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This preserved scene shows A group of smiling children look at their female teacher in a blouse and long skirt who stands with her back to the camera. The children hold papers in their hands. The mill is in the background. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Cotton mill kindergarten, Dallas, Texas. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1913.
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This preserved scene shows Five African American women sit on the front steps of a house with large windows and an open porch. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Nannie Helen Burroughs and others at the National Training School, Washington, D.C. About 1909.
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This preserved scene shows A male teacher in a suit stands behind a globe while young adults sit on stools with maps and stereo photos out on their wooden tables. Maps hang on a back wall. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Physiography lesson by the Underwood Stereograph System, high school, Plainfield, N.J. Stereograph card photo by Underwood, 1900-1910.
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This preserved scene shows Eight girls are posed in basketball positions as one girl aims the ball towards the basket. They wear belted, knee-length outfits and stockings. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Female students playing basketball, Western High School, Washington, DC. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899
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This preserved scene shows A group of well-dressed African American women and children stand in a line looking up at a mural. Archways and murals are visible above them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: A visit to the Library of Congress. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, around 1899.
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This preserved scene shows Several male students and one female student are working at countertops with elevated shelves filled with glass bottles and tubes. A male teacher stands at the side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Chemistry lab, Central High School, Washington, D.C. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, around 1899.
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This preserved scene shows Portrait photo of a woman wearing ornate clothing and an intricate hairstyle. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Emma V. Brown, teacher at the first government funded school for African American children in Washington, D.C. Photo by M.P. and A.I. Rice, between 1874 and 1876.
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This preserved scene shows A man in a suit stands on a platform and points towards a large group of mostly children sitting on long benches. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Zion School, Charleston, South Carolina. Wood engraved illustration from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud, 1866.
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This preserved scene shows A nun stands in front of children seated at desks. Some children raise their hands. A large chalkboard covers the back wall. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: St. Peter’s School, Washington, D.C. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1969.
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This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands next to a boy at a chalkboard covered with Korean characters. The boy holds a piece of chalk against the board and looks toward the teacher. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: First Korean School, Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1982. American Folklife Center
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This preserved scene shows A female teacher in a head covering leans towards a boy at a desk to show him the open pages of a book. Other children are also in the classroom. A long chalkboard lines the wall behind the teacher. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Islamic School of Seattle, Washington. Photo by Susan Dwyer-Schick, 1982. American Folklife Center
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This preserved scene shows A man in a suit jacket and tie smiles while standing in a hallway with young people passing by around him. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Scott County High School principal Gregory Figgs, Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell, 1998.
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