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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye
June 29, 1957
Two boys playing "washers" game at a city playground.
City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye
June 29, 1957
Group of children on a city playground playing dodge ball (called "ball tag"). The boy on far left is finishing a toss.
City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye
June 29, 1957
Three girls watching the neighbor kids at play at a city playground. A girl in the foreground has pins holding her hair and the caption calls her a "Pin-Up."
City Playground Youngsters Catch Cameraman's Eye
June 29, 1957
Children playing croquet at a city playground. The boy is pointing to where he is aiming to hit his ball with the mallet. The caption reads: "I'm going that-away!"
Truax Field Playground Costume Party
August 16, 1957
Mickey Toseff, 10, gives his brother Jeff, 3, a piggy-back ride at the Truax Field Playground Costume Party.
Truax Field Playground Costume Party
August 16, 1957
Playground director, Phil Gottschalk, dressed as a cowboy, showing off his guns to young costumed onlookers at the recent Truax Field playground party.
