Urban Archives Exhibit Ex314
Label: The boys at the Wissahickon School Club learned many skills: cooking, basketry, metal crafts, sewing, shoemaking, carpentry and gardening. There were both day and night classes. Two football teams were in daily practice. Teaching the basketry class in this picture is Olivia Yancey Taylor, a teacher and a beloved member of Germantown's African American community. (22)