“Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan,” April 1937, by Russell Lee, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
(You can pause on either picture by putting your cursor over the image and clicking on the ‘stop’ symbol.)
There’s another wonderful swing made from an up-cycled car part here on the blog Playscapes.
ADDENDUM: To see this type of swing in action, click here.
“Residence, Woodbine, Iowa,” 1940, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Note the ornamental flourish under the window on the right.
So many little faces. . .
Garden and wall of the Old Curiosity Shop, Ballarat, Australia, ca. 1895, via Museum Victoria.
“Little girls would bring their broken dolls to Mr Warwick for him to mortar into this wall,” according to the museum’s online catalogue.
The photo (and the one below) were contributed by Mrs Wilma Mahoney to The Biggest Family Album of Australia project.
Mr. and Mrs. Warwick in the garden of their Old Curiosity Shop, ca. 1895.
Happy Halloween!
Department of Agriculture (National Mall side), Washington, D.C.
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