Figure 1.--We have a photograph of the Bryant Station School in the early 1900s. Unfortunately it is undated. It was surely taken around the turn-of-the 20th century, probably around 1900-05. We do not think it was taken in the 1890s. One indication is that two boys wear overalls. That was not very common in the 1900s decade, except at the end of the decade so a date around 1905 seems likely. Overalkls bvecame vurtually standard in the 1910s ar these rural schools. The school was located at Bryant Station in Maury County, Tennessee near the line with Marshall County. It was a typical one room school. Put your cursor on the image to see the rest of the school.

We have photograph of the Bryant Station School the 1900s decade. Notice the fabncy Fauntleroy blouses, but inly the younges boys wearing them. Unfortunately the oportrait is not dated. It was surely taken around the turn-of-the 20th century, probably around 1900-05, but we do not think it was taken in the 1890s. One inducator is that two boys wear overalls. That was not very common in the 1900s, except at the end of the decade, but became virtually standard un the 1910s. The school was located at Bryant Station in Maury County, Tennessee near the line with Marshall County. It was a typical one room school. These schools were very common in Tennessee and other rural areas at the turn-of-the 20th century. The teacher was Miss Haynes of Lewisburg. Many of the teachers in these one-room schools were young, unmairred women. The younger boys wear fancy blouses and knee pants. Only one boy wears a large floppy bow. It looks to us as if the portrait was scheduled and the children dressed up for the occassion. A rather defiant younger boy wears a plain white dress. We are not sure why such a young boy was at school. Perhaps he was a brother of one of the older children who tagged along for the day. Anoter possibility us that he is tghe teacher's son. But this iseems less likely because in the 19th century, teachers were expected to resign when they married. Perhaps this was changing.

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