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Night School

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Adult students pose in class at a night school, where they took classes in English and citizenship at Neighborhood House.

Date Created:
May 1940

Publication Information

Date Created
May 1940

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
25 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 4352 (5)

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013931
Legacy ID
WHi 35722

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