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St. Xavier's Academy
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Slightly elevated view of desks which are arranged in rows inside a classroom at St. Xavier's Academy. The teacher's desk is angled in a corner to the right, while a bookcase with glass doors stands in the left corner and a potted fern stands between them. A rug lies in the middle of the floor and a table standing on top of it holds a vase of flowers. Caption reads: "Class Room. St. Xavier's Academy. Beatty, PA."
1920
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St. Xavier's Academy
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