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Newhall appears to be a fairly typical American elementary (primary) school. The town of Newhall was established in the summer of 1876 as a little flag stop along the brand-new Los Angeles-to-San Francisco line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was a time of drought, so in January, 1878, the whole town picked up and moved 2 miles south.
In 1878, fifty-three school-age children lived in or near Newhall. Teacher Kate A. Kaystile tutored six of them in the corner of Addi Lyon's bunkhouse on the Sanford Lyon Ranch. In the following year, they decided to construct a self-standing schoolhouse at the northeast corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets, two blocks back from Newhall's Main Street. This was the first "official" school. HBC has acquired several pictures from the school that provide interesting glimses as to how the school and its pupils varied over time.
The town of Newhall was established in the summer of 1876 as a little flag stop along the brand-new Los Angeles-to-San Francisco line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was a time of drought, so in January, 1878, the whole town picked up and moved 2 miles south.
The school was founded in 1878. The first students were 53 school-age children who lived in or near Newhall. Teacher Kate A. Kaystile tutored six of them in the corner of Addi Lyon's bunkhouse on the Sanford Lyon Ranch. In the following year, they decided to construct a self-standing schoolhouse at the northeast corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets, two blocks back from Newhall's Main Street. This was the first "official" school.
HBC has acquired several pictures from the school that provide interesting glimses as to how the school and its pupils varied over time. We see quite a variety of clothing at the school as well as changes in the ethnic make up of the school. The clothing the children wear seems to suggest that both town and rural children attended the school.
A school portrait shows the children in front of a substantial wooden building. This looks to be the whole school and not just a class. The children wear a variety of outfits. Quite a few boys wear overalls. The Mexican-American boys wears overalls, but so do sme of the other boys. The children in the front row are all wearing shoes, except for one of the Mexican-American boys. The boys not wearing overalls are wearing knickers with long black stockings. The girls all seem to be wearing dresses. One girl has a dress that looks like a tunic suit. Many of the girls have hair bows.
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