Stories
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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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The house of Joan
The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.
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Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor
Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
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University Children's Hospital, Vienna: two children modelling seasonal clothing. Photograph, 1921.
Date: 1921Reference: 28617i
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University Children's Hospital, Vienna: two children modelling seasonal clothing. Photograph, 1921.
Date: 1921Reference: 28611i- Pictures
An African child, with achievements of the United Nations in bringing food, clothing, health and education to children in Africa and elsewhere. Colour lithograph, 195- (?).
Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]Reference: 679779i
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Two young children in ragged clothing learning to beg for money. Engraving by H. Bourne after R. Rothwell.
Rothwell, Richard, 1800-1868.Reference: 32210i- Videos
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Health and clothing.
Date: [1928]