Grade school, San Augustine, Texas. Photo by Russell Lee, 1939.
This preserved scene shows A female teacher leans over to check the paper of a girl seated at a desk. Other children sit at desks behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Grade school, San Augustine, Texas. Photo by Russell Lee, 1939.
This preserved scene shows A female teacher leans over to check the paper of a girl seated at a desk. Other children sit at desks behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Grade school, San Augustine, Texas. Photo by Russell Lee, 1939.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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