Palisade Public Library Collection ➔ Photo of Palisade Classroom circa 1900
Photograph -- Black-and-White Photograph
Identifier:
1979.23.8Description
Matted group photograph of 26 students sitting at desks in a classroom at the school building at 4th and Kluge ca. 1901-1902 in Palisade, Colorado. Written in chalk on chalkboards in the background are math equations, drawings of 3D shapes, hand-drawn maps of South America and Australia, and lists of words and their abbreviations.Teacher: Beulah Van Buren
Front to rear, left to right:
1st Row: McKay, Grace / Clark, Levi / Pearson, Jennie / Bowman, Charles / Potter, Dana
2nd Row: Parton, Irene / Bower, Philip / Wister. Earl / Hampton, Lucille
3rd Row: Donaldson, Benny / Scroggins, Stella / Spitler, Axel / Parton, Louis / Rogers, Mary / Powell, Bessie
4th Row: Hampton, Erwin / Lloyd, Edithe / McKay, Mable / Kitson, _____ / Unknown
5th Row: Pearson, Hannah / Bond, C. / Kelso, Johnny / Kelso, Inez / Kelso, Charlie / Powell, Nellie
Attached to the front of the photograph is a piece of paper with the following typed message: "1901 or 1902 / School Building-4th and Kluge--teacher, Beulah Van Buren / front to rear--left to right / Grace McKay, Levi Clark, Jennie Pearson, Charlie Bowman, Dana Potter. / Irene Parton, Philip Bower, Earl Wister, Lucille Hampton, / Benny Donaldson, Stella Scroggins, Azel Spitlar, Louie Parron, Mary Rogers, Bessie Powell / Erwin Hampton, Edithe Lloyd, Mable McKay, -- Kitson,unknown / Hannah Pearson, C. Bond, Johnny Kelso, Inez Kelso, Charlie Kelso, Nellie Powell".
Written on the back of the photograph in blue pencil is the message, "School in Palisade Colorado / 1901 or 1902".