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Description
Photographic portrait of the students of the Spring Street School, Los Angeles, ca.1860-1900. The school is located on the northwest corner of Spring Street and Second Street. Mrs. Louise Hayes, the first teacher employed by the city of Los Angeles, stands behind her students to the left, in front of the school's brick building. The students are comprised of thirty-six boys and ten girls arranged in five rows with the first row sitting on the ground. Almost all the boys are wearing short pants, and all the girls wear dresses. Two African-American students are pictured.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Hayes, Louise Spring Street School Los Angeles--Schools--Grammar--Intermediate--Classes--Classrooms Portraits--Group--School Schools Students Teachers Educational facilities
Time Period
circa 1860/1900
Place
California Los Angeles Spring Street & 2nd Street USA buildings: Spring Street School
Source
1-9-109 [Microfiche number] 7134 [Accession number] CHS-7134 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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