Before the days of ipods ipads and similar electronic devices, children spent little time staring at screens other than the 18 inch black and White TV from Radio Rentals.
There were simple pleasures back then such as reading and storytelling afternoons at the Bingham Library. Todays pictures are from 1971.
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