Innocence Collection (page 3)

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

Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself
Alaciel, the beautiful daughter of the Sultan of Alexandria, lifting her dress to expose her genitals. The fiancee of the King of Garba. La fiancee du Roi de Garbe

Smiths Geranium, Preference; sweet purple
Smiths Geranium, Preference; The sweet purple and white flowered Violets, Purity of sentiment, candour, modesty innocence

Comic postcard, Three Cats -- No Ma am, We Aint Seen Your Birdie. Date: circa 1910

Death Crowning Innocence by G F Watts. circa 1888

Pretty Young lady holding an elaborate bouquet Date: circa 1910s

Small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Dublin
A small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland. He wears a tee shirt and shorts Date: 1992

Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri Lanka
Two nuns watch as small children take a nap during the heat of the afternoon at a school run by the The Good Shepherd Sisters, in Sri Lanka Date: 1995

Bridgnorth, Shropshire
A small boy paddles into the River Severn beneath the bridge at Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He carries a bucket to catch fish Date: 1989

Little girls with pram
A little girl snoozes while standing guard over her brothers push chair Date: 1969

Studio photographic portrait of a young girl wearing a check dress, her dark curly hair partly tied back. Date: circa 1900s

Japan - Young Japanese Girl holding cherry blossom frond Date: circa 1903

Comic postcard, Mother and son in department store Date: 20th century

Victorian scrap - Little Red Riding Hood. late 19th century

WW1 - What did you do in the Great War, Daddy?
Child: " And is the War really over, Daddy? Father: " Practically, My Boy." Child: " Then may I ask you a question about it which I couldn t ask till it WAS over

Skipping by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Three little girls play with a skipping rope in a field of flowers. c.1925

HRH Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium - Duke of Brabant
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Brabant (1901-1983) - later Leopold III of Belgium (reigned 1934-1951). Date: circa 1911

Daphnis and Chloe (5)
Daphnis and Chloe. The naive, young naked lovers begin to feel an uncomprehending love for each other

Street Musicians 1877
Boys and an old woman on her doorstep gather around Italian street musicians and their large harp

Infants the type of Innocency - Matthew 18. circa 1688

Parian figures, Plate 91, with a woman kneeling before a cross (Rock of Ages), Zenobia, Innocence Protected, Evening Dew, Morning Dew, Hunter, and Driver. Date: circa 1880s

WW1 - Brother, Sister and partners before outbreak of war
A poignant and touching photograph taken on the eve of the First World War as two couples (a brother and sister (far left and second from right)

Cartoon, Little Red Riding Hood in a wartime version in which a little French girl encounter a German officer (wolf) hiding behind a tree. Date: 1919

Dreyfus / Picquart Arrest
Picquart, an army intelligence officer, who uncovered evidence showing Dreyfus innocence, is prevented from re-opening the case and transferred to Tunisia Date: 1898

The Sins of a City by Nita Rae
Promotional postcard for The Sins of a City by Nita Rae. First produced at the Opera House, Morriston, 1st May 1902 and Terriss Theatre, Rotherhithe, 14th December 1903. For Winifred Maudes Co

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a dog who stole eggs
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black retriever who stole eggs and ate them, seen here in his normal listening position, a picture of innocence. Date: 1927

Daisy Beauty Innocence. Young girl with posy of daisies. Date: circa 1916

A little Japanese maiden - A Christmas Greetings card Date: 1905

Kissing Controversy
The Khaki Boy: " If I had known that tunnel was so long, I d have kissed you." The Mauve Girl: " Gracious! Didn t you? Somebody did!" Date: circa 1924

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Listening to Winston Churchill
Churchill: " We Shall never stop, never weary, and never give in." Old Lady to her military officer son/Grandson

Pretty Young Girl - Fresh as a Flower Just Blown. Date: circa 1910s

Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s

English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper
Portrait of a the English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), wearing her hair in long plaits. Date: circa 1910s

Drunk Yokel protests his innocence to local landowner
" What! drunk again Mick?" " Well, I ve just had a toothful, yer Honour." " I think we shall have to get that tooth stopped." Date: 1892

Irony of a sweet child wearing an HMS Furious cap
HMS Furious - somewhat ironic picture showing an old soldier and the least likely ilor of the HMS Furious, a sweet little child in a sailor suit. Date: circa 1890s

Art Nouveau - pretty girl kisses a green serpent
Art nouveau postcard design by Nini Hager (Raphael Kirchner using his wifes name for certain works) of a beautiful girl kissing a serpent. Date: circa 1900

Glamorous French beauty in pious pose, her hands closed together as a silent prayer is uttered... Date: circa 1910s

Tatiana, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova) (18971918) aged five, riding a miniature pony - pictured with a royal attendant. Date: 1902

Young Russian Girl holding up a bunch of flowers
I m going to give you a bunch of flowers and then make a swift departure! (very loose translation!) Young Russian Girl holding up a bunch of flowers. Date: 1908

Boy and Girl

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