Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 41

Photograph

Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
Photograph

Myles Horton

Date: 
Description: Seated group observes Myles Horton making notes.
Photograph

Story Time

Date: 09 26 1967
Description: Young children listen to a story through earphones as a teacher's aid looks on.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin School for Workers

Date: 07 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin School for Workers, group of students and teacher standing, looking at bulletin board with list of classes/topics. In 1945 the U...
Photograph

Estelle Thompson at CIO School

Date: 
Description: Highlander Folk School instructor Estelle Thompson showing leaflet-making and stencil cutting at CIO school.
Photograph

Meetings for Mr. Bannerman

Date: 
Description: Public meetings for Mr. Bannerman, extreme right, an educational worker from Garner. Center with white suit, Scott Bates; Labor King General, Highlander F...
Photograph

Wadmalaw Island Citizenship Group

Date: 
Description: Two women at the blackboard during a Wadmalaw Island citizenship group evening class.
Photograph

Wadmalaw Island Citizen Group Coffee Break

Date: 
Description: Wadmalaw Island Citizenship group coffee break. Third from the left is Bernice Robinson, a teacher in the first school, former Highlander Folk School stud...
Photograph

Mrs. Brewer's Class at Edisto Island

Date: 
Description: Mrs. Brewer teaching a citizenship class at Edisto Island. Septima Clark, far left.
Photograph

Young Woman Teaching Labor Class

Date: 
Description: A young woman teaching a labor class at Highlander Folk School.
Photograph

Freedom School

Date: 1964
Description: Students at Freedom School meet outdoors for class during Freedom Summer.
Photograph

Stewards' School

Date: 
Description: The training school for stewards sponsored by Local 56 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America. At the blackboard is Otis L. Simmons, the local pres...
Photograph

Banneker High School

Date: 1937
Description: Male and female students pose for a group portrait, with their teacher standing at right, in front of Banneker High School. The structure is made of brick ...
Photograph

Professor C.W. Farr Teaching Agricultural Course

Date: 02 10 1915
Description: Professor C.W. Farr standing on an elevated platform at the front of a classroom at the Burrell School while presenting on the subject of agricultural dive...
Photograph

Cotton Presentation

Date: 1915
Description: View from back of classroom of Dr. W.B. Hinds pointing at a graph as he delivers an agricultural lecture on cotton to students seated at North Alabama Bapt...
Photograph

Boys Building Fly Traps

Date: 1915
Description: Boys use various tools to make fly traps in a classroom. A man, probably their instructor, stands in the background in front of a chalkboard.
Photograph

Classroom Presentation on Flies

Date: 1915
Description: A group of students and a teacher are sitting at desks in a classroom while listening to a lesson on the dangers of house flies. Agricultural lecture chart...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Playtime

Date: 1925
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with images of infants and young children being cared for at the settlement house, including a group outside...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Play School Scenes

Date: 1946
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two images from the Play School for 3 and 4 year olds: a boy is opening his mouth for a woman who is...
Photograph

Freedom School Teacher and Students

Date: 1964
Description: Sandra Adickes (right), Freedom Summer volunteer teacher at Palmer's Crossing Freedom School. Students (left) are Rita Mae Crawford and Jimella Stokes.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: