Pretend Collection (page 2)

A Girl Dressed As A Fairy; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Child Waters Flowers

Chess Being Played With Little People

Girl and doll having tea on a Christmas card
Girl and doll at a table having tea on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Children Nursery March 1970. Children at Bluebell day Nursery at Huyton Liverpool took part ina mock wedding ceremony. Bride helen 4 and Bridgroom Ian Welsh 4 face a vicar at the alter

Ploumanac h, Brttany, France - the Tottering Rocks
The Pink Granite Coast - Ploumanac h, Brttany, France - the Tottering Rocks. Note the trainee Istanbul porter...!!! Date: circa 1910s

Mock Trial at Kings College, Cambridge University. Counsel addressing the court. 26 November 1921

Household servants sharing a laugh, 1900
Servants imitating the lady of the house, circa 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a Charles Dana Gibson illustration

Playing school
Two children (and their dog) line up their toys to play schools. Date: c.1920

The Four Seasons, Spring, by John Hassall
Children having lots of fun in the park, playing hoops, climbing trees and playing rounders. 1902

Miss Evelyn Millard in The Adventure of Lady Ursula
The Adventure of Lady Ursula by Anthony Hope. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, on 11 October 1898, revival at the Garrick Theatre 5 January 1909

Cartoon, The Little War, WW1
Cartoon, The Little War. Children playing a war game. One of them tells his friend: Don t yell like that, you re supposed to be dead! Date: 1917

Children dressing up 1890
Children in the atic dressing up and playing with broken toys. Date: Circa 1890

Cartoon, Convalescent leave, WW1
Cartoon, Convalescent leave, showing two girls chatting to a little boy dressed as a soldier who has a bandage on his knee

Cartoon, Mutiny, WW1
Cartoon, Mutiny -- French children playing war games, some of them representing the German enemy. They are in the Rue St Vincent, Montmartre, Paris, near the Sacre Coeur. Date: 1915

Children playing schools, with a teacher writing sums up on a blackboard. Date: circa 1930s

Children play at tanks by Leslie Shaw
We re not little wretches - we re the Tanks!" Two little boys, with heads in coal scuttles pretend to be tanks and scare their girl playmate. Date: 1917

Soliders of the King, Children playing at war, WW1
Charming illustration showing a line of little boys queuing up outside a recruiting office dressed up as soldiers with the imaginative use of a variety of boxes, flags, paper hats and borrowed items

Children playing 1895
Three children pretend that they are on a horse and cart, using dining room chairs and a little horse on wheels as transport. Date: 1895

Honore Daumier (French, 1808-1879), Ah! il pretend m empecher d aller, 1849, lithograph in black on newsprint

Two European girls dressed as Geishas playing music (on a Shamisen-style instrument) during the tea ceremony. Date: circa 1910s

Two European girls dressed as Geishas enact the Tea Ceremony Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Cute patriotic British postcard - emulating ancestors
WW1 - Cute patriotic British postcard - a little boy strives to emulate the military feats of our ancestors, or in this case his elders! Date: circa 1916

Russian Boys playing war games
Two young Russian Boys take sides in this propaganda postcard from the First World War era, one pretending to be the valiant Russian Forces, fighting from behind their defences (foreground)

Cambridge undergraduates Mock Trial at Alexandria Hall - Rex versus Harold Wendover The prisoner ( Mr C G Pilgrim as Harold Wendover ) guarded by arms of the law ( Messers M G Ling and R E Salter )

Cambridge undergraduates Mock Trial at Alexandria Hall - Rex versus Harold Wendover Muriel Hessington ( Miss Audrey Wright ) an important witness for the prosecution 28th November 1922

ARP ( air raid precaution ) demonstration at Horton Kirby, Kent. Rescue work on a pretend casuatly at a bombed house. 1938

The pupils at Erith County School perform a mock trial. 1938

Young Children Stage Wedding
United States: 1950 Young children stage a mock wedding, complete with bridesmaids

