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The School at Work
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Glady Hofseth, the teacher at Eagle Corners School, sits with a small group of students at the front of the classroom while the other students work at their desks. There is a large stove in the back of the room. A Victrola style phonograph stands in a front corner.
1933
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1933 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933 |
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| Call Number | PH 262.11c |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Gladys Hofseth
1933
The teacher at Eagle Corners School, District No. 3, Township of Eagle, Gladys Hofseth, poses in front of the school. She is wearing a polka dot dress.
Eagle Corners School
1933
Interior view of Eagle Corners School, a one-room schoolhouse in Richland County. The students are all seated at desks and most are reading. Their coats hang on hooks at the back of the room near t...
Wisconsin River Scene
1933
A view of the Wisconsin River captured by Gladys Hofseth, the teacher at Eagle Corners School, District No. 3, Township of Eagle. This scene is "not far from the school house."
Eagle Corners School
1932
Students and their teacher, Gladys Hofseth (back row, far right), pose outside Eagle Corners School. The school is a wood frame building with an enclosed porch and a small bell tower on the roof. T...
Irene Mervin
1933
Irene Mervin, a 12-year-old student at Eagle Corners School, poses with a baseball bat in front of a large tree. On the reverse of the photograph is written "Irene is very good natured."
Unidentified Rural Schoolhouse
View from front of room of teacher and students in classroom of one room schoolhouse. There is a large stove on the right, and the teacher stands behind the students posing at their desks.
