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Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonInfants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898
Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochureA Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out
Poster advertising Port Elizabeth, South AfricaPoster advertising Port Elizabeth, a holiday resort on the coast of South Africa. Two young women in swimsuits dip their toes in the sea
Happy Families / Mr Bones" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861
Book / Peter Pan DancesPeter Pan dances with his shadow
Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnelRasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it
Barmaid & Happy DrinkersA barmaid pulls drinks for a jolly group of mostly young women
Cover design, Ovaltine ABC Rhyme Book - a happy family with a giant Ovaltine tin. Date: early 20th century
Girl Show JumperA happy girl Show Jumping with her horse over a hurdle. Date: early 1950s
Poster advertising Union Castle cruises around South Africa -- tourist class is budget travel
Peter Pan StatueHappy children dancing in a fairy ring around Sir George Framptons statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, which was erected on 1 May 1912
Happy Families / Mst BonesMaster Bones the Butchers Son, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861
Happy Families / Mr Pots" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861
Gardening Book / TobaccoBaccy, Grow and Smoke Your Own An instruction booklet on how to grow your own tobacco
The Happy Prince - by Oscar Wilde. In a town where a lot of poor people are suffering, a lonely swallow meets the statue of the late " Happy Prince"
Princess Elizabeth attending a charity ball in 1946Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) attending a ball held at the Old House Hotel in aid of the NSPCC. She is pictured smiling as she dances with Captain Joshua Rayley of the Grenadier Guards
Victorian Greeting Card - The PickpocketTwo penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace - Christmas cardChanging of the (Scots) Guards at Buckingham Palace - Christmas greetings card design by Harry Payne for Raphael Tuck & Sons. Date: circa 1908
Watneys Happy Families - card back design. circa 1930
Blighty magazine cover, Christmas 1945 - Happy New Year! 1945
Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Bun the Bakers wife. 20th century
Portrait of a Couple, c. 1622, by Frans Hals (c. 1582-1666)Frans Hals (c. 1582-1666). Dutch painter. Portrait of a Couple, probably Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen, c. 1622. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). Spring, 1873Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). French painter. Spring, 1873. Oil on Canvas. Metropolitan Museum. New York. United States
Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, ArkansasJacks Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow. An " amusement park" of sorts, Happy Hollow was established in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Norman McLeod off Central Avenue on what is now Fountain
Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy PrinceThumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835
The Pot-Hunter by George StuddyBonzo here shows what might have been, had his pedigree been equal to his popularity. A cute and contented looking Bonzo the dog sucks on a dummy as he sits among the numerous trophies
Happy Families / Mr Chip" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861
Dog and owner reunited in the trenches, FrancePrivate Brown of the North Staffordshires, in the trenches in France, is found by his pet terrier dog which has made its way, alone, from his home in Hammersmith, West London
Great Expectations: The Dickens Christmas Spirit by MataniaA Dickensian Christmas as imagined by the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, who in his later career concentrated on historical genre subjects
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Jack Tar the SailorHappy Families Playing Cards Mr Jack Tar the Sailor. late 19th century
George Ernest Studdy, Got Im! Bonzo is delighted on the occasion of his owners marriage. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 347. Date: circa 1920
Shirley Temple starring in Captain JanuaryShirley Temple (1926-2014) starring in Captain January (American musical comedy-drama film directed by David Butler), 1936 - 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation Production. Date: 1936
An elephant with holidaymakers at Butlins, FileyA crowd of holidaymakers at Butlins holiday camp, Filey, pose with an obliging elephant. Date: c.1959
Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in KenyaThe Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C
Advertisement for Manns brown ale -- male model constructing a pyramid of bottles. 1959
Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - RussiaTwo Young Russian Jewish girls spend christmas Eve (Epiphany Evening) playing cards. With Torah study off the table for the evening, a number of traditions developed as to how to spend ones night
Silhouette swimwear advertisement, 1962Jolly advertisement for Silhouette swimwear featuring a number of smiling (and, perhaps a little vacuous-looking) women on a beach wearing some brightly printed swimwear
Gunners in sheepskin coats, Bazentin, France, WW1Gunners wearing sheepskin coats at Bazentin-le-Petit, northern France, during the First World War. They are sitting on a stack of artillery shells. Date: November 1916
Princess Helenas wedding dayPrincess Helena (1846-1923), third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured on her wedding day
A Quiet Half Hour by Leo FontanA contented looking young woman, wearing a lovely pink, silk dress, matching shoes and lace cap, enjoys some me-time as she reads a book lying flat on her stomach and smokes like a chimney
Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline BaynesSleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty
A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c. 1314Illustration of a game of football being played in the streets of London during the 14th century. Football of this time, played without rules in narrow medieval streets
Victorian Greeting Card - Rabbits with Plum PuddingTwo rabbits gazing at a plum pudding. Date: circa 1890
Miniature card, Nestles Happy Families, offering a full size pack to anyone who can collect a full miniature set. Each penny bar of chocolate contains one. 1935
Advertisement for Castellane champagneThe first advertisement for Vicomte de Castellane Epernay champagne, France. Date: 1902
Two frogs with insect on a greetings cardTwo frogs with an insect on a greetings card -- Happy be thy dreams. Date: circa 1890s
Always the Clown. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
The Happy Couple. Grangetown, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s