Thursday, March 22, 2007

Pictures of American Schools in the first half of the 20th century

Pictures taken by Jackson Davis


Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, took nearly 6,000 photographs of African American schools, teachers and students throughout the Southeastern United States.

source : http://mcgregor.lib.virginia.edu/davis/search.html


Typical Classroom

City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Date: April 27,1923




Typical Classroom

City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Date: April 27,1923




Lowndes County Teachers Institute
City: Calhoun
State: Alabama
Date: ,1916




Pickens County Training School Sewing Class
City: Carrollton
State: Alabama
Date: ,1916




Pickens County Training School Cooking Class
City: Carrollton
State: Alabama
Date: ,1916




Lowndes County Teachers at Calhoun School

City: Calhoun
State: Alabama
Date: ,1916





Class in Woodwork, Tuskegee Summer school

City: Tuskegee
State: Alabama
Date: July,1917




Selma University (Colored)

City: Selma
State: Alabama
Date: July,1917

Jeanes Teachers Conference, Selma University
City: Selma
State: Alabama
Date: March,1919

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