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All Smiles: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 3:47pm.
June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Nursery children at the Community Center. Some come from the surrounding neighborhood. About 100 children attend." View full size. Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.
Such purity and innocence...
Submitted by Elza Marie on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 7:08pm.
in their eyes...I love them all!
Adorable!
Submitted by mad4books on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 12:08pm.
I'm with Anonymous...free hugs all around!
If only it was in color!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 1:06am.
I wish it was in color, I'll bet it would just be striking to see all those old fabrics against all those smiling faces! What a great picture, makes me smile too!
I love this picture!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 9:00pm.
I love this picture!
Love Them!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 7:46pm.
I love them all and want to squeeze them. And yet...let's say they were all 4 when this picture was taken, that means that they are all 69 years old now. These are my grandparents!
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