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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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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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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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The Common at New Salem Academy

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Description: Children play outside New Salem Academy, incorporated in 1795.The steeple of North Congregational Church, built in 1807, is visible beyond the school. Publ...
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Belle Fountain School

Date: 1905
Description: Leta von der Sump, standing at rear left, posing with thirteen children on the front platform of Belle Fountain School. There are two doors on the front of...

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