Florida Schools In The Early 1900s May Shock You. They're So Different.
Whether you loved it or hated it, school was an important part of growing up. The history of public schools in our country goes back hundreds of years, and the education system continues to evolve. These photos of schools and students from a century ago show just how much Florida schools have changed:
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Saint Augustine, 1902.
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Miami, 1909 or 1910.
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Kissimmee, sometime in the 1910s.
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West Palm Beach, 1911.
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Miami Beach, 1920.
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Aucilla, 1904 or 1905.
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Taken sometime in the 1910s.
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Lake Alfred, 1911.
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Taken sometime in the 1910s.
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Estimated to be from sometime in the 1910s.
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Lamont, Florida, sometime in the 1920s.
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Greensboro, 1907
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Socrum, Polk County, 1909.
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Sarasota, sometime in the 1910s.
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Taken in 1913.
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High Springs, 1900 to 1903.
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Eastpoint, sometime in the 1910s.
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Piedmont, 1913.
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Apalachicola, sometime in the 1910s.
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Glen Saint Mary, 1908.
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Punta Rassa, 1910.
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Lakeland, sometime in the 1910s.
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DeLand, sometime in the 1910s.
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St. Petersburg, 1913.
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Orlando, sometime in the 1910s.
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Crawfordville, 1907 or 1908.
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Quincy, 1914.
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West Palm Beach, 1909.
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Newberry, 1906.
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Leon County, 1907.
What did you think about these photos? Were you surprised by how much things have changed?
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