Listed as the Lillard School in the State Board of Education Records, this photograph has been identified by Maryville natives as the William J. Hale School. The building is a large imposing brick structure situated on a hill. At the time the...
Front and side views of Bartlett School in Hardeman County. The one-room clapboard structure served as an elementary school for African American children.
Schools; Rural schools; Public schools; Educational facilities
Side view of Bells Consolidated Rosenwald School in Crockett County. The prim-looking white schoolhouse has multiple windows and is set in a withered cornfield.
Front and side views of a large brick schoolhouse. It appears to be under construction, and a man on a ladder can be seen. Two men are standing near the front of the building, and a vintage truck is parked in back.
Schools; Rural schools; Public schools; One-room schools; Educational facilities
Front view of Bucks Chapel School in Crockett County. This wooden building is constructed of unpainted horizontal boards. Two slender cut tree trunks support the front porch.
Schools; Rural schools; Teenagers; School children; Students; Country life; African Americans; Automobiles
Group of African American children and teenagers stand in front of Gladeville Colored School off Bradyville Pike. An old automobile is in view. Sepia tone.
White clapboard schoolhouse with three chimneys on a peaked roof. The building is a Rosenwald design and gives the overall appearance of being pristine. An extended roof covers the front porch and door. The yard is landscaped with trees and...
Dilapidated one-story structure made of vertical boards and tin roof. A chimney can be seen on the right side of the roof. A crude bench is in front of the building.
Log cabin perched on rocks and standing in a shady lot. The building has two windows, a chimney and a front door. Written on the back of the photograph is, "Used for the last time in the winter of 1926-27. Desks and interior similar to Mt. Pisgah...
Clapboard schoolhouse has a center section with two symmetrical wings. Each wing has a door and two windows visible. The sign on the center section reads "Ingram Rosenwald School." Shrubbery is planted around the building bu the yard is mostly...
Schools; Rural schools; Public schools; Educational facilities
Front and side views of a clapboard building set on rock pillars. The school is set among trees, and part of another structure can be seen in the background.
Interior view of Mt. Pisgah School. The original rough pine desks are shown with a potbelly stove in the center of the room. One window for light can be seen in the background.