naughty boys play on a hose pipe in Moore Street, Dublin - and show off Date: 1990

Naughty boys with hose pipe, Dublin - 1
Naughty boys play with a hose pipe in Moore Street, Dublin - and get soaked Date: 1990

Boy jumps on cart, Nefta, Tunisia
A boy jumps onto the back of a mule cart and gets a free ride down a dusty street. Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Sleeping boy, Bangkok market
A small boy sleeps on his mothers flower stall in a Bangkok market, Thailand Date: circa 1985

Boy with crucifix on his forehead, Sierra Leone
Head and shoulders portrait of West African boy with crucifix on his forehead and sweat on his brow, Freetown, Sierra Leone. He looks directly and the camera and smiles Date: circa 1985

Little girl at water tap, Istanbul
A small girl washes herself at a water tap outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. She looks coyly at the camera circa 1984

Rochdale Canal, Sowerby Bridge, Yorks
Girl with dog running beside Rochdale Canal, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. She holds a stick in the water to make ripples. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Bridgnorth, Shropshire
A small boy paddles into the River Severn beneath the bridge at Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He carries a bucket to catch fish Date: 1989

Children on swings, Arran, Scotland
Two children ride swings on a beach near Blackwaterfoot, on the Isle of Arran, Eilean Arainn, Scotland. One child swings very high. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

French boy in beret, Roscoff, France
A young French boy wearing a beret sits swinging his legs on a stool outside a restaurant in Roscoff, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Child with umbrella, Brittany, France
A child hidden beneath a big umbrella walks past beach huts on a beach at Port Manech, near Concarneau, Southern Brittany, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Notre Dame, Paris
A small boy runs through the Jean XXIII Park and Garden beneath Cathedral Notre Dame in Paris. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

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