Physiography lesson by the Underwood Stereograph System, high school, Plainfield, N.J. Stereograph card photo by Underwood, 1900-1910.
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.
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.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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