Children Collection (page 3)

ITINERANT FAMILY, 1939. An itinerant family who travels by freight train in Toppenish, Washington. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

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

Exmouth Beach, Devon, July 1950
A crowd of children are gathered on the beach at Exmouth to watch a showing of Punch and Judy. Other families are enjoying the beach and the sea

Two children collecting water at a water pump MCF01_02_0182
Two children collecting water at a water pump in Cheddar, Somerset. Photographed by Katherine J. Macfee, 11th May 1907

Market Square, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A stereo pair view looking towards the church with a crowd of boys in the foreground. A horse bus full of passengers is standing in front of the Wellington Hotel in Market Square

Steerage passengers on their way to America, 1800s
European emigrants in steerage section of steamship to the US, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Pioneer family on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings. Hand-colored engraving combined with a photograph

Colonial classroom in New England, 1600s
Early schoolroom in colonial New England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boy-Mundari
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

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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.