The School at Work | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

The School at Work

The School at Work | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Teacher Marjorie Carey stands behind her pupils sitting at their desks at the Mud Branch School, District No. 2, as they pose for their photograph. There is a large stove with ornate metal work in a corner of the room behind the teacher, and a parlor organ along the rear wall, centered between two doors. Two sets of twins are seated on the right; they are Glen and Gilman Blomquist and Viola and Violet Jacobson. A clock on a shelf records the time: 9:35.
DESCRIPTION
Teacher Marjorie Carey stands behind her pupils sitting at their desks at the Mud Branch School, District No. 2, as they pose for their photograph. There is a large stove with ornate metal work in a corner of the room behind the teacher, and a parlor organ along the rear wall, centered between two doors. Two sets of twins are seated on the right; they are Glen and Gilman Blomquist and Viola and Violet Jacobson. A clock on a shelf records the time: 9:35.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:101820
Creation Date:circa 1932
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Argyle
County:Lafayette
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 262.10f
Original Dimensions:5 x 3.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Selected from a collection of photographs submitted to the Wisconsin Rural School Survey.
SUBJECTS
Organ (Musical instrument)
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Eyeglasses
Seating (Furniture)
Woodburning Stoves
One-room schools
School children
Teachers
Classes (Groups of students)
Hairstyles
Indoor photography
Portraits, Group
Twins
Women

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