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Description
Black and white photo of the Big Bend School. The building is made of logs. Inscribed on the backside of the photograph: Big Bend School ca. 1917 or 1918. Building built by early day families of Big Bend, Butte County, California. Teacher, standing in doorway, was Miss Sophie Gerson. She boarded with the Moak and Pinston families. It is said, a local boy by the name of Johnson, did not enjoy school, burned it down. Inscribed on the backside of the catalog card: Dan Johnson a Indian boy burned the school because he did not like to go to school.
Type
image
Format
Original Photograph
Extent
4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. 1 Page of 1
Identifier
corob_000193 1991-041-0100
Subject
Elementary schools Education Teaching California: Class and School Rules
Place
Las Plumas (Calif.)
Provenance
Butte County Library California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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