Backyard Sandbox, 1922, Frances Benjamin Johnston

Dr. Henry Alexander Murray, Jr., house, 129 East 69th Street, New York, New York.
 From the Frances Benjamin Johnston collection at the Library of Congress

Longtime Playscapes readers know that the playground began with the sandbox.  This historic example (1922) of a backyard sandpit is from the photography of Frances Benjamin Johnston in the stunning new book Gardens for a Beautiful America, 1895-1935.  By Sam Watters in collaboration with the Library of Congress, published by Acanthus Press.