Washington, D.C. With "Victory through good health" as a slogan, Negro schools held a show at the Uline arena stressing the importance of physical fitness in wartime and demonstrating their physical education programs. Fourth and fifth grade children take part in the physical education show

Washington, D.C. With "Victory through good health" as a slogan, Negro schools held a show at the Uline arena stressing the importance of physical education programs. Women of Howard University in a Swedish calisthenics drill

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington, D.C., like those in most other sections of the country, have revised their curricula to fit the pupils for fuller participation in the war effort. Physical fitness is now an important part of this new program. Photo shows high school boys in gym illustrating a phase of their toughening-up exercises

Washington, D.C. Physical education class doing mass exercises in the gymnasium at Woodrow Wilson High School

Washington, D.C. With "Victory through good health" as a slogan, Negro schools held a show at the Uline arena stressing the importance of physical fitness in wartime and demonstrating their physical education programs. Fourth and fifth grade children take part in the physical education show

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Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1943

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Smith, Roger, photographer

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687

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Library of Congress

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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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