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Playground Scene

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Larry Downey, Tommy Halverson, upside down, Buddy Halverson, Larry Tollen and Ronny Kather are playing on the climbing bars at Marquette School.
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T-20 TracTracTor with Killefer Rotary Fresno

Date: 1938
Description: A man operating an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at a construction site for a new school. Original captions states: "Board of Education, City...
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Children Playing on Swing Set

Date: 1939
Description: Four children, one boy and three girls, playing on a a swing set outside of a brick building, probably a school.
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First Ward School

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Description: View of First Ward school with children playing on swings in a playground area in the foreground.
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Playground in McLaughlin Park

Date: 1908
Description: The children's playground in McLaughlin Park. Caption reads: "Children's Playground, McLaughlin Park, Tillary Street School."
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Glennwood Road School

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Description: A view of the exterior of the Glennwood Road School in Brooklyn, with children playing baseball outside.
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Children Playing on School Grounds

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of school children running and playing on open school grounds. There is a schoolhouse in the background.
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Young Men Playing Basketball

Date: 1920
Description: Three young men playing basketball on an outdoor court. In the background behind a fence and tree are a group of girls, and in the center background younge...
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Children Playing Volleyball

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children playing volleyball during recess outside of a school building. Additional children are playing on a see-saw behind them.
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Children at Playground

Date: 1925
Description: Children playing games behind a fence. In the foreground other children are playing in a sandbox on a school playground next to several buildings.
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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Baker Paper Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Baker Paper Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, paper manufacturers and distributors of Fun Ful playground and swimming pool equipment, with a...
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Loganville Public School

Date: 1925
Description: Children play on slides, see-saws, and swings in the playground of the public school.
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Miles School

Date: 1931
Description: Pupils and their teacher (rear) pose in front of their school house. Two cars are parked in the school yard. A man and other pupils stand near a water pump...
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Group of Children on SeeSaw in Front of School

Date: 1910
Description: From her journal from the Philippines Carrie writes: "Mrs. Zumaar and Mrs. Peacock both taught at the new Anglican school and invited us to visit their cla...
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Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...
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Before the Bell

Date: 1977
Description: Children playing on monkey bars as snow falls. A dwelling or schoolhouse is in the background.

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