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Walking to School

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Description: Winter scene with children bundled-up against the cold carrying their lunch pails down a snowy rural path to the one room school house called the Pahquahah...
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Union High School

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Union High School with several people and a bicycle in the foreground.
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Ruins of Sturgeon Bay High School

Date: 03 05 1908
Description: The Sturgeon Bay High School after the fire the destroyed the building on March 5, 1908. Handwriting on front reads: "S.B. H.S. After Fire Mar. 5, 08 — A.S...
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Crossing Guard Helping Student

Date: 09 1956
Description: A crossing guard helps a young student to cross the street at a cross walk at Abert and Green Bay streets in Milwaukee. Two cars (one a Chevrolet), have en...
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Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School

Date: 12 12 1945
Description: Group of five women in class at the Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries, 502 State Street at Gilman Street. There is a large window in the background, s...
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Milwaukee Commercial School

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Northwest corner of 3rd and Wells Street, facing the Milwaukee Commercial School. A police officer directs traffic in the foreground, with pedestrians on t...
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Schoolhouse Traffic Hazards

Date: 04 24 1926
Description: Children walking along the side of a road in front of a one-room schoolhouse as an automobile approaches from behind. Other children are playing in the sch...
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Girl with Lunchpail

Date: 1918
Description: A girl wearing a hat, winter coat and gloves walking through a field while carrying a lunch pail.
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Waiting to Be Bused to South Boston High School

Date: 1975
Description: Students from Columbia Point waiting to be bused to South Boston High School. Most of the students are standing in groups, talking. School buses are parked...
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Monroe Street Detour

Date: 05 20 1958
Description: A line of cars driving on Cross Street with some Dudgeon school students walking on the side of the street while four blocks of Monroe street from Western ...
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Madison Police Cadet Training

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: Cadet Policeman Daniel Writt is shown receiving training and directing traffic at the State Street corner of Capitol Square, while in the foreground, Donal...

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