Roger Baird | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Roger Baird

Roger Baird | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Roger Baird, 11 years old and a student at Hillcrest School, District No. 6, Towns of Waukesha, Pewaukee, Brookfield and New Berlin, poses on the arched front porch of the school building. He is wearing knickers and argyle pattern stockings. Roger was the "Leader of highest class in mathematics" as well as "The Inventor." On the reverse of the photograph is written that he "Invented a contrivance that mixes wheat with other grains evenly."
DESCRIPTION
Roger Baird, 11 years old and a student at Hillcrest School, District No. 6, Towns of Waukesha, Pewaukee, Brookfield and New Berlin, poses on the arched front porch of the school building. He is wearing knickers and argyle pattern stockings. Roger was the "Leader of highest class in mathematics" as well as "The Inventor." On the reverse of the photograph is written that he "Invented a contrivance that mixes wheat with other grains evenly."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:102848
Creation Date: 1933
Creator Name:Unknown
City:
County:Waukesha
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 262.16c
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 4.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Selected for scanning from a collection of photographs submitted to the Wisconsin Rural School Survey. Roger was also photographed with his prize calf; see Image ID: 102851.
SUBJECTS
Arches
Stone buildings
Trees
Clothing and dress
Neckties
Shoes
One-room schools
School buildings
School children
Sidewalks
Outdoor photography
Portrait photography

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