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Lunch Hour at a Country School in Grundy Center, Iowa, October 1939

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The photo shows lunch hour at a country school in Grundy County, Iowa.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Rothstein, Arthur, "Lunch hour at country school. Grundy County, Iowa," October 1939

Description

The image shows a group of young students having their lunch outside at a country school in Grundy Center, Iowa. The photo was taken by Arthur Rothstein in 1939. Take a look at how this lunch hour compares to the student in the lunch line at Prairie Ridge Elementary School in 2018. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Where do the students eat their lunch?
  • What do you notice about their lunch boxes?

Citation Information

Rothstein, Arthur, "Lunch hour at country school. Grundy County, Iowa," October 1939. Courtesy of Library of Congress