Childrens Collection (page 11)

WW2, Boy Saluting
An illustration of a little boy looking very smart, wearing the uniform of a British Army WW2 soldier, saluting proudly. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Good News
An illustration which portrays a little girl wearing striped pyjamas, she has just read a letter from a loved one, dictating that he is coming home from serving in WW2. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Hard Work
An illustration which shows a little boy helping out with the war effort, by working in the garden at home, unfortunately, a large rock has crashed on his foot! Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Go To It! Kiddies!!
An illustration which shows a wartime boy and girl having tea. Date: circa 1940s

Dahlia Terrace
A childrens short story illustration which shows some earwigs crawling amongst grasses and flowers, observing a sign which advertises Dahlia Terrace. Date: circa 1944

The Frost Fairies
A childrens short story illustration which shows some mythical frost fairies clinging to some thin tree branches. Date: circa 1944

King Bunker Looks Into The Nest
A childrens short story illustration which shows King Bunker finding his lost golf ball in a bird's nest. Date: circa 1944

Chippity Cuckoo
A front cover illustration to Chippity Cuckoo, by E. M. Bell. The image portrays a fairy sewing together a British WW2 Home Guard uniform onto the cuckoo. Date: circa 1944

WW2, My Hat!
An illustration of of a happy little girl who has not had to give any coupons for her stylish green hat, she has been very careful with repairing and not letting her clothes get ruined

WW2, Wait And See
An illustration of a little boy planting a seed to help the nation's foodstuff need during WW2, his father is a Merchant Navy sailor. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, On Leave
An illustration of two little boys dressed up as WW2 servicemen of the British Royal Navy and British Army, walking arm in arm as they enjoy their time on leave. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Tick-Tock
An illustration of a little wartime boy tucked in his bed. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Rub-A-Dub-Dub
An illustration of a little girl polishing a teapot and other household objects, with the notion that helping her mother can add towards winning the war. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Paratroop
An illustration of a little bow dressed in the uniform of a WW2 paratrooper, he is falling from the skies in his parachute. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, For Our Boys
This illustration portrays a young boy playing the harmonica beside a girl who is singing along, to provide entertainment for WW2 soldiers. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Reading About John Brown
An illustration of a young girl reading a newspaper, she has seen an article about John Brown receiving a medal during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Where And When?
An illustration of a little girl portraying an older woman, speaking on the telephone to a relative who is serving for the Royal Navy during WW2, he has 10 days leave. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Air Force Blew!
An illustration of a young boy wearing the Royal Air Force blue, playing an instrument for the marching band. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Digging For Victory
An illustration of a young boy helping with the Digging For Victory campaign set up by the British Ministry of Agriculture to encourage civilians to grow their own food during times of harsh

Carry On Kiddies!
An illustration of a little boy dressed in the uniform of a British Army WW2 soldier, he is washing his hands in a bucket outside his tent. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, The Kitchen Front
An illustration which shows a wartime girl thinking up some recipes with her pencil placed to her lips, she must be careful because ingredients would be rationed and brought from overseas during WW2

WW2, Tappety-Tap
An illustration which portrays a wartime girl using a typewriter, acting as a typist for her father who is serving in WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Wartime Kids
A front cover illustration to a WW2 childrens book, Carry On! Kiddies!! The image portrays a boy wearing a red jacket, holding two crying babies under each arm

Aircraft Recognition Drawing Book Cover
An illustrated front cover for the Aircraft Recognition Drawing Book, a WW2 childrens book published by Real Photographs Co. Ltd. Southport. Date: 1942

An Angling Airacobra
An illustration in a WW2 ABC book for children. A is for an angling Airacobra. The image shows the red and yellow fighter plane, produced by Bell, for the United States Army Air Forces. Date: 1944

The Children's Swiiming Pool, Grants Pass Park, Oregon, USA
Fun! Noise! Joys for Girls and Boys - The Children's Swiiming Pool, Grants Pass (the county seat of Josephine County), Oregon, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind
Girls knitting and sewing at the Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind

Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys Home
Football team at the Boys Farm Home, Standon Ridge, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School

Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn
The Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association

Shoeburyness Sea View Homes, Southend-on-Sea
The Sea View children's homes opened in 1938 by Southend-on-Sea council at Shoeburyness, Essex. Date: circa 1950

Sheffield Truant School
A view of the Truant school established in 1879 in a former workhouse at Hollow Meadows, Bradfield, near Sheffield

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School. Gymnastics
Boys from the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School give a display of gymnastics with their instructor Mr J.G. Robertson. Date: 1904

Primitive Methodists Children's Home, Old Alresford
Children at the Primitive Methodists Children's Home or Orphanage, at Old Alresford, Hampshire, on the 40th anniversary of its opening. Date: 1925

Manchester Mr Birch's Orphan Homes Hulme 1880s
Manchester, Mr, Birch's, Orphan, Homes, Hulme, 1880s, A, view, of, Hems, also, known, as, the, Cornbrook, Orphanage, at, founded, in, 1860s, by, William, children's, home, childrens, care

Little Church, National Children's Home, Alverstoke
A view of the Little church at the Alverstoke branch of the National Children's Home (NCH)

Bristol Diocesan Home for Girls, Longwell Green, Bristol
A view of the main building at the Bristol Diocesan Home for Girls, Longwell Green, near Bristol

National Children's Home Hospital, London
A ward at the Children's Home Hospital, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green - part of the London Branch of the National Children's Home and Orphanage (NCH)

Hull, St Vincent's Home
Children and staff in front of St Vincent's children's home, Hull, run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul

Barnardo's Home, Scarborough
The Barnardo's Home for girls at Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough, opened in 1907

Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Lancashire
Girls work at lace-making and embroidery at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury, Lancashire

Gloucester St Lucy's Home
A rear view of St Lucy's Home for Girls, Gloucester, founded in 1869 by the Sisters of St John the Baptist. Date: circa 1905

Barnardo's Mittendorff House Epsom Home At East
Barnardo's, Mittendorff, House, Epsom, Home, at, East, Street, children's, homes, childrens, care, welfare, social, accomodation, , 13797844

Barnardo's Kindergarten
Interior of an unidentified Barnardo's kindergarten. A large abacus stands at the centre. Date: circa 1908

Court Lees Approved School, South Godstone, Surrey. Chairman of Managers, Judge Cohen (left), and Headmaster, Denis Haydon

Court Lees Approved School, Art Room
Court Lees Approved School, South Godstone, Surrey. The art room - art master William Marshall shows exhibits to deputy headmaster Roy Draycon

Clifton Industrial School Band
Uniformed boys with their instruments and conductor at the Clifton Industrial School, Bristol. Date: early 1900s

Castle Howard Reformatory School
he Castle Howard Reformatory, Welburn, North Yorkshire, was established in 1855. Its chapel is at the right of the view. In 1933, it became an Approved School known as Castle Howard School for Boys

Aberlour Orphanage Advertisement
Advertisement for donations by Aberlour Orphanage, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire Date: circa 1950s

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