HERE’S a photograph to bring a smile to your face. This picture was taken in September 1944, at a garden party held at Acomb Hall – then York’s maternity hospital.

The world was still at war – but the tiny people pictured here were blissfully unaware of the fact.

It would be wonderful to know what happened to them, so if you recognise yourself here, we would love to hear from you.

We have adopted a hospital theme for this week, using old photographs all from our archives.

One shows the Duchess of York – later to be better known as the Queen Mother – on her first visit to the city with her husband, Prince Albert.

The date of the visit was June 24, 1925.

The Royal pair had a busy schedule, including a visit to unveil York Minster’s famous Five Sisters window as a memorial to the women of the British Empire who gave their lives in the First World War.

But while they were here, they managed to fit in a visit to the York County Hospital, in Monkgate.

One photograph shows the Duke and Duchess standing on the hospital’s steps.

Our other photographs today show the new gynaecology ward (ward 4) at the York County Hospital (which was opened by Princess Mary in the early 1930s – our photo dates probably from 1933) and nurses making a bed at Deighton Grove Hospital, an annexe of the county hospital, in 1947 – shortly before the NHS was born in 1948.

• You can see all these photos and many more by visiting our online photo gallery at www.yorkpress.co.uk/pics/. Simply type Yesterday York into the search engine.

If you are one of the babies in our main photograph, of the Acomb Hall maternity hospital, phone Stephen Lewis on 01904 653051 ext 336 to tell us your story.