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Young Boy with Lunch Box on School Grounds

Date: 05 1928
Description: A young boy holding a lunch box has his hand on his head while standing on the grounds of Viall School.
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School Children Eating

Date: 1919
Description: Three girls serving cups of food and bread to children seated at their desks in a Cook County, District 137 classroom. The activity may have been part of t...
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International Harvester Farm Exhibit

Date: 06 1975
Description: Students from Chicago's Cyrus McCormick School tour the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The children are examining...
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International Harvester Farm Exhibit

Date: 06 1975
Description: Students from Chicago's Cyrus McCormick School viewing a replica of the original McCormick Reaper at the International Harvester exhibit at the Chicago Mus...
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Butch Quirk in the Classroom

Date: 04 1964
Description: Thirteen-year-old student John "Butch" Quirk stands in a classroom surrounded by his seated classmates. The original magazine caption reads: "School Boy: '...
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Girls Standing near Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Three girls stand at the entrance of the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck) holding books. A child playing tennis is in the background. The origi...
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Children Exiting School Bus

Date: 11 20 1936
Description: Three boys exit an International school bus in front of what appears to be a school building. Three children sit inside the bus looking out the windows.
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Children Boarding School Bus

Date: 10 15 1935
Description: An International Model C-60 school bus is parked on a gravel road in a rural area while children form a line to board. The bus was owned by the schools of ...
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Girls Getting on Bus

Date: 02 12 1935
Description: Four girls wearing winter hats and coats are stepping off a curb near a building to get on an International school bus owned by New Woodstock High School.
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Children Boarding Bus

Date: 01 24 1935
Description: Children wearing winter coats and hats forming a line to get on a school bus parked in the drive in front of what appears to be a school building. The text...
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Boy Exiting Bus

Date: 03 05 1935
Description: A boy exits an International bus wearing a hat and carrying a book, and a young girl stands on the steps behind him. Other children look out the window fro...
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International C-1 School Bus

Date: 02 03 1936
Description: A man helps children get into an International C-1 school bus (station wagon). In the background is a large brick building.
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School Bus at Oldest School House

Date: 04 09 1935
Description: Children disembark from an International Model C-30 school bus parked in front of the "oldest [frame] school house" in America. The bus was one of seven ow...
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Children Playing on School Grounds

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of school children running and playing on open school grounds. There is a schoolhouse in the background.
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Young Men Laying Out Ears of Corn

Date: 1918
Description: Two young men, probably students, laying ears of corn on wooden table.
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Students Making a Fly Trap

Date: 1913
Description: Two young boys on the floor of a room, probably a classroom, nailing mesh screening to the frame of their fly trap.
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Schoolhouse Traffic Hazards

Date: 04 24 1926
Description: Children walking along the side of a road in front of a one-room schoolhouse as an automobile approaches from behind. Other children are playing in the sch...
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Students Sitting at Desks

Date: 1919
Description: View from front of a classroom of students sitting at their desks in the Sedan Prairie School. A large round woodstove is in the back right corner of the r...
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Girls Making Lunch

Date: 1919
Description: Two girls mixing food in a bowl while preparing lunch at Sedan Prairie School. A poster reading: "Buy Liberty Bonds" is on the blackboard behind them, and ...
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Students Preparing Lunch in Classroom

Date: 1919
Description: Students sit at desks inside Sedan Prairie School while others stand in the back of the classroom to prepare lunch. The poster hanging on the back wall rea...

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