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Washington, D.C., public schools go to war

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@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

Smith, Roger

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Original negative # : D-10204 ; Caption on back: "The public schools of Washington, D. C., like those in most other sections of the country, have revised their curricula to fit their pupils for fuller participation in the war efforts; They have gone all-out for the Program of Civilian Defense; Photo shows pupils from model airplane class demonstrating types of fighter planes.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
Created Date:
1943
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Education

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. African American School Children
  2. African Americans
  3. Education
  4. Military Uniforms
  5. Model Airplanes
  6. Washington (D.C.)

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