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Walking to School

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Winter scene with children bundled-up against the cold carrying their lunch pails down a snowy rural path to the one room school house called the Pahquahahwong school.

Publication Information

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(X91)20411

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013NTZ
Legacy ID
WHi 24496

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