Class at Polk Street School

Name/Title

Class at Polk Street School

Entry/Object ID

1989.6.4e

Description

Photograph of class outside Polk Street School. Students sit on the steps of the schoolhouse with their teacher, name unknown. Back of photograph identifies some students. Before the student name is the row in which the student sits. After the name is the position in that row, probably counting from left to right. Back of photograph states: "2nd Lillie Witt 12 2nd Annie Witt 13 1 Asil Callen 12 2 Max Shwarz 14 J ke [?] Block 11 3 Billy Rayne 1 4 Bob Taylor 7". Mounted on cardboard from St. Louis Art Studio in San Francisco. Cardboard mount states below picture: "Happy School Days 1890". PF 130

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1989.6

Source or Donor

Erks, Clarie Levy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Weitz

Studio

St. Louis Art Studio

Date made

1890

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Schools, School children, Teachers

Search Terms

Schools, School children, Taylor, Bob, Payne, Billy, Shwarz, Max, Callen, Asil, Witt, Annie, Witt, Lillie, Polk Street School, Polk Street Primary, Teachers

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Taylor, Bob

Person or Organization

Payne, Billy

Person or Organization

Shwarz, Max

Person or Organization

Callen, Asil

Person or Organization

Witt, Annie

Person or Organization

Witt, Lillie

Create Date

August 23, 2013

Update Date

June 23, 2021