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Title: School children posing for a group portrait, Allensworth, 1910-1918
Alternative Title: Photos relating to town of Allensworth
Date Created and/or Issued: [1910-1918]
1910/1918
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Sixteen school children and two male adults pose for a group photograph in front of a wooden building.
Allensworth was a town founded in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Caption: Happy School Children at Allensworth
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b05_f04_001.tif
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Subject: African American school children
Allensworth, Allen, 1842-1914
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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