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One Room Schoolhouse in Matteson

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of the front of a one-room schoolhouse. There is a Red Cross poster hanging in the school entryway, and a smaller outbuilding behind the scho...
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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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Pleasant View School Cloakroom

Date: 02 1919
Description: View of lunch pails, hats, and coats hanging on hooks inside the cloakroom at Pleasant View School.
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Pleasant View School

Date: 02 1919
Description: View from a distance of a group of children and adults standing in a line next to a flag pole in front of Pleasant View School.
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Classmates Picking Weeds

Date: 02 1919
Description: A group of children and adults from Elm Grove school learning to identify and pick weeds along the side of a dirt road.
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Children and Instructors in Classroom

Date: 1916
Description: A group of children sitting at desks raising their arms while being led in a classroom activity by a male instructor. Four women and one man are sitting an...
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Students Serving Lunch

Date: 1918
Description: Girls serving trays loaded with mugs of soup to students seated at desks in a classroom. A chalkboard, portraits of presidents, and an American flag are in...
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Paper Boy Delivering Newspapers

Date: 1918
Description: A boy wearing a coat and hat standing on a sidewalk while delivering newspapers to nearby homes. Attached to his newspaper bag is a sign reading: "Cook Cou...
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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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Learning Knot Tying

Date: 1918
Description: A group of students learning to tie knots in pieces of twine in a classroom. A chalkboard, American flag, and several portraits are hanging on the wall in ...
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Washing Facility

Date: 1920
Description: View of a sink installed in a corner in a washroom at School #9. A mirror, towel rack, framed picture, and a row of mugs hang from walls surrounding the si...
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School Library

Date: 1920
Description: District school library with bookshelves along the walls near a window, and a table and chairs arranged in front of them.
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Hamburg District School Number 1

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Hamburg District School Number 1 located in Erie County. A flag pole is standing in the school's front yard. There is also a pole on top o...
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Bench Work

Date: 1919
Description: View of a teacher watching over a group of male students as they practice woodwork at benches inside a classroom. The text on the blackboard hanging on the...
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Rural School Room

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of a school room at Mohegan Lake Public School, filled with rows of desks, an organ, and several chalkboards. The text on the chalkboard read...
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Walkenhorst School Canning Club

Date: 1917
Description: A group of girls from the Canning Club of Walkenhorst School sitting and standing around a table outdoors to display their canned goods. A man wearing eyeg...
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Walkenhorst School Board

Date: 1917
Description: Teacher and school board of the Walkenhorst School sit around a table outdoors near a building. The men have set their hats on the table, and a horse-drawn...
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Boys Grain Judging Club

Date: 1917
Description: A group of boys from the Boys Grain Judging Club at Walkenhorst School sitting around a table outdoors to look at cobs of corn. A man, wearing eyeglasses, ...
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Girls Sewing Club of Walkenhorst School

Date: 10 27 1917
Description: Members of the Girls Sewing Club of Walkenhorst School sitting and standing near a table set up outdoors near what is probably a school building.
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Teacher and Classmates Ready to Pick Seed Corn

Date: 1917
Description: A group of boys from the Walkenhorst School holding fabric bags while posing in a field with their instructor on their way to select seed corn.

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