Boys Collection

Children playing outside Arsenal FCs Highbury Stadium 1972

Mont Ventoux, Provence, France, Europe

Gorbals area of Glasgow; Two young boys walking along a street in 1948
31st January 1948: Two boys walking along a street in the run-down Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Pragues Old Town Square Christmas Market viewed from the Astronomical Clock during blue hour, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

East Looe Quay, Cornwall. 1904
Two schooners can be seen tied up along the quay, the Mary of Glasgow and Priscilla. On the right a line of railway trucks full of coal from the Liskeard and Looe Railway. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Children playing in the back alleys of a Goven tenement block. September 1956

Skinny-Dippers
A British policewoman chasing after a group of naked street boys by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

A skinhead in Coventrys shopping precinct. 4th October 1969

David Essex with Ringo Starr at the mini golf
The characters Jim (Essex) and Mike (Starr) in a scene set at the funfair where they work in Claude Whathams That ll Be The Day (1973)

Looe Bridge, Looe, Cornwall. 1890s
View towards Looe bridge from the bank of the river by the railway station. Some work can be seen underway on the railway line towards the bridge. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

Jumping for joy at Camber Sands in Sussex. 1934

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Ferris Town, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view down the south side of Ferris Town, towards Frances Street. A number of children are standing in the street with delivery cart further down the road

The Run Home, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York

Napoleon and the English Drummer Boy
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Victorian Antique Engraving of Napoleon and the English Drummer Boy Victorian Engraving from Chatterbox Illustrated Magazine. Published in 1894

The Lennox-Boyd family. Around 1912
Studio photograph of Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd with his brothers and mother, Florence Annie Begbie (1870-1949). Standing: George Edward Lennox-Boyd (1902-1943); seated children

The Lennox-Boyd brothers. Around 1912
Studio photograph of Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd with his brothers. From left to right: George Edward Lennox-Boyd (1902-1943), Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (1904-1983)

African people
Antique illustration of a African people

Illustration of ancient East African city of Axum showing people working marble in the foreground, conical grass huts, and royal palace in background

Harbour scene, Padstow, Cornwall. 12th June 1906
The fishing boats in the foreground are Royal Highlander PW11 and Annie PW10. The schooner, in the background right, is the Guiding Star. BM70 Succeed can also be seen. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

A sack race in Swanley, Kent. 1939

Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929) artist. Ruby, gold and malachite, 1902

Russia, St. Petersburg; Two student soldiers walking in a snow storm

Francis Langfords Singing Scholars in Maurice Elveys Fun at St Fanny s
Francis Langfords Singing Scholars in Maurice Elveys Fun at St Fannys (1954)

The beach and seafront, Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Carvedras Viaduct, St Georges Road, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1902
View south down St Georges Road of Isambard Kingdom Brunels original timber fanned viaduct. This viaduct was replaced by an all stone structure which opened on the 17 August 1902

Meat Market
circa 1890: A young boy pushing a trolley in front of the Central Meat Market at Smithfield. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Court Cocking, St Ives, Cornwall. 1890
Four people on the steps flanking Court Cocking. Photographer: Edward Ashton

Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
John Burtons Old Curiosity Shop at 27 Market Street. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Old town an beach, fortress church Notre Dame des Anges, Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Mediterranean, Europe

NYC Financial District
New York, New York: January 16, 1924. Looking south down Broad St, in the heart of the financial district, with the New York Stock Exchange at the right

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Lalibela boy wearing a Haile Selassie t-shirt, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa

Traditional houses in the colorful old town of Cartagena, Colombia, South America

Sunset over the high rise buildings on Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Children with national flag, South Africa, Africa

Two street children dressed in the style of Krishna at Diwali festival time, begging for alms from temple visitors, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Boy lighting Hanukkah candles

People of the River statue by Chong Fah Cheong of children jumping into the river in Singapore, Republic of Singapore

The Boy Jacka, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1886-1888. Full length portrait of boy against a green door. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York

Picture No. 10780619
Ethiopia - child surma: tribe of south west Ethiopia. Taking and drinking the blood of a cow Date:

Mike and Jim on the dodgem
David Essex and Ringo Starr in a scene at the funfair from That ll Be The Day (1973)

Ringo Starr and David Essex share a laugh
A scene from That ll Be The Day (1973) where the characters of Mike (Ringo Starr) and Jim (David Essex) share a laugh at the funfair where they work together

Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Market Street, Falmouth looking from Olivers boot and shoe shop, No. 31. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Abraham Lincoln and his family, 1860s
President Abraham Lincoln and his family reading a book in the White House. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Pupils of Ross Place School, Ardwick, Manchester, jump across a sea of mud to enter school. December 1970

Liverpool footballers Ron Yeats and Ian St John pose with their children and children of their friends Tony Kay and Roy Vernon of Everton. 6th February 1964