Boy Pours Sister A Cup Of Tea
United States: c. 1890. A young boy pours his little sister a cup of tea from a play set

Children dressing-up
Two little children dress-up, the girl in a lace bonnet and long dress, the boy in top hat and suit, as they look after their baby doll. Date: c. 1910

Street music: A bird mimic, 1816
A street musician who mimics the notes of common English birds by means of a folded bit of tin, which is held between the teeth; but in order to engage the attention of the credulous

The Queen of Make-Believe by Richard B. Ogle
A small girl with a solemn expression sits on a throne in a long while dress, holding a sceptre while two toy soldiers stand guard either side of her. Date: 1925

British Lesbian Wedding - the blushing bride appears to be holding a bouquet of cabbage leaves. Date: circa 1910s

Dollies wedding
A group of girls have a pretend wedding ceremony, playing the bride and groom, vicar and guesses. Date: 1882

Giving Dolly a bath
Two little girls washing their dolly in a bowl Date: 1882

Children in their pirates cave
Pretending to be pirates Date: Circa 1880

Three boys playing at Motoring - two drive their wooden pretend car, complete with strapped in seat, horn (s) and solid wooden wheels

Two boys playing at riding a Carriage. One urges on the team of four piebald hobby horses with a whip, while the other sends forth a blast on his horn announcing their departure. Date: circa 1910s

Two illustrations, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing (1) Polly riding on the back of her cousin Hickory Hunt, as they pretend to make for a desert island in a storm

Three boys playing at Fox Hunting, two on their hobby horses and one wearing a fox suit! They even have two dogs with them. Date: circa 1910s

Four boys playing at Bullfighting. The dead wooden bull is dragged away by a team of two piebald rocking horses Date: circa 1910s

Initiation of the Private Secretary
Ceremonial initiation consisting of the enactment of a heated discussion between two Brothers pretending to be Salomon and the King of Tyr. 1890s

Initiation of the Prince of Jersualem
Wearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s

The beggars of New York
Cynical view of New York beggars who apparently pretend to be blind and hire babies to attract more sympathy, then go home or to the nearest eatery for a slap-up dinner. Date: 1886

Game / Playing Shop C1890
Children playing at shops with the help of two chairs and a tablecloth. Date: circa 1890

Children in Nursery 1905
Children playing games in the nursery; a boy pretends his two little sisters are horses! circa 1905

Children Walkers
A little boy playing in the nursery turns his younger brothers in their baby walkers into horses, just for fun. Date: late 19th century

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"Pretend: A World of Imagination Unleashed" Step into a world where make-believe reigns supreme, as The Bright Young People gather for the mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding. With their extravagant costumes and mischievous grins, they transport us to a realm where reality is merely an afterthought. In Muriel Dawson's masterpiece, "The Party, " laughter fills the air as guests revel in the joy of pretending. Monkey driving a toy car adds to the whimsy, reminding us that even our wildest dreams can come true within the realms of imagination. But it's not just humans who indulge in this delightful game. In George Studdy's iconic illustration, "Bonzo palms the pill, " we witness a clever canine pretending to be innocent while hiding his mischief behind those adorable eyes. Meanwhile, Queen Mother's visit to London evacuees at Horsted Keynes in 1939 showcases how they are bring solace during challenging times. Children dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son alongside their rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son) remind us that even amidst chaos, playfulness has its place. Muriel Dawson strikes again with her enchanting artwork titled "Rock-a-Bye Baby. " As babies slumber peacefully on fluffy clouds suspended by moonbeams, they invite us to join them in a land where lullabies become reality and dreams take flight. Yet not all pretend is light-hearted; history reminds us of German U-Boats lurking beneath treacherous waters during wartime struggles. Even then, children find solace through imaginative games that shield them from harsh realities. Nat King Cole serenades our souls with his timeless hit song "Pretend, " transporting listeners into a world where love conquers all obstacles. His melodic voice whispers secrets only known by those who dare embrace pretense wholeheartedly. And what could be more absurdly delightful than a flamingo in a turkey costume.