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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Marquette school children posing for a group portrait while dressed up to represent their favorite literary characters. Some of the children are holding si...
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Emiline Curless, dressed as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and Lance Felly, dressed as General U.S. Grant, admire Cinderella's slipper on the foot of Beverly Hoppmann...
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National Book Week at Marquette School

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Patrick Page, dressed as Captain Kidd, peers at Geraldine Ellis' signboard representing the story of "Homer Price," a literary character who made a signboa...
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Teacher Reading to School Children

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Description: A school teacher reads to elementary school children, who are sitting on the floor in a large, open classroom.
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Opossum at Lincoln School

Date: 12 01 1949
Description: Three girls from Lincoln School pose with an opossum that escaped from its cage. The students are, left to right, Nancy Hagen, Jean Diane Gutzman, and Jane...
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Nichols School Poster Contest for Red Cross Blood Drive

Date: 03 31 1950
Description: Nichols School poster contest for the Red Cross Blood Drive. At rear is Clifford Olson, chairman and sponsor of the contest for the Blooming Grove and Mono...
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Lowell School Easter Circus

Date: 04 05 1950
Description: It was Easter Circus time in the East Side Lowell school and hallways this week. Several of Betty Becker's second grade pupils, creators of the paper mach...
Poster

WLA Exhibit Poster: Open Air Schools

Date: 1915
Description: Exhibit poster illustrating the proposed benefits of "open air schools . . . where sick children are made well and weak bones catch up with sound minds." I...
Poster

WLA Exhibit Poster: The Medical Inspection of School Children

Date: 1915
Description: Exhibit poster arguing that "the medical inspection of school children . . . means a broader understanding of childhood." In many of the photographs a man ...
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Classroom at State School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Male and female students sitting in desks while writing on what appear to be slates. A group sitting in a circle at the back of the room are possibly pract...
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Classroom and Class, District 10

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Description: Interior of classroom with teacher and young students, seated in desks. Teacher is identified as Sylvia Rottiger.
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Schoolroom Interior

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Description: Interior of rural schoolroom. A teacher at the back of the room appears to be helping as students of all ages sit working at their desks. A large U.S. Flag...
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Unidentified Rural Schoolhouse

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Description: View from front of room of teacher and students in classroom of one room schoolhouse. There is a large stove on the right, and the teacher stands behind th...
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Labor Union School

Date: 08 1957
Description: People in line during lunchtime during the District 8 labor institute.
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Marquette School

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Bob West has discovered that life in the underground ant colony consists of building homes, storing food and caring for babies. The ant colony has been a p...
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf Chapel

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Description: Interior view of the chapel at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Rows of empty, bow back chairs face a stage, where more chairs are set up under bunting a...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Actors, left to right: Dennis Crary, Bob Alcumbrac (as Johnny), Anne Marie Teeg...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Shown are, left to right: Bob Alcumerac (Johnny), Bill Mueller, Nancy Hustad, L...
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Johnny Appleseed Play

Date: 11 10 1950
Description: A scene from the Lapham School fifth grade production of Johnny Appleseed. Waving goodbye to Johnny (Bob Alcumbrac) are left to right: Rosemary Reding, Lo...
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Nakoma School Play

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Nakoma School third grade children performing a folk dance as part of a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children were assigned to find out ...

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