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Washington, D.C., 1919. "Junior Marines, 'clean-up' squad." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Actually, from the age of 12 youngsters today can join the Civil Air Patrol, which is an auxiliary branch of the U.S.A.F. They wear Air Force uniforms, learn how to drill, march, etc. in addition to learning all sorts of life skills.
Should have tried dressing my sons that way. Maybe I could have gotten them to actually do yard work.
Line up for police call! If it don't grow it goes!
they don't get kids nowadays into some kind of military organisation. Wouldn't hurt them one bit.
Something I often notice in Shorpy photos: how many everyday articles formerly made of wood and other vegetative material are now made from various forms of plastic, viz. the brooms and the basket. That guy in The Graduate was right.
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