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- Illuminate us
- I remember it well
- I can't prove it
- Complicated then, forgotten now
- Bryan-Stevenson
- Skinny is as skinny does
- How do you rest in peace
- Riding the footboards
- Alas, hidden from view
- Baldwin Diesels
- Exclusive pump
- Bananas, Oysters and Smokey Joe
- Details, Details
- What's that building to the left of the tower?
- Coal Barges
- Bromo-Seltzer
- Inner harbor
- The Basin
- What a headache!
- Giant stepladder?
- Yeah, it was cold
- Love those coats
- Link & Pin Days Remnant
- Baldwin 62303
- Baldwin VO-1000
- Cold
- No expense spared
- Tough Guys
- What's your hurry, where's your hat?
- Sheriff's Signature
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Rural Readers: 1942
July 1942. "Dunklin County, Missouri. Children in a consolidated rural school." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Hard Not To Love
Of all the Shorpy pics I've seen, I think this one is my favorite. There are so many sweet faces, and so many smiles. I feel like if I am ever feeling down I will just need to go back to the link to this page.
Segregated
Certainly, this is a whites-only classroom. Would be interested to see the classroom for Black kids, if there even was one.
America on Guard
The young man to the right of the teacher looks very happy with his edition of "America on Guard" complete with facts about our Armed Forces. There are plenty of copies available today on Amazon and eBay for a decent price!
Good Eyesight
By that age, about a fifth of the kids in my class were wearing specs.
Rural school
The overalls, gingham, bare feet, big smiles: all wonderful. How old are these kids? 10, 11, 12? Even if born in 1930, some would still be alive today. I will express an oft-repeated sentiment here on Shorpy: I wish someone would write in to say, That’s me!
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