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Background imageDad Collection: Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son

Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals

Background imageDad Collection: French Happy Families - Bistro

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Background imageDad Collection: Family Day Out

Family Day Out
A little boy and his sister try to sail a toy boat on the Serpentine. Luckily Dad is there to give them a helping hand with a stick. Date: mid 1960s

Background imageDad Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of you
The message on the card is My Dear Mum and Dad, I don t think I need write much here, the front explains quite a lot don t you think. Not very nice here at the moment bit showery

Background imageDad Collection: Comic Postcard - The Fathers Revenge on daughters Man

Comic Postcard - The Fathers Revenge on daughters Man
Comic Postcard - " Loves Reward" - The Fathers Revenge on her daughters new man, who is getting a hearty spanking for some indiscretion which has made his girl cry

Background imageDad Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesinos, dad

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesinos, dad vida a la tierra. Otros os la dan y defienden (Farmers, bring life to the earth. Other give it to you and defend it)

Background imageDad Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son, facts of life Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father and son, facts of life Date: 20th century

Background imageDad Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution

Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution Date: 20th century

Background imageDad Collection: Comic postcard, Absent soldier and his son, WW2

Comic postcard, Absent soldier and his son, WW2 - Good Night, Dad! Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDad Collection: Colour photograph of a family on the beach at Bognor Regis, 1920s. Date: 1920s

Colour photograph of a family on the beach at Bognor Regis, 1920s. Date: 1920s

Background imageDad Collection: A father poses with his little boy in a back street. Date: 1920s

A father poses with his little boy in a back street. Date: 1920s

Background imageDad Collection: Poster, Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! WW2

Poster, Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! WW2
Poster, Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! Careless Talk Costs Lives! Public information, WW2. circa 1940

Background imageDad Collection: Family on the beach at Weston-super-Mare

Family on the beach at Weston-super-Mare
A father with his trousers rolled up paddles in the sea and supervises a small child who is busy digging in the sand in front of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare. Date: c.1930

Background imageDad Collection: Father and daughters

Father and daughters
A father and his two daughters(Marion and Josephine Rutter) pose for the camera in matching outfits in a garden in the north east of England, circa 1920s. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDad Collection: Poster promoting oral health -- Thanks Mum

Poster promoting oral health -- Thanks Mum! Design by Patrick Tilley. 1960s

Background imageDad Collection: Daddys Girl, Chocolate Milkshake

Daddys Girl, Chocolate Milkshake
Daddys Girl - drinking a chocolate milkshake. 1917

Background imageDad Collection: Big Welcome For Dad Date: 1948

Big Welcome For Dad Date: 1948

Background imageDad Collection: Dad Shows Off New Car Date: 1947

Dad Shows Off New Car Date: 1947

Background imageDad Collection: Family group photograph at the seaside - posing on a rock

Family group photograph at the seaside - posing on a rock
Family group photograph (a Father with his son and daughter) at the seaside - posing on a rock. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDad Collection: Worthing Sussex - Father with his son and daughter

Worthing Sussex - Father with his son and daughter
Worthing, Sussex, England - Father with his son and daughter - August, 1935. Sunny Snaps postcard - Silver Jubilee 1935. Date: 1935

Background imageDad Collection: WWI - British Lion leads cubs of the Colonial Territories

WWI - British Lion leads cubs of the Colonial Territories
Following in the Footsteps of the Dear Old Dad A Father-figure British Lion leads his four Cubs (representing Britains Colonial Territories of Canada, India)

Background imageDad Collection: Makeshift Home Guard Tank

Makeshift Home Guard Tank
This jerry-built armoured car, fitted with a Sunbeam chassis and three machine guns, was the pride of the Berkshire Home Guard. 1940

Background imageDad Collection: Family in ancient Egypt style fancy dress, 1920s

Family in ancient Egypt style fancy dress, 1920s
A father, mother and little girl dressed collectively in the style of ancient Egypt, at a time when, following the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor

Background imageDad Collection: Following in fathers footsteps by George Studdy

Following in fathers footsteps by George Studdy
Following in fathers footsteps -- the Bonzolines take after their father by getting into a complete mess with ink and paint, which Bonzo finds hilarious

Background imageDad Collection: 1960S PICNIC

1960S PICNIC
Mum is about to pour the tea from the flask and Dad is adjusting his daughters Alice band in this jolly picnic scene

Background imageDad Collection: The Complete Pessimist by H. M. Bateman

The Complete Pessimist by H. M. Bateman
" Father, what is life?" " Life, my son, is a game - played against an invisible opponent, who invariably win

