Watts School

Title

Watts School

Description

Sepia-toned image of a large group of students arranged in front of a two-story building. The younger students are seated in front, and the other students appear to be arranged on rises in the background. Most of the students appear to be grammar school age. the teacher, standing to the image right of the group, wears a double-breasted three-piece suit. The young boy indicated with the blue 'X' on his chest is Roy Wilson, the younger brother of Roy Wilson. Watts School served students west of Forest Grove. See WCMpic_015631, WCMpic_015635, and WCMpic_015632 for other images of this school.
[back] [pen] The Watts School taken about 1913 on Gales Creek, 4 miles west of Forest Grove, Ore. That's Wayne with the X and that's Prof Webb. I wasn't present that day. Roy.

Date Created

circa 1910-1915

Subject

Schools
Rural schools
School children
Photography of children
Wilson, Roy
Wilson, Wayne
Webb, [?]
Education History

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_015635

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection