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Play Ground Collection

"Exploring the Timeless Joy of Playgrounds: From London to Chicago

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Humphrey Jennings The Silent Village (1943)

Humphrey Jennings The Silent Village (1943)

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Infants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground / Slides / 1930S

Playground / Slides / 1930S
Boys and girls play on the slides at a playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Schoolchildren line up in playground

Schoolchildren line up in playground
A junior prefect lines up a group of infants in the school playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Chicago World Fair - Enchanted Island

Chicago World Fair - Enchanted Island. A playground for Children, featuring old and new amusement devices. Date: 1933

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Pupils in playground, St Lukes C of E Primary

Pupils in playground, St Lukes C of E Primary
Pupils in a school playground, St Lukes C of E Primary

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: An Empire Day display at Dorset Road School in Mottingham, Kent. 24 May 1939

An Empire Day display at Dorset Road School in Mottingham, Kent. 24 May 1939

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children in Sheffield playground

Children in Sheffield playground
Children in a Sheffield playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: King Edward VII Recreation and Play Ground, Willesden (b / w photo)

King Edward VII Recreation and Play Ground, Willesden (b / w photo)
3657147 King Edward VII Recreation and Play Ground, Willesden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Edward VII Recreation and Play Ground)

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Gymnasia and Play-Ground of the Children of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society

Gymnasia and Play-Ground of the Children of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, Grays Inn-Lane (engraving)
1617044 Gymnasia and Play-Ground of the Children of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, Grays Inn-Lane (engraving) by English School

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Headmistress of a school

Headmistress of a school
People You See. Headmistress of a school. From Teddy Bear (10 October 1964)

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children playing on an umbrella roundabout

Children playing on an umbrella roundabout
A group of children playing on an umbrella style roundabout on Lindfield Common, Sussex, England

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Rugby School play ground 6 Nov 1865 J Edmunds

Rugby School play ground 6 Nov 1865 J Edmunds
Rugby School - from the play ground 6 Nov. 1865; J. Edmunds (British, active Rugby, England 1860s); 1865; Albumen silver print

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children / Playground 1957

Children / Playground 1957
Children on the climbing frame in the playground of Branfield Primary School, Suffolk. Date: July 1957

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: An Ancient Roman Playground in a Modern French Resort

An Ancient Roman Playground in a Modern French Resort
This image depicts the New Bath at Deauville in Normandy by F. Matania. The baths were based on the classic style of ancient Rome providing luxury to wealthy travellers

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Boys Play Fighting

Boys Play Fighting
Put em up! Two boys enjoy a game of fisticuffs in a garden or playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Umbrella Roundabout

Umbrella Roundabout
Children playing on an umbrella roundabout on Lindfield Common, Sussex, England

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Another, Peep, into, Play-Ground, You re, none, my, child

Drawings Prints, Print, Another, Peep, into, Play-Ground, You re, none, my, child
Drawings and Prints, Print, Another Peep into the Play-Ground - You re none of my child, HB Sketches, No. 566, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: School caretaker and odd-jobs man

School caretaker and odd-jobs man

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: The Janitor

The Janitor
People You See. From Teddy Bear (20 March 1965)

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens play structure made to look like purple grapes at the Museo de la Cultura del Vino

Childrens play structure made to look like purple grapes at the Museo de la Cultura del Vino (Wine Culture Museum) in Briones village in La Rioja region of northern Spain

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Liverpool Cottage Homes - Girls drill

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Girls drill
Girls perform a playground drill with sticks at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes, Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1906

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Metropolitan Police officers with boys on slide

Metropolitan Police officers with boys on slide
A Metropolitan Police officer chats with three boys who are sitting at the top of a playground slide. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Metropolitan Police officer in school playground

Metropolitan Police officer in school playground
A Metropolitan Police officer chats with girls and boys in a school playground. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens Playground - Bad Munster am Stein-Edernburg

Childrens Playground - Bad Munster am Stein-Edernburg
Childrens Playground at Bad Munster am Stein-Ebernburg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, district of Bad Kreuznach. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Going home from School

Going home from School
A group of schoolchildren walking into the playground on their way home from school. Date: 1930s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children and a dog play on a seesaw

Children and a dog play on a seesaw in Scotland, showing the strong bond and trust man has in dogs. Date: 20th century

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Girls playground

Girls playground
The girls playground at a what may be childrens home, workhouse, or similar institution. The girls are wearing a typical dress of such an establishment and some are dancing around a maypole

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: American and Scottish Scouts

American and Scottish Scouts
An American and a Scottish Scout play the age old game of crack the other fellows knuckles, at the Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Outdoor Exercises 1930S

Outdoor Exercises 1930S
A class of British schoolgirls doing physical exercises in a school playground. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground / Bramfield

Playground / Bramfield
Children in the playground of Bramfield Primary School, Suffolk. Date: July 1957

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Mobile phone masts

Mobile phone masts near a playground. Mobile telephones send and receive voice, text and image data as low-intensity microwaves

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Stick Drill, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Stick Drill, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Boys perform an exercise known as stick drill at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. They are all wearing identical uniform

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Fire Drill at Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Fire Drill at Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
A Fire Drill taking place at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A long canvas escape chute is connected to a second-floor window

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Boys Playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Boys Playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
View of the Boys Playground at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. It is evidently playtime -- a few teachers supervise the large crowd of boys

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Camber Sands Holiday Park

Camber Sands Holiday Park
An unusual, unflattering, and slightly humorous view of Camber Sands Holiday Park in East Sussex, England, photographed through the barbed wire fencing

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Prince George Hotel, New York

Prince George Hotel, New York
Kiddies Play Roof at the Prince George Hotel, New York City, America

