The theme for this month on MidCenturyPage.com is kids and Back to School. This illustration reminds us of recess. The mid-century playground scene is illustrated by Ray Prohaska. It accompanied a short story titled “Suburban Spring Song” by Gertrude Carrick.
Ray Prohaska’s illustration of a mid-century playground shows a lot of activity. Our local community playground always has a lot of activity. However, unlike the dirt floor of a mid-century playground, it has a soft rubber floor that cushions one’s fall. The playgrounds were different 70 years ago, but no matter the era, kids love to swing, teeter, and climb.
Most mid-century woman’s magazines had 2 or 3 short stories with illustrations such as this one. It is one of the reasons that I enjoy collecting these old magazines. You never know what wonderful illustrations you will find.
Ray Prohaska was a talented artist, illustrator, and teacher in the mid-century. More information can be found on AskArt.
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Oh how we loved to play at the playground back in the 1950’s! We would spend hours there, and have so much fun. We always had something to do , it it wasn’t the playground, it was riding our bikes all over town, or playing sick ball, baseball, or skating up and down the street, or riding our scooters made out of wood. Never a dull day!
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