Imagine today how dangerous a swing that went into the street would be considered. And yet, that whole scene, including the street, looks idyllic
The dirt street looks pretty peaceful. In another Woodbine photo by Vachon, boys are playing marbles in the same road. Maybe in those days, people had the good manners to drive slowly through neighborhoods.
Girl swinging, Woodbine, Iowa, 1940, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Imagine today how dangerous a swing that went into the street would be considered. And yet, that whole scene, including the street, looks idyllic
The dirt street looks pretty peaceful. In another Woodbine photo by Vachon, boys are playing marbles in the same road. Maybe in those days, people had the good manners to drive slowly through neighborhoods.