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Emerson School
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A group of young students seated in their classroom holding books as the teacher stands at the back of the room. The title of the book is "The Progressive Music Series, Book One" and the teacher is holding a harmonica up to her mouth.
Diemer, Melvin E.
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Mendota Beach School Classroom
1922
View from front of classroom of children sitting at desks at the Mendota Beach School.
Playground Scene at Emerson School
1925
Outdoor view of a group of boys about to play softball, and using a bat to choose who goes first. Location identified as Emerson School. A dog is standing in the background near the school building.
John Steuart Curry
1938
Candid portrait of John Steuart Curry working in his studio, holding paintbrushes.
Mendota Beach School
1922
View from front of classroom of children sitting in desks at the elementary school health program, blowing their noses.
Emerson School Classroom
October 1, 1931
Emerson School children and teacher listen to a radio broadcast from a radio set up in front of the blackboard in the classroom at 2421 East Johnson Street.
Lowell School Playroom
1927
A group of children sit cross-legged on the floor of the kindergarten room at Lowell School. Dorothy Browne is the child sitting in the chair facing them. There is a ceramic tiled fireplace near th...
