Figure 1.--This German primary school class was photographed in 1925. We weren't sure what "Denkl" means. I am guessing it is the name of a town or village. The school was coeducational. This was often the case of a small village school which cold not afford separate schools. German schools in the 1920s were still commonly single-gender schools. Note the number of boys wearing sailor suits. The boys wear short pants with both long stockings and socks. A German reader writes, "I suppose that the name of the village "Denkl" is an abbreviation of "Denklingen", a village to the southwest of Munich in Bavaria (there is another one with the same name in Nordrhein-Westfalen; there the abbreviation 'Denkl' seems not to be in use)."

This German primary school class was photographed in 1925. We weren't sure what "Denkl" means. I am guessing it is the name of a town or village. The school was coeducational. This was often the case of a small village school which cold not afford separate schools. German schools in the 1920s were still commonly single-gender schools. A reader writes, "It seems to be a picture from a small school where pupils of different grades are educated together." Note the number of boys wearing sailor suits. This is quite common in the 20s, we tend toi see several boys in these school portraits wearing sailor suits. Note that this is a village ad not a bog city school. The boys wear short pants with both long stockings and socks. A German reader writes, "I suppose that the name of the village "Denkl" is an abbreviation of "Denklingen", a village to the southwest of Munich in Bavaria (there is another one with the same name in Nordrhein-Westfalen; there the abbreviation 'Denkl' seems not to be in use)." Another reader writes, "There is a small town "Denklingen" in North-West-Germany (Bergerland). There, I think, in the 20ies classes had more pupils and were not combined for (lower) grades. And there is a village in Bavaria, "Denklingen", near Landsberg. I would say, this is the first choice." Abbreviation "Denkl."?
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