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Group Portrait of African Americans in front of Building

Date: 02 17 1915
Description: Group portrait of African American children and adults posing in front of a run-down building with a stone chimney — possibly a rural school house.
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St. Frances School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the exterior of a Roman Catholic school built of stone with many windows. Sidewalks run along two sides. Trees can be seen behind and on the right....
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Stout Manual Training School

Date: 1890
Description: The Stout Manual Training School, later a part of Stout State College.
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Cross Plains Tavern and School

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of a stone building in Cross Plains, which used to house a tavern downstairs and the town's school upstairs. Features a porch entrance, and ...
Postcard

South Side High School

Date: 1910
Description: The entrance on the left has a small domed tower, and on the right is a chimney. Caption reads: "South Side High School, Milwaukee, Wis."
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School Bulding with Smoke Stack

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Description: View across snow-covered lawn or field of a school building with a smokestack. Automobiles are parked nearby.
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School on Bank of River

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Description: View from shoreline across water toward an unidentified school building with an ornate bell tower on the roof on the bank of a river or large pond. A hill ...
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Jefferson School

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Description: Exterior view of Jefferson School with a number of students congregating in a courtyard area in the foreground. Women are standing near the building with o...
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Glennwood Road School

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Description: A view of the exterior of the Glennwood Road School in Brooklyn, with children playing baseball outside.
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students lined up in formation along the road that leads to the school. Two boys with drums lead the proces...
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Old School House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across path toward a school house. On the left are stairs and a handrail leading to the basement area.
Postcard

Hillside Home Building

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Description: The first building built for the Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green. Exterior view of the Hillside Home Building, a Shingle Style building, de...
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Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior shot of Pleasant View schoolhouse. There is a bell tower on the roof.
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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Lauralton Hall at Academy of Our Lady of Mercy

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Description: Exterior of Lauralton Hall, founded in 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy. The large building exhibits a porch and an ivy-covered stone shelter with arches on ea...
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High School and Training School

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Description: Exterior of High School and Training School. The building features a cupola and brickwork. To the left, a horse-drawn carriage is parked, and a sidewalk le...
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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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New School House

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Description: View of a new multi-story school house as seen from across a lawn. The building features an American flag, two chimneys, and a walkway leading to a column...

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