‘Sparkbrook is our home’

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Date:1960 - 1969 (c.)

Description:The positioning of the children in this image means that they look down at the viewer from the height of an adult. It is a powerful statement of ownership: Sparkbrook belongs to them. Their bodies all appear to be connected, uniting them into a single community.

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Sparkbrook Children and Childhood Birmingham Barrow, Dr Margaret (Mollie) 1901-2000 (20th century)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Archives & Heritage

Donor ref:BA&H: MS 1914 (110/2371)

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