Hancock Public School. Note on back to Louise Erdman, Holloway, from Hilda. Postcard published for Chris Rygh, Hancock, MN, printed in Germany. Part of this building was later remodeled to serve as a church for the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hancock.
The older frame structure of Hawthorne School is visible in foreground while the partially completed brick structure that will eventually replace the frame building is visible in the background.
Postcard of the gable front schoolhouse with a bell tower and the entrance at one end and a chimney at the opposite end. Three windows with closed shutters. In white lettering the caption reads, "Public School, Helena, Minnesota."
The Ironton School in Ironton, Minnesota, was identical to the White School in Crosby. It was built in 1911 to house 180 students. It was replaced in 1918 by the brick and stone Graded School.
Jefferson elementary school second street between ninth and tenth avenues east; St. Luke's hospital bought it in 1983 for its nursing program; subsequently sold and is an apartment building with a day care program
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Jefferson elementary school second street between ninth and tenth avenues east; St. Luke's hospital bought it in 1983 for its nursing program; subsequently sold and is an apartment building with a day care program
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the John Ireland School in St. Peter, which was located between Myrtle and Walnut Streets, facing Fifth Street, until it was demolished as a result of the March 1998 tornado. The school served children who attended the Church of St. Peter.
Exterior view of the original Lincoln School in St. Peter, which was destroyed by a fire in 1913. The school's students can be seen in front of the building, which was located on the north side of Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, facing Chestnut.
Exterior view of the Lincoln School in St. Peter that was built to replace an earlier school of the same name on the same site. Both schools faced south along Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets.
Exterior view of the Longfellow School, located near West 8th Street and Idaho Avenue. Longfellow School was replaced with a new building in 1934. The E. J. Jones home is visible in the background.
Located on Block 19 in the original town, built in 1885 with an addition added in 1894. Used as a high school and grammar school. Demolished in 1934 and replaced with a new building, also known as Longfellow School. Note on back of original to Caroline Mork, Hancock, from Sadie E.
Lowry School exterior, east and south facades, at completion of construction. The Lowry school district consolidated with Glenwood in 1964. High School classes had been bussed to Glenwood since 1930. The school was closed in 1983 and all students bussed to Glenwood. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and razed in 1992.
Mott Hall served as a school building for both dormitories and classrooms. The text at the bottom of the photo reads: "J. L. Noyes, Superintendent, Minnesota School for the Deaf, Faribault, Minnesota."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Male students are standing on the left in front of the South Wing, and female students are standing on the right in front of the North Wing. The North and South Wings of Mott Hall served as the first permanent buildings for classrooms and dormitories during 1874-1879. The North Wing was the first to be occupied on March 17, 1868, and the South Wing was occupied in the fall of 1873. The two wings were almost exact counterparts, and were connected by a covered passageway on the first floor level.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
East Hillside; Franklin School fire Fourth Avenue East and Seventh; 411 East Seventh street; spectators; houses on both sides of Seventh street; trees; dirt street; boardwalks; children; women; men
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
East Hillside; Franklin School fire Fourth Avenue East and Seventh; 411 East Seventh street; spectators; trees; dirt street; boardwalks; children; women; men
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hunter's Park: Glen Avon school; St. Andrews street; boys and girls; teacher; students; Hunter's Park was named for John Hunter and Ronald Hunter; Glen Avon is named for the glens of Scotland and the river Avon of England by a Scottish man Angus Roderick Macfarlane who married Catharine Hunter; children and teacher standing on the front steps; boy with a drum; aprons, hats, capes
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hunter's Park: Glen Avon school; boys and girls; teacher; students; St. Andrews street and Roslyn Avenue; old Hunter's Park school; Hunter's Park was named for John Hunter and Ronald Hunter; Glen Avon is named for the glens of Scotland and the river Avon of England by a Scottish man Angus Roderick Macfarlane who married Catharine Hunter; older children standing and seated on steps; the school is not in lists after 1906
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; original Lester Park School at Fifty-Fourth Avenue East and Oneida Street; another school was built in 1917 with an addition in 1954
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Denfeld High school; Ely elementary school; Ely Central Avenue and Sixth street; Denfeld school was built in 1925-26 and named for Robert E. Denfeld Duluth's superintendent of schools for 33 years;In fall of 1918 Seventh and Eighth grade boys of Irving, Ely, Fairmont and Longfellow schools were permitted to enter Denfeld because grade schools were becoming crowded; brick buildings; trees; flag pole; spring
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Denfeld high school Forty-Fourth Avenue west; school was built in 1925; aerial view; football field and bleachers; houses; business district; snow; streets
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections