Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Excelsior Public School

Image

View across road of school children and a man and a woman standing in front of the two-story public school. There is a bell tower above the entrance. A number of the children are barefoot.

Date Created:
1909
Creator:
Gillett, Sherwin

Publication Information

Creator Gillett, Sherwin
Date Created 1909

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Sherwin H. Gillett papers and photographs, 1880s-1964 (bulk 1910-1961)
Call Number (G5)00780

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013GD9
Legacy ID
WHi 90751

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Public School

Public School

A class of children and a teacher pose outside the school building in the winter.

View
Photographs
High School

High School

1882

Teachers and students pose in front of the public school.

View
Photographs
Public School

Public School

1909

Exterior view of the public school from unpaved road. The building is a two-story wood frame building with a flat roof and bell tower with a flag pole on top. There is a hand-pump near the steps le...

View
Photographs
Public School

Public School

A class of students and their teacher pose outside of the public school.

View
Photographs
Students in Snow in front of School

Students in Snow in front of School

1920

Students in winter attire pose on the snowy lawn of the school. A few of the children have sleds. A woman stands near the arched entrance of the school building.

View
Photographs
School Children Group Portrait

School Children Group Portrait

1926

Group portrait of schoolchildren with an adult female in a forest setting.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown