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Zulu children arriving out of giant eggsA very surreal and slightly disturbing postcard showing Fresh arrivals - a group of young Zulu toddlers emerging fully-formed out of giant eggs! Date: circa 1903
Four young Zulu children enjoy an early breakfast Date: circa 1903
Japan - Women (and a child) share tea and food Date: circa 1906
Egyptian Fellahs Women (and child)Egyptian Fellahs (a peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer) Women (and child). Date: circa 1910s
Young German boy with rocking horse and whip. Date: circa 1890
Two Housemaids and toddler - Edwardian England Date: circa 1900s
Young Dutch Girl - Arnhem wearing traditional costume including lace headscarf and clogs on he feet. Date: circa 1920s
Two young boys and horseA very cute photograph of two young boys and their horse in a rural setting Date: circa 1910s
Baby and Pug DogA Baby examining the face of a pet Pug Dog, which has also been dressed in a small hat. Date: 1904
Baby boy amazed by his own reflectionBaby boy sat on a fine Persian rug is amazed by his own reflection in a hand mirror. If one looks carefully, you can see that this photograph is (rather poorly) staged
Baby with German Measles - WWI connectionScreaming baby with German Measles - both a reference to this childhood ailment and a reaction to the state of European relations during World War One! Date: circa 1915
Sweet little boy reading a childrens magazineLittle boy in knitted outfit and knee-high white socks, holds a childrens magazine as he smiles at the camera. c. 1930
Little girl with ducklingsA small child sits in a flowering meadow surrounded by ducklings. c. 1910
What Will Mummy Say? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a pink dress gets in a mess with a pot of jam. 1937
Advert for Glaxo baby food 1914Glaxo the food that builds bonnie babies. Throughout the British Empire - babies that cannot be breast-fed are being reared on British made and British Owned
A little girl getting dressed into a one-piece dressA little girl getting dressed after a bath into a one-piece dress. 1928- 1929
Little boy on a postcard, King of the CastleI m the King of the Castle -- a little boy on a greetings postcard builds a model castle with wooden building blocks. Date: early 20th century
Princess Elizabeth of York, 1927Princess Elizabeth of York (now Queen Elizabeth II)taken in June 1927 at the age of 14 months. Date: 1927
Children in garden, New College Lane, OxfordSketch of children in the garden (with the dining room window behind them) at New College Lane, Oxford, home of Reverend Baden Powell and his family
Prince William of Wales, photographed on 12th June 1984, nine days prior to his second birthday. Pictured with his Mother Princess Diana. Date: 1984
Girl with her toys - asleepA young girl asleep on a large white pillow or cushion in her garden, surrounded by her dolls and toys. Painting by a 14-year-old student at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Date: circa 1920
Silhouette of a family scene
The Truth About Grown-Ups by William Heath RobinsonA baby, who should really be fast asleep in his cot, instead regales a gathered group of elves and pixies in his bedroom with tall tales about the deeds of his parents
Two little girls going for a walkTwo little girls, Polly and Susan, going for a walk. One of them holds a rolled up umbrella or parasol, the other pulls a doll in a cart. first published 1879
HRH Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth IIHRH Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, future Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) - waving to her admirers! Date: 1928
Illustration, Baby Mine, showing a young mother in a long pink dress holding up her baby. 1885
Title page design, Under the Window by Kate GreenawayTitle page design for Under the Window by Kate Greenaway. This was her first childrens picture book, for which she provided both text and illustrations. first published 1879
Mother throws a flower down to her toddlerA mother throws a flower down to her toddler standing in the garden. first published 1879
Child plays with straw, mother comes runningThe child loses interest in chasing Jack Sparrow, and sits down to play with some straw instead. Her mother comes running, to take her back home. Date: 1937
Dressing Baby -- little girl with her dollDressing Baby -- a little girl playing with her doll. Date: early 20th century
Three little boys holding hands. first published 1879
She only wants to write a letterA toddler sits at his Fathers desk with pen and ink scribbling in a sketchbook. Date: 1882
The Connoisseur by TophamThe girl is saying Oh, Quite ! Date: Christmas Number 1926
The cat that lead a dogs lifeTwo toddlers stroking a cat. Date: 1930
Child leaves toy horse to chase Jack SparrowThe 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
Young girl in pretty white dressUnnamed young girl in pretty white dress, standing by a white armchair with bobbled scrolling on the turned arms and legs. Date: circa 1903
Illustration, Happy Days, showing two young mothers with their five children chatting in the street. 1885
Little boy in large top hat on a birthday postcardA little boy in a large top hat on a birthday postcard. 1916
Illustration, My Little Girlie, showing a mother with her daughter at the garden gate. 1885
Illustration, A Genteel Family, showing a mother, her pet poodle and her four children, looking very well-behaved. 1885
Illustration, Little Phillis, showing a young mother in a blue dress holding her toddlers hand in a garden. 1885
Children playing with hoops and sticksChildren playing with their hoops and sticks, trying to see how fast they can go. One of them has fallen over. first published 1879
Frontispiece, Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway
Child playing with a toy horseA child playing with a toy horse, trying to pull its tail out. Date: 1937
Good Baby -- little girl washing dollGood Baby -- a little girl washing her doll. Date: early 20th century
Girl with toddler and babyA young girl with her two siblings, a toddler and a baby. 1880
Toddler giving dog a bath in the garden
Dunderpate and Susan with their familyThe adult Dunderpate and Susan with their family of eight children! Date: 1938