Hidden Lives Revealed. A virtual archive - children in care 1881-1981 * Image of handwritten text

At Play

This section has 20 photographs showing children at play and with toys.
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Children playing on a seesaw

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Title: Children playing on a seesaw
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Swimming at Deptford docks

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Title: Swimming at Deptford docks
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Read a story inspired by this photograph, from the Young Cultural Creators project

Oranges and Lemons

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Title: Oranges and Lemons
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Dolls, hoops and other toys

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Title: Dolls, hoops and other toys
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Croquet, hoops and other toys

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Title: Croquet, hoops and other toys
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Babies on Brighton Beach

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Title: Babies on Brighton beach
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Girl with a china doll

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Title: Girl with a china doll
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Plenty of room to play

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Title: Plenty of room to play
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The pride of their foster mother

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Title: The pride of their foster mother
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"Matey" and the Waifs

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Title: "Matey" and the Waifs
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