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Buttercups and DaisesBlack and white. Two young girls in a field picking flowers, one wearing a hat with flowers. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes. Part of Boswell collection, slide number 120 Date: late 19th century
Old Woman Whither So High?Black and white. Young girl dressed as a witch, riding on a broomstick with a black cat. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes. Part of Boswell collection, slide number 117 Date: late 19th century
Dunkleys prams and nursery toys advertisement, 1888Advertisement for a variety of prams, bassinettes, childrens wheeled toys and rocking horses available from Dunkleys of 76 Houndsditch, London. 1888
Home for soldiers children, Lady Maud Barrett Home, WW1The indoor playground at the home established by Lady Maud Barrett at Rustington, Sussex. The Lady Maud Barrett Home was founded for the purpose of looking after children whose fathers were at war
Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens summer wear 1939Charming Design for Sunny Days. Attractive pin spot muslin frocks, with periwinkle or red spot, rouleaux to match. 1939
Sunny Stories. Front cover of poular childrens weekly depicting a girl and four pixies. Date: 1938
Mr & Mrs Mouseykins. Childrens story book cover published by Humphey Milford. Date: circa 1918
Hyams of Oxford Street, boys outfitters, advertisementAdvertisement for Hyams of Oxford Street, Leeds, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, one of the oldest established houses for boys tailoring and outfitting, providing first class goods at moderate prices
Scouts on Belgian Childrens Day, Pune, IndiaScouts of the 1st Kirkee (Khadki) and 1st Poona (Pune) Troops on Belgian Childrens Day, Poona (Pune), India, 10 July 1916. Date: 1916
NCH Childrens Home at Farnborough, HampshireBoys in the playground of the National Childrens Home at Farnborough. Date: Date unknown
Hospital at the NCH Childrens Home LondonA nurse tends two young patients at the National Childrens Home London branch. Date: Date unknown
Boys Repair Boots at the NCH Childrens Home, Harpenden, HerBoys in aprons repairing boots in a workshop at the National Childrens Home in Harpenden. Date: Date unknown
NCH Childrens Home, Sheringham, NorfolkAn aerial view of the National Childrens Home at Sheringham. Date: Date unknown
Hospital Ward at the NCH Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, OInterior view of a sick ward at the Chipping Norton National Childrens Home. Uniformed nurses attend their young patients. Date: Date unknown
NCH Childrens Home Hamilton, OntarioNational Childrens Home Hamilton, Ontario Date: Date unknown
Hospital block at NCH Childrens Home Alverstoke, HampshireAn exterior view of the hospital block at the Alverstoke National Childrens Home. Some of the staff, inmates and visitors are sitting outside. Date: circa 1912
Receipt for Workhouse Childrens Outing Subscription ReceiptReceipt made out to W.W. Brocklehurst for a subscription to the Childrens Outing fund at Macclesfield Workhouse. Outings for children had to be financed by private donations. Date: 1913
Leicester Children at Poor Childrens Summer Homes, MablethoChildren from Leicester in the dining room of the Poor Childrens Summer Homes, Mablethorpe. Date: 1914
Babies Tea Party, Hollymount, Tottington, LancashireYoung inmates of the Hollymount (or Holly Mount) Roman Catholic childrens home enjoy a tea party. A dolls house stands in one corner of the room. Date: circa 1910
Becoming fashions combined with true economy, WW1A double page spread from The Tatler giving examples of economical outfits which could be purchased in wartime. Extravagant evening dresses are not featured but instead coat frocks
Royal childrens fashion - Nursery woollies knitting bookletFront cover of a knitting booket, with patterns based on fashions worn by children in the royal family and featuring portraits of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)
H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment BournemouthAdvertisement for the silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, setting up a studio at J. E. Beale in Bournemouth where he cut silhouette portraits in the Art Salon on the 2nd Floor. Date: 1920
Rudyard Kipling - English novelistJoseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Cigarette card showing both the front and back sides. Date: 1926
Geppetto and PinocchioGeppetto finds that the wooden puppet, Pinocchio, is already displaying signs of bad behaviour despite not being finished. Date: 1936
Out of Doors -- children looking at wrens nestOut of Doors -- three children with their father take it in turns to look at a wrens nest in a hedge. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- boys watching a hareOut of Doors -- two boys, a man and a dog watch an escaping hare. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- mother and children in a woodOut of Doors -- a mother and three children gathering flowers in a wood. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- label design with two children. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- two children meet a goatOut of Doors -- two children out walking with their father meet a goat. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- two children at the seasideOut of Doors -- two children with their father at the seaside stand on a rock looking down at the waves. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- horse with stone in hoofOut of Doors -- a horse (Bob) has a stone in his hoof. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- two girls in a field, looking at the nest of a harvest mouse. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- children watching deerOut of Doors -- two children (Frank and Flossie) watching two deer in a wood. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- two children exploring rock poolOut of Doors -- two children at the seaside, exploring a rock pool. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- mother, children and peacockOut of Doors -- a mother and her two children watch a peacock on the lawn. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- two children feeding pigeons in a garden. Date: 19th century
Out of Doors -- cover design, showing three children with a kite. Date: 19th century
Pug Peter -- vultures, dog and rabbitPug Peter -- The Vultures smiled disagreeably. A dog comforts a rabbit in the face of four predators. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- three ducklings fall into the seaPug Peter -- Down! Down! Down! Three ducklings fall from their balloon into the sea. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- ducklings in a balloonPug Peter -- Up! Up! Up! Three ducklings enjoy a trip in a balloon. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- dog carried through air by seagullsPug Peter -- Peter rescued from the Deep. A dog is carried through the air by two seagulls. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- dog at sea with seagullsPug Peter -- Dangers of the Deep. A dog in a red box in a storm at sea, confronted by seagulls. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- convalescing at the seasidePug Peter -- Peter feels better. Dog convalescing at the seaside in a green wooden bathchair. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- dog riding waves in a boxPug Peter -- Peter sets out on a voyage. A dog riding the waves in a red box. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- animals on a seesawPug Peter -- Playground in All-Animal-Land. A bear and many rabbits playing on a seesaw made of a tree trunk and branch. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- a bear gathering fallen orangesPug Peter -- Orange Balls for the Cricket Match. A bear gathering fallen oranges. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- animals playing cricket with an orangePug Peter -- There She Goes! Animals playing cricket with an orange. Date: 1905
Pug Peter -- mouse firemen on a ladderPug Peter -- The Rescue of Little Bunny. Mouse firemen on a ladder with a small rabbit. Date: 1905