Using the nearby construction area as a playground, these children amuse themselves during school hours instead of attending classes, Manchester, England

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Using the nearby construction area as a playground, these children amuse themselves during school hours instead of attending classes, Manchester, England
Using the nearby construction area as a playground, these children amuse themselves during school hours instead of attending classes, Manchester, England
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (16.2 × 23.8 cm) Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2021.12.123
Not on view
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Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Verso, upper right (purple typed): "Child Truancy in England, August 1977 #77-79 / The unemployment figures are increasing in Western Europe and many school leaving children without degrees are faced with the faxt that they will not have jobs waiting for them. Truancy, or absence from school is multiplying on many levels, either due to the fact of confusion or boredom or the anxieties attributed to their family stress. A lot of the children who "play truant" come from working class families or unskilled homes, where parents and children are suffering from boredom. Some cases are perhaps due to the failure of personality integration or the fears of bullying from teachers or other children. This problem is causing wide anxieties among the educational authorities and urban planners. / Photos by Leonard Freed/MAGNUM Photos."
Verso, center (black ink stamp): "VINTAGE PRINT" and "© Leonard Freed-Magnum"
Verso, upper left corner (sticker): "MAG00100714 / 291"
Verso, upper right (sticker): "MAGNUM PHOTOS / PA-OR E00552534" on verso at upper right
Inscribed Verso, upper left (black ink, encircled): "3"
Verso, upper left corner (blue ink): "EU 14.2.1.5"
Verso, center (black ink): "Manchester, England / From the Story, "School Truants," / What the Children Do During the Time They Should Be in School"
Verso, center (black ink): "74-18-"
Verso, center (pencil): "1974"
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