Vintage Children's Reading

Illustrations of children engaging with books, showcasing vintage styles and early 20th-century themes in educational settings.

Children coming out of school, looking forward to playtime. Date: first published 1879

Children's book week, November 15th to 20th 1920. More books in the home! , Children, Books

Children reading. German illustration 1871.

Boy in historical costume readering a list.. Boy in historical costume readering a list.

Girl writes New Year's wish on chalkboard. A girl is standing on a wooden bench and writes a new year wens with chalk on a blackboard.

Illustration depicting a young girl reading a newspaper. Dated 19th century

A humorous artist, stumped for further jokes on the subject of the First World War, wishes that peace would be declared so he could submit some of his new ideas. Date: 26 April 1916

French satirical Illustration, showing a teacher in a classroom with young students, having discovered they have a pornographic photograph hidden in a school book. 1907

French satirical Illustration, showing a boy learning to be cobbler in his father's workshop. 1908

Photo collection Government information service. Religious lessons / cartoon prints. undated

Children coming out of school, looking forward to playtime. Date: first published 1879

Cartoon in Utrecht student almanac, 1842.plaat III: Three performances among each other from student life. Third of four illustrations at the poem 'The eras of the student life' of J.J.L. Ten Kate. Cartoon in student almanac of the University of Utrecht of the year 1842.

Christmas cards depicting children playing, reading, giving to the poor.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Children, Reading, Play (Recreation)

Two studies of a boy at a table, Ferdinand Oldewelt, 1904 drawing paper. chalk

The history of education , History, Education. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Tom Sawyer Walter Popp (1920-2003 American) Illustration

French illustration satirising schoolboys on their way to school 1909

A sleeping cupboard with seven shelves for seven people, plus the essential ladder! Date: 1929

Engraving depicting a child writing with chalk on a slate.

The bookman Christmas number for sale here , Reading, Periodicals

Excelsior Starch , Boys, Starch industry, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Two small children attempt to measure their height, though it looks as if the little boy is giving himself some artificial help by standing on a book. Date: 1914

Cartoon on minister Schimmelpenninck, 1867, 1867 print Cartoon on the Minister of Finance R.J. Schimmelpenninck who tries to make a complicated calculation on a blackboard. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 45, November 9, 1867. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper arithmetic

Photo collection Government information service. Education, books, drawings, Haneboekje. undated

Little Lily's Alphabet: X and Z, Alphabet - Little Lilly

The bookman Christmas number for sale here , Reading, Periodicals

The bookman Christmas number for sale here , Reading, Periodicals

The bookman Christmas number , Reading, Periodicals

The bookman Christmas number , Reading, Periodicals

Liebig Picture Series The Children's Ministries, Lessons, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

Eat Sweets After Meals Only, Children's Literature

Hein in a drawing lesson. Hein is in a drawing room behind a drawing table to work next to two other young men. The drawing teacher beats Hein on the shoulder. In the background, passers and rulers hang on the wall.

A thoughtful girl uses her slate for her school homework Date: circa 1900

Great A, little a, Bouncing B!, Alphabet Poetry

Liebig picture series The Children's Ministries, Fine Arts, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

Cartoon - Adding Leaves to the Table. John Collins (1917-2007)

Chase's Liquid Glue cements everything, a giant in strength holds fancy cards in scrap books without wrinkling or discoloring , People, Glue, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Art Class at Ray Schools. ca. 1936, Chicago, Illinois, USA, CREATING ideas...from attractive, well groomed, beautifully costumed models...priceless training, available through the special system used at the Ray Schools. Drawing from carefully chosen models is a vital factor in the astonishingly quick, marketable results obtained in the Classes of the Ray Schools. Many different mediums are used...charcoal, conte crayon, pastel, water color, dry brush, wash, and pen-and-ink. Emphasis is placed on

A little child can turn the Empire , Children, Laundry, Appliances, 19th Century American Trade Cards

News / N ° 63 / Come, go to the small school, you need it. (IT)

Lover of Books and Study (Abe Lincoln), US Presidents

Contents page design, A Day in a Child's Life. Showing two little girls, the taller one pointing to the list of contents with a rolled red parasol. Date: first published 1881

Victorian children with a maid packing their luggage for a trip abroad. Colour woodblock after an illustration by Thomas Crane and Ellen Houghton from Abroad, Marcus Ward, London, 1882.

Color poster by Albert Weisgerber depicting Gerlach's Youth Library, created in 1902, showing books, interior details, and a human figure.

Study magazine with two trees and a smoking farmer ..

Picture series puzzle, delete 8 dots so that 2 complete squares remain, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900

Girls playing with a toll and ball, c. 1917 - c. 1919 Page 16 from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. paper. chalk. ink brush girl (child between toddler and youth). ball games. games using special objects (marbles, top, hoop, etc.)

Oldest classroom in the oldest schoolhouse, St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the United States , Historic buildings, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

This image from As You Like It, illustrates the phrase "creeping like snail unwillingly to school," as said by Jaques.

Cartoon titled 'Applied Psychology'. Illustrated by Charles Pears (1873-1958).

