Boys Collection

Boy playing a lute, by Victor Carpathius (Vittore Carpaccio), dated MDX (1510). This is a detail from a larger painting, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 1510

The Fairy Child

Table Tennis Players

Sending the right message

The boy with no shoes

Blackberrying

School Dinner Lady

School for little folks

Nursery school

The Scouts
People You See. From Teddy Bear (4 July 1964)

People You See: Health Visitor. From Teddy Bear (23 January 1965)

Fairies in the garden

Camping in a tent
People You See. Camping in a tent. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

Peter Pan and Wendy. From Playhour (1958-59)

Three boys with snowballs. Health and happiness be thine. Xmas scene. Snowballing in a winter landscape. Date: 1904

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Halt
Halt! Go into Training and Help the Boys at the Front. Recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 45

British Royal Naval Recruitment Poster, WW1
Remember! England Expects -- The need is great today.... the Navy requires you for its glorious service. Join today. Skilled artificers and artisans, seamen, stokers, marines and boys

Young men on Portland Road, London, 1957
Two young men amuse themselves on Portland Road, London, 1957. One chucks a football in the air, while the other balances a bicycle frame with one wheel on his shoulder. Date: 1957

Play the Game Football book cover
Front cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941

Book cover design, Airships and Other Aerial Craft
Book cover design, The Boys Book of Airships and Other Aerial Craft, by Harry Delacombe and EJ Partridge, London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1910. 1910

Boys fishing
Two Edwardian boys fishing in a stream with a rod and line.Date: circa 1903

Nursery Rhymes -- boy with slate, mice with cheese
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a boy sits doing sums on a slate while other boys play football. Below -- mice eating bread, cheese and an apple. early 20th century

A tub race
Young boys playing in the sea racing tubs.Date: circa 1910

Silhouette Calendar -- July

Sightseers at the Roman Baths, Bath
Sightseers looking round the Roman Baths at Bath, Avon. Date: 1961

Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland
A little boy shovelling coal on a street in Krakow, Poland. Date: 1959

Game cards

Boy in a tree with cat and owl, by Muriel Dawson
A little boy sitting in a tree with a black cat and an owl, by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Little boy sitting under tree, by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in a sailor suit sitting under a tree, by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Unidentified scene of children eating a feast before a roari

Pencil sketches of little boy
Pencil sketches of a little boy. 1920s

Pencil sketch of little boy
Pencil sketch of a little boy in a sunhat. 1920s

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Pencil sketch of mother and child paddling
Pencil sketch of a mother and child paddling in the sea. 1920s

Little boy in green coat by Muriel Dawson
Little boy in a green coat by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Italian children, Florence
Four Italian children who posed for the artist in Florence. 1922

Twelve young people standing in a line, from the tallest to the smallest, with a large building in the background. Date: 1930

Sketch of boy fishing
Sketch of a boy fishing. 1922

Holidaymakers on miniature train, Seaford, Sussex
Holidaymakers on a miniature train in Seaford, East Sussex. Two of the boys are wearing their school uniform. Date: 1935

Boy fishing in stream by Muriel Dawson
A boy fishing in a stream by Muriel Dawson. His Scots terrier sits at his feet. 1920s

Pencil sketch of boy with pig. 1920s

Laughing boy surrounded by birds. 1920s

Pencil sketches of children and dogs. 1920s

Two boys on wet sand by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Young boys on sled
Christmas. From a postcard published by Raphael Tuck Date: 1904

Boys pushing a car, Princedale Road, Kensington, London
A group of boys giving a car a push start in Princedale Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Pencil sketch of little boy paddling
Pencil sketch of a little boy paddling, holding his mothers hand. 1920s

Christmas and New Year greetings card
A Christmas and New Year greetings card, showing boys and girls skating on the ice. late 19th century

Boys playing Kingy in the playground at a Kilburn school
A group of boys playing a ball game called Kingy in the playground of St Johns School, Kilburn, north west London. (2 of 2) Date: 1961

Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Two boys climbing a wall in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Boy drawing a picture at Corsham Art School

Parisian schoolchildren near Sacre Coeur
Parisian schoolboys on a steep, cobblestone street just below Sacre Coeur, on their way home after a hard days studying. 1955

Little girl and boy playing on the beach
A little girl and her younger brother playing on the beach with their bucket and spade on a misty day. The girl is nearly six, the boy is three. Date: 1972

Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street
Two boys tying a length of rope round a lamppost in Southam Street, North Kensington, West London, so that they can swing round it (see 10061196). Date: 1956

My Birthday Month -- March
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- March. Showing a little boy riding a four-wheeled cart along a country lane. 1912

My Birthday Month -- February
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- February. Showing a brother and sister bowling their hoops along a country lane. 1912

Golfing scene at Mont Agel, Monte Carlo, Monaco, showing two women playing, and two young boys acting as their caddies. early 20th century

A Happy Christmas -- now all our neighbours chimneys smoke, & Christmas blocks are burning. 20th century

Two bonny blue eyes, a dear little nose, a pretty little mouth, and her name is Rose. A little boy pays court to a little girl who stands watering her garden. 20th century

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Poster, Halt! Go into training and Help the Boys at the Front. Recruitment for the First World War. circa 1914-1915

Advertisement for Hobbies Ltd of Dereham, Norfolk, featuring the A1 Treadle Fretsaw and other fretsaw kits -- presents which will keep him happy

A Merry Christmas -- now trees their leafy hats do bare, to reverence winters silver hair. 20th century

Two boys with a Meccano construction
Two boys working on a Meccano construction, looking very serious. circa 1950s

A little cock sparrow sat on a tree, singing so blithe, so happy was he. A little boy came with his bow and arrow, and said I will shoot that little cock sparrow

Client, shoeshine and pickpocket, Naples, Italy
A staged studio photo of a client with a shoeshine man and pocket picking boy, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Children playing game, Japan
Children playing a game, Japan. circa 1890s

Boys Festival in May, Carp Banners, Yokohama, Japan

Barrel maker, Japan
Barrel maker at work, Japan. circa 1890s

Barrel makers, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. circa 1890s

Woman checking for lice, Naples, Italy
A woman checking a boys head for lice, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Boys working at a sandal store, Japan. circa 1890s

Taking milk to town, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
A boy and his horse taking milk to town, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Children playing hopscotch, Japan
Children playing hopscotch in the street, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Bheels (Bhels), Sindh, India (now Pakistan)
Group of Bheels (Bhels, Bhils), members of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, India (now Pakistan). They are a Hindu tribal community found mainly in the Tharparkar District. circa 1890s

Children at school in Calangute, Goa, India
Girls and boys lining up separately outside Our Lady of Piety School in Calangute, Goa, India. Date: 1992

Young people in a scruffy cafe, London
A group of young people passing the time in a scruffy cafe in London. A girl is choosing a record from the juke box. Date: late 1950s

Pencil sketches of children and lamb
Pencil sketches of children and a lamb. 1920s

Hop-o -My-Thumb
The ogre was very angry. He donned his seven-league boots and chased after the seven boys. They were hidden amongst the rocks. The ogre decided to rest on a rock nearby and fell asleep

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