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Children Swinging in 1924

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on February 12, 2012 in Faces & Places of Yesterday 1 Comment

This is a photo I came across on Shorpy. It’s of three children, who happen to be the offspring of James J. Davis, the Secretary of Labor in the Harding Administration. Davis was an American steel worker and Republican politician originally from Pittsburgh. He was affectionately known as “Iron Puddler” or “Puddler Jim.”

Also, he was an advocate of the eugenics movement in the early 20th century. Good thing his children look healthy.

Children on a swing (1924)

Cooling Off in Rock Creek (ghostsofdc.org)
Amazing Photo of the Old Post Office (ghostsofdc.org)
District National Bank Branch Office (1924) (ghostsofdc.org)
Charleston, SC circa 1910 (thedustsettles.com)

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