Photograph
State Public School Records Room
| Records room at the State Public School. Volumes of "analyzed accounts" are seen in the foreground, and small drawers line the right wall. |
| Image ID: | 25852 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1893 |
| Creator Name: | Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908 |
| City: | Sparta |
| County: | Monroe |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Lecher, Paul G. : Wisconsin state institutions photographs, 1893 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 1687 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| The State Public School in Sparta was chartered by the Legislature in 1885 as a "temporary home for dependent and neglected children," and opened its doors in November 1886. Instructing students in "the elementary branches of an English education," its facilities included a central building, a two-story schoolhouse, brick cottages, barns, and a hospital. Enrollment ranged between 200 and 300 in the early 1890s, and state expenses for the School totaled over $328,000 by 1892. |
| Furniture |
| Schools |
| Archival materials |
| Books |
| Libraries |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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