Growing Up In The Beginning Of The 20th Century Was Not An Easy Task For Kids (10 pics)

Posted in       10 Sep 2016       5786      

Author Chris Wild has found some striking historic photos for his new book called “The Retronaut Guide To Raising Children: The Past Like You Wouldn’t Believe.” 
 

Have you got a light boy? Two young lads look like experienced smokers in their ornately furnished secret den

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No hitting below the, er, nappy: Little mites, who can hardly lift gloves, are put in a makeshift boxing ring in the fifites

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Synchronised swimming: Novice bather's learn on a 'merry go-round' at their school in Cincinnati in 1930

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Hung out to dry: These babies are not enjoying being 'kept out of trouble' on the washing line

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Cupboard love: Sheltering from an air raid in London during the Blitz

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Uneasy rider: Mother ensures drivers will give her boy a wide berth

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Bin abandoned: A tot left in a park waste basket while his brothers play

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Googlebox: Sun ray therapy in 1938 after it was said to ward off chest infections and anaemia

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High flyer: Baby gets fresh air in cage hung outside of a top floor flat in 1938

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A hard day's night: Children sleep on wooden-framed canvas beds in the open air on the roof of a school for orphans

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