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CHILDREN READING / TOYSChildren gather round while a boy reads from a story book. Date: 1893
Group Portrait of the James FamilyOil on canvas group portrait, thought to be of the James Family, by an unknown artist dating from c.1780, in a moulded, carved and gilded picture frame. Date: c.1780
Group portrait of three women and a child in a domestic interior, watercolour on paper, by an unknown artist, c.1830, in a gilt frame probably made in the Britain c.1830. Date: c.1830
Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown - Here we are again! late 19th century
Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig and HoopVictorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig jumping through a hoop - A Prize Jump. late 19th century
The Underground - DugdaleThe Underground - from the picture by T. C. Dugdale, R.O.I Date: 1932
Advertisement for Wood Milne rubber heels. Date: early 20th century
Four birds in a park on a Christmas card -- Cuckoo, Swallow, Goose and Robin, representing the four seasons. Date: circa 1890s
Little boy on a three-dimensional greetings cardLittle boy in a sailor suit on a three-dimensional greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century
1960s fashion in London Life magazinePart of a fashion spread in extremely groovy, but short-lived London Life magazine in 1966. Man on the left wears a pillar box red blazer by Rodex
The Fairbridge SocietyAdvertisement for The Fairbridge Society, a charity founded by Kingsley Fairbridge in 1909 for the furtherance of child emigration to the colonies to help orphans
Jiving in Hoop SkirtsTwo girls in hoop skirts dance the jive in front of assembled parents
Fashion on Beach, 1895High-fashion on the beach: women in dresses with leg-of- mutton sleeves; one holds a parasol, while a girl in a sailor-style dress plays with a hoop
Girl on Circus HorseA girl standing on the back of a grey horse prepares to jump through a paper hoop
Street Musicians 1877Boys and an old woman on her doorstep gather around Italian street musicians and their large harp
Child with hula hoop, Paris, France. Date: 1980s
Little boy in back garden, Ealing, West LondonLittle boy (Harold Auerbach) in the back garden of his home at 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London, with croquet hoops in the lawn. Date: circa 1904
Young woman with croquet mallet, Ealing, West LondonYoung woman (Lucy Auerbach) holding a croquet mallet, in her back garden at 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London. Date: circa 1906
The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 7 July 1816). First produced at Covent Garden Theatre on 21st November 1775
The Four Seasons, Spring, by John HassallChildren having lots of fun in the park, playing hoops, climbing trees and playing rounders. 1902
Old Maid card game - Mr. Rhinos Hoop-La. circa 1950s
Mdlle. Alix hooping the hoop at London HippodromeHooping the Hoop, the latest sensation at the London Hippodrome - Mademoiselle Alix in her motor car in which she hoops the hoop. A health and safety disaster waiting to happen in 1903. Date: 1903
Clown with head through paper on a Christmas cardClown with his head poking through a torn ring of paper on a Christmas card -- Here we are again. Date: circa 1890s
Girl with circle of leaves on a Victorian Christmas scrapGirl with a circle of leaves on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Teddy bear playing croquet. Date: circa 1900s
Children playing a hoop game. Mosaic of the Great Palace MosGreat Palace Mosaic Museum. 4th-6th centuries. Children playing a hoop game. Istanbul. Turkey
Zoological Misfitz - Toby - Mr Punchs dog. early 20th century
Music cover, The Rowing Club, Sports & Pastimes of the British Isles by Ralph Alard. 1911
Cartoon, Scene at Henglers Circus, LondonCartoon, Daring Equestrian Act, performed at Henglers Cirque -- a satire on the Licensing Act. The man jumping through the hoop is Frederick Charles Hengler (1820-1887), horseman and circus owner
Caricature of the actress Miss Connie GilchristCaricature of the actress, dancer and singer Miss Connie Gilchrist -- Libby Dear. She played the role of Libby Ray in Benjamin Edward Woolfs comic opera The Mighty Dollar
Little girl on a three-dimensional greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Costume for a boy 1867Three year old boys clothing for 1867 1867
Norton CottageCottage at Norton, near Evesham, Worcestershire with three small girls outside playing with a hoop Date: 1912
Traditional RolesOne girl wants to be a suffragette when she grows up; the other wants to get married. Date: 1904
ALVAs LAST RIDE / 1573Alvas last ride through Amsterdam. Date: 1573
Music cover, Wonderful Girl, Wonderful Boy, Wonderful Time, by Fred Thompson and Hugh E Wright, music by Nat D Ayer, from Charles B Cochrans production of Houp-La, a comedy with music. 1917
Young girl with a hoopCome and play. Pretty young girl posing with her wooden hoop. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1922
HoopsSilhouette of children playing with a hoop. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1930
1960s fashionModel wearing a lilac spotted Tricel shirt with deep plum bellbottoms. Both by Londonus. The leather flat shoes are from Russell and Bromley and the hoop earrings from Corocraft
Clown with paper hoop on a greetings cardClown grinning through a paper hoop on a greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Clown with head through paper hoop on a greetings cardClown with his head through a paper hoop on a greetings card. circa 1890s
Advertisement, Solar Tip ShoesAdvertisement for Solar Tip Shoes, made by John Mundell & Co of Philadelphia, USA. Showing girls and boys playing in their genuine Solar Tip footwear
Frontispiece illustration, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell -- As the sun was going down... we stopped at the principal hotel in the market place. Date: circa 1930
Eight girls hold aloft ninth on gym bench posing with hoop Date: 1930s
Children in period costume, Lanhydrock House, CornwallChildren in period costume at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall, taking part in an educational visit which included dancers from the Royal Ballet. Date: circa 1980s
Children and fountain, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Colonials playing croquet, India. Date: circa 1890s