Simple Summer Fun of Bygone Days in Historical Photos

Kids still managed to have fun without camp or the internet.

ByABC News
June 1, 2015, 1:10 PM
Two children jump through a fire hydrant's spray on a street in New York, circa 1950.
Two children jump through a fire hydrant's spray on a street in New York, circa 1950.
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— -- There was a time when summer meant just letting kids run loose.

Long before hyper-scheduling, specialized camps and the Internet, kids still somehow managed to have fun: a lot of it, judging from these photos from the 1950s and 1960s.

PHOTO: Children play in a sprinkler, circa 1965.
Children play in a sprinkler, circa 1965.
PHOTO: Three children in leopardskin swimsuits splash around in a swimming pool, circa 1950.
Three children in leopardskin swimsuits splash around in a swimming pool, circa 1950.
PHOTO: A boy grabs onto a fire hydrant spraying water onto a street in New York, June 12, 1976.
A boy grabs onto a fire hydrant spraying water onto a street in New York, June 12, 1976.

These photos from Getty may just inspire you to cut back on the activities and have a simpler summer this year.

PHOTO: Two little girls playing in the sand on Tower Beach, near Tower Bridge on the River Thames
Two little girls playing in the sand on Tower Beach, near Tower Bridge on the River Thames, London, Aug. 31, 1955.
PHOTO: Little boys and girls playing with a sailboat, 1950.
Little boys and girls playing with a sailboat, 1950.

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