Summer Child Studies

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Whites Aviation captures the youthful essence of summer with this series of photographs in 1947.

summer, childhood, freedom, joy, beach, water, swimming, fishing, ice cream, nature

Image: Summer Child Studies series, two unidentified girls with a fish

Summer Child Studies series, two unidentified girls with a fish

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified family, fishing off a wharf

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified family, fishing off a wharf

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified child in hay

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified child in hay

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, boy on an hilltop

Summer Child Studies series, boy on an hilltop

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, three unidentified boys, fishing

Summer Child Studies series, three unidentified boys, fishing

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, with a surfboard

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, with a surfboard

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, girl on the beach

Summer Child Studies series, girl on the beach

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, young child in a tub on a lawn

Summer Child Studies series, young child in a tub on a lawn

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, studying a carved Maori post

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, studying a carved Maori post

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, two unidentified boys, with a fish

Summer Child Studies series, two unidentified boys, with a fish

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, six unidentified children, playing in the water

Summer Child Studies series, six unidentified children, playing in the water

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy and girl, eating ice creams

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy and girl, eating ice creams

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, sitting and chewing grass

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, sitting and chewing grass

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, with a laundry basket

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, with a laundry basket

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, looking out of a tent

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, looking out of a tent

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl in a field

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl in a field

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, sitting and waving his hat

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified boy, sitting and waving his hat

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, with an ice cream

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, with an ice cream

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, boy, waving his hat on an hilltop

Summer Child Studies series, boy, waving his hat on an hilltop

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, tents and four girls on the beach. making sand pies

Summer Child Studies series, tents and four girls on the beach. making sand pies

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, rubbing noses with a carved Maori post

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, rubbing noses with a carved Maori post

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young boy, eating an ice cream

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