History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

16 February, 2012

More Children of Former Days

Another series of exceptionally cute children from the past (the first is here)!



Twins feeding a lamb, the Netherlands, 1960. Source



Bundled-up children in Moscow, 1959. Source



Christmas card group portrait, Queensland, Australia, c. 1910-1920. Source



Children at a birthday party, 1956. Source



Little dancers in Sydney, Australia, 1934. Source



Children and a toy boat, Lysekil, Sweden, c. 1890. Source



A little girl posed with book and dog, NYC, 1957. Source



A sweet pair, 1928. Source



Celebrating St. David's Day (note the paper leeks!) in Barmouth, Wales, 1960. Source



Little boys in Greek national dress, Brisbane, 1930s. Source



White and Maori children at school together, New Zealand, 1946. Source



A little boy wrapping a Christmas present, 1942. Source



Little girls at Dutch liberation celebrations, 1945. Source



Children tired from a day out, London, 1943. Source



Cute children in Caher, Tipperary, Ireland, 1905. Source



Schoolboys wave their flags, Australia, 1934. Source



Children with a tiger cub, the Netherlands, 1960. Source



A snow princess in Wexford, Ireland, c. 1880. Source



A lost child being looked after by a policeman at the National Eisteddfod in Wales, 1958. Source



An irresistible Pacific Islander boy in Innisfail, Australia, c. 1902. Source



Air raid practice in Melbourne, 1942. Source



A refugee child gets a piece of bread from a soldier, 1918. Source



A child dressed in uniform, Victoria, Australia, 1915. Source




A little child in WW2, watching the march, 1942. Source



Little children in the slums of Sydney, Australia, 1949. Source




A little girl on a swing, Australia, 1935. Source

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