Colorado Schools In The Early 1900s May Shock You. They're So Different.
By Annie
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Published February 18, 2016
Recently, my high school was completely remodeled into a beautiful, two-story modern day learning facility that looks nothing like it did when I was a student. Seeing the school change so drastically made my jaw drop, but seeing these 15 schools from the early 1900s was even more of a shock. See the difference for yourself:
1. "Students at a Leadville school"
Captured between 1890-1910.
2. The Estes Park Schoolhouse in 1912
3. "Glass lantern slide depicting a Sunday Service with guest speaker President Theodore Roosevelt at the Little Blue School House in Raven."
Captured on April 22, 1905.
4. "Grade School, Otis, Colo."
Captured in the 1920s.
5. "Woodworking class at at Denver, Colorado school"
Captured between 1890-1900.
6. Lunchtime at a Denver school
Captured in the late 1800s.
7. Denver's Wyatt School, 1942
8. "4233 Wann St. School, Cripple Creek, Colo."
Captured in the late 1800s.
9. Morey Junior High School cafeteria
Captured between 1920-1930.
10. "Children play and stand on a playground at a school in Denver, Colorado."
Captured between 1904-1915.
11. "Outdoor portrait of a group of young women on Alameda Avenue, near the bridge over the South Platte River, Denver, Colorado."
Captured between 1910-1920.
12. "A group of boys wade in the South Platte River as their teacher looks on from the bank, Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance."
Captured between 1904-1909.
13. "Miss Wolcott's School" (Denver)
Captured between 1900-1910.
14. Students from St. Mary's Academy
15. The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind band
Captured between 1887-1895.
Thank you to our friends at History Colorado for granting us permission to share these beautiful photos!
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