Figure 1.-- This is a class portrait from the Laguna Honda School which as elementary shhool located in the heart of San Francisco only a few years after the devastating earthquake. Laguna Honda is next to the more exclusive Forest Hill neighborhood, one of eight master-planned residential areas, in this case with a decidedly up-scale, white-only population. Laguna Honda itself is also known as the Forest Hill Extension. Laguna Honda means 'deep lagoon' in Spanish and probably reflects a lagoon that existed there in Spanish colonial times. Today it survives as the Laguna Honda Reservoir. Apparently Laguna Honda was not as exclusive as Forrest Hills. We see a class group, perhaps 3rd graders. The children are well dressed, but some not as well as others. The photographer has placed the girls in front and the boys in the back..

This is a class portrait from the Laguna Honda School which as elementary shhool located in the heart of San Francisco only a few years after the devastating earthquake. Laguna Honda is next to the more exclusive Forest Hill neighborhood, one of eight master-planned residential areas, in this case with a decidedly up-scale, white-only population. Forest Hill is located near the middle of the City, bounded by Laguna Honda Boulevard to the north and east. Laguna Honda was settled before Forest Hill was developed (1913). The most notable aspect of the Laguna Honda was a hospital for the general public. Laguna Honda itself is also known as the Forest Hill Extension. Laguna Honda means 'deep lagoon' in Spanish and probably reflects a lagoon that existed there in Spanish colonial times. Today it survives as the Laguna Honda Reservoir. Apparently Laguna Honda was not as exclusive as Forrest Hills. We see a class group, perhaps 3rd graders. The children are well dressed, but some not as well as others. The photographer has placed the girls in front and the boys in the back. All of the girls but one wear black long stockings and all wear high-top shoes. . We can not tell for the boys, but we suspect that they are all wearing black long stockings and high-top shoes. The girls wear dresses and hair bows. Two wear dresses styled rather like tunic suits and one wears a pinafore. It is more difficult to tell about the boys as they are in the back. We see a range of outfits including blouses, sweaters, and sailor suits, but not too many suits. Three boys have longish hair. . The photograph we have is a postcard back portrait taken in front of the school dated in pencil on the back to 1910. The photograph we have is a postcard back portrait taken in front of the school dated in pencil on back to 1910.

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