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School Store Room
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Interior of a school storage room filled with desks and other school supplies, including a Smith Sanitary Bubbler Fountain (may be the origin of the regional term "bubbler" for a water fountain).
March 23, 1934
Wisconsin. Civil Works Administration
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W012BRO
WHi 43901
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Mrs. Jenkins' Schoolroom
1895
View of an elementary school classroom with two-seater desks. American flags and bunting complete the decor.
School Group in Classroom
School group in classroom with teacher, possibly at Appleton, Wisconsin.
Classroom Activities
April 7, 1961
Elementary school students paying various levels of attention to classwork in the classroom.
Atomic Energy
circa 1960-1969
Students and teacher in classroom demonstrating an experiment with atomic energy.