Title

Class portrait of 8th and 9th grades, Lonoke school, 1893

Creator

Files

Date Original

1893 December 6

Description

This is a large, sepia-toned cabinet card photograph depicting the Lonoke School's 8th and 9th grade classes and their teacher, taken on December 6th, 1893.

Biographical/Historical Note

By 1879, the town of Lonoke was populous enough that the need for free public education had become apparent. There were only meager state funds set aside for this purpose, so to supplement them, the citizens of Lonoke privately subscribed a total of $10,000. These funds, added to the state funds, enabled them to begin a free, ten-month public school in the town.

Physical Description

Cabinet card photograph, 7.25" x 5"

Subjects

Education; Educational organizations; Elementary school teaching; Schools

Geographical Area

Lonoke, Lonoke County. (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000804, Item 59

Resource Type

Image

Collection

Lucille Rogers Hefley family papers, MS.000804

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Class portrait of 8th and 9th grades, Lonoke school, 1893, Lucille Rogers Hefley family papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

Education | United States History

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