Girls playing jacks at school, Springfield, MA, 7/13/1937.
Series: WPA Information Division State Files, 1934 - 1942
Record Group 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922 - 1944
Image description: Five middle-school-aged girls and an adult teacher stand outdoors at a narrow table made from a plank and sawhorses. Each girl is holding a ball and looking down at jacks in front of them. Fashion-wise, all of the girls have bobbed hair held back with barrettes, and are wearing either long trousers or a romper. Most of their outfits have at least a bit of a nautical theme. The teacher is wearing a long floral dress and a headband.
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The Children’s Charter was adopted as a set of national goals by the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection in 1930, and published on 4/7/1931.
Rights included health care, education, and a home.
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Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson Visiting a Classroom for Project Head Start, 3/19/1966
Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969
Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969
Image description: Lady Bird Johnson, in a yellow dress, sits on a chair in a classroom and reads a book. Small children on chairs sit in a circle around her, and listen with varying amounts of attention. One little girl is holding her finger to her lips; boys across the circle play with a toy airplane.
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The Federal Overgaiter Company registered their trademark for Skippers felt shoes, 12/27/1920.
The nursery rhymes and pictures on the box were sure to appeal to children!
Series: Case Files for Registered Product Labels , 1874 - 1940
Record Group 241: Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, 1836 - 1978
Image description: A flattened box for Skippers felt shoes. Around the sides of the box are printed images of Jack and Jill and their water pail; on the top of the box were printed “Jack and Jill,” “Little Boy Blue,” the alphabet, and an addition chart.
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“Flag of Allegiance Pledge at Raphael Weill Public School, San Francisco, California,” 4/20/1942
Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945. Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989.
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Flag of allegiance pledge at Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets. Children in families of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents and will be housed for the duration in War Relocation Authority centers where facilities will be provided for them to continue their education.
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“Child of parents who were migratory workers, now settling in Olivehurst.” 3/20/1940
Series: Photographic Prints Documenting Programs and Activities of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Predecessor Agencies, ca. 1922 - ca. 1947. Record Group 83: Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1876 - 1959.
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“West German children attempt to chip off a piece of the Berlin Wall as a souvenir. A portion of the Wall has already been demolished at Potsdamer Platz,” 11//14/1989
Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 - 2007. Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.
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“U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Richard Rolle gives a school packet to one of the children at the Wat Nong Ta Ton School in Chainat Province, Thailand,” 5/21/1969
Series: Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors’ Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1930 - 1975. Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003.
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“Band on the march.” 21ST GRAND DIV. TRANSPORTATION CORPS, CAMP PULLMAN, FRANCE. 11/14/1918
Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
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“A young Vietnamese boy whose leg is broken beams with confidence as he begins walking again at the Hoa Khanh Children’s Hospital near Da Nag.” 10/28/1968
File Unit: Divider/Subject - 247 - Medical - MEDCAP 1968, 1962 - 1975. Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975. Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - .
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Vietnamese children pile into a visiting jeep belonging to Detachment “A”, 344th 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces. 10/6/1967
File Unit: Vietnam – Special Forces-1967, 1963 - 1973. Series: Photographs of U.S. Army Operations in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
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“Two Frankfurt Boys Watch President From Vantage Point atop Taxi Call Box” 6/25/1963
Series: Photographs Generated from the Film Project, “Years of Lightning, Days of Drums”, 1963 - 1964. Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003
President John F. Kennedy visited Frankfurt, Germany on June 25, 1963, as part of a 10 day European tour:
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