openair

Amazing to see the same kind of desks and benches, used here in 1918, that we had in elementary school in Rotterdam during the 50s.

Why were they having lessons in the cold? Was it an experiment to see if it improved teaching and learning, compared with being indoors? or perhaps there was no indoors?

@ Corky: The idea of open-air schools goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. It was supposed that lessons in the open air would prevent the development of tuberculosis in children.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Holland before the year 1920 / Nederland van vóór 1920, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

ik dacht: dit is duin-vegetatie, en dan een minuut zoeken en kwatta! www.iisg.nl/today/nl/11-12.php zelfde stoepje, zelfde kloeke struik..

June 2, 1913 according to date on negative. The same day, the NYT query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E7D8143FE633A... indicated that a big party of mothers, babies, and toddlers would be taken from East 23rd Street to Sea Breeze, Coney Island for 2 weeks. 300-500 would leave every Monday morning until October.

swang, Think you've got the wrong link here! t

Retired Rambler, Go through to the PDF and you will find a second article on Outings for the Poor. The NYT's article segmentation is not always perfect. When a piece is very short, it often is combined with the following piece.

Yes, swang the pdf url is query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E7D8143FE6...

swanq: What an interesting story! Thanks for sharing a bit more context for the image. When we update the record, we will be able to expand the descriptive information for this photograph.

Funny looking artillery they're carrying. I believe that's a band.

Troops at San Antonio healthier than those elsewhere -- NYT, June 18, 1911: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E03E2D71031E2...

This may have been the mounted band of an Artillery Regiment.