Figure 2.--One day he decides that he will hang on at the back of moving truck without the driver seeing him. Unfortunately, the truck travels very fast and Dave loses his grip and falls off. It's a bad fall and lands up in hospital with a broken leg. Note the knickers and patterened kneesocks. |
One photograph from the 'Uncle Arthur is from a story titled 'Keep Off The Car'. The story illustrates in what trouble the young Calvin could have got into by being naughty and riding on dads car rear bumper. Dad does not see him and when he drives of, Calvin nearly falls off and could have injured himself badly. Note the boys 40s haircut, baggy shrt pants, leather shoes and ankle socks. The car looks tobe from a 1940 pre-World War II model.
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