Pupil Collection

Colonial classroom in New England, 1600s
Early schoolroom in colonial New England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kindergarten children playing a game, 1870s
Kindergarten class playing an active game, " the windmill, " 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Chigwell Grammar School in Wanstead, Essex, where William Penn was educated. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s
School reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Whipping a schoolboy in ancient Rome
Schoolboy punished by a teacher in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial boy learning to read at home
Grandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kindergarten class in Boston, 1870s
Public kindergarden students modeling clay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroom
Boys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Students in a one-room school, 1800s
Young orator in a village public school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800s
Pupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

School in ancient Greece
School scene in ancient Greece. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a vase painting

School for poor children in Brooklyn, 1870
Schoolroom of the Brooklyn Bethel, New York, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Freedmens school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866
Primary school for freedmen, in charge of Mrs. Green, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Freed slaves attending school in Charleston, South Carolina, 1866
Zion School for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hampton Institute lecture hall, 1870s
African-American students in the assembly-room at the Hampton Institute in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jews teaching a child the laws of ancient Israel
Jews teaching a child the laws, ancient Israel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boy learning at home, circa 1900
Mother with paper and pencil helping her son, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

New pupil in a one-room school
New student is the center of attention in a one-room school, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Tuskegee Institute mechanical drawing class, 1890s
Tuskegee Institute class in architectural and mechanical drawing, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Freedmen in printing class at Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1870s
Former slaves learning printing at Hampton Institute in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tuskegee Institute in the 1890s
Armstrong Hall, built by students at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Schoolgirls in ancient Rome
Girls with writing implements in ancient Rome. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an ancient illustration

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