Historic Childhood Photography

Black and white portraits of notable historical figures as children, wearing classic dresses. The mood is nostalgic and captures early innocence.

Princess Juliana of Holland, 1914.

Princess Margaret Rose. March 11, 1935. (Photo by Marous Adams).

Herlihy, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

JAYNE MANSFIELD.

Elizabeth Harrison - daughter of former President Benjamin Harrison and Mary Scott Lord Harrison, circa 1900

Princess Juliana of Holland, 1914.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Marijke with music box. 1950

Portrait of Johanna Geertruida van der Waals, Abraham Salomon Weinberg, 1903 - 1905 Photograph. visit card Groningen cardboard. photographic support historical persons Groningen

CHARLTON HESTON.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Willem Alexander 27-4-68 1 year. 25 April 1968

Princess Juliana with toy dog. Postcard with portrait of princess juliana sitting with toy dog.

Royalty-G. Britain-Princess Margaret-early. September 08, 1933. (Photo by Marous Adams).

Photograph of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002) younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. Dated 20th Century

Princess Elizabeth. April 23, 1930. (Photo by Marcus Adams).

Duke And Duchess Of Kent's Baby Son A New Picture - Prince Edward, the Duke and Duchess of Kent's son, in happy mood in Belgrave Square Gardens, London, Sw., to-day. His is now 14 months old. December 15, 1936. (Photo by Topical Press).

Princess Maria Christina of Spain.

Gelatin silver print - Miss. Sheila McEachran, Montreal, Quebec, 1897

Portrait of Leila Hyams

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Juliana at age 6. 1915

Geraldine Fitzgerald as child

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN MILNE, bear- loving son of A A Milne who wrote a succession of books about him, delighting millions but nauseating others. Date: 1920S

New and unpublished portrait of the Prince Edward of Kent. February 22, 1937. (Photo by Marcus Adams).

Princess Margriet almost 3 years. Princess Margriet just before her third birthday on January 19. Her first birthday in the Netherlands.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene expires (eight years). 1 August 1947

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Wilhelmina (4 years). 1884

Elvira Lindberg, married Andersson, Östansjö. Elvira Lindberg, gift Andersson, Östansjö.

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1911 - 1913 photograph Portrait of Juliana. Flowers in her hands. At the bottom right "Original Deutmann The Hague. The Hague photographic support

Portrait of Prince Alexander Ferdinand son of Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia

Dorothea. From the album: Snapshot album - Ruatea gelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, portraits

JUDY GARLAND. 1924.

Portrait of Irene, Princess of the Netherlands, 1940 - 1941 photograph Portret is Irene you Ottawa. Netherlands photographic support Ottawa

The Son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent - Another charming of Prince Edward. January 4, 1937.

Boy - Mrs Long, 11 August 1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Britt Drougge, born 1916. Britt Drougge, född 1916.

Duke And Duchess Of Kent Leave For Funeral Of Queen Marie - Princess Alexandra and Prince Edward waving goodbye to their parents from the steps of their Belgrave Square Home.The Duke and Duchess of Kent flew from Hendon Aerodrome this morning to Vienna, to take the train from there to Bucharest, to attend the funeral of Queen Marie of Rumania. July 22, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

OLAF V King of Norway (1957-91), son of Haakon VII and Maud Date: 1903 - 1991

Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II). Wife of King George VI. Pictured at the age of seven. Date: 1907

Ingrid of Sweden (28 March 1910 - 7 November 2000) was Queen of Denmark from 1947 until 1972 as the wife of King Frederick IX

Norma Shearer

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Wilhelmina as a girl of 2 years, August 15, 1883. August 15, 1883

ALICE LIDDLE

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa nee Miller, known as Crime writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976), with her daughter Rosalind Date: 1924

H.R.H. Princess Margaret Rose Of York -- A delightful portrait of little Princess Margaret Rose who is the second in succession to the Throne.She is the younger daughter of Their Majesties The King and Queen. She was born August 21st. 1930. February 08, 1937. (Photo by Hay Wrightson).

Gelatin silver print - Miss. Sheila McEachran with York, Montreal, Quebec, 1900

JACQUIE LYN in OUR GANG (1922), directed by ROBERT F. MCGOWAN.

Per Herman Lindberg, son of photographer Per Lindberg. Per Herman Lindberg, son till fotografen Per Lindberg.

Portrait of Princess Wilhelmina. .

Princess Kyra i.e., Kira of Russia

Portrait of Queen Juliana as a baby. .

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Juliana sitting on chair, 1915. 1915

Anefo photo collection. Prince Maurits. Photo taken by Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. July 18, 1969

Anefo / London photo collection. Princess Beatrix (right) Princess Irene Canada. 1940. Canada, Ottawa

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-Swiss mathematician: Relativity. Einstein as a small child.

Marlene dietrich, 1906

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard, youngest son Princess Margriet, a year. 24 December 1970

SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

Judy Garland, 1926.

Duke Fried. Franz. of Mecklenburg Schwerin ca. 1910-1915.

Russel, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Photograph of the infant Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002) the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. Dated 20th Century

James Joyce, Anonymous

Bulgaria's Baby PrincessA delightful study received from Sofia of the baby Princess Maria Louisa, daughter of King Boris III and Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria. June 24, 1935. (Photo by The Associated Press).

Uschi .Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) together with her sister Margret.

