Anna and Will Harris and Jean Thomas at McGuffey Log School.
Title
Anna and Will Harris and Jean Thomas at McGuffey Log School .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
Will Harris , Jean Thomas , and Anna Harris , all dressed in white , stand on the steps of the McGuffey Log School . Thomas acquired possession of this schoolhouse (similar to the one she had attended as a child) in Big Sandy country , and had it moved to the land adjacent to her 'Wee House in the Wood, ' where it was dedicated on May 16 , 1937 as a shrine to McGuffey . She left the door open for visitors , and created Friday afternoon performances (sometimes aired on a local radio station) with 1890s period costumes , furnishings , and lessons from McGuffey Readers .
Subject
Rural schools Log cabins Women Men
People Pictured
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982
Location Depicted
Ashland (Ky.) Boyd County (Ky.)
Date Original
193-? - 194-?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0718 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0718
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