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1895 Photograph Children at Irishtown School

Citation

Star Photo Co., “1895 Photograph Children at Irishtown School,” Madison Historical, accessed October 29, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2388.

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Description

1895 class photograph of children at Irishtown School. Approximately 35 children stand in staggered lines with one older man standing in the rear line. They are all standing in front of the side of a white building. All of the children are barefoot and are wearing dresses or shirts and trousers.

Transcription

  • Irishtown School Sept. 26, 189[5]? Star Photo Co. Girard, Ill

Source

  • SIUE Archives

Subjects

  • education

Creator

Star Photo Co.

Date

September 26, 1895

Language

English

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • jpg
  • Black and white photographic print

Physical Dimensions

7 x 8 [inches]

Coverage

  • 1890s
  • Irishtown, Illinois

Identifier

  • GodfreyPhoto-P-053
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