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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 28, 1955 reads, "It's not painting, it's growing up - Paula Schoop, 3, splashes picture for her mother out of finger paints, while Mrs. Paul Schoop looks on. Tendency of children to play alone or with others is noted by mothers. Mrs. Greenup, class instructor, cautions mothers not to worry over children's behavior. "If his social learning were complete, he would be a superior adult, not a child," she said."; See images #00109867 through #00109871 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Board of Education Mother and child--California--Los Angeles Finger painting--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Mothers--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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