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Background imagePlaying Collection: BRT Club House

BRT Club House
B.R.T. 58th St. Club House. - Men in uniform playing billiards in the Brooklyn Rapid Transits 58th St. Clubhouse billiard room

Background imagePlaying Collection: BRT Flatbush Depot, New York

BRT Flatbush Depot, New York
Canarsie Club Room. Men in uniform posed behind a pool table in the Brooklyn Rapid Transits Canarsie Clubhouse billiard room

Background imagePlaying Collection: Southampton, Long Island

Southampton, Long Island
Southampton L.I. Young men and women playing and swimming in the surf at the beach at Southampton, L.I

Background imagePlaying Collection: Narragansett, Rhode Island

Narragansett, Rhode Island
Bathing, Narragansett Pier. People in bathing suits playing in surf

Background imagePlaying Collection: Demonstrating a pianola

Demonstrating a pianola
Aeolian Co. Man demonstrating the Aeolian player piano

Background imagePlaying Collection: Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 4 of 8

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 4 of 8
and took them right away

Background imagePlaying Collection: Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott
Front cover of The Queen of Hearts illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, showing the Queen of Hearts walking upon a carpet of playing cards and proudly displaying one of her famous jammy treats

Background imagePlaying Collection: Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton

Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton
The so-called Cripples Choir at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

Background imagePlaying Collection: Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France

Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France
A band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small

Background imagePlaying Collection: Boys Playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Boys Playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
View of the Boys Playground at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. It is evidently playtime -- a few teachers supervise the large crowd of boys

Background imagePlaying Collection: Shakespeare in a London street

Shakespeare in a London street
It was only Master Shakespeare. William Shakespeare strolls among children playing in an Elizabethan London street

Background imagePlaying Collection: Cats and kittens playing with a globe on a desk

Cats and kittens playing with a globe on a desk

Background imagePlaying Collection: Harold Macmillan

Harold Macmillan(1894-1986), pictured playing golf at Gleneagles Links.17 years later, Macmillan would become prime minister

Background imagePlaying Collection: Monte Carlo fancy dress costume

Monte Carlo fancy dress costume
A fancy dress suggestion of a costume representing Monte Carlo. The dress is half red satin and half black velvet with one red shoe and the other black

Background imagePlaying Collection: Boys riding on top of a car - Paris

Boys riding on top of a car - Paris
A gang of young teenage boys riding on top of a car, while others use it as a source propulsion as they stand on their skateboards, holding onto the side of the vehicle - close to the Eiffel Tower

Background imagePlaying Collection: Helen Wills and Edith Cross in action

Helen Wills and Edith Cross in action
Miss Helen Wills Moody and Miss Edith Cross, American tennis doubles partners pictured in action on court at Wimbledon in 1929

Background imagePlaying Collection: RAF cadet playing golf

RAF cadet playing golf
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two, playing golf but missing the ball completely off the tee

Background imagePlaying Collection: Duke of York playing tennis

Duke of York playing tennis
The Duke of York (later King George VI) enjoying his favourite game- tennis- in Jamaica

Background imagePlaying Collection: Young boy playing with a puppy

Young boy playing with a puppy
A young boy, grinning from ear to ear, fools about with a young puppy. He needs to hold on tight however!

Background imagePlaying Collection: Domino Player - Penzance, Cornwall

Domino Player - Penzance, Cornwall
An elderly domno player enjoying a game at the Riviera Bar, Penzance, Cornwall

Background imagePlaying Collection: Students playing American football, University Campus

Students playing American football, University Campus
University Campus, Salt Lake, United States of America, students playing American football

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Weeks Woggles - Big Game Hunting

The Weeks Woggles - Big Game Hunting
Woggles, the Sealyham Terrier owned by animal artist, Cecil Aldin pictured here stalking an innocent looking soft toy

Background imagePlaying Collection: We Take Off Our Beret by Mel

We Take Off Our Beret by Mel
A series of caricatures by the cartoonist Mel showing various well-known tennis stars playing at Wimbledon in 1931. These include Lili D Alvarez who sported a pair of culottes on court

Background imagePlaying Collection: Young woman watering her garden

Young woman watering her garden
A young woman waters her garden on a warm day in May. A white cat and two white kittens are playing on the path

