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Studio portrait, little girl with large dog, FranceStudio portrait, little girl with a large dog, France. Date: circa 1910s
Studio portrait, boy with Pekingese dog, photo by Medway Studios, Gillingham, Kent. Date: circa 1920s
Boys drawing in chalk, Balham, SW LondonBoys drawing chalk figures on the ground in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Studio portrait, little boy with dachshundStudio portrait, little boy holding a rather plump dachshund. Date: circa 1910s
2 Plain, 1 Purl, WW1 knitting cartoonCartoon by Stan Terry in The Tatler showing two plain old ladies and one pretty purl of a young woman all sat knitting comforts for troops at the Front. Date: 1917
Business as Usual revue - Knitting and Sewing sceneA scene from Business as Usual a new revue at the London Hippodrome with a vicar addressing a group of ladies who are knitting and sewing comforts for troops. Date: 1914
Small boy keeping goal in Balham, SW LondonSmall boy keeping goal in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Small boy with football in Balham, SW LondonSmall boy catching a football in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap
Illustration that recreates the hunting of large mammals (mammoths, woolly rhinos and elephants) using traps during the Upper Paleolithic. Painting
WW1 knitting song sheet musicFront cover of sheet music for Knitting Song, published during the First World War when national patriotism was manifested by knitting comforts for troops. Date: c.1917
Sunlight Yarn Knitting book - vintage tennis fashionFront cover of a Sunlight Yarn Knitting book featuring a young woman in a fine knitted jumper readying herself to take a smash during a tennis match. Date: 1914-1918
Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1, winter at the frontField & Hospital Comforts in Knitting and Crochet. Great War knitting booklet published by J & J Baldwins of Halifax featuring two British soldiers in a snowy trench on the Western Front
The Needle Worker, WW1 knitting & sewing bookletFront cover of monthly magazine, The Needle Worker, from the Great War period featuring a photograph of a Belgian kepi cap - the knitting pattern for which was inside. Date: c.1915
Leachs knitting booklet - garments for scouts, WW1Front cover of a Leachs knitting booklet from the Great War period. This issue focuses on making clothing for scouts who were an important part of the war effort at home. Date: c.1915
French WW1 knitting patternReproduction of the front cover of a French WW1 period knitting booklet, with examples of tricotons (otherwise known as comforts ) available to knit for soldiers at the front. Date: 1914-1918
Leachs WW1 knitting booklet - Comforts for MenFront cover of a Leachs Comforts for Men booklet, part of their Home Needlework Series, featuring a number of woollen comforts including a helmet or balaclava, fingerless gloves and socks
Bracelet wool holder, WW1Advertisement for a bracelet wool holder, an accessory to aid knitters who were making socks, mufflers and other comforts for soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915
WW1 knitting, woollen belts - gift to the troops from QueenGift to the Troops at the Front from the Queen and the Women of the Empire. Leaflet giving instructions on how to knit woollen belts for troops during the First World War
WW1 crocheted cap and scarf combined for soldiersPattern and photograph taken from a Baldwins Wool Great War era knitting booklet for a crocheted cap and scarf combined. Date: c.1915
American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting bookletFront cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers. Photograph features a very handsome young man dressed in a knitted balaclava with extended chest
WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmetsInside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops
Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Patons Khaki knitting wools during the First World War, specifically for knitting comforts for troops at the front
WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee CompanyThe Knitting Needle has again come into its own. Front cover of a small booklet published by the Higbee Company (USA) containing patterns for knitting comforts for troops during the First World War
Countess Zia and Nada Torby packing mittens for troops, WW1Countess Zia Torby (later Lady Zia Wernher) and Countess Nada Torby (later Mountbatten), daughters of Grand Duke Michael and prominent figures in society organised this group of society ladies who
WW1 knitting - patriotic postcard" We Must All Do Something for Our Country!" Two children sit on a doorstep knitting comforts for soldiers out of khaki wool
Boy scouts on skiing activity in FinlandBoy scouts on a skiing activity in Finland
Woolcraft guide advertisementAdvertisement for the Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting and Crochet with an accompanying illustration showing a lady knitting a sock. Date: c.1915
Khaki puttee footless stockings, WW1Pattern for some khaki puttee hand knitted stockings to make for soldiers during the First World War to replace shop-bought puttees. Date: c.1915
WW1 cartoon - The Super-Patriot - knittingA biddable gentleman is disturbed from his armchair nap and used by two ladies of the house to wind wool. Knitting comforts for troops was a nationwide activity during the First World War
Canadian scouts in GermanyThree Canadian scouts camping in Germany
Young woman leaning against a tree
Wall Game: Why Not War Game? WW1Wall Game: Why Not War Game? Three young men taking part in the Eton Wall Game, with a comment that public schools would be wise to spend some time on military training during the First World War
Liberty knitting bag, WW1A boat shaped knitting bag in colour printed shantung silk lined with cotton, available from Libertys at a cost of 9s. 11d. Just the ticket for all the enthusiastic knitters of the First World War
Woman looking through car windowWoman looking through a car window
Woman in stripy jumperWoman in a stripy jumper
Woman drinking waterWoman drinking from a glass of water
Woman with stripy jumper and background
Phyllis Dare knitting, WW1Phyllis Dare (1890-1975), the English actress, who was born Phyllis Haddie Dones, c.1910. Together with her sister, Zena, she was one of the great
Loves Labour - Not Lost by Barribal, WW1 knittingA pretty young woman engrossed in her knitting, a popular and patriotic pastime during the First World War, making comforts for troops. Date: 1915
Knitting comforts for the troops, WW1Three ladies, knee deep in khaki wool knit furiously and engage the help of a civilian male to wind their yarn. Date: 1914
Women knitting silhouette, WW1Silhouette showing a long line of women, all knitting comforts for the troops from a huge ball of wool. 1915
Knitting women, WW1A pair of women wind some wool during the First World War. Date: 1915
Cockatoo knitting wools advertisement, 1917Advertisement for Cockatoo knitting wools from the Cockatoo Company based in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire, ideal for soldiers comforts
French women knitting in wine cellar, Rheims, WW1French women knitting comforts for soldiers in a gloomy wine cellar, dimly lit by candles in Rheims, a refuge from shell-fire in the frequently bombarded city. Date: 1914
Shetland Wool Cardigan for soldiers, World War OneA shetland wool cardigan, with balaclava, available from Scott Adies of Regent Street and an ideal present to send to fighting men on the Western Front during Christmas 1915. Date: 1915
Black soldiers preparing food, Western Front, France, WW1Black soldiers preparing food at a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917
Little boy with robin and snowman by Muriel DawsonA little boy with a robin and a snowman by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1930s