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Children have clasped hands and formed a circle in a game of "Drop the Handkerchief." They are in the schoolyard of Farmer's Grove School, District No. 3, Town of York and New Glarus. There is an outhouse with privacy fence in the background.
1935
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Pupils at Farmer's Grove School
1935
Students pose in front of Farmer's Grove School, District No #3, Towns of York and New Glarus.
Ivan Rhyner
1935
Ivan Rhyner, 13, "leader of highest class in history" at Farmer's Grove School, poses outside the school holding a book.
Girl with Guitar
1935
Arlene Elmer, 14, poses outside the Farmer's Grove School with a guitar. On the reverse of the photograph is written "This pupil is leader in plays and games as well as in art and music."
Boy Milking a Cow
1935
Ivan Rhyner, 13, milks a Brown Swiss cow out of doors, near a gate on his father's farm. Other cows observe from the opposite side of the fence. The photographer's shadow falls in the foreground.
Arlene Elmer
1935
Arlene Annette Elmer, 14, poses with three of her drawings alongside the Farmer's Grove School. Her teacher wrote on the reverse of this photograph that she was "very much interested in art and mus...
Alvin Elmer
1935
Alvin Elmer, age 15, holds a model airplane and coal truck that he made. His teacher at Farmer's Grove School wrote on the reverse of the photograph, "This student shows special interest in manual ...
