Montana Schoolboys - 1923

Ellery Bright on left - James Waning and Tommy (the horse) on right

21st century parents worry about their young children's safety riding bicycles to school.  In rural Montana in 1923, a couple of eight year old boys rode their horses to Porcupine Creek School - in the winter - without adult supervision.  Perhaps they were more adventurous and responsible given the independence and freedom they were allowed.