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- Pastel Painting, "Rochester Union Academy," by M. Perkins, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
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Pastel Painting, "Rochester Union Academy," by M. Perkins, 1840-1850
- High School, La Grange, Illinois, circa 1940 - Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.
- circa 1940
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High School, La Grange, Illinois, circa 1940
Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.
- Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint, Michigan, circa 1909 -
- circa 1909
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Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint, Michigan, circa 1909
- Technical High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1908-1910 -
- 1908-1910
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Technical High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1908-1910
- High School, Janesville, Wisconsin, circa 1910 - The first high school in Janesville, Wisconsin, was organized in 1856. By the end of the century, Janesville residents had built this new, larger facility to house classrooms, laboratories, and a manual training department for more than 450 students. The building served as a high school until a new facility opened in 1923 and was later demolished.
- circa 1910
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High School, Janesville, Wisconsin, circa 1910
The first high school in Janesville, Wisconsin, was organized in 1856. By the end of the century, Janesville residents had built this new, larger facility to house classrooms, laboratories, and a manual training department for more than 450 students. The building served as a high school until a new facility opened in 1923 and was later demolished.
- Central High School, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912 - Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.
- circa 1912
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Central High School, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912
Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.
- Union High School, Anaheim, California, 1914 - Union High School was dedicated in 1912 to serve the student population of Anaheim, California. Ionic columns and a Parthenon-type frieze welcomed students as they entered the Greek revival style building. The building served the community until 1933 when the Long Beach earthquake rendered the building unsafe. The new school building, dedicated in 1936, reflected the more contemporary Art Deco style.
- circa 1914
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Union High School, Anaheim, California, 1914
Union High School was dedicated in 1912 to serve the student population of Anaheim, California. Ionic columns and a Parthenon-type frieze welcomed students as they entered the Greek revival style building. The building served the community until 1933 when the Long Beach earthquake rendered the building unsafe. The new school building, dedicated in 1936, reflected the more contemporary Art Deco style.
- Aerial View of Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945 - The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- September 01, 1944
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Aerial View of Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, with Waterwheel, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935 - Henry Ford had his favorite artist Irving Bacon paint several scenes Henry remembered from his childhood. This painting depicts a dam and a waterwheel Henry and a group of friends installed in a small stream. Behind them is the Miller School building, which a grown up Henry had replicated at Greenfield Village.
- circa 1876
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Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, with Waterwheel, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935
Henry Ford had his favorite artist Irving Bacon paint several scenes Henry remembered from his childhood. This painting depicts a dam and a waterwheel Henry and a group of friends installed in a small stream. Behind them is the Miller School building, which a grown up Henry had replicated at Greenfield Village.
- Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1915 - The original Cass Technical High School opened in 1907 to provide children with vocational skills needed in the burgeoning Detroit industries. Enrollment started small but grew quickly, outgrowing the original school's quarters. This postcard shows the building that the high school occupied around 1915, before a new building was constructed.
- circa 1915
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Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1915
The original Cass Technical High School opened in 1907 to provide children with vocational skills needed in the burgeoning Detroit industries. Enrollment started small but grew quickly, outgrowing the original school's quarters. This postcard shows the building that the high school occupied around 1915, before a new building was constructed.