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Augusta Sophia Princess of the United Kingdom and of Hanover, age 13 by Thomas Gainsborough.

But then in days of yore so to speak thirteen year old girls were already married.

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This is how they do stairs in Amberley, West Sussex.

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This is Rye, East Sussex.

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Port Royal 1930 oyster shuckers ... poor little mites!

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Portrait of a Young Woman Sitting on a Marble Seat by William Oliver (1823 1901).



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Jasmine by Sophie G. Anderson (1823 1903).



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Long Island Girl, 1974 (Joseph Szabo)



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Jacqueline Lamba accoudée à la fenêtre, 1935 (Dora Maar)



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Olga Kurylenko (Anton Corbijn)

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jones jones;1437231 wrote: Port Royal 1930 oyster shuckers ... poor little mites!




This is the photo that struck me the most. Beautiful young girls...already working hard and tired. Lost childhood. I do hope they did have moments of laughter and joy.
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along-for-the-ride;1437277 wrote: This is the photo that struck me the most. Beautiful young girls...already working hard and tired. Lost childhood. I do hope they did have moments of laughter and joy.


So do I hun ... Can you imagine how rapidly their childhood passed them by..
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