Old History photo # 195

Harlan County Kentucky, 1946...

Caption
Coal miner's child in grade school. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky...

Source
National Archives (Russell Lee photographer)

Is that Arlo?

We had those same kind of desks when I was in grade school in the early 1950's. We had shoes though!

Heavy duty desks.

Interesting, would not have figured they even had schools in the Kentucky,,,,,,

That was the year before I started public school. Our desks were wood , various sizes to accommodate the size of child . I think my boots were rubber. old 243

Exact same desks we had in grade school.They had a small hole in the top corner to hold the ink well.

Cain-tuk sure they does...joke Y'all

We think alike! If that's not Alro Givens I will eat his socks. That wouldn't be scary at all he doesnt have any.

Been there done that. The teacher put green sweeping compound on the wood floors to keep the dust down.

I've got a picture of my dad from that era in front of the school house with some other kids. Girls in dresses, boys in bib overalls. All of them barefoot.

When I was a kid I'd hunt rabbits behind the old school house my dad went to in KS.
The desk were very much like those. There was still a bell and bell tower and an old piano.
The school house was never locked that I can remember.

They had shoe rationing during WW2 it could have been still on in 46. It was 2 pair a year and kids could outgrow a pair in a short order.

I was right there with you guys, though I suspect by that age arlo would have been skipping class and causing mischief

great pic,

They learned more by the 8th grade then high school graduates do today.

Looks like 1 minute till the bell rings!

That kid on the right will be hard put to afford any rifle much less a lefty if he could find one .