Werner Kraußen

Princess Margaret Rose, who will be 5 years old on Aug. 21st. Charming baby Margaret Rose won the public by her sunny and mischievous nature. September 09, 1935. (Photo by Marcus Adams).

Alice Elisabeth Godeffroy. Donation 2003

Princess Elizabeth aged 3 or 4. later Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926a) constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states, known as the Commonwealth realms, and their territories and dependencies, and head of the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations.

Walther Kuhn. Heinrich Kühn (Austrian, born Germany, 1866 - 1944)

PRINCESS MARY VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES with her elder son George Hubert Lascelles Date: 1897 - 1965

Sir Winston Churchill -- The Great Man's Eightieth Year As a young boy Sailor suits took pride of place in the Wardrobe of "Victorian" youngsters. He alone is worthy of the appellation (great) who either does great things, of teaches how they may be done, or describes them with a suitable majesty when they have been done, but hose only are great things which tend to render life more happy, which increase the innocent enjoyment and comforts of existence, or which have the way of a state of future bliss, more permanent and more pure". November 1, 1954.

Japanese Princess Goes To School For First Time -- Princess Yari, the six year old daughter of their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, photograph when she was about to go to the Peeress School in Tokyo for the first time. April 26, 1937.

Peggy Lee, c1905, by Fred Holland Day (1864--1933), American photographer and publisher. He was prominent in literary and photography circles in the late 19th century and was a leading Pictorialist. He was an early and vocal advocate for accepting photography as a fine art.

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895 - 1918) eldest daughter of the last Tsar of the Russian Empire, Emperor Nicholas II, and of Empress Alexandra of Russia.

Albertine Countess Beckers zu Westerstetten, Emil Ronging -, photographer

The New Queen As A Baby -- Britain's new Queen, then the baby Princess Elizabeth daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King and Queen of England) - waves from the carriage as she drives in London in 1928. Princess Elizabeth, born in 1926, succeeds to the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, who died in his sleep at Sandringham early to-day. February 16, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

The Crown Princess of Sweden, formerly Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920), grandaughter of Queen Victoria, posed with her two youngest children, Princess Ingrid and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland. Ingrid would later go on to marry Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. The Crown Princess of Sweden, known as Daisy by the family, died suddenly in 1920 while her children were still young. Date: 1915

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene. 1945

Lars Larsson, "Västergårds" in Östansjö, born 20 Jan 1895, died March 27, 1971. Lars Larsson, "Västergårds" i Östansjö, född den 20 jan 1895, död den 27 mars 1971.

Bing Crosby. August 21, 1953.

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, and Irene, Princess of the Netherlands, 1940 - 1941 photograph Portrait of Juliana, Beatrix and Irene in Ottawa. At the top left a performance of a house. Netherlands photographic support Ottawa

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene, summer 1950. 1950

Duke And Duchess Of Kent's Children - Home Again After Sandringham Visit.Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra returning to their home at No. 3 Belgrave Square London, after a visit to the Gardens.Prince Edward of Kent and Princess Alexandra the two children of the Duke and Duchess of Kent returned to London yesterday August 30 after visiting Sandringham and their grandmother, Queen Mary. Today August 31 after their stay in one of the favourite holiday haunts of the English Royal Family in the Isle of Wight, off the south coast, the two children paid their usual visit to Belgrave Square Gardens, London. August 31, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Anonymous, 1882 - 1903 print Portrait of Wilhelmina. She is sitting on a pillow with roses in her hands. In the lower margin her name and title. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper

Photo production of a news photo of Princess Juliana, Princess Beatrix and Princess Irene, 1940 - 1943 photograph Ottawa photographic support gelatin silver print family of the sovereign

Prince Charles & Princess Anne - Together 1950 To 1960 - British Royalty. May 07, 1954. (Photo by Lisa Studios).

Nicholas II as child, Anonymous

Prince Charles - With Mother - Watches Queen Juliana Drive To Guildhall :Princess Elizabeth holds her two-year-old son, Prince Charles, as they watch the procession from a wall at Clarence House.Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, accompanied by a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry, were to-day driven from Buckingham Palace to Guildhall, where an address was presented by the Lord Mayor, Alderman Denys Lowson, and the Corporation of the City of London.At the Guildhall the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester met the Royal visitors, who were entertained by the Lord Mayor and Corporation at luncheon. November 22, 1950.

Prince Henri of LuxembourgPrince Jean of Luxembourg, heir to the throne of the Grand Duchy, and his wife, Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, with their children Princess Marie-Astrid, Aged 1 year 9 months, and Princes Henri, aged 8 moths. This picture, received in London November 9 is the first to be taken of Prince Henri since his Christening. November 18, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press photo).

Queen Elizabeth 2 & Duke of Edinburgh. November 28, 1947.

Princess Arthur of Connaught & Alastair

A Royal Mother And Her Baby -- A charming study of the Duchess of Kent photographed at home with her youngest child, Prince Michael.The baby Prince who is now eight months old was born on 'independence day' July 4th, 1942. May 10, 1943. (Photo by London News Agency).

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Marijke with music box. 1950

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Pieter-Christiaan. 1972

CARY GRANT.

Future Prince of Wales -- Prince Charles, son of Britain's new Queen, Elizabeth, who is expected someday to become Prince of Wales, is shown here in a birthday picture made as he sat in his pram in St. James' Park, London, November 14. Prince Charles now becomes first in line to succeed to the throne. February 6, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands. .

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld and Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, 1938 photograph Netherlands photographic support

ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

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