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You Wouldn’t Have Your Child Be a Jaywalker: Don’t Be One Yourself

This century-old safety slogan is still relevant today. Read on to find out why you shouldn't be a jaywalker and why this old photograph from the Library of Congress archives is so amusing.
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Medical students dissect a cadaver during the Civil War (National Museum of Civil War Medicine)
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Here’s a cool old photograph I found sifting through the Library of Congress archives. I find this one amusing:

You wouldn’t have your child a jay walker.
Don’t be one yourself.

Still very applicable today. This city has an epidemic of jaywalking (on occasion I’m included in this group).

Streetcar decorated with safety slogans (1922)
Streetcar decorated with safety slogans (1922)
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