June 9, 2015

Running wild by the streetcar

From what I know this picture was taken in Washington D.C. It’s widely available in print but I don’t know who the photographer was. A great, great picture however, of two boys running ahead of two cops on motorcycles and side cars. Most likely taken in the late 10s, it gives a furtive taste of how free kids were to roam the streets, something I’m happy to say I am old enough to have experienced myself, free of smart phones, free to run wild until you got home and mom gave you a scolding for staying out so late.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 at 10:54 pm and tagged with 1910s, streetcar and posted in Boys, Groups, Others. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

2 responses to “Running wild by the streetcar”

summertime75
June 10th, 2015 at 12:52 am

It is a carefree picture, everyone seems to be smiling.

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  June 10th, 2015 at 12:54 am
  
  ‘Run like they left the gate open!’ is a recurring joke in my household. :)
  
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