John Holt on the USS Barbero, around 1945.​

A middle-age John Holt petting a dog.

I believe this was among many photos from a shoot done in 1968 or 1969, when John was visiting many schools and doing lectures and workshops.

An oft-used photo used to promote John’s first book, How Children Fail.

John Holt and George Dennison are speaking outdoors to a crowd of young people, April 1970.​

I’m guessing this is from the mid-sixties based on John’s appearance. He spoke at Evergreen a couple of times during his career.

The caption on the original Associated Press newspaper photo of John Holt reads:

June 11, 1970

REFUSES HONORARY DEGREE –

Author John Holt, critic of modern education, refused to accept an honorary degree as he spoke recently at Wesleyan University, saying that colleges are among “the chief enslaving institutions” in America.

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I’m not sure where or when this was taken, but it was in a group of photos from the 1970s.

The family and child are unknown, but John held onto this nice photo. From the late 70s or early 80s.

John's quartet rehearsal, around 1979.​

John standing before the door of 308 Boylston Street, where he launched Growing Without Schooling magazine in 1977.​

John Holt, standing.​

From left to right: Bob Wallace (kneeling), Ishmael Wallace, Vita Wallace, Nancy Wallace.​

Holt's beloved Olivetti word processor is in the foreground

Donna Richoux, editor of Growing Without Schooling, Peggy Durkee, business manager, and John Holt.​

John is playing his traveling cello, a Travielo, in this photo.​

I think this was taken at a party with at a Boston homeschooler’s house.

From a photo shoot for the revised versions of How Children Learn and How Children Fail .

John goofing around at the Maher's home, in Wakefield, MA around 1982.​

Photograph by Kelly Wise, 1984.​