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Background imagePlaying Collection: H Miller. In & out & round about

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: London street musicians, 1848

London street musicians, 1848
A musical trio ply their trade on the streets of London. Date: 1848

Background imagePlaying Collection: Russian street musician, 1868

Russian street musician, 1868
A street musician of Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. Date: 1868

Background imagePlaying Collection: Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855

Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855
Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855

Background imagePlaying Collection: Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870

Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870
A street serenade by masked musicians to Isabella II, the exiled Queen of Spain. Date: 1870

Background imagePlaying Collection: Istanbul - back street view

Istanbul - back street view
Istanbul, Turkey - back street view Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Portuguese infantry marching through Saint-Floris, WW1

Portuguese infantry marching through Saint-Floris, WW1
Portuguese infantry marching through Saint-Floris, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Background imagePlaying Collection: Decorative Christmas frieze - children playing in snow

Decorative Christmas frieze - children playing in snow
Three children enjoy playing in the snow, sliding on ice and building a snowman. 1920s

Background imagePlaying Collection: And all the little singing birds

And all the little singing birds listen to the tune (The Fairy Flute). 1922

Background imagePlaying Collection: Girl with snowballs

Girl with snowballs. 20th century

Background imagePlaying Collection: Sennhutte - Switzerland - A Cheese Factory

Sennhutte - Switzerland - A Cheese Factory Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Granpop Makes Whoopee for the Royal Wedding

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: H Miller. For shes a grand lady

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: News of a fair and a marvellous thing

News of a fair and a marvellous thing, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell we sing. From a poem by William Morris. 20th century

Background imagePlaying Collection: Do you ever hear the fairies?

Do you ever hear the fairies? You can hear them if you will, singing little songs of dream, when all the house is still. 20th century

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince Philip attends garden party in Woodford Green

Prince Philip attends garden party in Woodford Green
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), attending a garden party at the White House, Woodford Green in aid of the Essex Playing Fields

Background imagePlaying Collection: Dollies Drive -- girl takes doll for a ride

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: Von Bulow conducts Piano concerto, 1892

Von Bulow conducts Piano concerto, 1892
Hans von Bulow(1830-1894), German musician and composer, conducts concerto, with a lady playing the piano. Date: c.1892

Background imagePlaying Collection: Young Princess Elizabeth at Bekonscot

Young Princess Elizabeth at Bekonscot
A 10-year-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) at Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - the oldest original model village in the world - April, 1936. Date: 1936

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince of Wales playing golf at Biarritz

Prince of Wales playing golf at Biarritz
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor), dressed in an outfit of plus fours and beret which his father would most certainly not have approved of

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince of Wales at Porthcawl Golf Club

Prince of Wales at Porthcawl Golf Club
Prince of Wales (1894 - 1971), later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, pictured standing near the seventeenth hole on the links at Porthcawl Golf Club. Date: 1931

Background imagePlaying Collection: American Explorer program

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: Air Scouts climbing on plane with Lord Olivier

Air Scouts climbing on plane with Lord Olivier
Air Scouts climbing on a Fairey Albacore plane with Lieutenant/Sir Laurence Olivier. 1940s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Tennis time at Harrods

Tennis time at Harrods
Tennis Time at the Mans Shop, Harrods. Clothing advertisement for white flannels, tennis shirts, tailored shorts, blazers etc. Date: 1936

Background imagePlaying Collection: Scene at a rugby match

Scene at a rugby match, with two players colliding. circa 1940s

Background imagePlaying Collection: President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France

President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France
President Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) visiting the recaptured town of Peronne, Somme, northern France, during the First World War

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Queen and Prince Philip play with their children

The Queen and Prince Philip play with their children
The Duke of Edinburgh pushes the young Duke of Cornwall and Princess Anne on a swing in the grounds of the royal residence at Balmoral. The Queen looks on with their dog, Candy. Date: 1955

Background imagePlaying Collection: Tatler front cover, Wimbledon 1962

Tatler front cover, Wimbledon 1962
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on Wimbledon Tennis Championship for 1962 and particularly tennis fashions. The girl clearing the net in style is wearing a tennis tunic by tennis fashion leading

Background imagePlaying Collection: Music at home, 1876

Music at home, 1876
They struck up a part song of a wild, pathetic character, with a long drawn out refrain in a minor key." A group of senior people gather round the piano and sing a sad song. 1876

Background imagePlaying Collection: Music at home - the ballad singer

Music at home - the ballad singer
A ballad singer in rustic 18th century Holland. Date: 18th century

Background imagePlaying Collection: Music at home - domestic scene, 1880s

Music at home - domestic scene, 1880s
A family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Singing round the piano, c. 1946

Singing round the piano, c. 1946
A group of women, possibly actresses or chorus girls, gather around a piano in what looks like a rehearsal room to sing their hearts out. c.1946

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew (now Duke of York) climbing a tree at the age of six

Background imagePlaying Collection: United Seamans Service club, 1944

United Seamans Service club, 1944
A Chinese-American member of the United Seamans Service plays pool or snooker at the London club during Christmas, 1944. The USS was founded in 1942 to promote the welfare of American seafarers

Background imagePlaying Collection: American ladies military band

American ladies military band
An American ladies military band, playing in a park. Date: 1900

Background imagePlaying Collection: Henry Cotton Lotus Golf Shoes advert

Henry Cotton Lotus Golf Shoes advert
Advertisement for Lotus Anglespike golf shoes as worn and recommended by golfer Henry Cotton.. Date: 1949

Background imagePlaying Collection: Air Scouts with a kite

Air Scouts with a kite
Three Air Scouts stand holding a large kite between them. circa 1950s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Female singer at a window

Female singer at a window
A singer at a window is accompanied by a man playing a stringed instrument. Date: 17th century

Background imagePlaying Collection: Scouts playing dodgeball

Scouts playing dodgeball
Beaver/Cub Scouts playing a game of dodgeball in a gymnasium. 1970s

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Queen and Prince Philip play with their children, ponies

The Queen and Prince Philip play with their children, ponies
Prince Charles leading his pony William to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Anne hold Greensleeves, patted by the Duke of Edinburgh, at Balmoral. 1955

Background imagePlaying Collection: Cyrus commanding the boys to seize the rebel

Cyrus commanding the boys to seize the rebel
" Cyrus commanded the boys to seize the rebel" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller

Background imagePlaying Collection: Performing seals at a circus, c. 1890

Performing seals at a circus, c. 1890
Talented performing seals of c. 1890 shown playing musical instruments, smoking pipes and even firing cannons! Date: c.1890

Background imagePlaying Collection: Piper watching fish leaping and dancing on the shore

Piper watching fish leaping and dancing on the shore
" I want none of your leaping and dancing now" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller

Background imagePlaying Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II with soldiers just before WW1

Kaiser Wilhelm II with soldiers just before WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, taking part in a military exercise with soldiers just before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: June 1914

Background imagePlaying Collection: Playing billiards in United Seamans Service club, 1944

Playing billiards in United Seamans Service club, 1944
A Chinese-American member of the United Seamans Service plays pool or snooker at the London club during Christmas, 1944. The USS was founded in 1942 to promote the welfare of American seafarers

Background imagePlaying Collection: Queen prima-donna at home, 1874

Queen prima-donna at home, 1874
Three girls plead with their musical Mamma to stop playing the piano. Date: 1874

Background imagePlaying Collection: Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849

Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849
Two ladies sing, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Date: 1849



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