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Margarethe Meyer Schurz
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Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the first kindergarten teacher in the United States. Caption reads: "Mrs. Carl Schurz First Kindergarten teacher in the United States. Conducted such a School at Watertown in 1857."
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Carl Schurz and Mrs. Schurz
Formal studio portrait showing Carl Schurz seated and Margarethe [Meyer] Schurz, (Mrs. Carl Schurz) posed standing next to him.
The First Kindergarten in America
circa 1910-1919
Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits of Carl Schurz and Margarethe Schurz on th...
919 Charles St.
72000055
Located in Watertown, Jefferson County
The First Kindergarten in America
1928
Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
Inside the First Kindergarten
1968
View from back of display of people visiting the first kindergarten building. A mannequin dressed as a nineteenth century teacher is sitting in a chair on the left, and four mannequins dressed as g...
