An indoor portrait of two schoolgirls eating lunch at the Hadleyville school, located in Lane County, Oregon. The girls are seated on a wooden bench in a corner of the schoolroom. The girl on the right appears to be whispering to the other, as she leans toward her, holding her left hand over her mouth. She holds a sandwich in her right hand that rests on a metal pail located on her lap. The girl on the left of the image holds an unidentified object in her hands, which rests on a tin box with the words Dixie Queen Plug Cut Smoking Tobacco on its surface. Both girls wear dresses and lace-up boots. On the wall directly behind the girls is a blackboard with the week's lesson plan handwritten in chalk. At the base of the blackboard an eraser rests on a wooden ledge. At the right edge of the image is a partial view of a window.
Black and white image. A small group of young students sit at desks in a classroom at the Sears school. The desks are long and wooden and are supported with detailed ironwork . A female teacher wearing a long sleeved blouse and neckerchief is seated in front of the children. A stack of papers is visible on a desk in front of her. A wood-burning stove that's surrounded by a circular piece of metal is visible in the center of the image. A pipe extends from the top of the stove to the ceiling. Two long windows, one with a tattered cloth shade, line the wooden wall on the left side of the image. Pictures hang decorating the walls. A blackboard with writing on its surface spans the wall in the background. In front of the blackboard is a map that hangs on a stand, and a wooden table with books stacked on its surface. A partial view of a world map is visible at the left corner of the image. A wooden box, container of ink, book, and papers are visible on the surface of the desks in the foreground.
Black and white image. A group of students, varying in age, are seated inside a classroom gazing down at a book. Wooden desks surround a round wood-burning stove located in the middle of the room. A pipe that's attached to the adjacent wall extends from the top of the wood stove. Two small logs are on the wood floor next to the stove. Spanning the wall in the background is a blackboard. In front of this blackboard stands a male teacher dressed in a suit and tie. On the left side of the image is a partial view of a row of wooden benches. Also visible in the image are a bookcase windows covered with shades.
Black and white image. A view of a classroom interior, identified as the Le Bleu school, with students and a male teacher working through a lesson. Two boys stand, solving a math problem on a blackboard. Erasers sit on the wooden ledge of the blackboard. The boy on the left of the image is dressed in suspenders, long sleeved shirt, trousers, and boots. The teacher has a thick mustache and sits at a wooden desk. He is dressed in a suit and necktie. On the surface of the desk are books and a bell with a handle. Students are seated in bench-style desks and hold an open book in their hands. Also visible in the image is a wooden floor, paper, and two pictures that hang on the wall.