Individual U.S. School: Indianapolis Public School 29 (Indianapolis, Indiana)


Figure 1.--Many public primary-level schools were known by their numbers. For many years they were not named. Here we see a graduating class (8th-graders). This is Public School 29 in Indianapolis (1908). Notice the ribbons that the students wear in their lapels, the sign that they are graduating. The boys wear dark suits with white shirts and ties, knee pants, and long black stockings. For some reason these 8th-graders look slightly older than the children in the 1907 class at a different school. We suspect that this schools was located in a little better neighborhood. Click on the image to see the other school.

Many public primary-level schools were known by their numbers. For many years they were not named. We know nothing about the school, but it was clearly a substantial school. Here we see a graduating class of 8th-graders (figure 1). This is Public School 29 in Indianapolis (1908). At the time most American children finished school in the 8th grade. Only sme of the children went on to high school, although a larger proportion then in Europe. Notice the ribbons that the students wear in their lapels, the sign that they are graduating. The boys wear dark suits with white shirts and ties, knee pants, and long black stockings. For some reason these 8th-graders look slightly older than the children in the 1907 class at a different school. We suspect that this schools was located in a little better neighborhood. Click on the image to see the other schools.








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