Child Hood Collection (page 10)

Ideas for Christmas presents for children, 1930
Page of ideas in The Tatler for Christmas gifts for children, including a pretty party frock from Rowe, a toy motor-car from Selfridges with Flip the Frog and his family, a toddle cart

Queen Elizabeth II attends a birthday party as a girl
Princess Elizabeth of York attends the sixth birthday part of the Master of Carnegie at Elseck House, on 23rd September 1935

Two illustrations, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing (1) Polly riding on the back of her cousin Hickory Hunt, as they pretend to make for a desert island in a storm

Hamleys Fancy Dress costume advertisement
Advertisement for inexpensive fancy dress costumes available from Hamleys world-famous toy shop on Regent Street, London. Featured costumes include a Chinaman, minature golf and Micky Mouse

Princess Elizabeth stroking a pony
Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured showing an early interest in horses at an unidentified event in the early 1930s. Date: c.1933

Illustration, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing Polly being is held aloft by a dark-faced miner called Brother Step-and-Fetch-It

Christmas party wear from Gooch s
Advertisement for Goochs of Knightsbridge featuring some Christmas party wear outfits for girls and boys, from a miniature dinner suit on the left, to a party frock of artificial taffeta. Date: 1930

C W A Scott as a little boy
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 15 April 1946) record-breaking English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934

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

Queen Mary as a little girl
Queen Mary (1867 - 1953), formerly Princess May of Teck, as a little girl. Date: c.1875

Royal holiday including Prince Philip
A royal group on holiday at the seaside at Mamaia on the shores of the Black Sea. From left, Princess Theodora of Greece, Prince Michael of Romania

Alan Clark as a little boy
Alan Kenneth McKenzie Clark (1928 - 1999), British conservative politician and diarist, pictured as a little boy in The Sketch magazine

Princess Elizabeth wiping Princess Annes nose
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) wiping the nose of her second child, Princess Anne before listening to the pipe band of the Argyll

Tatler front cover - Early Spring Number 1954
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration depicting an idyllic Springtime scene - a London park with children riding horses and smaller babie and toddlers being walked out by their nannies

Princess Beatrice with her Battenberg children
Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria, later Princess Henry of Battenberg pictured as a widow with her four children

Prince Edward aged one
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, born 1964, pictured at the age of 12 months supported by his father, Prince Philip. Date: 1965

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

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

Good Housekeeping front cover, January 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine featuring a little girl carefully doing the washing up

Private No Entry
A mischievous boy ignores a sign on a gate stating, Private - No Entry and squeezes through. c.1945

Advert for Britannia and Eve featuring Princess Elizabeth
Advertisement for Britannia and Eve magazine in The Bystander (they were part of the same publishing group) tempting potential readers with the promise of delightful pictures of our beloved Princess

Punch and Judy show, 1940s
A group of rather bemused looking children stand watching a Punch and Judy Show. 1940s

The royal nurseries
Photographs of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margarets night and day nurseries at their home, 145, Piccadilly. The top image is of the Duchess of York with her two daughters. 1936

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

Children helping mother in the kitchen
Three children helping their mother in the kitchen, washing each other from a large bowl on a chair. 1900

Small girl with prize winning celery
A little girl grins with delight as she is dwarfed by some gigantic celery she is holding, along with a first prize certificate, presumably for said celerys impressive proportions. c.1947

Little girl eating an ice cream, Cornwall
A little girl sits on a mooring post in a Cornwall harbour, eating an ice cream. Date: circa 1955

Mother telling children a fairy tale
A mother sits on the sofa and tells her three children a fairy tale. Date: 1900

Child writing a book
Illustration depicting a child riding through the air on a book, its pages spilling out in the sky - perhaps a metaphor for a childs imagination? 1922

Boy eating french fries
MODEL RELEASED. Boy eating french fries

Packed lunch
MODEL RELEASED. Packed lunch. Girl eating a sandwich from her lunchbox. She is four years old

Childhood exercise
MODEL RELEASED. Childhood exercise. Girl stretching on a yoga mat. She is four years old

Boy shouting into a megaphone

Boy covering his ears in response to a loud noise

Boy listening to a shell
MODEL RELEASED. Boy listening to a shell. He is 11 years old. When a shell is placed to the ear a sound is produced that is often compared to waves crashing in the sea

Young girl eating pasta
MODEL RELEASED. Young girl eating pasta. She is four years old

Boy drinking a fizzy drink
MODEL RELEASED. Boy drinking a fizzy drink through a straw

Abacus. The abacus is an early form of arithmetic calculator. Its name is derived from a method of counting using stones on a flat surface (= abacus, Latin)

Tin can telephone being used by two boys. The boy at left is speaking into one of the cans, and the sound waves are being transmitted along the string to the other can

Learning to walk
MODEL RELEASED. Learning to walk. Mother supporting her 8 month old baby boy as he learns to walk

Baby girl drinking
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl drinking. Sixteen-month- old girl drinking from a cup that she is holding with both hands

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Babies with building blocks
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl and boy. One-year-old baby girl (left) and seven-month-old baby boy with plastic building blocks

Whooping cough antibiotic research

Baby girl sleeping
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl sleeping. Face of a sleeping 12-week-old baby girl

Baby girl sucking finger
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl sucking her finger. She is 16 months old

Baby boys hand. Hand of a seven-month-old baby boy

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"Childhood: A Timeless Journey of Innocence and Wonder" Step into the enchanting world of childhood, where imagination knows no bounds. As you stroll through Kensington Gardens, you can't help but be captivated by the Peter Pan statue standing tall amidst a sea of green. It reminds us that in our hearts, we all long to hold onto the magic and freedom of youth. In Muriel Dawson's painting "Homeward, " we witness the pure joy on children's faces as they race home after a day filled with adventures. Just like Charles Darwin and his son captured in N990002 and Sharples' portrait of six-year-old Charles Darwin with Catherine K971925, these images remind us that even great minds were once young explorers. The sight of children playing in the snow (a054098) evokes memories of building snowmen and engaging in friendly snowball fights. And who could forget those exhilarating moments on the field? The cover of "Play the Game Football" takes us back to carefree days spent chasing after a ball with friends. But childhood wasn't just about play; it was also about learning and discovery. In 1914, at Stratford Cooperative Society's Comptometer Room (BL22762), young minds were being shaped as they delved into mathematics and problem-solving skills. Muriel Dawson's artwork continues to capture timeless moments from childhood - whether it is Wright dressing up a kitten (J960062), or Spring Flowers blooming under sunny skies. These paintings transport us back to simpler times when every little thing brought immense joy. Even centuries ago, childhood held its own charm. The early 12th-century frescoes in Bet Maryam depict scenes from St. Mary's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia - reminding us that across cultures and time periods, children have always been cherished treasures.