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The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
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Margarethe Meyer Schurz

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the first kindergarten teacher in the United States. Caption reads: "Mrs. Carl Schurz First Ki...
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Kindergarten

Date: 1928
Description: View of the building which housed the first kindergarten in Wisconsin, opened by Mrs. Carl Schurz in 1856.
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High School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the high school, with a group of people near its entrance and a couple seated on a bench in the foreground. There is a water tower behind the schoo...
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Sullivan Public School

Date: 1910
Description: The public school in Sullivan, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Joint Dist. #4 Sullivan, Wis."
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Students at Aztalan State Park

Date: 06 1973
Description: Fifth-graders from Mayville Public School celebrate the end of the school year by running down the earthen mounds at Aztalan State Park. Teachers on the tr...
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High School

Date: 1860
Description: The first high school erected in Palmyra, built about 1860. People are standing in the yard.
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Saint Coletta School

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: View of the buildings and grounds of St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children as seen from across a road.
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Group in front of School House

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Description: Large group of children and two women standing in neat rows with two women outside of fence in front of a brick building that appears to be a country schoo...
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Ward School

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Description: Exterior of Ward Public School. The sidewalk leads to an entrance where a sign reads: "Public School."
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St. Coletta School

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Description: View of St. Calletta School. The three-story brick school building features arch and rectangular windows, several porch-like entrances, and a cupola. A w...
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Jefferson High School

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Description: Exterior view of a high school taken from across the lawn. The three-story brick building features arch and circular windows, an arch entrance, trees, and ...
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High School

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Description: A view of the facade and side of the building, made mostly of brick.
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High School

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Description: View across street toward the facade and right side of a high school building. A postman walks along the sidewalk in front, and nearby a man sits in his ho...
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Fourth School

Date: 1900
Description: A view of Fourth School, featuring a cupola with a weathervane. Three young girls are posing standing beneath a tree beside the school.
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St. Mark's Parish School

Date: 1914
Description: View across street toward the front and right side of St. Mark's Parish School. A dirt lot is to the right.
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Public School No. 4

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Description: Exterior of Public School No. 4, built in 1883. The brick building entrance has a sign that reads: "High School," and features Gothic arches, long, rectang...
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago blessing the new chapel at Saint Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Feider placing a missal on the candlelighted altar at the new chapel at St. Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Exterior view of the new chapel at St. Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.

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