Background imageDad Collection: The Home Guard Protecting the Thames

The Home Guard Protecting the Thames
Two members of the Home Guard chat to Colonel Burnell on a pleasure boat, now converted into a Thames patrol boat. Note that the men are wearing LDV armbands

Background imageDad Collection: The Cavalry Corps of the L. D. V

The Cavalry Corps of the L. D. V
Member of the Local Defence Volunteers watching on horseback for an enemy attack in Charlwood, Surrey. The L.D.V. (later renamed the Home Guard)

Background imageDad Collection: Charlwoods Oldest Parashot

Charlwoods Oldest Parashot
Seventy-eight-year-old John Chandler on the lookout for German paratroopers in Charlwood, Surrey. He was a member of the Local Defence Volunteers (later renamed the Home Guard )

Background imageDad Collection: Charlwood, 1940

Charlwood, 1940
Two elderly members of the Local Defence Volunteers (later known as the Home Guard) in Charlwood, Surrey, stand armed with shotguns in front of the village war memorial. The L.D.V

Background imageDad Collection: Home Guard in Bow Street

Home Guard in Bow Street
Four members of the Home Guard hold a meeting in Bow Street, London. 1940

Background imageDad Collection: Family on holiday in Margate, 1936

Family on holiday in Margate, 1936
A smartly turned out family enjoying a seaside outing in Margate. Mother is fashionably dressed in a white sporty dress with beret and the little boys are wearing identical outfits of berets

Background imageDad Collection: The Home - 1930s educational poster

The Home - 1930s educational poster
Charming illustration of an interior of a typical British home in the 1930s with a scene of domestic bliss. Mother is darning socks

Background imageDad Collection: Music cover, Dadas Baby Boy

Music cover, Dadas Baby Boy, written, composed and sung by Michael Nolan. 1893

Background imageDad Collection: Seven Seas cruise yacht, Miami, Florida, USA

Seven Seas cruise yacht, Miami, Florida, USA
Seven Seas cruise yacht, Scenic Wonderland Cruise, Miami, Florida, USA, with inset photos of the captains (Dad and Bill Albury) and the cabaret entertainers (The Singing Maxsons). Date: 1930s

Background imageDad Collection: Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Oreana, Nevada, USA

Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Oreana, Nevada, USA
Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Route 40, Oreana, Nevada, USA, showing the legendary Dad Lee Baker standing outside. Date: circa 1935

Background imageDad Collection: A couple with their baby

A couple with their baby
New parents proudly show off their baby in this family portrait. c. 1920

Background imageDad Collection: Daddie Postcard

Daddie Postcard - with forget-me-nots and ivy leaves. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDad Collection: Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply

Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply
Disarmed. " Why do you pick those flowers" " To give to you." Date: 1898

Background imageDad Collection: Bangkok Grand Palace - Thailand

Bangkok Grand Palace - Thailand - Invited to the modern Grand Palace, but Doug and Dad had to put on coats, ties, long pants and shoes. Mom not allowed to take photographs inside. Date: 1952

Background imageDad Collection: Waves at the Sea Front

Waves at the Sea Front

Background imageDad Collection: Laying cement

Laying cement. Fathers newly laid cement path is ruined by the pet dog

Background imageDad Collection: Good bye, Dad, I m off to fight for Old Glory, you buy US go

Good bye, Dad, I m off to fight for Old Glory, you buy US gov t bonds Third Liberty Loan. Poster showing a young man in uniform shaking the hand of an older man

Background imageDad Collection: Dads at the front. What are you doing for those he left beh

Dads at the front. What are you doing for those he left behind? Subscribe now to the Patriotic Fund. Poster showing a woman thinking of her soldier husband at the front, as children play around her

Background imageDad Collection: Joe W. Spears presents Mazie Trumbull and her fun crowd in a

Joe W. Spears presents Mazie Trumbull and her fun crowd in a brand new comedy, Dads side partner. Date c1906

Background imageDad Collection: The big fun show, Dads side partner Mazie

The big fun show, Dads side partner Mazie. Date c1906

Background imageDad Collection: You re Splendid Dad by Helen McKie - World War II

You re Splendid Dad by Helen McKie - World War II
A young woman on a motorbike stops to offer her admiration to her father (or just an older male acquaintance) who twiddles his moustache while in Home Guard uniform

Background imageDad Collection: Dont Go down Mine - 2

Dont Go down Mine - 2
DON T GO DOWN THE MINE, DAD the boy begs his father to tell his mates about the dream. Date: circa 1900



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