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Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photoIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Family photo with children in Go-cartA late Victorian family pose in their backyard, the three children (of decreasing age) sit proudly in their fantastic homemade toy go-cart, entitled Swift
Family of three picnic by their carA family of three -- mother, father and baby -- enjoying a picnic in the woods by the side of their car
Gas Masks for childrenGas Masks and protection for children and nursing mothers during World War II in 1940-1941
Prince of Wales investiture, CaernarvonInvestiture of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) at Caernarvon. Here he is travelling in an open carriage with his parents, King George V and Queen Mary
Family and open-top saloonA family in (and next to) their open-top saloon car
Afghanistan - Blind Afghan boy & parentsA blind Afghan boy brought (by his parents) to the Mission Hospital at Peshawar with the hope of successful treatment. The parents apparently will now hear the Gospel
Confirmation of Princess Margaret of ConnaughtThe confirmation of Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920), elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught in the private chapel at Windsor in March 1898
Seaside scene - Turn of the CenturyA seaside/holiday scene from the turn of the 19th/20th century. Children play in the sand and in the surf while elegantly dressed parents promenade
At Hackwood Park while their parents are at the front: The children of the King and Queen of the Belgians
Corps LegislatifThe young Prince Imperial accompanies his parents to the opening of the Corps Legislatif
Gregorius I & ParentsPOPE GREGORIUS I Unusually - perhaps uniquely - a pope is depicted with his parents; his mother is a saint, his father, alas, is merely a senator
Crusoe Leaves HomeThe young Crusoe takes leave of his parents
Willi & Rudi SchneiderThe Schneider Family, with Rudi (second right) and his brother Willi (far right) - the Austrain spiritualist physical mediums pictures with their parents
New parents and babyTwo new, proud parents admire their sleeping newborn who lies in an elegant rocking cradle
Picnic on the BeachFamily picnic at the beach
CaughtChildren discovered in a larder or pantry by their parents and a horrified housekeeper or nanny eating jam out of a huge jar
Parents and babyTwo parents in Regency dress admire their baby who doesn t look like he wants to go to bed
Family Picnicking by CarA family have a picnic in the woods by the side of their car; both parents are taking great care of their baby
Tom Thumb is BornThe birth of Tom Thumb : his parents are surprised at his diminutive size, unaware of the fairies on their doorstep
Sportsday / Egg Spoon 1960Boys and girls, all concentrating hard, take part in an egg and spoon race; their parents watch from deckchairs while a man with a megaphone keeps control
Swimming RaceFour young boys compete against one another in a swimming race at a holiday camp, while proud parents watch on deckchairs outside their chalets
Eton Roll CallAbsence (roll call) in the Quadrangle at Eton College, Berkshire, England
Family / Filial RespectFilial respect in 18th century Germany - three bewigged sons salute their parents, caps in hand
Couple and New Baby 1909THEIR NEW LOVE Husband and wife contemplate their first child
Triple Image PhotoPhotograph by an unknown photographer, showing a sitter, perhaps with her parents on the Other Side
Coffee En FamilleAt coffee time (Arlattes coffee with chicory, of course !) the daughter of the house tells her parents about her day at school
Ostend / Crowded BeachParents and children among the bathing machines on the beach at Ostend, Belgium
Girl, Donkey, ParentsA decorous little girl on a donkey poses to be photographed with her parents
Children Travel 1870STwo children in a railway compartment with their parents: St Pauls Cathedral can be seen through the window
FATHERs RETURN 1910Father returns home, to the familys great delight
Passport 1921Joint passport for husband and wife, issued to Mr and Mrs Digby Lander (parents of Mary Evans who founded this Library)
Prince Oskar & FamilyPRINCE OSKAR OF PRUSSIA Fifth of the six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Here with his wife, Ina Maria von Bassewitz (1888-1973) and four of their children
Showing Iron Cross 1915A German soldier, having been awarded the Iron Cross, returns home to his proud and relieved parents
Andaman Islanders &bonesNatives of the Andaman Islands dry the bones of their parents over a fire inside a hut
Hansel Gretel in WoodHansel and Gretel with their parents in the wood
Policeman, Wife & BabyA proud British policeman, in his uniform, stands beside his wife and baby
Good Conduct CertificateAcknowledgment of P Dohmens good behaviour for December 1920 by St Servais College, Liege. Issued monthly such certificates are designed to be given to the parents
Wwi Soldier on LeaveBefore a French soldier on leave returns to the front, he takes a glass of wine with his parents; a toast is raised
Population / Census 1911East London schoolgirls are taught how to fill in census returns for parents who are unable to read or write English
Boys Sold as SweepsChildren sold by their parents to work as chimneysweeps
BABY ABANDONED IN TOURThe " tour" in which parents could place infants they wished to abandon. When the bell was pulled the sisters would revolve the tour 180 degrees and collect the baby
Confirmation 1723A bishop confirms a young boy, while fond parents bring forward their young to be confirmed in their turn
Phrenology SessionConsulting the phrenologist - the parents wait while the practitioner assesses their sons qualities
Present Child to DevilParents present their child to the Devil
Michael ArlenMICHAEL ARLEN Writer Born Dikran Kouyoumdjian, in Bulgaria, of Armenian parents. Naturalised British, 1922
Family group photograph at the seasideThree generations (and nurse) at the seaside, Britain