Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Goldsberry collection of open-air school photographs |
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Span Dates | ca. 1900-1925 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1900-1915) |
Call No. | LOT 5338 (F) (H) (OSE) |
Extent | ca. 2,500 items ; mostly 36 x 44 cm. or smaller. |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp020009 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004668862 |
Summary | Photographs show open-air schools in many countries, chiefly the United States. Includes facilities designed for tubercular, anemic, deaf and blind children, as well as those with no medical challenges. Montessori methods, furniture, and toys in use. Some old one-room schoolhouses. Washington-area images include open-air education at Mackin playground in Georgetown; and Black students at Miner Normal School learning to brush their teeth. |
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