Contemporary (1950 CE - Present)
Portrait of Darleen, 2007
The photograph is from an exhibition entitled "Thirteen" by German professional photographer Janina Wick. It shows a young girl leaning slightly against a tree, against the background of a graffiti-covered wall, in an urban environment.
Portrait of Isabelle, 2007
The photograph is from an exhibition entitled "Thirteen" by German professional photographer Janina Wick. It shows a young female ice skater leaning against the wall in a sports center.
Traditional Soviet Values for Children
Soviet propaganda posters presented positive images of healthy, active people engaged in useful service to the state, including children. This Soviet poster from 1953 was typical of this image.
Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
The Yin Yu Tang house provides a perspective on childhood in a period that bridges the conclusion of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and the rise of a new 20th-century republic in China.
The happy life Chairman Mao gave us, 1954
Visual images provide valuable material for the exploration of childhood, youth and history.
Protect the Great Results of the Cultural Revolution, 1974
Visual images provide valuable material for the exploration of childhood, youth and history.
Studying for the mother country, 1986
Visual images provide valuable material for the exploration of childhood, youth and history.
Bat Mitzvah
The girl in the photograph, Cecelia Nealon-Shapiro, reads from the Torah as part of her bat mitzvah, a rite of passage ceremony, at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City.
Child with Purple Plastic Doll near Kumasi, Ghana
The girl in the photograph is from the Asante peoples in Ghana. She is holding a purple plastic baby doll of a type that is frequently found in markets in Ghana. The doll is both imported from Taiwan and made domestically in Ghana.
Organization of British Imperial Scouting
This chart shows the official lines of authority in the imperial Boy Scout movement. In theory, the Imperial Scout Headquarters had direct control over local versions of scouting through its territorial associations.