American Schools of the Past – Object #2

Second grade class portrait from Belle Grove Elementary School in Fort Smith, 1889

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<p>Second grade class portrait from Belle Grove Elementary School in Fort Smith, 1889</p>

Belle Grove Elementary School, 2nd grade – 1889, Ft. Smith, Arkansas

Questions:

How do we know this picture was taken in the past?

Describe the children and their teacher. How do they look similar to and different from your class and teacher?

Does this look like your school? How is it the same?  How is it different?

What questions do you have about this photograph?

Citations

Education Photograph Collection (UALR.PH.0011), UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture.