Figure 1.-- This is a portrait of a 1st Grade Class at the Jane Addams School in Dayton, Ohio. Jane Addams was an American settlement activist. The teacher was Miss Daniels. The school portait is not dated, but would have been taken in the 1930s, probably the mid-30s. Like schools in the north, the school was integrated. Until the 1910s most, most African Americans lived in the South. Beginning in the 1910s, large numbers began the Great Migration to the industrial cities of the Mid-West and Northeast. The girls all waer prim dresses. The boys wear a mix of short pants, knickers, and long pants. One boy wears a sailor suit. Two boys wear what looks like overalls. The portrait was saved by one of the students -- Mary. The stdio was Charles Dils, Dayton, Ohio. Click on the image for a closeup.

This is a portrait of a 1st Grade Class at the Jane Addams School in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is the sixth largest city in Ohio. It growyj began with the construction of a canal connecting the city to Cincinatti. The economy developed as an important manufacturing center, but not heavy industry like other major Ohio cities. The children began 1st grade at age 6 years. The school was named after Jane Addams, an American settlement activist. She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses (1920). She was a notable figure in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and an advocate for world peace. She co-founded the ACLU. In 1931, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The teacher was Miss Daniels, The school portait is not dated, but would have been taken in the 1930s, probably the mid-30s. Like schools in the north, the school was integrated. Until the 1910s most, most African Americans lived in the South. Beginning in the 1910s, large numbers began the Great Migration to the indutrial cities of the Mid-West and Northeast. The girls all wear prim dresses. The boys wear a mix of short pants, knickers, and long pants. One boy wears a sailor suit. Two boys wear what looks like overalls.

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