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Three children on a playground ride

Three children on a playground ride with a row of seats and a horses head at the front

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Three boys playing inside a large barrel

Three boys playing inside a large barrel. One of them has lost his footing and has fallen over

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Yokohama, Japan - Nogeyama Park

Yokohama, Japan - Nogeyama Park
Nogeyama Park, Yokohama, Japan

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: In and Out the Window

In and Out the Window
A group of nice young girls play In and Out the Window together

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Girls at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North London

Girls at Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North London
A group of older girls demonstrate their skipping skills at the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Education, Schoolchildren, playground

Education, Schoolchildren, playground
A junior prefect lines up a group of infants in the school playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Education, playtime

Education, playtime
A schoolboy is captured mid flight by the camera as he jumps to kick a football in the playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: The Azure Waters of the Adriatic Sea by F. Matania

The Azure Waters of the Adriatic Sea by F. Matania
Luxurious holiday on the beach at Lido, Italy, a playground for the rich in the 1920s. Included in the image are Lady Abdy, Mrs D. Beaumont and Miss Peggy Joyce

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Tangled Swings

Tangled Swings
A group of children in a playground on a wet day, wondering how to get the swings untangled! Date: early 1930s

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Egyptian Playground

Egyptian Playground
The playground of an Egyptian Sunday school

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Girls on a Swing

Girls on a Swing
A small boy watches a group of girls playing on a swing

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Queueing in Playground

Queueing in Playground
A group of young children queue to climb the ladder in the playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Boy on a Swing

Boy on a Swing
A boy in school uniform is playing on the swings

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: London Societys Latest Playground

London Societys Latest Playground
Restaurant of the new Mayfair Hotel in Berkeley Square, London, London societys latest playground, inspected by their majesties

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Police Officer in School

Police Officer in School
Police officer with group of schoolchildren in a school playground. Metropolitan Police

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children on a Slide

Children on a Slide
Two boys and a girl enjoy playing on a slide in a playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Kids on a Slide

Kids on a Slide
Children on a playground slide

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Slide Queue

Slide Queue
A crush on the steps of a playground slide, as one little girl chickens out and decides to get off!

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Going into School

Going into School
Three little girls going through the school gates into a busy playground with other children milling around it

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground / Stoke School

Playground / Stoke School
Children in the playground of Stoke School

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground / Pilsey School

Playground / Pilsey School
A pupil of Pilsey Village School throws a ball high up in the air in the school playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground Tunnel

Playground Tunnel
Children playing in a concrete playground tunnel

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Rotating Barrel

Rotating Barrel
Three boys trying to maintain their footing on a rotating barrel or wheel!

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Pupils in secondary school playground, Wales

Pupils in secondary school playground, Wales
Pupils in a school playground, at a secondary school in Wales

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children on swings, Sheffield

Children on swings, Sheffield
Children on the swings in a Sheffield playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Children in playground, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Children in playground, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Working class children in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, playing out of doors

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens playground in the snow in Ambleside, Cumbria UK

Childrens playground in the snow in Ambleside, Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: St Begas school in Eskdale powered by a biofuel boiler

St Begas school in Eskdale powered by a biofuel boiler
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens play ground in Ilulissat on Greenland with icebergs from the Jacobshavn icefjord behind

Childrens play ground in Ilulissat on Greenland with icebergs from the Jacobshavn icefjord behind
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens swing or gurung in Modi Khola

Childrens swing or gurung in Modi Khola, Annapurna Region, Nepal, Asia

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Snow sculptures in Taiyangdao Park, Ice Lantern Festival, Bingdeng Jie

Snow sculptures in Taiyangdao Park, Ice Lantern Festival, Bingdeng Jie, Harbin city, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Dog in playground, Puerto Natales, Chile, South America

Dog in playground, Puerto Natales, Chile, South America

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Playground Scene

Playground Scene
Little girls in petticoats and pinafores play Ring O Roses together in a school playground

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: Childrens Playground

Childrens Playground
A busy playground in Regents Park, London, England, with lots of children on swings, and a baby in a pram, but no parental supervision!

Background imagePlay Ground Collection: First Day at School 7

First Day at School 7
In the playground - skipping, balls and marbles




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"Exploring the Timeless Joy of Playgrounds: From London to Chicago, a Journey through History" Step into the enchanting world of playgrounds as we take you on a captivating journey through time. In Humphrey Jennings' iconic documentary "The Silent Village" (1943), witness the innocence and laughter that fills an infants' playground in Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London. Travel across continents to the mesmerizing Chicago World Fair's Enchanted Island, where children frolic amidst magical wonders. The vibrant energy captured in St Lukes C of E Primary School's playground transports us back to a bygone era with its charming slides from the 1930s. Delve deeper into history as we uncover an Empire Day display at Dorset Road School in Mottingham, Kent on May 24th, 1939. Immerse yourself in nostalgia as schoolchildren line up eagerly in their playground for this grand celebration. Witness cultural exchange and friendship blossom as forty French boys and girls embark on a new adventure starting at King Edward VII Recreation and Play Ground in Willesden. Their laughter echoes across borders, transcending language barriers. Marvel at Gymnasia and Play-Ground of the Children of Home and Colonial Infant School Society depicted vividly through an engraving from Grays Inn-Lane. This artwork captures not only physical activity but also highlights how play shapes young minds. Finally, meet the headmistress who nurtures dreams within her school's playground. Her guidance ensures that every child experiences joy while learning valuable life lessons through play. Join us on this remarkable exploration showcasing how these diverse playgrounds have stood as timeless symbols of childhood happiness throughout generations.

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