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This preserved scene shows A group of young girls and boys are playing in a room with a piano and large open windows. Several children have crutches or wear leg braces; others are in a wheel chair, bed, and sling chair. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Hodge Open Air School, Cleveland, Ohio. Unattributed photo, 1900-1920
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This preserved scene shows A woman stands near a desk surrounded by children, some of whom hold books. Shelves with books line the walls behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Elmer Avenue Elementary School library, Schenectady, New York. Photo by Philip Bonn, 1943.
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This preserved scene shows A casually-dressed woman cuts fabric with scissors while a girl in a vest looks on beside her. A sewing machine sits off to one side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: 4-H sewing class, Paradise Valley, Nevada. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1978. American Folklife Center
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This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands at the front of a room next to a chalkboard filled with writing and looks towards a group of young children sitting at desks. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Integration in D.C. schools. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1964.
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This preserved scene shows A man in a suit holds up his baton while a group of mostly children crowds together behind him. All are facing the camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: High school teacher leading band at Decoration Day Ceremony, Gallipolis, Ohio. Photo by Arthur Siegel, 1943.
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This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands in front of a blank blackboard while holding envelopes and gesturing with her hand. Two young men look at a book off to the side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Adult ESL (English as Second Language) class, Khmer Village, Houston, Texas. Photo by Frank Proschan, 1982. American Folklife Center
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This preserved scene shows Captioned newspaper page with two group portraits–a large group of children (above) and a small group of adults (below). The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Faculty and students at the Seba Dalkai School, Arizona, 1955. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
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This preserved scene shows A male teacher in a t-shirt stands in front of a chalkboard illustrated with music notes and points towards adult students sitting in chairs. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Johnny Colon School of Music, New York City. Photo by Jefferson Miller, 1982.
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This preserved scene shows An African American woman points at the number 7 in a home-made number and alphabet chart while two young children sit in chairs facing the chart. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Mother teaching children in home of sharecropper, Transylvania, Louisiana. Photo by Rusell Lee, 1939
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This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands over one of three children studying at desks in a wood-slatted room. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: One-room school, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico. Photo by John Collier, Jr,. 1943.
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This preserved scene shows A group of seven smiling boys and girls stand in front of the American flag. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Deaf children of St. Rita’s School, Cincinnati, OH, singing the Star Spangled Banner in sign language. Photo by J.R. Schmidt, 1918
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This preserved scene shows Women and men in togas look at paintings and wall mosaics. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: “The Picture Gallery.” Engraving, 1877.
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