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School Picnic
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Teacher Marian Violet Metcalf, center, stands among her students as they prepare to roast marshmallows at the school picnic. Picnic baskets and a large marshmallow can rest on the ground. There are several women on the right. The picnic was held in a pasture owned by Sherman Pittenger, just down the hill from the Dyer School.
1931
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1931 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 12 x 7 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933 |
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| Call Number | PH 262.6g |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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WHi 100868
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Marian Violet Metcalf
1931
Marian Metcalf, teacher at Dyer School, poses on a sidewalk in front of the porch of a stuccoed house.
School Picnic
May 14, 1931
Students from the Eagle Corners School, District No. 3, Township of Eagle, roast marshmallows over a fire at Barett's Hill (spelled Barrett's on the reverse of the photograph.)
Fishing
1931
View across water towards a group of pupils from the Dyer School fishing from the banks of a stream "about a mile south of school." They are using long cane poles.
Headstand
1931
A girl wearing bloomers and long stockings performs a headstand as other girls look on. One of the bystanders is also wearing athletic clothes under her coat.
Boy with Calf
1931
Claire Alexander posing with a young calf in a pasture near a wooded ravine at his father's farm. There is a manure spreader and shed in the background.
Pupils at Dyer School
1931
Pupils of the Dyer School, District No. 1 pose in front of the school.