Background imagePlaying Collection: Malby family at leisure in their garden

Malby family at leisure in their garden
The Malby family (two children, and a woman in a deckchair) at leisure in their garden at Woodford, Essex

Background imagePlaying Collection: Two Edwardian children in a garden, Mid Wales

Two Edwardian children in a garden, Mid Wales
Two Edwardian children in a garden in Mid Wales. The girl on the left sits on a swing which is suspended by ropes from a wooden pole

Background imagePlaying Collection: Two Edwardian children on a swing, Mid Wales

Two Edwardian children on a swing, Mid Wales
Two Edwardian children on a swing in a garden, Mid Wales. The swing has a safety bar at the front

Background imagePlaying Collection: Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imagePlaying Collection: Paderewski rehearsing Moonlight Sonata by Laurence Irving

Paderewski rehearsing Moonlight Sonata by Laurence Irving
Painting depicting the virtuoso Polish pianist, Paderewski, in the film studio at Denham, rehearsing Beethovens Moonlight Sonata for the film of the same name

Background imagePlaying Collection: Six children with a makeshift cart in a London street

Six children with a makeshift cart in a London street
Six children with a makeshift cart, on a scruffy terraced street in London. Two of the boys have bare feet

Background imagePlaying Collection: Prince George Hotel, New York

Prince George Hotel, New York
Kiddies Play Roof at the Prince George Hotel, New York City, America

Background imagePlaying Collection: This Week is My Week by Muriel Dawson

This Week is My Week by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in red dungarees and a huge green sun hat plays happily on the beach while on holiday at the seaside

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Best Friend by Muriel Dawson

The Best Friend by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration showing a sweet little girl with a red ribbon tied in her blonde hair, cuddling her favourite doll close

Background imagePlaying Collection: His Artistic Temperament by Muriel Dawson

His Artistic Temperament by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in yellow shorts tests out his creativity on a pail of paint that has been rather carelessly left on the floor

Background imagePlaying Collection: Little Artist by Muriel Dawson

Little Artist by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration showing a small child getting creative with paints and paper

Background imagePlaying Collection: Off to Market by Muriel Dawson

Off to Market by Muriel Dawson
A sweet little girl in an orange dress, carries a brightly striped umbrella and a blue basket on her way to market

Background imagePlaying Collection: Little Coppernob by Muriel Dawson

Little Coppernob by Muriel Dawson
A sweet little girl with glowing red hair gets creative with some paints and paper

Background imagePlaying Collection: Off We Go by Muriel Dawson

Off We Go by Muriel Dawson
A little girl, laden with toys, bucket and spade heads off excitedly to the beach

Background imagePlaying Collection: Threes Company by Muriel Dawson

Threes Company by Muriel Dawson
A little girl, dressed smartly in a blue coat and black hat, walks holding a doll in each hand

Background imagePlaying Collection: Crocus Time by Muriel Dawson

Crocus Time by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small child sitting on a swing amid a dazzling display of spring crocii or crocus

Background imagePlaying Collection: Castles in the Sand by Muriel Dawson

Castles in the Sand by Muriel Dawson
Lovely illustration featuring a little girl in a striped swimsuit and a big red straw sunhat, drying off her doll on the beach, presumably after a dip in the sea

Background imagePlaying Collection: Who Cares ? by Muriel Dawson

Who Cares ? by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in a smart red coat and trousers with wellington boots or galoshes splashes carelessly through the shallows on a beach and asks, " Who Cares

Background imagePlaying Collection: My Tea Party by Muriel Dawson

My Tea Party by Muriel Dawson
A small blonde girl enjoys playing with a toy tea set. A tiny toy soldier on the other side of the table appears to be her only guest

Background imagePlaying Collection: Dolly - and Friend by Muriel Dawson

Dolly - and Friend by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a red dress beams happily as she cradles her favourite doll

Background imagePlaying Collection: School Children at play, Empire School house

School Children at play, Empire School house

Background imagePlaying Collection: Boys playing football, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Boys playing football, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys playing football at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imagePlaying Collection: Children playing, East End of London

Children playing, East End of London
Children playing in front of houses in the East End of London. A few women are sitting on chairs, chatting

Background imagePlaying Collection: Living Room of a Rowton House, London

Living Room of a Rowton House, London
The living room of one of Londons Rowton Houses where the residents can be seen relaxing, reading, and playing draughts. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large



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