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Miss Mae Kelly, director of instruction, with teachers at Randolph Henry High School, Keysville, Virginia. Photo by Philip Bonn, 1943.
This preserved scene shows Female teachers sits between two male teachers at paper-filled desks with book shelves behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Miss Mae Kelly, director of instruction, with teachers at Randolph Henry High School, Keysville, Virginia. Photo by Philip Bonn, 1943.
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Two teachers having a conversation, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows Two African American women wearing coats stand talking to each other. A college building is behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Two teachers having a conversation, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows An African American woman sits in a leather chair at a large wooden desk. Portraits hang on the walls and shelves and file boxes are visible behind her. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
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Fashion designing class, Manzanar Relocation Center, California. Photograph by Ansel Adams, around 1943.
This preserved scene shows A Japanese American female teacher holds a measuring tape near small scale evening gowns while a group of young women watch her carefully. Their work table is covered with fabric and spools of thread. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Fashion designing class, Manzanar Relocation Center, California. Photograph by Ansel Adams, around 1943.
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Mrs. Mary Spangler, a Woodrow Wilson High School teacher, at a class in organic chemistry which she attends in the evening. Photo by Esther Bubley, 1943.
This preserved scene shows Three people sit at a long table covered with paper binders and a lantern slide projector. One of them, a uniformed woman, reads a book. Three other people tare in the background. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Mrs. Mary Spangler, a Woodrow Wilson High School teacher, at a class in organic chemistry which she attends in the evening. Photo by Esther Bubley, 1943.
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Painting class at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, 1942.
This preserved scene shows An African American male teacher stands watching a group of African American men and women painting at a table. Paintings hang from a board on the back wall. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Painting class at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, 1942.
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Benjamin Franklin High School, New York, New York. High school boys growing physically fit through exercise. Photo by William Perlitch, 1942
This preserved scene shows Seven teenagers are running in and out between posts in a dirt track. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Benjamin Franklin High School, New York, New York. High school boys growing physically fit through exercise. Photo by William Perlitch, 1942
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