A group of breakdancers, the Eastwood Rockers, going through their break dancing paces. The crew go by the names of Muller, MC, Freakie Friday, Trix and Hower. 26th July 1984

John Deacon, left, and Colin Lamb, right, were invited to the film set of " Tommy" rock opera and met Roger Daltrey, at Wallow Crag, Lake District 31 July 1974

Surface buildings, possibly one of the Basset Mines, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1906
Reginald Colwell James (1890-1974) of St Columb Major, with mine buildings in the background (thought to perhaps be one of the Basset Mines)

Harry, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, around 1888. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician

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

Merchant Taylors School CC46_00614
Merchant Taylors School, Northwood, Hertfordshire. Physical Education in the gymnasium. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1933 and 1939

Beach scene, East Looe, Cornwall. 1904
The beach crowded with children paddling, playing and exploring, with a view of East Looe in the background including the lifeboat station. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Broadway, West Worthing, Sussex

Terry Thomas the well known comedian, went hunting with the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, at Edenbridge, Kent. His horse was late in arriving

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

Cider press, Hillgrove, West Sussex, November 1933 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8163

Timothys Space Book 1930s UK mcitnt Timothys boys childrens Collins Wonder Colour
TimothyÕs Space Book 1930s UK mcitnt Timothys boys childrens Collins Wonder Colour Books rockets boyÕs childrenÕs

A young monk studying by a window inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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

Children Flying a Kite on a Hill
Mandy Pritty, dv1233008

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

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 5th June 1909
The northern side of the inner harbour with boats at anchor. Some of those that can be identified including FY4 Ella, FY262, FY560, FY67, FY191, FY129, FY91, FY375, FY194, FY181, FY759, FY98, FY37

Sweet Shopping
1951: A young Spanish boy gazes at the sweets in a shop window. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6277 - Inside Spain: Spanish Children - pub

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

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Pupils in fancy dress at Lancastrian Infants School, Chichester, May 1956
Pupils dressed up as Red Indians with a tepee at Lancastrian Infants School, Chichester, May 1956 Chichester Photographic Society Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS0567-7

The Porter Chemical Company 1920s USA rklf Chemcraft Chemistry sets boys science itnt

Petworth Scout Group, 1943
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N22515

Interior of St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy
Artist: Bayliss, Wyke - Title: Interior of St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy - Date: 1877 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 110.2 x 161

The Boyhood of Raleigh, after the painting by Sir John Everett Millais. Walter, and his older brother, seated on the ground listening to a sailors story. Sir Walter Raleigh, c.?1552 /1554 - 1618

Tewkesbury Town centre shops and the Tewkesbury War Memorial (The Cross), Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Child of Mundari tribe
Svetlin Yosifov

Collecting dung in a mundari cattle camp-II
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Rock'n Roll
Greetje van Son

Toddlers in Merseyside running after National Coal Board Lorries and trying to jump on. This is a very dangerous activity. Picture taken 9th June 1963

Manchester Schoolboys waiting for the next bus on the flooded Kingsway Road in Burnage, Manchester. 16th July 1973

Beheaded Guy at the Tower of London. The only place where a Guy with such a head is appreciated is outside the Tower, well thats their story

Bleak House
Vintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!

Illustration of adults and children looking at books in a library

Kids playing soccer at ruins in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

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"Capturing the Innocence: A Glimpse into Boyhood Through Time and Places" In the heart of Gorbals, Glasgow, two young boys stroll along a street in 1948, their laughter echoing through the bustling neighborhood. Prague's Old Town Square Christmas Market comes alive as seen from the Astronomical Clock, where two boys marvel at the enchanting festivities that fill the air with joy. Mont Ventoux stands tall in Provence, France, as two adventurous boys conquer its summit, their spirits soaring higher than ever before amidst breathtaking European landscapes. Journey back to England's coal mines in the 1850s when young boys faced adversity beyond their years; yet even then, they found moments of camaraderie and fleeting childhood joys. Outside Arsenal FC's Highbury Stadium in 1972, children play with unwavering passion and dreams of emulating their football idols on those hallowed grounds. Jumping for joy knows no bounds at Camber Sands in Sussex during a sunny day in 1934; these carefree boys relish every moment spent by the seaside. The Lennox-Boyd family captures an era around 1912 when brothers shared secrets and adventures while cherishing familial bonds that would withstand time itself. David Essex shares a lighthearted moment with Ringo Starr at mini golf—a testament to how friendships can bridge gaps between different worlds and industries. Skinny-dippers embrace freedom without inhibitions—boys finding solace within nature's embrace as they create memories that will forever remain etched upon their souls. Padstow Harbor scene paints a picturesque backdrop on June 12th, 1906—two mischievous boys embark on countless escapades against Cornwall's stunning coastal charm.