Head outside and rejoice in the melting snow like these youths photographed sloshing about in the slush on the grounds of the Montauk School.
Equipped with calf-high boots and peacoats, these Montauk students took to the playground to seesaw, slide, and horse around as teacher Mrs. Joyce chaperoned and captured their playfulness on black-and-white film.
We believe these photographs were taken sometime in the 1960s and 1970s, during Margaret (Peggy) Flannery Joyce’s near 50-year teaching career. A collection of over 400 slides and negatives, donated to the Montauk Library Archives by Peggy’s family, show similar scenes of her students’ whimsy and glee as well as activities and events around town related to her involvement with the Montauk Historical Society.
Can you help us identify the children in these photographs? Do you have any memories to share of Mrs. Joyce as your teacher? Any stories of bruises or missing teeth caused by this mid-century playground equipment? Share yours in the comments below.
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