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Alcester Union Workhouse, WarwickshireThe entrance to the former workhouse on Kinwarton Road, Alcester. Date: 2000
New arrivals at Truant School, Highbury GroveNew arrivals at the London County Councils Truant School at Highbury Grove in North London opened in 1891. Date: 1895
Atomic CigarTitle block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952
Wharfedale Union Workhouse, Otley, West Yorkshire
Punch & JudyGirl and her dog watch Punch and Judy show. From front cover of Little Folks magazine. June 1928. Date: Apr-05
Darenth AsylumThe Darenth Schools, near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
Simple Change FrameTitle block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952
Girl in muff and bonnet in a winter scene throwing a snowball. Date: c.1903
A stands for Arrow CandlesAdvertising for Arrow Candles. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912
The Wolf & the Seven KidsThe wolf stops for a sleep after his huge meal. Along comes mother goat, sees the blated wolf and guesses what has happened. Date: c.1910
The Wolf & the Seven KidsThe wolf breaks open the door, jumps into the pen and devours all of the kids whole. Date: c.1910
Richard II discovered by Blondel" From " Historical Events", a series of postcards. " Date: 1905
Two pierrots and a pierretteTwo pierrots and a dancer performing on stage. Date: 1902
Tipsee Wine GlassTitle block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952
Joyce Green Hospital Ambulance Trams
Wire-drawing Machines at Birmingham Wire WorksWire-drawing machines at the Birmingham Wire Works. Men wind large coils of wire which are then piled up on the floor. Date: 1844
Football" Football: " A spill". " Date: c.1904
N is for NaptholiteAdvertising for Naptholite soap. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912
Spinal carriage, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903
Spectacles, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903
The Musical SeatTitle block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952
Queen Margaret & the Robbers" From " Historical Events", a series of postcards. " Date: 1905
Two pierrots and a pierrettePierrette rests in a chair while two pierrotsare in attendance, one with a bunch of flowers. Date: 1902
Joyce Green Hospital WardNurses and patients in a boys ward at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. The hospital, which was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, open in 1903
Joyce Green Hospital - Poultry runs - isolation blocks in diPoultry runs with isolation blocks in distance at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. The hospital, which was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, open in 1903
Technical School, Royal Normal College for the Blind, NorwooGirls at work in a carpentry workshop at the Technical School of the Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood, south London Date: 1895
Fashionable German women in a winter setting with a motor cycle Date: 1925
Spitting flasks, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903
Rowton House Shop and Bar in Dining Room, VauxhallThe shop/bar in the dining room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Children carollingWinter scene. Children singing carols in the snow. Hand coloured postcard illustration. Date: c.1920
Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Infirmary" The infirmary block at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland, by the Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee." Date: 1930
Two pierrots and a pierretteTwo pierrots and a dancer appear to be rehearsing in a large room. Date: 1902
Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Pierrot serenading pierrettePierrot on his knee offering true love to pierrot, who is standing on a balcony. Date: 1902
Trowbridge and Melksham Union Workhouse, WiltshireThe entrance block of the former Trowbridge and Melksham Union workhouse at Semington, Wiltshire. The site later became St Georges Hospital. Date: 2000
Eastville Workhouse, BristolBristols Eastville Workhouse was erected in 1847 on Fishponds Road, Bristol. The building, designed by Samuel T Welch, was demolished in the 1970s. Date: Date unknown
Spring-Cleaning in the LibraryA maid gets distracted by books and newspapers in a library. Date: 1923
A morning driveChildren pretending to be riding in a horse and trap, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
Bruce Ingram, editor of the Illustrated London NewsSir Bruce Stirling Ingram, OBE, M.C. (1877 - 1963), journalist and newspaper editor. The grandson of the papers founder, Herbert Ingram, he edited the Illustrated London News from 1900 to 1963
Santa with a sack of toysSanta in his red robe carrying a sack of toys. Date: c.1907
Children in the snow" Health and Happiness". " Date: 1905
Champagne toastingCartoon for champagne toasting. Date: 1931
Ws the Welcome Soako getsAdvertising for Soako Soap Powder. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912
Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund - SubscriptionA receipt issued to W.W. Brocklehurst for a donation to the Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund. It is signed by the workhouse master J.H. Lingard. Date: 1913
Child at play with trumpetChild pulling along a line of toys on wheels whilst blowing a trumpet. Date: c.1920
Charles II toasting the sirloin" From " Historical Events", a series of postcards. " Date: 1905
Edwardian sea bathersFrom a postcard illustration. Date: 1904
Pierrette sitting on the moon in a fur trimmed dress and a muff. Date: 1902