Miller School, Dearborn, Michigan, 1898, Building Later Reproduced in Greenfield Village

THF253126 / Miller School, Dearborn, Michigan, 1898, Building Later Reproduced in Greenfield Village

Artifact Overview

During the mid-19th century, the idea of free public schooling became firmly established in America--making access to education available to more children. By the late 19th century, most kids aged 7 to 12 attended public school for a few years--many in one-room rural schools. America's educational structure would continue to grow, offering schooling from kindergarten to high school. By 1918, all states had made school attendance compulsory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1898

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2743

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.938 in
Width: 3.438 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Springwells Township United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Schoolhouses Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Chapman, John Brainard, 1842-1902 Miller School (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Henry Ford attended Miller School at age nine. He followed a favorite teacher, John Chapman, there from the Scotch Settlement School. The small, one-room building was typical of rural schools throughout the United States in the 1800s. Ford had this replica built in Greenfield Village in the early 1940s.