Play Collection (page 97)

Dressing Baby -- little girl with her doll
Dressing Baby -- a little girl playing with her doll. Date: early 20th century

Silhouette of a family group
A charming silhouette of a family group a mother and father surrounded by their six children. One plays with a wooden horse on wheels, another with a diabolo

The Etonian who had to play by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman entitled, The Etonian Who Was Asked to Play Nuts and May showing a snobbish boy in Eton suit looking aghast

Giving Dolly a bath
Two little girls washing their dolly in a bowl Date: 1882

Close of Play by Harold Earnshaw
Family going to the railway station after a tiring holiday. Date: 1927

Children in their pirates cave
Pretending to be pirates Date: Circa 1880

The band of the Black Watch play to the troops
A photograph showing pipers from The Black Watch playing to troops to celebrate victory after the capture of Longueval during the Battle of the Somme. 2nd August 1916

Golf Stars And Their Courses: Sandy Lane
Illustration showing various golfers who play at the Sandy Lane course. (Top row from left) C. B. Sharpe, T. P. Kolesar, Mrs Guy Bennet, Francis Markes

Mother Watches Game
A mother watches while her two children play a game of catch... Date: 1932

Japan - Geisha girls mock fighting
Japan - Geisha girls at play. They may be either mock fighting (the geisha on the left appears to have balled fists) or possibly playing scissors-paper-rock, which originated in Japan

Decorative frieze - football in the snow
A decorative wall frieze showing some sturdy footballers playing a match. 1920s

Ring-a-RIng -- children dancing
Ring-a-rIng of little boys, Ring-a-rIng of girls; All around - all around, Twists and twirls... 1885

Four Bhutani Rickshaw Drivers playing cards Date: circa 1920

Playing the Piano
A young woman plays an upright piano, reading sheet music. Date: 1969

Dresden China Bells
Bells being manufactured in Dresden, Germany, to build a carillon (a musical instrument made of bells which play in a chromatic sequence) which will play in a Berlin park. Date: 24 January 1930

Family in a Park
A man rests his head on his wifes lap as they both enjoy a sunny day in the park with the children who play in the background. Date: late 1960s

Gambling Takings
The truth about gambling : after close of play, the takings are locked away in a safe. Date: 1930s

St Martins Theatre, West Street, London
St Martins Theatre on West Street, London. A play called Odd Man In is on, starring Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. St Martins Hotel is in the background. Date: 1957

Children coming out of school, looking forward to playtime. first published 1879

Girl and boy playing shuttlecock and battledore

Two kittens playing with a doll on a birthday postcard. Date: 1915

Child leaves toy horse to chase Jack Sparrow
The child leaves the toy horse to chase Jack Sparrow, who is far more interesting. Jack hopes the child will frighten the cat away. Date: 1937

Pollocks characters in Douglas
Pollocks toy theatre characters in the play Douglas, namely Glenalvon, Lady Randolph, Norval, Lord Randolph, and Old Norval. Date: circa 1840

Artist in his studio, painting a female model

Three girls with skipping ropes
Three girls with their skipping ropes on a village green. 1880

Two boys playing at riding a Carriage. One urges on the team of four piebald hobby horses with a whip, while the other sends forth a blast on his horn announcing their departure. Date: circa 1910s

Three boys playing at Fox Hunting, two on their hobby horses and one wearing a fox suit! They even have two dogs with them. Date: circa 1910s

British troops playing football at Christmas, Salonika, WW1
British army officers and men of the 26th Division Train playing football on Christmas Day at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: 25 December 1915

Illustration, Ball, showing three children playing with a ball, watched by a pet cat. 1885

Children playing with hoops and sticks
Children playing with their hoops and sticks, trying to see how fast they can go. One of them has fallen over. first published 1879

Christmas at Canton, 1911
Young Chinese girls at a Roman Catholic school of music in Canton, being taught to play Christmas carols by French nuns. Date: 1911

Three children playing on a bridge. Tommy thinks he can fly, but soon finds out that he can t. first published 1879

Child playing with a toy horse
A child playing with a toy horse, trying to pull its tail out. Date: 1937

Greetings card. Children at play Date: circa 1925

Miss Pearl White
A silhouette of the actress, Miss Pearl White, on the cover of The Sketch in 1925. Miss White was starring in The London Revue at the Lyceum, London. Date: 1925

Children and a dog play on a seesaw in Scotland, showing the strong bond and trust man has in dogs. Date: 20th century

Three children playing on a hill. A girl and boy dance, while another boy sits on a stile and plays a penny trumpet. Below is a hen and her chicks. first published 1879

The Heathen and the Christian - Play
The Heathen and the Christian - promotional postcard for this play - performed at The Grand Theatre Southampton between 1908-1909

Good Baby -- little girl washing doll
Good Baby -- a little girl washing her doll. Date: early 20th century

Greetings card Date: circa 1925

What Every Woman Knows by Nerman
Einar Nermans (1888-1983) artistic and vibrant depiction of the Play What Every Woman Knows - at The Apollo Theatre, London (from left to right) Mr Henry Vibart as Alec Wilye

H Miller. In & out & round about
In and Out and Round About. Children playing in a crocodile around an arcade with columns. 20th century

Granpop Makes Whoopee for the Royal Wedding
Lawson Woods own tribute to the 1934 royal wedding between Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, showing his orang utan character

H Miller. For shes a grand lady
For shes a grand lady -- thats very clear. Children playing a game in a garden. 20th century

Dollies Drive -- girl takes doll for a ride
Dollies Drive -- a little girl takes her doll for a ride in a wheelbarrow. 19th century

American Explorer program
Young men and women sit listening as one of them plays the guitar. In the newly revised Explorer program, a Learning for Life subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America

Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
Prince Andrew (Duke of York) aged six and Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) aged two, playing in a tree

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