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ANTIQUE CHIPPEWA SCHOOL DISTRICT 98 CLASS PHOTOGRAPH
Circa 1910s | Franklin County, Kansas | Original Mounted exceptional early 20th-century school class photograph showing a large group of children and their teacher posed outside a wood-frame schoolhouse.
A placard prominently displayed at the front of the group appears to 98”
Historical records document Chippewa School District #98 in Franklin County, Kansas, established in 1902 on the former Chippewa-Munsee reservation. The district was created after members of the local Chippewa and Munsee community petitioned for a school closer to home for younger children.
The photograph presents a remarkable visual record of rural American education during the early 20th century, with approximately three dozen children posed with their teacher outside the school building.
Dating from the clothing, hairstyles, photographic format, and known history of the district, the photograph appears to date to approximately the 1910s or early Original antique black-and-white photograph
• Circa 1910s–early 1920s
• Mounted on original gray photographic board
• Large school class group with teacher
• Exterior schoolhouse setting
• Placard appears to identify “Chippewa School / District 98”
• Believed to be Chippewa School District #98, Franklin County, Kansas
• District established in 1902
• One original photograph
• Unframed
• antique condition with age-appropriate wear.
The photograph remains clear with strong contrast and considerable facial and architectural detail. Expected surface wear, scattered marks, fading/toning, and minor imperfections are present from age and handling. The original photographic mount shows edge and corner wear.
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COLLECTOR NOTES
Chippewa School District #98 was established in Franklin County, Kansas in 1902 after members of the local Chippewa and Munsee community petitioned the state for a nearby school.
Historical documentation identifies John H. Kilbuck, William Henry Kilbuck, Ignatius Caleb, and George Veix among those involved in establishing the district. The school served the surrounding community for decades and remained open until 1961.
The identification of “Chippewa School / District 98” on the placard provides unusually strong historical context for an early school photograph.
An evocative surviving document of early 20th-century American education, childhood, community life, and the history of the Chippewa-Munsee community in Kansas.
HOHM PROVENANCE
Selected by HOHM for its historical character, documentary quality, and connection to early American material and social packed with rigid archival-style support and protective packaging to prevent bending or damage during shipment.
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