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Mazawattee Tea AdvertThe Old Folks at Home enjoy a cup of MAZAWATTEE TEA
Red indian chief Date: 1922
Water Babies -- two little children, a boy and a girl, in a pool of water surrounded by rocks (left), and a little boy who has turned into a merman, with a fishs tail
The Poor -- dogs in shabby clothes
Gnarlykin the gnomeIllustration by Florence Mary Anderson from a series that appeared in Little Folks magazine circa 1918
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcardWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)
Cartoon, Joseph's Coat of Many ColoursPolitical cartoon, Joseph's Coat of Many Colours - Joseph Chamberlain MP, a satirical comment on his changes of allegiance - True Blue Liberal, Red Republican, Neutral Grey Date: 1889
Come out and share, by John Hassall Date: 1912
Hudson's Soap AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, which shows a hooded girl leaning on a wall, smiling, with a basket containing a packet of Hudson's soap. Text reads
Waxwork Effigies in Westminster Abbey, 1872A verger of Westminster Abbey guiding visitors to the waxwork funeral effigies of the Ragged Regiment or Play of Dead Folks, 1872
Poor Dickie! A little girl with a dead birdPoor Dickie! A little girl in a red coat and hat feels sorry for a bird which has died in the snow. Date: 1900
Advert for Mappin & Brothers cutlery 1891Advertisement for Mappin & Brothers, showing the exterior of the factory in Sheffield, where you can buy your cutlery at the manufactures direct or have it repaired, replated and re-bladed ect. 1891
Bexhill, Little Folks HomeChildren sit in the sunshine at the Little Folks Home, Bexhill. Staff hand round bread and butter and fill mugs from a jug
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo and Ooloo. That reminds me -- some folks are a bit slow. Bonzo and Ooloo sitting on a bench together watching a snail go by. Originally published as Valentine postcard no
Damsel in distress Date: 1919
American Tourists / LondonOUR AMERICAN VISITORS Three tourists from the United States take pictures of London landmarks to show the folks back home
Little Folks Misfitz Playing Cards - Cinderella. early 20th century
Souterrain, Bushmills, Wee Folks Cove - a view of an underground entrance with a boy at the mouth for scale. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s
Christmas Arrival of the Old Folks. 19th century
Illustration, Two Simple Tales for Simple FolksIllustration by Cecil Aldin, Two Simple Tales for Simple Folks, a pocket book for children. Cock-a-Doodle-Do, My Dame Has Lost Her Shoe, showing a woman chasing after the dog who has stolen her shoe
Cover design, Two Simple Tales for Simple Folks, a pocket book for children with text by Hs Stirling, illustrated by John Hassall and Cecil Aldin. Showing a crowing cockerel. Date: 1904
Little Folks 1917Cover of Little Folks annual for 1917, showing a girl in the snow with an armful of snowballs Date: 1917
Home folks by CT Dazey, author of In old Kentucky. Date c1906
Buck Balfour. Cartoon of Arthur Balfour (later British Prime Minister) when he was Chief Secretary for Ireland on the cover of Funny Folks
Whos been eating my porridge Date: 1919
Lassoing a cattle thief Date: 1926
Gladstone - the return of the vanquishedThe return of the vanquished! Cartoon of William Gladstone on the front cover of Funny Folks, after the defeat of his Irish Home Rule bill. Date: 1886
Cover design, The Little Folks Painting Book, GreenawayCover design, The Little Folks Painting Book, with outline engravings for watercolour painting by Kate Greenaway, and descriptive stories and verses by George Weatherly
Little girl looking after a sick babyA little girl looking after her sick baby brother. She has given him some medicine and now hes asleep in his cradle. She hopes that when he wakes up he will be better again. 1897
Arion of Methymna leaping into the sea" He leapt into the sea" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Dutch boy and girl -- Double DutchA Dutch boy and girl by the waterside -- Double Dutch. Date: 1900
The Rich -- dogs in their best clothes. Date: 1900
Cleobis and Bito drawing their mother to the Temple" Drew their mother to the Temple" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Cyrus commanding the boys to seize the rebel" Cyrus commanded the boys to seize the rebel" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Children helping mother in the kitchenThree children helping their mother in the kitchen, washing each other from a large bowl on a chair. 1900
Piper watching fish leaping and dancing on the shore" I want none of your leaping and dancing now" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Bielefeld, Germany - Old Peoples HomeBielefeld, Germany - Retirement Home Date: 1909
Gruner Wald Hospice / Rest HomeThe Green Forest Hospice / Christian Rest Home (Hospiz Gruner Wald) at Bad Herrenalb - Black Forest, Germany Date: circa 1920s
Dame SchoolA lesson at a Dame School Date: 1897
Mother telling children a fairy taleA mother sits on the sofa and tells her three children a fairy tale. Date: 1900
Lear / Nonsense / Title PageThere was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry; So he made them a book, and with laughter they shook at the fun of that Derry down Derry
Little Folks at the Zoo back coverBold patterned design on the back cover of a 1920s childrens book featuring elephants, palm trees, giraffes and other animals
Little Folks at the ZooBold, colour front cover design of a 1920s childrens book depicting a pattern of giraffes, elephants and other zoo animals
Hunting Alphabet - YY is the Yawner that most folks eschew - by the end of this book, I m yawning too