State Historical Society of Iowa

Classroom in West Virginia School, between 1935 and 1942

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A one-room schoolhouse in West Virginia sometime between 1935 and 1942.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Johnson, Elmer, "School. Red House, West Virginia," between 1935 and 1942

Description 

This photograph is of a schoolhouse in West Virginia. The image was taken by Elmer Johnson sometime between 1935 and 1942. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What do you know about this class by observing the picture?
  • How is this class similar to the third-grade class at Abraham Lincoln School in 1983? How is it different?
  • How is this classroom similar to your classroom? How is it different?

Citation Information

Johnson, Elmer, "School. Red House, West Virginia," between 1935 and 1942. Courtesy of Library of Congress