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In the service of the King - Scouts and GuidesIn the service of the King - A saluting Scout and a Girl Guide, pulling back the Union Flag in patriotic pose. Date: circa 1910
Thanksgiving turkeyTwo small children carry an incredibly large turkey on a platter Date: c. 1920
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890
SOROLLA, Joaqu(1863-1923). After the BathSOROLLA, Joaqu (1863-1923). After the Bath. 1915. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Sorolla Museum
SOROLLA, Joaqu(1863-1923). White Horse. 1909SOROLLA, Joaqu´┐¢(1863-1923). White Horse. 1909. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Sorolla Museum
LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East LondonOpened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping. Seen here are the firemen posing with their two horse drawn escape carts
Queen Victoria and Her ChildrenThe Royal Family of England. Queen Victoria and Her Children. Date: ca. 1877
Evacuation - World War Two - Children Safer in the CountryEvacuation - World War Two - Children are Safer in the Country.... leave them there. Governement advice recommending children stay away from the big cities and targets of the bombers. circa 1942
Boy with sugar beetA little boy with two sugar beet, 1956 Date: 1956
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn book coverFront cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain featuring silhouettes. 1888
Naked little girl looking in the mirrorA little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand
New Great Ormond Street Hospital, London Date: 1939
Washing & Steel MillA washing line and an old man and children in the back garden of a house backing onto the Steward & Lloyds steel mill, Corby, Northamptonshire, England. Date: late 1960s
Llandudno DonkeysA mother and her children enjoy riding on the donkeys at Llandudno beach, Wales. Date: early 1960s
The Beach - Montrose, ScotlandThe Beach - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Date: circa 1910s
Fancy Meeting You by George RansteadHumorous illustration by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps, depicting a rascally little boy wriggling through a fence after stealing apples
Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965The royal family photographed at Frogmore in April 1965. The Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew
Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, SussexChildren and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents
Rose FylemanRose Amy Fyleman (1877-1957) - an English writer and poet, noted for works on fairy folk, for children"
Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera
A Cooks Ticket will take you anywhereA poster or handbill advertising the fact that a Cooks ticket will take you anywhere on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, or round the world
Strictly Confiential by Muriel DawsonA little boy and girl sit together on a bench, the boys arm around the girl as they discuss secrets
Wild Flowers by Muriel DawsonTwo little girls walk together through a field of wild flowers
Wind Blown by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a coat and hat picks nuts from the branches of a tree which is rapidly losing its leaves in the autumnal breeze
The Party by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a pink dress entertains her toys with a tea party in her playroom
Looking Up the Chimney by Muriel DawsonA little child peers up the chimney, wondering how Father Christmas is going to make his descent and fill the expectantly hung stockings while the fire is lit
Rat Tat Tat by Muriel DawsonA sweet and engaging little girl in a red dress and wide-brimmed sun hat, opens a door using an old-fashioned latch
Sand Pies by Muriel DawsonA small blonde girl in a sunsuit and sun bonnet studiously mixes sand in a bucket
East End Doss House, LondonExterior of a lodging house or doss house in the East End of London, probably Whitechapel. A man and a boy stand outside. A sign above the door reads BEDS 4d. Per Night FOR SINGLE MEN ONLY
A box of Christmas Eve crackersA lovely box of Christmas crackers from the 1920s, with the contents intact and the box lid featuring a bright and jolly picture of Father Christmas being helped to cross the road by a policeman
Small girl in a pedal carA little girl grins for the camera as she poses in a sleek and speedy looking pedal sports car somewhere close to the sea, as evidenced by the deckchairs in the background, lining the promenade
Poster encouraging people to eat more fishPoster encouraging people to Eat More Fish. More than half the catch is sold as fried fish. A range of people, including two children, in a fish and chip shop
A 1950s Family Living RoomA classic nuclear family in their living room, the children playing with a train set, the Father reading his book or magazine in a comfy chair
Villers-sur-Mer posterTravel poster from national railways for the French seaside resort of Villers-sur-Mer in northern France on the Channel coast advertising a beach for children on which they can build sandcastles
Boys Band, Hull Sailors OrphanageBoys naval band at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The Homes, a cottage homes development, were established in 1895 by a charity originally called The Port of Hull Society
Highland Fling by Florence HardyTwo children, dressed in traditional costume, dance an energetic Highland fling
A. A. Milne with Christopher RobinAlan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956), British author and playwright, pictured with his son, Christopher Robin Milne (1920 - 1996), the inspiration for his famous Winnie the Pooh books
The Hesse-Cassel and Greek royal familiesThe youngest daughters of Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Empress of Prussia, the Princesses Sophie and Margarete of Prussia with their husbands and children at Friedrichshof in 1904
Queen Victoria and children in mourning at WindsorQueen Victoria with her daughters, Vicky (Crown Princess of Prussia, standing behind), Alice (kneeling) and her son Prince Alfred, mourning Prince Albert
Little Lady Bountiful - a young girl in a white summer gown offers her less well-to- do friends (one of whom has been collecting reeds) a slice of cake
Neaves FoodAdvertisement for Neaves food, showing children from the Russian imperial family
Borley PeopleBORLEY PEOPLE - Investigators Harry Price and Molly Goldney, with the rev. L A Foyster, his wife Marianne Foyster and their two foster- children
Fifth of NovemberPlease to remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason plot; I see no reason why Gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. A stick and a stake for Victorias sake!
Advert / Frys ChocolateNine children watch through a sweetshop window as a lucky little girl buys herself a bar of Frys chocolate
Peter Pan / Michael & NanaMichael rides on the back of the dog Nana
Children / Paddling 1922Three children paddling in the sea; one carries a bucket, another inspects a toy boat
Children SledgingFour children position their sledges, ready for a downhill race!
Paddling on BlackheathChildren roll up their trouser legs and go paddling in the ponds on Blackheath London