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Cot Napping: 1942
June 1942. "Queens, New York. Nursery school at Queensbridge housing project. Children listening to music during rest period." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
Investment
If the kid carefully stores that Batman comic until he's in his eighties, he can get between $13K and $36K, depending on condition. Of course, he's going to roll it up and put it in his pocket on the way home because, for Chrissake, it's just a comic, jeez.
Cots? Luxurious cots!
In 1965, we were made to lie on the floor with only a terrycloth bath towel between us and the linoleum.
Lucky kids
When I was in kindergarten in 1960, we had to take our naps on a blanket on the floor.
A kid can't catch 40 winks
when the music is classical and they want to hear that big-band sound. The kid in the foreground seems to have best adapted his use of naptime by reading a good book. And to the girl in the top left corner -- all I can say is, "I see London. I see France -- "
Third Appearance of the Penguin
The engrossing comic book is is BATMAN #11, cover date June/July 1942. According to the Grand Comics Database, it was released to newsstands on April 10 of that year. Joker appears on the cover, but in this photo, you can see Penguin and his trademark top hat from the story "Four Birds of a Feather!"
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