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School Children Eating

Date: 1919
Description: Three girls serving cups of food and bread to children seated at their desks in a Cook County, District 137 classroom. The activity may have been part of t...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Division Class

Date: 1919
Description: Men in a University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Division class under Professor Consoliner. This appears to be an engineering class.
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Pupils Learning About Thrift

Date: 1919
Description: Students are raising their arms as an instructor is discussing the merits of thrift. The instructor is pointing to chalkboard illustrations of a well groom...
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Bridget O'Keefe Quinney

Date: 1919
Description: Brigit O'Keefe Quinney, Richard Quinney's great grandmother, sitting next to the family's farmhouse and flowering hollyhocks.
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Students Sitting at Desks

Date: 1919
Description: View from front of a classroom of students sitting at their desks in the Sedan Prairie School. A large round woodstove is in the back right corner of the r...
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Knot-Tying Lesson

Date: 1919
Description: A group of men and women sit in chairs inside what appears to be a classroom or gymnasium while practicing knot-tying. They follow an instructor's example...
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Teachers at Extension Short Course

Date: 1919
Description: View from back of classroom of a group of teachers sitting at desks in a classroom while observing an instructor demonstrate knot tying. Several posters ha...
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Lorin Gillett as a Child

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young Lorin Gillett sitting on a stool.
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Passengers in Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Five men sitting inside a Lawson Air Liner.
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Lawson Air Liner Interior

Date: 1919
Description: View of the interior of a Lawson Air Liner from the rear of the airplane. Four men are sitting in the front of the plane, including two in the pilot and co...
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Alfred Lawson and Women Inside Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson is sitting with three women inside the cabin of a Lawson Air Liner.
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Lawson Air Liner Interior

Date: 1919
Description: View from rear of airplane of passengers sitting inside a Lawson Air Liner. One man is standing and facing the cockpit.

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