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Artifacts supporting the One-Room School program in Greenfield Village.

Bill from Elizabeth Hitchcock for Teaching School in the Southwest District of Bethany, Summers of 1799 and 1800

Group of School Children and Teachers, Hillsdale, Michigan, circa 1890

Children Playing Baseball in Dodge School Yard, Harrison, Michigan, circa 1888

Book, "McGuffey's Eclectic Primer," Revised Edition 1881, Published 1909

Trade Card for C. M. Henderson & Company Boots and Shoes, circa 1900

Students and Teacher in a One-Room School near Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940

Copy of Oil Portrait of Noah Webster, 1823-1835

Noah Webster Home - 1

School Desks, circa 1900

School Bell, circa 1900

Portrait of Educator William Holmes McGuffey Reading a Book, circa 1860

Textbook, "New McGuffey Second Reader," Revised Edition, Published 1901

William Holmes McGuffey School - 1

William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace - 2

Miller School - 3

Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, with Waterwheel, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935 - 2

Scotch Settlement School - 3

"A Day in Mary Carrow's School," 1848

Boy's Suit, 1820-1830

Girl's Dress with Pantaloons, circa 1850

Trade Card for "School Shoes," C. M. Henderson & Company, circa 1885

Boy's Shirt and Breeches, circa 1880

Girl's Dress, 1870-1880

Copybook of Mary S. Lewis, "Her Book," 1800

Writing Slate, 1880-1910

Slate Pencils, circa 1875

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920

Textbook, "McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920

Textbook, "McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920

Textbook, "McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1907

Textbook, "McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1921

Book, "Smiley's Atlas for The Use of Schools and Families," 1839

Agreement to Hire Elizabeth Hitchcock to Teach School, May 2, 1800

School Reward of Merit Given to James Grattan by His Teacher, Miss Carman, 1850-1859

Reward of Merit Given to Sarah White by Her Teacher, Alexander McGuffey, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1833

Trade Card for Lee's Drug Store, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1885

Reward of Merit Card, circa 1885

Ink Bottle, circa 1870

Quill Pen, 1850-1950

Dip Pen, circa 1890

Hill's Spelling Blocks, 1867-1880

Marbles, 1800-1900

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