Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Hula Hooping, Hard Way-Two inmates of the St. Cloud Reformatory defy gravity while leading a hula-hooping session for fellow prisoners from atop gymnastics bars inside the walls. The vari-colored hoops were introduced to pep up daily exercise periods in the yard.
Hula Hooping, Hard Way-Two inmates of the St. Cloud Reformatory defy gravity while leading a hula-hooping session for fellow prisoners from atop gymnastics bars inside the walls. The vari-colored hoops were introduced to pep up daily exercise periods in the yard.
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Hula Hooping, Hard Way-Two inmates of the St. Cloud Reformatory defy gravity while leading a hula-hooping session for fellow prisoners from atop gymnastics bars inside the walls. The vari-colored hoops were introduced to pep up daily exercise periods in the yard.

Associated Press · [ca. October 1958]

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