Cute Collection (page 6)

Children's Nursery Illustration, A Little Bird Told Me Date: 1937

The Dog Shop
Reproduction of a watercolour by Christopher Gifford Ambler (1886-1965) Date: circa 1930s

An advert for Oxo Cubes, as extolled by a beaming baby. Date: circa 1932

White Cat and Roses by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Two Kittens by Louis Wain. Date: 1899

Delightful photograph of a little girl called Margaret dressed in a costume embellished with love hearts. Date: 1926

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Ten Little Puppy Dogs
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Ten Little Puppy Dogs going out to dine; One over-ate himself, and then there were nine. Date: 1902

Illustration of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin
Illustration of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here defying death by dawdling across a one-way street in front of the traffic. Date: 1932

The Christmas Tree by Muriel Dawson -- a small child in red walks through the snow with a Christmas tree. Date: 1941

Umbrella Cottage, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1909

Comic postcard, Little boy and Allied leaders, WW1 - French, Kitchener and Jellicoe Date: 1914-1918

Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937

Design for a novelty 4th birthday card featuring a teddy bear and a large blue number. Date: circa 1937

Design for a novelty 1st birthday card featuring a teddy bear and a large blue number. Date: circa 1937

Design for a novelty 6th birthday card featuring a teddy bear and a large blue number. Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Folding Christmas card design
Original Artwork - Painted design for a folding childrens Christmas card featuring five teddy bears. Date: circa 1937

Place marker - Little boy with mistletoe
Original Artwork - Design for a circular place marker, showing a young boy holding up a sprig of Christmas mistletoe against a star-filled background. Date: circa 1937

Birthday Greetings card - Teddy bear with umbrella
Birthday Greetings card - Teddy bear with an umbrella under a dark cloud - happy to ignore the forecast and Bear Up! Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Christmas card design - Five puppies
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas Greetings card - silhouette of five little puppies. Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - little patched-up blue fabric dog, holding a yellow flower. Date: circa 1937

Victorian scrap, snow angel holding a candle Date: 19th century

Cute dog being carried in a handbag, London, 1931

Young woman from North Africa, probably Algeria
Vintage 19th century photograph - young woman from North Africa, probably Algeria, with ornate bracelts and beads around her neck

1930s press photo - feeding giraffes at London zoo

1930s press print monkeys Whipsnade Zoo Easter Eggs
930s press print - monkeys at Whipsnade Zoo with Easter Eggs

1930s press print - children on beach hand in hand
1930s press print - children on the beach hand in hand

1930s press photo - girl taking photo with a box camera

Two children on the island of Capri, Italy, young girls
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: group of children on the island of Capri, Italy, young girls

It Takes All Sorts To Make A World - An - Heres Two Of The Sorts! Little Girl and tiny pig - Fun Comic postcard by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Date: circa 1930s

Comic postcard, Little boy and puppy, WW1 - waiting for daddy to come home from the war Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, Jealous puppy, WW1 Date: circa 1918

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talk
The Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy
The Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front
The Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Just Carrying
The Caption is Just Carrying on. This is a reference to one of the many slogans used during WW2 to inspire the people at home, e.g

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Me and My Girl
The Caption is Me and my Girl and is probably a reference to the 1930s musical of the same name. The gas mask was carried in a cardboard box. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1940

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of you
The Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts. One of the presents was shaving cream for her father of which she says The

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Night, Forces
The Caption is Good Night Forces. This is a play on the closing words of BBC Forces Radio which broadcast to the BEF. It began in 1940 and finished in 1944 well before this card was posted

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making do
The long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little Lamb
The Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher Course
The Caption is Refresher Course They are sitting in a Forces Club. These were run by the NaFI and the WVS among others. Maybe the girl works there. A little dog is feeding at a bowl

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Piece of Cake
The Caption is A piece of cake. This latter was an RAF expresssion for an easy fight. Through the window can be seen an aeroplane. This was the year of the Battle of Britain

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who Cares a Darn
The Caption is Who cares a darn. A watrtime slogan was Make do and Mend. Clothing was rationed but this young lady seems prettly cheerful. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1942

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Pleasant Reflection
The Caption is A pleasant reflection, The war is over, or is nearly over, and so perhaps there are other things to think about

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans Job
The Caption is A Mans job. Women filled so many jobs while the men were away. There is a series of photos showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a balloon site

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