Education by plays and games
Education by Plays and Games is a 1907 American teaching manual by George Ellsworth Johnson, published in Washington, D.C., for teachers and educators who wanted children learning through play. The photographs show children running outdoors, dancing in a large ring, climbing a split-rail fence, and playing a tug-of-war on a grassy field, all in plain black-and-white halftone with natural light and simple dress. A designer could take their loose, unposed energy and the clear group-action compositions for scenes about childhood play, community, or schoolyard activity.
