Cute Collection (page 8)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Early Birds
The Caption is Early Birds. There is a little bird on the window sill - most likely a robin. The small flower bed has flowers - not the vegetables that everyone was encouraged to cultivate.Mr

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Booked
This is a typical Dinah play on words. Dinahs children always have shiny shoes. The boy has a satchel while the girl has a handbag. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Engaged
The caption is Engaged Dinah, the artist, was very fond of word play. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of this
The caption is I ll made short work of this. The enthusiastic look on the girls face suggests that she will do exactly that

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Black Out
The caption is Black Out! a play on the need to cover all windows and lighting so that German bombers could not see their targets, and also putting the cat out

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For the love of Mike
The caption is For the love of mike. The expression probably originates from a 1932 film of the same name directed by Frank Capra

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Free Press
The Caption is Free Press. The Prime Ministers message is This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve Come to the Conclusion
The caption says I ve come to the conclusion. The conspiratorial togetherness of the two figures suggests that some very personal matter is being discussed

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Monday Night at Eight
Even though the war is over, coal rationing continued so the fire is unlikely to be lit. The caption Monday night at Eight refers to a regular entertainment show broadcast by the BBC Home Service

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Long Distance Call
The postcard caption is Long distance call. Churchills message on the back is Express your thanks by building tanks. The senders message suggests that the relationship is under strain - My Darling

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget
Churchills message on the back is There is still a lot to do. The senders message is I don t have to tie a knot in my hankie to remember you. The puppy is called Rufus

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Longing to see you
On the back of the card Churchills message is Stand together and hold firm. The little girl is in her Sunday best and presumably believes that her journey is Really Necessary.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Making a Stir
The war is just over and on the back of the card Mr Churchill says Advance Britannia! Long live the cause of Freedom! God save the King

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you
The postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Watch your step
The postcard caption reads Watch your step. The little girl is wearing white. Warime privations meant that fine materials for wedding dresses were hard to come by

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Little bit of Overtime
The concept of overtime, that is working beyond ones contracted hours, became formalised just before WW2. This little bricklayer has another interpretation of the phrase

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Deep in the Heart of Texas
The caption on the postcard is Deep in the heart of Texas. During the war tens of thousands of Americans came to the UK and things American became very popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Washing up
The caption on the postcard is Washing up - probably a play on sorting things out now that the war is over. The reverse carries a message from Winston Churchill We must now devote all our strength

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Chin-Chin
The caption on the card is Chin-Chin! The expression has shades of meaning. Probably here it means Well done, perhaps on a successful first shave. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Swell
Clothes wee rationed from June 1941 wth a ration book supposedly sufficient for one new outfit a year. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Clover
The caption on the postcard is In Clover. Being In Clover meant that one is in a very happy state of mind. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Food Flash
The caption on the postcard is Food Flash. The girls are talking about the latest rationing news. In 1942 even sweets were rationed. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

Happy as the day is long - are the little ones who are strengthened and nourished by this body-building food (basically cod liver oil in more palatable form). Date: c.1924

Pearly King - or Pearly Prince? Little boy in fancy dress
A little boy posing for his photograph in a Pearly King costume. Date: 1920s

Bonzo has a go at cocktail making. Date: c. 1930
Bonzo has a go at cocktail making. Date: c.1930

A group of children lined up for a photograph in a terraced street. Date: 1930s

Cute child, photographers studio, probably India, late 19th
19th century vintage photograph: Cute child, in photographers studio, probably India, late 19th century

Fancy Dress - Little girl dressed as a fairy
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

A toddler on the beach at Bognor Regis with a bucket in hand. Date: 1920s

A little girl stands to attention and grimaces for the camera in a garden holding a doll, while her toy bunny sits close by. Date: c.1950

A small boy (or girl) dressed in a turban and harem pants in an Arabian Nights style fancy dress. Date: 1940s

A little girl grins for her photograph, alongside some toy building blocks. Date: 1945-1955

A sweet little girl dressed up in a fairy costume. Shes standing on a rather nice rug in the garden. Date: c.1920s

Lovely photograph of a little boy in a pierrot costume. Date: 1920s

Delightful colour photograph of two little girls, possibly sisters, seated together. Date: c.1950

A horse bolts through a gate during a foxhunt, 19th century. Riders in hunting pinks and a pack of foxhounds watch as the huntsman tries to regain control. One of Multum in Parvos going days

A truly delightful candid seaside photograph of a Mother and her two young daughters on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1920s

Three children in fancy dress, as cupid, a clown or pierrot, and a flower fairy of some description. Date: c.1920

A little boy and little girl dressed up as nursery rhyme characters, Jack and Jill. Date: c.1920

A little boy with the initials G. B.s dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergarten
A little boy with the initials G.B.S dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergarten party, 1911 (or possibly 1921). Date: 1911

Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s

Two Girls and a Butterfly. early 19th century

Early radio crystal set, terrier puppy -- I don t seem to hear from you at Honiton. 1928

Advert for Luvisca pyjamas by Lawson Wood 1931
Delightful advertisement by Lawson Wood for Luvisca pyjamas, showing a Scottish father playing the bagpipes in order to rock a concerned looking baby to sleep. Date: 1931

The Useful Little Maid by Frances Brundage. 1898

The Butterfly Series - Would You Like to See Our Baby?

The Butterfly Series - Please Come In! early 20th century

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