Boy in Dunce Cap in Classroom, Poignant Old Snapshot Photo Vases held in the collection of

held in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American History

which I really love as they make it seem as if it was handled so often the edges needed protection

I just love how he appears to be tip toeing along the horizon line

handle alone 7 7/8" long

how red and yellow make orange (and with a note at lower right to "always replace crayons in proper order" so as to keep this accurate

Boy in Dunce Cap in Classroom, Poignant Old Snapshot Photo Vases held in the collection ofHard to believe that making students wear dunce caps was once a common practice but so it was, extending well into the 20th century as a classroom practice. Pretty rare though to find a candid snapshot of a child wearing one in class though, which this does seem to be, complete with one boy looking as if about to throw something at the camera, and what looks perhaps to be the teacher standing in the back. Heartbreaking, though I do read at least some