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The Inventor
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Joe Mietus, 16, poses at the Mayo School, District No. 1. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Has invented several home made farm tools. Also has made patterns of miniature airplanes, etc. Very artistic temperment [sic]."
1931
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1931 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Gene Mayo
1931
Gene Mayo, 14, poses in front of double doors holding his cap. He is a student at the Mayo School, District No. 1. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Rated by Co. Nurse as the 'most phys...
Mayo School
1931
Students pose in front of the Mayo School, District No. 1. There are large pine trees around the one-story building and a low fence in front. A "Mayo School 1924" sign is above the door.
The School at Work
1931
Students work at their desks in the Mayo School, District No. 1. A row of books forms the foreground; history lessons from the time of reconstruction after the Civil War are written on the blackboard.
Francis T. Johnson
1931
Francis Johnson, teacher at the Mayo School, District No. 1, standing beside a screened porch. The porch has a rustic log railing and stone foundation. There are pine and birch trees in the backgro...
Graduation
1929
Seven pupils graduating from the Mayo School, District No. 1, posing sitting in a row in their classroom. The room has been decorated with flowers, crepe paper streamers, and a sign proclaiming "'W...
Tom Simoc
1931
Tom Simoc, 14, poses with a Guernsey cow near a log barn. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Won prizes at Co. Fair, 1930." Tom was the son of Nick Simoc.
