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Barefoot Scholars: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 09/14/2019 - 5:54pm.
September 1940. "One-room schoolhouse showing overcrowded conditions and need for repairs and equipment. Breathitt County, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
What's the beef?
Submitted by Solo on Sat, 09/14/2019 - 10:42pm.
Dead ringer for a coupla schools I been to, and dint hurt me none!
Somebody didn't get enough sleep last night
Submitted by Mattie on Sat, 09/14/2019 - 10:12pm.
Or maybe the teacher's just boring.
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