Gulfport School

Postcard

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Gulfport History Museum

Front

Front

Name/Title

Gulfport School

Entry/Object ID

2024.0.19

Description

A black and white photograph postcard showing the original Gulfport Elementary School building. An American flag is raised and children are playing in the schoolyard in front of the building.

Subject

School buildings--Florida--Gulfport--1910-1920, Elementary education, Education, School activities

Subject Person/Organization

Gulfport Elementary School

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Context

One of the first projects the City of Gulfport undertook after incorporation was to build a new school to replace the old Disston City School. The new school was designed to accommodate 150 students in four rooms, grades 1 through 8.

Collection

Postcard Collection, Gulfport Elementary School

Cataloged By

MC

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Donald Gray

Notes

Source unverified.

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

White Border (1915-1930)

Date Published

1912 - 1918

Transcription

Transcription

Gulfport School.

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

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Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"1910 School: One of the first projects the City of Gulfport undertook after incorporation was to build a new school to replace the old Disston City School. The new school was designed to accommodate 150 students in four rooms, grades 1 through 8."