Marion Post Wolcott - Kids

 Child of migratory packinghouse workers. Belle Glade, Florida, 1939

  

 Child of packinghouse workers from Tennessee getting water from filthy canal. Drinking water must be hauled from packinghouse. Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939

  

 Children of defense workers playing outside of their homes in Sunset Village. FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project. Radford, Virginia, October 1941

  

 Eleven year old child from Indiana. Said "I'm tired and my back hurts, but my mother keeps yellin at me because I'm so slow. We come down here in October, mostly because my father used to be a barber but didn't have any work and I needed the sun because I was undernourished and had lung trouble. The doctor in school told them to take me away." Her mother yelled at her again "Hurry and stop pokin, you can pick faster than that. Your father says to get a move on." Homestead, Florida, January 1939

 

 Migrant packinghouse workers' living quarters- tin and burlap shack in swamp cane by canal. From Tennessee, two families, eight children. Belle Glade, Florida, September 1939

  

Mountain children on steps of school in Breathitt County, Kentucky, September 1940

Harris & Ewing

Hiatus is over! I'm back, starting with these uncaptioned photos from Harris & Ewing.

Hiatus

Greetings, all. I am announcing that this site will be on hiatus for around a month. I am finding that the time I have to devote to image preparation is more constrained lately and rather than feeling stressed about it I'm just taking some time off to build up my store of postable photos.

I will be back sometime in February. Happy 2015!

Mack Hughes

 Lambda Chi formal, ca. 1950s

  

 Lambda Chi formal, ca. 1950s

  

 Lambda Chi formal, ca. 1950s

  

 Square dance, ca. 1950s

  

Square dance, ca. 1950s

Steffano Webb

 Tailoresses at work, clothing factory, Christchurch, 1911

  

 Turnbull and Jones, electrical engineers, staff at work in workshop, Christchurch, 1917

  

 Unidentified woman standing beside a Kinman cannon at Britomart Reserve, Akaroa, ca. 1920s

[There have been seven ships named "HMS Britomart". 

I suspect this is the one referred to in the picture.]

  

Victoria Street, Christchurch, with tram, ca. 1910

 

Steffano Webb Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Christmas, Part 2

These Christmas photos are from Harris & Ewing.

 Elinor and Gloria, daughters of Capt. and Mrs. Emmett Gudger and granddaughters of Sen. Walsh of Montana, and their Christmas tree. 1930

  

 Elizabeth and J. Hamilton Fish, 3rd, children of Rep. and Mrs. J. Hamilton Fish of New York, and their attractive Christmas tree. 1930

  

 Group of children with Santa, 1930

  

 Perhaps the Rhineland grows bigger yule trees than this one, but these German kiddies are quite happy with the American product. They are Adelaide, Hubert and Charlotte, children of Rudolph Leitner, First Secretary of the German Embassy, and Mrs. Leitner. 1930

 

 The children of Sen. and Mrs. James J. Davis and their Christmas tree. The youngsters are Jewel, Joan, Jean, Jane and James, Jr., the five J's. 1930

  

 Xmas tree and children, 1930

  

These happy boys grouped about their Christmas tree are George, Jr., Clarkes, and Frederick, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Akerson. Mr. Akerson is President Hoover's Secretary. 1930

Christmas, Part 1

Photos of Christmas scenes from Lafayette Photo Studio.

 Baby next to Christmas tree, 1944

  

 Baby sitting next to Christmas tree, 1944

  

 Children opening presents beneath Christmas tree while parents watch, 1945

  

 Girl playing with a doll next to a Christmas tree, 1939

  

 Girl sitting next to Christmas tree, 1943

  

 Montgomery Ward Company, children's Christmas display, 1946

  

 Odd Fellows Hall, Christmas Party with Santa, 1942

  

Santa parade, 1935