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Tennessee Town kindergarten, Topeka, Kansas
This is a group photo of Tennessee Town kindergarten students and teachers standing in front of Union Hall, Topeka, Kansas. This was a kindergarten for African American children sponsored by the Central Congregational Church, Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Charles Monroe Sheldon started the kindergarten in 1893 and served as pastor of the church from 1889-1920. The adults are identified as Mother Ransome, Margaret Adams, Miss Doolittle, and Nettie Miller.
previewEudora School, Eudora, Kansas
Riddle, J. R.
Adults and a large crowd of children standing in front and to the side of a large, two story, stone schoolhouse in Eudora, Kansas. Note that the school was integrated, and that the boys and girls were grouped separately for the photograph.
previewValley Falls Public School, Valley Falls, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a group of students with their teacher in a classroom in Valley Falls, Kansas.
previewBlue Mound School, Jefferson County
These three boys with lunch pails are walking from the Blue Mound School building near Valley Falls in Jefferson County, Kansas. Also visible in the background are a shed and a girl standing near the school.
previewApex Theater, Topeka, Kansas
These African American adults and children are assembled outside of the Apex Theater at 122 E. 4th Street in Topeka, Kansas, for the Kiddie Klub Show they put on. Also visible are the brick street with trolley tracks, a Meadow Gold ice cream truck, and a street light.
previewSecond grade students at Monroe School, Topeka
Schrock, John Edward
This photograph shows the second grade class of Monroe Elementary, with their teacher, Edna Vance, seated at the back of the classroom. In 1992 the Monroe School was designated a National Historic Landmark for its involvement in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka court case (1954), which determined that the racial segregation of schools was unconstitutional.
previewChildren playing baseball, Kansas City, Kansas
United States. Works Progress Administration
These children are playing baseball at Waterway Park in Kansas City, Kansas. This activity was part of the Works Progress Administration. There is a stone structure in the background.
previewChildren playing, Wichita, Kansas
United States. Works Progress Administration
these African American children are playing shuffleboard at a recreation center in Wichita, Kansas. This activity was part of the Works Progress Administration.
previewTeenagers dancing at a recreation center, Leavenworth, Kansas
Youth group dancing at a Leavenworth, Kansas, Works Progress Administration recreation center.
previewDancing at a recreation center, Leavenworth, Kansas
United States. Works Progress Administration
This boy and girl are dancing at an African American recreation center in Leavenworth, Kansas. It was part of the Works Progress Administration activities.
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