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Chester County Library & District Center - Northern Chester County Historic Photographs

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This collection contains photographs of Northern Chester County in the first decades of the 1900s.

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Chester County (Pa.) (2)
Elverson (Pa.) (2)
One-room schools (2)
Schools. (2)

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Chester County, PA (2)
Warwick Township, PA (2)

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1898 (2)

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Chester County Library and District Center (2)

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Pine Swamp School 1898

Elverson (Pa.), Rural schools, One-room schools, Schools., Chester County (Pa.)

Photo of students and teacher at the Pine Swamp School, 1898. Accompanying letter on letterhead of Melvin E. Painter Insurance identifies the names of the students and the teacher by row. First row: Edward Flood, Elsie Murray, Pearl Miller. Second row: Annie Bitler (teacher), Arvilla Miller, Lizzie Hughes, Jake Houck, Donald Painter, Nora Murray, Edgar Painter. Third row: Phil Miller, Maud McCurdy, Dorie Miller, John Hugghes, Isiac Hughs. Fourth row: Mabel Miller, Flossie Knauer, Nora Amole, Judson Care, Albert Painter, Lizzie High. Fifth row: Lizzie Miller, Florie Williams, Anna Painter, Brook Painter, Bertha Roberts, Brock Care. Sixth row: Dessie Sheeler, Joe Matthews, Taylor High, Sylvester Palnter, Ivan Houck.

Pine Swamp School 1898

Elverson (Pa.), Rural schools, One-room schools, Schools., Chester County (Pa.)

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