Figure 1.-- We see a Cittanova school during the school year 1948-1949 (probably spring 1949). Cittanova is a little town in Calabria (south-west Italy). At the time, just after Wotld War II, there were about 16,000 inhabitants. During 1950s and 1960s there were at least two state primary schools: Diomede Marvasi and Regina Elena. We don't know in which of the two schools that the photo was taken, perhaps Diomee because all the children are boys. They are sitting around the doorway of the school. They all wear simple shirts, short pants, and are barefoot. Some of the boys have book bags.

We see a Cittanova school during the school year 1948-1949 (probably spring 1949). Cittanova is a little town in Calabria (south-west Italy). At the time, just after World War II, there were about 16,000 inhabitants. This was a relatively poor area of Italy. During 1950s and 1960s there were at least two state primary schools: Diomede Marvasi and Regina Elena. We don't know in which of the two schools that the photo was taken, perhaps Diomee because all the children are boys. Small villages often had only one school attended by both boys and girls. If a village was large enough for two schools, the boys and girls were usually cdivided. The children are sitting around the doorway of their school. The school looks very basic. The boys all wear simple shirts, short pants, and are barefoot. Some of the boys have book bags.

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