Poster for the day of the Soviet Propaganda; День советский пропаганда / знание всем!. A man with a stack of books under his arm scatters in the round. Behind him the books are collected by a human mass with outstretched hands. In the background a row of buildings including a university, an academy and a library. The books cover different topics, including history, class struggle and agriculture. Under the slogan: "Knowledge for everyone!"

A little child can turn the Empire. A little child can turn the Empire

Playing House, Children's Literature

Jan does homework at a table, Anny Leusink, in or before 1926 drawing Jan is writing in an overcoat at a table. A stack of books is located next to him on the table. There is a cat under the table. Jans's crib can be seen in the background. paper. India ink (ink). ink. deck paint. pencil pen / brush writing accessories. coat: overcoat (+ men's clothes). table

ABC Alphabet learning book by Kate Greenaway. Catherine Greenaway (17 March 1846 - 6 November 1901) was a Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations.

Friends , Children, Cats, Books, Reading. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Giving the dollies their daily lesson , Play Recreation, Children, Imitation, Teaching

Little Lily's Alphabet: Very Naughty Children, Alphabet - Little Lilly

Illustration of a young girl standing on an armchair to reach a book in bookshelf 1955

Cartoon - Back to School. John Collins (1917-2007)

Pet Shop Parrot, Children's Literature

Children of the Foundling Hospital, London, enjoy their meal despite the number of sightseers. Date: 1883

Cartoon - School of Paris. John Collins (1917-2007)

School Lessons, Children's Literature

Have you Grown, Children's Literature

Writing girl in a school desk, unknown, c. 1880 - c. 1930 drawing paper. India ink (ink). pencil pen writing accessories

French 'National Lottery' Poster 1945. highlighting a campaign to fund free school milk for children, after the devastation of World War Two and occupation of France.

Study , Children, Books, Carte de Visite Collection

'A Rapid Student', c1860, (1860). Artist: John Leech.

When Teacher Leaves Room, Cartoon

Bilderserie Rätsel, Buchstabenrätsel, der Schüler beim Klavierlehrer spielt schlecht, die Frau hält sich die Ohren zu / Picture series riddles, letter riddles, the student at the piano teacher plays badly, the woman covers her ears, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

School Misbehavior, Chinese Commercial Design

Children on a London Street: one is posting a letter, another is taking her dog for a walk, and a little boy is blacking shoes Date: 1883

Chinese Plate was Blue, Storybook Kids

Serie Kinder und Kinderspiel, Kinder spielen Soldaten / Series children and children's game, children play soldiers, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Congratulations for the First Day of School by unknown artist, color lithograph, Germany, Berlin, Archiv fur Kunst und Geschichte, circa 1925

Young man reads a book at a table, F. Ockerse, 1933 drawing A young man is sitting at a table and reads a book. A stack of books is on the table next to him. In the background a world map hangs on the wall. paper. tracing paper. paint (coating). pencil pen / brush reading. maps, atlases. book

Color print by Márton Tuszkay around 1910 depicting the SMITH PREMIER typewriter, highlighting the machines structure and design details.

Library Time, Children's Literature

English illustration of a young girl making and designing dresses using History books during the school holidays.

Cartoon - Apple for the Teacher. John Collins (1917-2007)

A Chinese bookseller sitting on a box in the street reading in front of his books, c. 1810, China, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Cartoon - Studying the Washington New Look. John Collins (1917-2007)

Epaminondas and his Auntie ' series of books for young children written by Sara Cone Bryant and illustrated by Inez Hogan. published in 1907. The Epaminondas character is a young black boy, and the stories are based on folk tales from the Southern states of the U.S. illustrated with stereotypes of African-Americans, the Epaminondas books have been criticised as having racist overtones and stereotypes.

A teacher and student in an adult education Spanish class

Elsje Looking at a blackboard. Elsje walks through a corridor at school. She looks at a blackboard that is "lost in the 6th class, a box with pens by Arie Smit." There are two girls next to the blackboard.

Stills from Cartoon film "A Story of Recovery". Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Study , Children, Books, Carte de Visite Collection

Drawing for Sister, China

Picking Flowers, Children's Literature

Students. Isaac Soyer (1902-1981). Oil on canvas. 91.4 x 76.2cm.

Empire Wringer Co., Auburn, N. Y. , Children, Laundry, Appliances, 19th Century American Trade Cards

"In The School Room" (Variety, Dec. 11, 1909). Carrillo, Leo. 1909. Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920. Scrapbooks. Billy Rose Theatre Division

Magainze Beach improvements public hearing , City halls, Public opinion, Recreation areas, Public use, Community development, Urban. William Norman Ritchie Cartoons

WW2 - Rationing of petrol illustrated on this postcard, a little boy relaint on his ration book to keep his car running! Date: circa 1942

An engrossed and rather obsessive crossword puzzler looks at his modest collection of dictionaries, reference books and encyclopaedias for inspiration while working in a particularly fiendish puzzle. Credit line: H.M. Bateman Designs Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1925

A mother looks at a book with her two daughters Date: 1923

More Handsome than Her Sisters, Children's Literature

Reward of Merit , Schools. Messenger Collection

The Student by Peter Philippi, 1866-1958 German, colored print, 1897

Young girls looks at a selection of old needlepoints on a wall, Sewing & Knitting

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