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Kehl Dancers in Black Costume

Date: 1920
Description: Six girls in black costumes pose on stage at the Kehl School of Dance.
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Dance Instruction

Date: 1920
Description: Dance instruction with Stefano Mascagno, noted Italian ballet master. F.W. Kehl was president of the American National Normal School which preceded the Dan...
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Young Women Woodworking in Class Room

Date: 1920
Description: Group of young women, probably students, assembling wooden nail boxes and benches in a classroom.
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Testing Milk

Date: 1920
Description: Group of agriculture students testing milk with teacher Gladys M. Smith at the Maplewood School.
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Boys Making Fly Traps

Date: 1920
Description: A group of boys at the Burton School construct wooden fly traps in a classroom.
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Holy Family Academy

Date: 1920
Description: A view of female students relaxing in the reception room at Holy Family Academy. Some sit in groups while others read magazines. Furnishings consist mainly...
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Timber Hitch Demonstration

Date: 1920
Description: Two girls standing on the wooden porch of a schoolhouse holding ropes attached with timber hitch knots to a piece of wood on which a girl is sitting. Other...
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Children Playing Jump Rope

Date: 1920
Description: Girls turning rope for a young boy to skip outside the Sunnyside School in Cook County.
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Embroidery Class

Date: 1920
Description: Girls sitting around a long table while embroidering white cloth stretched through embroidery hoops. A woman, probably an instructor, is standing at left. ...
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Domestic Economy Class

Date: 1920
Description: A group of girls are wearing full-length aprons while using manual hand-mixers to beat the contents of bowls in a domestic economy (home economics) class. ...
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The Hot Lunch

Date: 1920
Description: Two girls are sitting at a table outdoors while a boy is offering them sandwiches from a plate during an etiquette lesson.
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Students with Cat and Dog

Date: 1920
Description: A group of male and female students from Sunnyside School posing for an outdoor portrait with a dog and cat.
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Girl Playing Outdoors

Date: 1920
Description: A girl from Sunnyside School balancing on one leg outdoors. She is wearing a dress and has a large bow in her hair.
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Children Playing Leapfrog

Date: 1920
Description: Boys from Sunnyside School playing leapfrog on the lawn outside a building. Other children are sitting near a screen door in the background.
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Children with American Flag

Date: 1920
Description: A boy and a girl are holding an American flag while standing in front of a building, possibly a schoolhouse. A group of children is standing in a triangle ...
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Children Entering School House

Date: 1920
Description: Group of young school children entering a school building single file, with arms folded behind their backs. The original caption reads: "Proper way of ente...

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