Child in a Field, ca. 1910 - 1927

Photograph

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Tontitown Historical Museum

The black-and-white photograph depicts a rural landscape with tall grasses in the foreground and barren trees scattered throughout; a small white church with a bell tower and other distant buildings can be seen in the background, under a vast, cloudy sky, and a lone figure stands amidst the grass near the center of the image, adding a sense of scale and solitude to the scene.

The black-and-white photograph depicts a rural landscape with tall grasses in the foreground and barren trees scattered throughout; a small white church with a bell tower and other distant buildings can be seen in the background, under a vast, cloudy sky, and a lone figure stands amidst the grass near the center of the image, adding a sense of scale and solitude to the scene.

Name/Title

Child in a Field, ca. 1910 - 1927

Entry/Object ID

FIC-2025-1-18

Description

A child stands in field of tall grass and bare trees, holding two objects in his hands, in a field with several buildings in the background. On the boy's right is St. Joseph's Catholic Church. St. Mary's Academy can be seen distantly on his left. Possibly behind the Bariola home (?)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Reproduction

Subject Place

School

(1906 - 1927) St. Mary's Academy

Religious Campus

St. Joseph's Church Grounds

City

Tontitown

County

Washington County

State/Province

Arkansas

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Building

(1900 - 1934) St. Joseph's Church "wooden church"

Collection

PHOTOGRAPHS

Update Date

August 13, 2026