Children Collection (page 4)

Boy-Mundari
Svetlin Yosifov

Mundari cattle camp-Child
Svetlin Yosifov

Evacuees waiting outside the departure platform at Paddington in 1939
One of the very first war time roles that the GWR was engaged in was the evacuation of children from cities to the relative safety of the countryside

Parson Cross School, Halifax Road, Sheffield, c. 1910
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: p00113

South America, Peru, Cusco. Quechua people standing in front of an Inca wall, holding a lamb and a llama and wearing traditional clothing including a bowler hat, liclla

Chapel Rock / Peak Rock, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860s
A view of Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, and the entrance to Polperro harbour. An open boat with a number of people can be seen in the foreground. Lobster pots have been left to dry

Venton East Square, St. Just, Cornwall a97_07634
A view of Mrs Barnes and others outside houses on Venton East Square, St. Just, Cornwall. 1901. Photgraphed by Alfred Newton and Sons

The beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1921
Two men and a little boy with four large fish on a stick. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Children at Rockingham Street Fire Station, Sheffield, Yorkshire, c. 1910
From an original at Sheffield Libraires: v01234

Fall / Child & Spaniel
A young girl with her hair in ribbons with two Welsh Springer spaniels: Philosopher of Dowlands and Dewi Sant

Local fishing boats on Bukeh Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa

Myanmar Three novice monks together walking to pagoda in Mandalay Burma

Rose Cottages, Helford, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A smartly dressed family pose outside some rather overgrown cottages, the post office is visible in the background. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

John Mills in a publicity shot for Dunkirk (1958)
Actor John Mills on the set of Ealing Studios Dunkirk with his children Hayley and Jonathan

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson on the school steps in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

Onion man, Penzance, Cornwall. 1898
Onion Man (known as an Onion Johnny, if from France) with children and an employee of T.F. Hosking, manure, seed etc. merchant

A moment from the final scenes of What A Crazy World (1963)
The main cast and onlookers on set of WHAT A CRAZY WORLD (1963)based on a play by Alan Klein and directed by Michael Carreras

The Broadway, West Worthing, Sussex

Children arriving at Jessop Primary School, Herne Hill, SE London 12th January 1961

Picture No. 10780603
Ethiopia - Surma: tribe of south west Ethiopia. Children taking and drinking the blood of a cow. Date:

Fletching village, 1907
Street view in the village with people and framed by trees. John Fletcher Collection (Photographer): " Wanderings in Sussex". Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref

Sicilian Puppets
Artist: Freedman, Barnett - Title: Sicilian Puppets - Date: 1933 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 100.3 x 62.2

Morecambe Street Front, 1901
Mitchell and Kenyon 246 Morecambe Tram Ride and Winter Gardens 1901

Ice cream van JLP01_08_071642
Hornchurch Court, Bonsall Street, Hulme, Manchester. A recently completed multi-storey block of Sectra flats in Hulme, probably Hornchurch Court

Portscatho harbour, Gerrans, Cornwall. 1901
Portscatho harbour and residents, looking outwards towards the sea. In this photograph, the harbours breakwater is visible. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Father Christmas pulling a cracker, 1922
Father Christmas pulling a cracker with a child at a Christmas party, 1922

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell

CHICAGO: MOVIE THEATER. Children lined up to see the Easter Sunday matinee at a movie theater on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Edwin Rosskam, April 1941

Calenick, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of the centre of the village including the Clock Tower and Calenick House with fields behind. Three boys lean against a bridge watching the photographer

Courtyard of 19th century mansion called Khan-e Boroujerdi, Kashan, Iran, Middle East

A Fair, Truro, Cornwall. About 1910
Crowds at a fair on The Green, Truro (now Truro bus station). Hancocks Living Pictures stands in the middle of the picture and in the foreground is Keiling Grays stall selling Doncaster Butterscotch

A Fair, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A fair on The Green, Truro (now Truro bus station) in the early 1900s. To the right is a banner advertising Jones Variety Exhibition with posters for The Baby Dancer and Singing & Dancing

A Fair, Truro, Cornwall. Date about 1910
A Fair on The Green, Truro (now Truro bus station). Crowds gather around one of the rides, a patent electric motor car track by W.G. & S. Photographer: Unknown

Great Western Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of crowds on the Great Western Beach with the headland and The Headland Hotel in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View from no. 23 Thomas Ruse registrars, etc. Polytechnic Hall. Photographer: Unknown

Market Strand and Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1894
Market Strand and the beginning of Market Street with No. 1, Truscotts the butchers, in the middle distance facing the camera. Taken in about 1894 from a series " Towns through Cornwall - no

Romany, gypsy family at Epsom Races. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Romany gypsy girls posing outside their caravans on Epsom Downs during the Epsom race meeting. 1930s

Acland Burghley School, Tufnell Park, North London 24th May 1968

Trafalgar Square, London, UK, England. 1930 - 1940s

Wedding of Captain A Drew, Royal Artillery, and Miss Monora Christian ( Midlington, Droxford ) at St Pauls Church, Knightsbridge. 27 October 1927

The entrance to the Arcade and other shops on the promenade on Worthing seafront. 1926

Maurice Pluthero, the fat boy of Petersham. 11 November 1916

Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939

Picture No. 10876591
Himba lady - shaving boys head with sheath knife Date:

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Vintage image of boy raising hand in classroom

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Children are the heart and soul of our world, bringing joy and laughter wherever they go. Whether it's the excitement of The Goose Fair in Nottingham, where Arthur Spooner captures their wide-eyed wonder, or the whimsical game of tennis played by Babar, king of the elephants, and Celeste in Jean de Brunhoff's timeless books from the 1930s. In Jenny Agutter's captivating performance in "The Railway Children" (1970), we witness the resilience and bravery that children possess as they navigate life's challenges. And through a Children's Political British Isles Map, we see their potential to shape a brighter future for us all. From the mischievous adventures of Spanky, Buckwheat, Mickey, Alfalfa, and Darla in silent films like "Little Rascals, " to the enchanting Christmas Market at Prague's Old Town Square viewed from the Astronomical Clock - children remind us to embrace playfulness and cherish every moment. Humphrey Jennings' poignant film "The Silent Village" (1943) reminds us that even amidst darkness and turmoil they can inspire hope with their innocence and resilience. In Polperro during 1860-1870s captured by an old photograph - five young boys stand united against life's uncertainties while sailing on a lake nearby. As illustrated on a map overlaying Antarctica with sea gulls soaring above penguins waddling alongside elephant seals basking under shrimp-filled waters - children teach us about curiosity and exploration. They remind us that there is always more to discover beyond what meets our eyes. Whether strolling along Shambles CC76_00555 or capturing moments frozen in time with five little girls from Polperro during 1860-1870s - these images evoke nostalgia for simpler times when childhood was filled with innocent bliss. Children hold within them boundless imagination; they are dreamers who believe anything is possible.