From the Shorpy Old Photo site.
MARCH 13, 2016-- SWIMMING OF '42-- July 1942 "Rupert, Idaho. Dressing after swimming. Russell Lee, OWI.
MARCH 9, 2016-- PICNIC IN THE PARK: 1942-- July 1942 "Klamath Falls, Oregon. Picknickers in city park." Russell Lee, OWI. Family seated at picnic table preparing to feast.
Comment: They are at Moore Park on Lakeshore Drivee.
MARCH 9, 2016-- LAST ONE IN July 1942 Rupert, Idaho. Schoolboys at swimming pool." Rupert Lee, OWI.
Comment: Very thin boys. really tight, form-fitting trunks, at least one with a belt on his trunks.
Swimming and Fun Went On for Kids, Despite the War. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, July 3, 2017
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